【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[听力原文]
Not very long ago, a special family system existed in certain parts of South India. In this system, the actual head of a family unit was the mother"s eldest brother, though the mother also had an important position in the family. In families of this kind, the husband was actually no more than a visitor. He did not live with his wife, but with his own mother, brothers and sisters in another house. He saw his sons and daughters sometimes, but the man who actually fed and cared for them and acted as their father was their uncle—their mother"s brother.
But this system, in which brothers and sisters take the place of the father, no longer exists in South India except in a few villages. Economic changes have had far-reaching effect on family life. Family life began to change when men went out to work in factories and offices instead of working with the mothers, brothers and sisters on the land. When a man went out to work he had money of his own and could buy his own land and build his own family, instead of depending on his mother and his brothers. He wanted to be independent. This is an example of the way in which economic relations can have an effect on family relationships.
Who had the actual control of a family in certain part of South India not long ago?
[解析] 本短文三道题选项中出现的mother"s father，father"s mother，wife，changes和family relationships表明，短文可能与家庭成员之间的关系有关，可能涉及某种变化。
选项均表示家庭成员，听音时注意留意涉及家庭成员及成员之间的关系的内容，听清问题问的是什么。
细节理解题。短文开头明确提到，在南印度某些地区的制度下，一个家庭真正的领导者是母亲最年长的兄弟，故答案为B。