Inmanytraditionalsocietiesawoman'sroleisrestrictedtothatofmother(forthecontinuationoftherace),andsheisconfinedtofamilyandhouseholdactivities,includinghelpoutinthefieldandmarket.Insomeethnic(种族的)communitiesinIndonesia,eventoday,womenaresupposedtodothehardlaborinthericefields,whilementakeiteasyintheircoffeeshops.
WhenIvisitedtheislandofTimorineasternIndonesiain1987,Iwastoldbyfriendsthatintheinterioroftheislands,whereroadsarestillnon-existent,villagerstraveledtomarketeitheronfootoronhorseback.Itwasacommonsighttoseethehusbandridingahorse,withhiswifewalkingbehindhimcarryingaheavybundleofproduceonherheadtothemarket.OntheislandofAlor,alsoineasternIndonesia,Imetanoldmanagedabout80years,proudlyboastingtomethathehadninewives."ButyouareaCatholic,"Isaidtohim."Howcouldyouhaveninewives?"Hesmiled,andsaid:"Imarriedonlyonceinchurch,buttheothereightwivesImarriedaccordingtoourtraditionallaws."InmanyethniccommunitiesinIndonesiathegoodwomanorwifeisonewhoobeyherhusband,whodoesnotgoaroundgossiping,whocleansherhomeandcooksgoodfoodforthefamily,whoisdiligentinthefield,whodoesnotvisitfriendstoomuch,andwhogivesbirthoflotsofchildren,especiallyboys.
InIndonesiamanyyearsagothewivesofgovernmentworkersormembersofthearmedforceswereorganizedintowomen'sorganizations.Theleadershipofthesewomen'sorganizationswassetupaccordingtothehierarchicalpositionsofthemembers'husbands.Forexample,theorganizationofwomenofpersonnelofagovernmentministrywouldautomaticallyhaveasitschairpersonthewifeoftheministeratthenationallevel,andthechairpersonoftheprovincialorganizationwouldbethewifeofthegovernor,andsoontotheloweradministrativelevels.Itisamazinghowawomanwhomayhaveaninterestinbeingaleaderneverthelessautomaticallybecomesachairpersonbecauseoftheofficialpositionofherhusband.Whenthehusbandisnolongerministerorgovernor,shealsoautomaticallylosesherposition.Manyofthesewomenhavecomplainedtomethattheyfeelthisisastraitjacket(约束物)imposedonthem,buttheyfeeltheyhavetoaccepttheroleforthesakeofsafeguardingtheirhusbands'careers.
26.InsomeethnicdistrictsinIndonesiawomenshould_______.
A.dohouseholdactivitiesB.givebirthofchildren
C.dothehardlaborinthefieldsD.alloftheabove
27.Inthe2ndparagraph"roads"means_______.
C.countryroadsD.heavyroads
28.Whatdoesthequestion"Howcouldyouhaveninewives?"imply?
A.Theoldmanistoooldtohaveninewives.
B.Theoldmanshouldn'thavehadninewives.
C.TheoldmancouldmarryonlyoncebecauseheismemberoftheChurchofRome.
D.TheoldmancouldhaveonlyawifeforheisaChristian.
29.WhichofthefollowingisNOTTRUEaccordingtoParagraph3?
A.Women'sorganizationsweresetupinthegovernmentadministrativelevelsandthearmedforces.
B.Theheadofthewomen'sorganizationofaprovincemustbethewifeofthegovernor.
C.Alltheleadersofthewoman'sorganizationsenjoyedtheirroles.
D.Thewifeofagovernorlosesherleadingpositionforthesakeofherhusband.
30.Theclosestrestatementofthelastsentencein,the3rdparagraphis______.
A.manywomenwouldhatetobethechairpersonwithoutconsideringtheirhusband'scareers
B.manygovernors'wivescomplaintheyhavetoacceptthechairpersonroles
C.manywomenareforcedtobecometheleadersofwomen'sorganizationsinordertoprotecttheirhusband'sprofession
D.manygovernors'wivesfeelitnecessarytoaccepttheroles
