For several days I saw little of Mr. Rochester. In the morning he seemed much occupied with business, and in the afternoon gentlemen from the neighborhood called and sometimes stayed to dine with him. When his foot was well enough, he rode out a great deal.

During this time, all my knowledge of him was limited to occasional meetings about the house, when he would sometimes pass me coldly, and sometimes bow and smile. His changes of manner did not offend me, because I saw that I had nothing to do with the cause of them.

One evening, several days later, I was invited to talk to Mr. Rochester after dinner. As I was looking at him, he suddenly turned, and asked me, “Do you think I’m handsome, Miss Eyre?”

The answer somehow slipped from my tongue before I realized it: “No, sir.”

“Ah, you really are unusual! You are a quiet, serious little person, but you can be almost rude.”

“Sir, I’m sorry. I should have said that beauty doesn’t matter, or something like that.”

“No, you shouldn’t! I see, you criticize my appearance, and then you stab me in the back! You have honesty and feeling. There are not many girls like you. But perhaps I go too fast. Perhaps you have awful faults to counterbalance your few good points.”

I thought to myself that he might have too. He seemed to read my mind, and said quickly, “Yes, you’re right. I have plenty of faults. I went the wrong way when I was twenty-one, and have never found the right path again. I might have been very different. I might have been as good as you, and perhaps wiser. I am not a bad man, take my word for it, but I have done wrong. It wasn’t my character, but circumstances which were to blame. Why do I tell you all this? Because you’re the sort of person people tell their problems and secrets to, because you’re sympathetic and give them hope.”

“Don’t be afraid of me, Miss Eyre.” He continued. “You don’t relax or laugh very much, perhaps because of the effect Logwood school has had on you. But in time you will be more natural with me, and laugh, and speak freely. You’re like a bird in cage. When you get out of the cage, you’ll fly very high. Good night.”

At the beginning Miss Eyre’s impressions of Mr. Rochester were all except _______.　

A. friendly     B. sociable      C. busy   D. changeable

Why did Mr. Rochester say “…and then you stab me in the back!” (the seventh paragraph)?

A. Because Jane had intended to kill him with a knife.

B. Because Jane had intended to be more critical.

C. Because Jane had regretted having talked to him.

D. Because Jane had said something else to correct herself.

From what Mr. Rochester told Miss Eyre, we can conclude that he wanted to _______.

A. tell her all his troubles      B. tell her his life experience

C. change her opinion of him       D. change his circumstances

At the end of the passage, Mr. Rochester sounded _______.

A. rude   B. cold    C. friendly      D. encouraging

—I have tried very hard to find a solution to the problem, but in vain.

　 —why not consult with Frank? You see, _________.

A.    great minds think alike

B.    two heads are better than one

C.    a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush

it’s better to think twice before doing something

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　　The night was dark, though sometimes the moving clouds allowed a star or two to be seen in the sky. The poor men held on to any bit of 1 they could find. They called to the Marie 2 , but she was far 3 the morning suddenly 4 were seen in the distance: another ship! The shouts of the 5 were heard on board, and willing hands pulled them out of the water. The 6 of the ship that had so 7 arrived in the scene in time to save their lives was the Ellen. What had 8 her to the exact spot 9 the darkness and the pathless sea? Her captain had known 10 of the wreck(沉船) and had, indeed, 11 to sail away from it. But let him speak for himself.

　　 12 I was forced by the wind to change my course, a small bird flew across the ship once or twice and then flew at my face, I 13 of this until exactly the same thing happened a second time, 14 caused me to think it rather 15 , while I was thus 16 , the same bird for the third time, made its appearance and flew 17 in the same way as before, I was then 18 to change my course back to the original one. I had not gone far 19 I heard strange noise and when I tried to 20 where they came from. I found I was in the middle of people who had been shipwrecked I immediately did my best to save them.”

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　　Long before man learned   1to build houses, he looked for caves   2　　 , just as the   3  did. He found he could live up into trees   4  live in the　　 animals’ caves. The first cabins or homes built by man   5  very simple. For his　　 building materials, he used   6  he could find easily around him: stones, tree　　 branches, dry grasses, animal skins. It was a long time,   7  before man began to　　 build permanent (永久的) houses   8  ,　　 until man learned to farm, he lived   9  .

　　House in many cities   10  wood. However, because the houses were　　 very   11  together, fire could easily spread from one house to   12  . There were　　 very, very big fires in some cities, such as the great fire of London in 1666. When people　　 there   13  their city, they used stones and bricks for walls   14  wood.

　　In the world today, there are still   15  people living in some　　 cities, where there is much difficulty in finding a place for a home, and even if one does　　 find a place, it is often too small.