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【题目】 Jane Austen is loved mainly as a charming guide to fashionable life in the Regency period (英国摄政时期). She is admired for describing a world of elegant houses, dances, servants and fashionable young men driving barouches (四轮四座大马车). 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】

这是一篇说明文。主要说明了简·奥斯丁的著作《傲慢与偏见》中传达了在爱人的帮助下提高自己的思想。简·奥斯丁认为一个让你成为更好的男人或女人的人最适合你。

【1】细节理解题。根据第一段中She is admired for describing a world of elegant houses, dances, servants and fashionable young men driving barouches.（她因描述了一个充满优雅的房子、舞蹈、仆人和时髦的年轻人驾着四轮马车的世界而受到赞赏。）可知她写了关于富人的生活。故选B。

【2】细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中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.（在关键时刻，伊丽莎白当面谴责了他的傲慢和骄傲。这听起来很无礼，但后来他承认这正是他所需要的。）可知达西先生需要伊丽莎白指出他的缺点。故选D。

【3】细节理解题。根据最后一段中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.（但奥斯汀说，适合我们的人，不仅仅是让我们感到放松或舒适的人;他们必须能够帮助我们克服失败，变得更成熟、更诚实、更善良——我们需要为他们做一些类似的事情。）可知简·奥斯丁认为一个让你成为更好的男人或女人的人最适合你。故选C。

【4】推理判断题。根据第三段第二句It’s for a reason we tend not to think of very much today: It is because each can educate and improve the other.（这是一个我们今天很少想到的原因:因为每个人都可以教育且帮助对方提高。）可知《傲慢与偏见》这本书传达了在爱人的帮助下提高自己的信息。故选A。