19．Jane arrives at Thornfield，having been met at the George Inn．Mrs．Fairfax confuses her a little at first，because she is so informal and welcoming．But in due course（没过多久） Jane discovers that Mrs．Fairfax is the housekeeper（女管家）．
Jane's pupil，Adele Varens，is the eight-year-old French child under the legal protection of Mr．Edward Rochester，the owner of the house．We learn later that her mother had claimed （声称）she was his daughter．Mr．Rochester is not convinced by this claim，but felt he could not leave the little girl poor when her mother died．
Adele is a pleasant little girl，even if she is not a particularly eager student．Life goes on very peacefully for three months，until the return of Mr．Rochester．Jane first meets him on his horse，and her description of him is quite fanciful．He takes a fall and Jane helps him，although she does not know who he is until they are both back at Thornfield．
It is obvious to the reader，although not to Jane，that the reason why Mr．Rochester stays at Thornfield much longer than usual is that he finds her company （陪伴） enjoyable．Jane，unknowingly at first，falls in love with him．Their closeness is very clear．There is something about Thornfield that is mysterious．Jane is encouraged to focus her attention on the servant Grace Poole，who is Mr．Rochester's mad wife Bertha Mason's keeper （看守人） at Thornfield，and whose drunken carelessness frequently allows Bertha to escape and do something violent．
When Mr．Rochester's bed is set on fire，Jane rescues him，but does not understand why the matter is not pursued（追究），despite Mr．Rochester assuring（向…保证） her that the criminal（罪犯） is Grace．The next morning Grace behaves as though she has done nothing wrong．
Eventually，Mr．Rochester leaves，to go to a house party．He brings everyone at the party back with him，changing the atmosphere in the house，and delighting Adele．One of the guests is Blanche Ingram．However，it is clear from the way she is described in the book that she is too proud； our sympathies（赞同，支持） are not with her．
Mr．Rochester is called away from the house，and when he returns he chooses to play the role of a fortune teller（算命者）．It is clear to the reader that one of his goals is to try to turn Blanche against the idea of marriage to him．While he has clearly made her angry，he is unsuccessful．
One afternoon，Jane hears that her cousin John Reed is dead and Mrs．Reed，who is probably on her deathbed，has been asking for her．With strict instructions from Mr．Rochester to return quickly，she sets off to Gateshead．On arrival，she realises she no longer hates her cousins．However，Mrs．Reed is still bitter towards her，due to the fact that Jane's mother was Mr Reed's favourite sister and this resulted in him clearly favouring（偏爱） Jane over his own children．
A short time later，Mrs．Reed gives Jane a letter from her uncle，John Eyre，that was written three years earlier．It explains how he planned to adopt（领养） Jane and allow her to inherit his fortune（继承他的财产）．Mrs．Reed never handed the letter over because of her bitterness．Jane tries once more to seek reconciliation （和解），but without success； her aunt dies that night．
67．Who does the underlined word"she"in Paragraph 1refer to？B
A．Jane．
B．Mrs．Fairfax．
C．Adele Varens．
D．Grace Poole．
68．The story of Adele Varens mainly shows thatB．
A．women have a low social status（地位）
B．Mr．Rochester is sympathetic（有同情心的）
C．Mr．Rochester is irresponsible
D．girls are often abandoned（被抛弃） by their parents
69．Which of the following is true according to the passage？C
A．Mr．Rochester expects that Blanche will marry him．
B．Mr．Rochester plays the role of a fortune teller to attract Jane．
C．Jane and Mr．Rochester enjoy each other's company in Thornfield．
D．Grace Poole often gets drunk and does something violent．
70．Why is Mrs．Reed bitter towards Jane？D
A．Because Jane inherited Mr．Reed's fortune．
B．Because Jane doesn't get along well with her cousins．
C．Because Jane's mother was more beautiful than Mrs．Reed．
D．Because Mr．Reed loved Jane more than his own children．
分析 这是一篇故事类的应用文．文章是对于简和罗切斯特先生的评论．
解答 67-70．BBCD
67．答案：B 考查事实细节．根据文章的第一段前两句简到达桑菲尔德，费尔法克斯太太起初有点困惑，因为她很随和并且很受欢迎．但简发现费尔法克斯太太是管家．故选B．
68．答案：B 考查推理判断．文中对Adele Varens的描写，简不知道她是谁，是为了表现罗切斯特先生的神秘感，后文中也有提到，There is something about Thornfield that is mysterious．．故选B．
69．答案：C 考查事实细节．根据文中第四段的描写，可知，只有选项C的描述是正确的．故选C．
70．答案：D 考查事实细节．根据倒数第二段"Jane's mother was Mr Reed's favourite sister and this resulted in him apparently favouring Jane over his own children．"可知，Mr．Reed爱Jane多于他自己的孩子．故选D．
点评 阅读理解题测试考生在阅读基础上的逻辑推理能力，要求考生根据文章所述事件的逻辑关系，对未说明的趋势或结局作出合理的推断；或根据作者所阐述的观点理论，对文章未涉及的现象、事例给以解释．考生首先要仔细阅读短文，完整了解信息，准确把握作者观点．
