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英语四级仔细阅读练习题(4)
In many traditional societies a woman's role is restricted to that of
mother (for the continuation of the race) , and she is confined to family and
household activities, including help out in the field and market. In some
ethnic(种族的) communities in Indonesia, even today, women are supposed to do the
hard labor in the rice fields, while men take it easy in their coffee shops.
When I visited the island of Timor in eastern Indonesia in 1987, I was told
by friends that in the interior of the islands, where roads are still
non-existent,villagers traveled to market either on foot or on horseback. It was
a common sight to see the husband riding a horse, with his wife walking behind
him carrying a heavy bundle of produce on her head to the market. On the island
of Alor, also in eastern Indonesia, I met an old man aged about 80 years,
proudly boasting to me that he had nine wives. "But you are a Catholic," I said
to him. "How could you have nine wives?" He smiled, and said: "I married only
once in church, but the other eight wives I married according to our traditional
laws. " In many ethnic communities in Indonesia the good woman or wife is one
who obey her husband, who does not go around gossiping, who cleans her home and
cooks good food for the family, who is diligent in the field, who does not visit
friends too much, and who gives birth of lots of children, especially boys.
In Indonesia many years ago the wives of government workers or members of
the armed forces were organized into women's organizations. The leadership of
these women's organizations was set up according to the hierarchical positions
of the members' husbands. For example, the organization of women of personnel of
a government ministry would automatically have as its chairperson the wife of
the minister at the national level, and the chairperson of the provincial
organization would be the wife of the governor, and so on to the lower
administrative levels. It is amazing how a woman who may have an interest in
being a leader nevertheless automatically becomes a chairperson because of the
official position of her husband. When the husband is no longer minister or
governor, she also automatically loses her position. Many of these women have
complained to me that they feel this is a straitjacket(约束物) imposed on them, but
they feel they have to accept the role for the sake of safeguarding their
husbands' careers.
26. In some ethnic districts in Indonesia women should_______.
A. do household activities B. give birth of children
C. do the hard labor in the fields D. all of the above
27. In the 2nd paragraph "roads" means_______.
A. some roads B. high ways
C. country roads D. heavy roads
28. What does the question "How could you have nine wives?" imply?
A. The old man is too old to have nine wives.
B. The old man shouldn't have had nine wives.
C. The old man could marry only once because he is member of the Church of
Rome.
D. The old man could have only a wife for he is a Christian.
29. Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to Paragraph 3?
A. Women's organizations were set up in the government administrative
levels and the armed forces.
B. The head of the women's organization of a province must be the wife of
the governor.
C. All the leaders of the woman's organizations enjoyed their roles.
D. The wife of a governor loses her leading position for the sake of her
husband.
30. The closest restatement of the last sentence in,the 3rd paragraph
is______.
A. many women would hate to be the chairperson without considering their
husband's careers
B. many governors' wives complain they have to accept the chairperson
roles
C. many women are forced to become the leaders of women's organizations in
order to protect their husband's profession
D. many governors' wives feel it necessary to accept the roles
答案：26. D 27. B 28. C 29. C 30. C |
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发表于 2018-12-8 10:32:54