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【题目】 Jane Eyre（简爱）tells the story of a good and independent woman, who does not depend on others and does not give up even facing many difficulties. Jane is poor and an orphan（孤儿）and is treated badly by her rich aunt and cousins. She is sent away to a school where the pupils are treated very badly. Jane remains strong, because she knows she is good. And when she had the chance to run away, she does. Jane takes a job in the house of a rich man called Mr Rochester.

Jane falls in love with Mr Rochester who is twenty years older than her. Jane is sad when Rochester brings a beautiful woman Blanche to his house. Jane thinks Rochester will marry Blanche. So she decides to leave. Rochester asks her to stay but she will not. She tells him she loves him and says that she is poor and not beautiful, but it does not mean that she has no feelings. She speaks to Rochester as a ‘spiritual equal’.

Rochester asks Jane to marry him and she agrees, but on the day of the wedding she finds out that Rochester is already married. Jane decides to leave and even though Rochester says his wife is mad and begs Jane to stay, she cannot. Jane will not stay with a man who is already married. She has no family to protect her and no money, but she is proud and she wants to do the right thing.

When Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte was first published, it was called an autobiography（自传）. In Jane Eyre, Charlotte Bronte, like Charles Dickens, shows the double-standards in Victorian Britain. The poor and especially orphans were not given any protection by the law, they were seen as animals not humans. The rich lived a life of luxury(奢侈) and by giving a little money to charity they thought they had done their best.

【1】What does the underlined “independent” mean in the first paragraph?

A.坚强的B.大方的C.自立的D.严谨的

【2】Jane doesn’t marry Rochester because _____________________________.

A.Rochester is twenty years older than herB.Jane thinks Rochester will marry Blanche

C.Rochester is already marriedD.Jane has no family to protect her and no money

【3】In this passage, how many names in the book are mentioned?

A.Two.B.Three.C.Four.D.Five.

【4】The ‘double-standards’ in Victorian Britain refers to ________.

A.the unequal rights between men and women

B.the different thoughts between adults and children

C.the huge differences between the rich and the poor

D.the different lives between material and spiritual worlds

【5】The passage is mainly about ________.

A.British life in the 19th centuryB.English literature

C.Charlotte Bronter’s life and worksD.the book Jane Eyre and its value

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】C

【3】B

【4】C

【5】D

【解析】

这篇短文主要讲述名著《简·爱》中主人翁是一个善良而独立的女人，她不依赖别人，即使面对许多困难也不放弃。讲述了这本书的价值所在。

【1】词句猜测。根据下文“who does not depend on others and does not give up even facing many difficulties.” 她不依赖别人，即使面对许多困难也不放弃。可知上文中Jane是一个独立的女人。independent的意思是“自立的，独立的”。故选C。

【2】细节理解。根据文中“Rochester asks Jane to marry him and she agrees, but on the day of the wedding she finds out that Rochester is already married. Jane decides to leave and even though Rochester says his wife is mad and begs Jane to stay”可知，Jane没有嫁给Rochester，是因为Rochester已经结婚了。故选C。

【3】细节理解。根据文中“Jane falls in love with Mr Rochester who is twenty years older than her.”及“Jane is sad when Rochester brings a beautiful woman Blanche to his house.”可知，文中提到了3个人的名字：Jane；Mr Rochester；Blanche。故选B。

【4】推理判断。根据文中“In Jane Eyre, Charlotte Bronte, like Charles Dickens, shows the double-standards in Victorian Britain. The poor and especially orphans were not given any protection by the law, they were seen as animals not humans. The rich lived a life of luxury(奢侈) and by giving a little money to charity they thought they had done their best.”可知，穷人，特别是孤儿没有受到法律的保护，他们被视为动物而不是人类。富人过着奢侈的生活，通过给慈善机构一点钱，他们认为自己已经尽力了。维多利亚时代英国的“双重标准”是指贫富之间的巨大差异。故选C。

【5】主旨大意。通读整篇短文可知，这篇短文主要介绍了《简·爱》一书及其价值。故选D。