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【題目】 Jane Austen is loved mainly as a charming guide to fashionable life in the Regency period (英國攝政時期). She is admired for describing a world of elegant houses, dances, servants and fashionable young men driving barouches (四輪四座大馬車). But her own vision of her task was completely different. She was an ambitious and strict moralist. She was highly conscious of human failings and she had a deep desire to make people nicer: less selfish, more reasonable and more sensitive to the needs of others.

In Pride and Prejudice, Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth Bonnet start off heartily disliking each other and then, gradually realize they are in love. They make one of the great romantic couples. He is handsome, rich and well connected; she is pretty, smart and lively. But why actually are they right for one another?

Jane Austen is very clear. It’s for a reason we tend not to think of very much today: It is because each can educate and improve the other. When Mr. Darcy arrives in the neighborhood, he feels “superior” to everyone else, because he has more money and higher status. At a key moment, Elizabeth condemns his arrogance (自大) and pride to his face. It sounds offensive in the extreme, but later he admits that this was just what he needed.

Mostly, we tend to think of love as liking someone for who they already are, and of total acceptance. But the person who is right for us, Austen is saying, is not simply someone who makes us feel relaxed or comfortable; they got to be able to help us overcome our failings and become more mature, more honest and kinder—and we need to do something similar for them.

【1】What do we know about Jane Austen from paragraph 1?

A.She lived a fashionable life.B.She wrote about the life of the rich.

C.She knew exactly human virtues.D.She was nicer to less selfish people.

【2】What can we learn about Mr. Darcy from the text?

A.He dislikes Elizabeth from the beginning to the end.

B.He is handsome, rich and rather modest.

C.He is kind to everyone in the neighborhood.

D.He needs Elizabeth to point out his shortcomings.

【3】Which person is right for you according to Jane Austen?

A.A person that you like for who he or she is.

B.A person with whom you feel really relaxed.

C.A person making you become a better man or woman.

D.A person who does something similar to you.

【4】What message does the book Pride and Prejudice convey?

A.Improve yourself with your lover’s help.

B.Accept the people you love totally.

C.Earn much money to make people love you.

D.Find your true love with pride and prejudice.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】D

【3】C

【4】A

【解析】

這是一篇說明文。主要說明了簡·奧斯丁的著作《傲慢與偏見》中傳達(dá)了在愛人的幫助下提高自己的思想。簡·奧斯丁認(rèn)為一個讓你成為更好的男人或女人的人最適合你。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段中She is admired for describing a world of elegant houses, dances, servants and fashionable young men driving barouches.（她因描述了一個充滿優(yōu)雅的房子、舞蹈、仆人和時髦的年輕人駕著四輪馬車的世界而受到贊賞。）可知她寫了關(guān)于富人的生活。故選B。

【2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段中At a key moment, Elizabeth condemns his arrogance and pride to his face. It sounds offensive in the extreme, but later he admits that this was just what he needed.（在關(guān)鍵時刻，伊麗莎白當(dāng)面譴責(zé)了他的傲慢和驕傲。這聽起來很無禮，但后來他承認(rèn)這正是他所需要的。）可知達(dá)西先生需要伊麗莎白指出他的缺點(diǎn)。故選D。

【3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段中But the person who is right for us, Austen is saying, is not simply someone who makes us feel relaxed or comfortable; they got to be able to help us overcome our failings and become more mature, more honest and kinder—and we need to do something similar for them.（但奧斯汀說，適合我們的人，不僅僅是讓我們感到放松或舒適的人;他們必須能夠幫助我們克服失敗，變得更成熟、更誠實、更善良——我們需要為他們做一些類似的事情。）可知簡·奧斯丁認(rèn)為一個讓你成為更好的男人或女人的人最適合你。故選C。

【4】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第三段第二句It’s for a reason we tend not to think of very much today: It is because each can educate and improve the other.（這是一個我們今天很少想到的原因:因為每個人都可以教育且?guī)椭鷮Ψ教岣�。）可知《傲慢與偏見》這本書傳達(dá)了在愛人的幫助下提高自己的信息。故選A。