Question

    For several days I (Jane Eyre) saw little of Mr. Rochester. In the morning he seemed much occupied with business, and in the afternoon gentlemen from the neighourhood 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. He was sitting in his armchair, and looked not quite so severe, and much less gloomy. There was a smile on his lips, and his eyes were bright, probably with wine. 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(刺) 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(抵消) 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.”

It seemed he had quite a lot to talk to me. He didn’t seem to like to finish the talk quickly, as was the case for the first time.

“Don’t be afraid of me, Miss Eyre.” He continued. “You don’t relax or laugh very much, perhaps because of the effect Lowood 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 a cage. When you get out of the cage, you’ll fly very high. Good night.”

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

A.busy B.sociable

C.friendly D.changeable

2.Why did Mr. Rochester say “… and then you stab me in the back!” (in para. 7)?

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.

3.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

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

A.rude B.cold

C.friendly D.encouraging

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.C

4.D

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文，节选自小说《简爱》中的一个片段，讲述了罗切斯特先生和简爱小姐的一些对话。

1.推理判断题。根据第1段中In the morning he seemed much occupied with business, and in the afternoon gentlemen from the neighourhood called and sometimes stayed to dine with him.(早晨，他似乎忙得不可开交，下午，邻里的绅士们打电话来，有时留下来和他一起吃饭。)可知，罗切斯特先生非常的忙且要经常参与社交。再根据第二段中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.(在这段时间里，我对他的了解仅限于偶尔在房子周围遇到，有时他会冷冷地从我身边走过，有时会鞠躬微笑。)可知，他也是多变的。故可知罗切斯特先生对她的态度在文中并没有表现出友善。故选C项。

2.推理判断题。根据第7段I see, you criticize my appearance, and then you stab(刺) me in the back!(我明白了，你批评我的外表，然后在背后捅我一刀！)，再根据前文：简爱先说罗先生不帅，后来又进行了补充更正，可知这句话的意思是简爱说了别的话来纠正自己。故选D项。

3.推理判断题。根据倒数第三段“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.”(是的，你说得对。我有很多缺点。我二十一岁时走错了路，再也没有找到正确的路。我可能很不一样。我可能和你一样好，也许更聪明。我不是坏人，相信我的话，但我做错了。怪的不是我的性格，而是环境。我为什么要告诉你这些？因为你是那种人们告诉他们问题和秘密的人，因为你同情他们，给他们希望。)可知，罗切斯特先生说这么一段很长的一段话，他完整的解释了自己的性格和自己的处境，其实是为了改变自己在简爱小姐心中的看法。故选C项。

4.推理判断题。根据最后一段“You’re like a bird in a cage. When you get out of the cage, you’ll fly very high. Good night”(你就像笼子里的鸟。当你走出笼子，你会飞得很高。晚安。)可知，这是罗切斯特先生对简爱小姐的鼓励。故选D项。