Question

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

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

【3】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

【4】The passage is mainly about ________.

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

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

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】B

【3】C

【4】D

【解析】

本文主要是讲了一个孤女简爱，她很自立。从小他舅母和堂兄妹十分讨厌她，她被送到一家很不好的学校，找机会她离开了炼狱般的学校，并到了一家庄园。从此她爱上了那个庄园男主人——罗切斯特先生。而正当两人举行婚礼之际，得知了男主人居然有一个老婆。于是，她伤心地离开。夏洛蒂·勃朗特的《简爱》体现了英国维多利亚时代的双重性：富人极度奢侈，而穷人毫无地位。

【1】词意猜测题。题干句意：在第一段中independent什么意思？

根据后面的who does not depend on others and does not give up even，does not depend on others不依靠别人，does not give up不放弃，可知A.坚强的B. 大方的D. 严谨的，都不合题意。故选C。

【2】细节理解题。题干句意：在这篇短文中共提及了这本书中的几个人？

在第一段中提及到2个人Jane（Jane is poor and an orphan（孤儿）and is treated badly by her rich aunt and cousins.），Mr Rochester（Jane takes a job in the house of a rich man called Mr Rochester.），第二段提到了Blanche（Rochester brings a beautiful woman Blanche to his house.），第三段虽然提到了Charles Dickens，但不是书中的人物。故选B。

【3】细节理解题。题干句意：在英国维多利亚时代的双重标准指的是_____。

A.男女之间不平等的权力；B.大人与小孩之间的不同想法；C.富人与穷人之间的巨大区别；D.现实生活与精神生活之间的不同。依据第三段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.穷人尤其是孤儿不被法律给作保机会，他们被看作是动物而不是人，富人则过奢侈的生活。这是说的穷人与富人之间的区别。故选C。

【4】主旨大意题。题干句意：这篇文章主要讲了______。

A.19世纪英国人的生活；B.英国文学；C. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特的生活和作品；D.著作《简爱》和他的价值。依据第一、二段主要介绍了著作《简爱》，第三段主要介绍了这本书的价值可知本文的主旨是著作《简爱》和他的价值。故选D。