单选题 By saying that "an American is not free to choose the costume of a Chinese peasant or that of Hindu prince" in the third paragraph, the writer means______.

【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 推理判断题。由文章最后一句话Statuses too come ready made, and the range of choice among them is limited.“身份如同制作好的服装一样,我们在选择时会受到限制。”可推断出正确答案:我们对于身份的选择是有限的。