阅读理解
TouristsweresurprisedtoseeawomandrivingahugeorangetractordownoneofRome’smainavenues.Italy’spoliticalleadersaresaidtohavebeenevenmorepuzzledtoseethatthetractorwasfollowedbyabout200000womeninaparadingprocessionthattookmorethanthreehourstosnakethroughcentralRome.ShoutingsloganswavingflagsanddancingtodrumbeatsthewomenhadcometothecapitalfromalloverItalytodemonstratefor‘ajobforeachofusadifferenttypeofjob’.
Womenwhomakeup52%ofItaly’spopulationtodayrepresentonly35%ofItaly’stotalworkforceand33%ofthetotalnumberofItalianwithjobs.Howevertheirpresenceintheworkplaceisincreasing.Theemploymentofwomenisexpandingconsiderablyinservicesnexttothepublicadministrationandcommerceastheirprincipleworkplace.Officialstatisticsalsoshowthatwomenhavealsomadesignificantprogressinself-employment.Moreandmorewomenaregoingintobusinessforthemselves.Manyyoungwomenareturningtobusiness.Itisalsoafactthattodaymanyprejudiceshavedisappearedsothatbanksandotherfinancialinstitutesmakejudgmentsonpurelybusinessconsiderationswithoutcaringifitisamanorwoman.Suchchangesareoccurringinotherprofessionstoo.Thenumberofwomendoctorsdentistslawyersengineersanduniversityprofessorshasincreased.Someofthechangesareimmediatelyvisible.Forexamplewomenhaveappearedonthesceneforthefirsttimeasstatepolicerailwayworkersandstreetcleaners.
Howeverthepresentsituationisfarfromsatisfactorythoughsomeprogresshasbeenmade.Abreakthroughinequalopportunitiesforwomenisnowdemanded.
(1)
A.
quietlythroughcentralRome
B.
violentlythroughcentralRome