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 Pride and prejudice for the modern woman Let us imagine how Pride and Prejudice,Jane Austen's most famous work,might be updated₉200 years on.

  Austen's popularity is rooted in her in?telligence. But today she would certainly have 'had a very different life,as would her characters. Here's my own suggestion--.

It is a truth finally and universally acknowledged that a single woman with brains deserves to have equal opportunities to men,however disadvantaged she may feel by sexism.

  "My dear husband," said his hopeful wife one day, "have you heard that the local store,standing empty for so long,is taken over by a bright young businesswoman?"

  Her dull and indifferent (漠不关心的) husband re?plied that he had not.

  "But it is,it is," she replied excitedly.

  Mr Dull-Husband made no reply.

  "Don't you want to know her plans?" she cried with some impatience.

  "Well,clearly you think it matters to your silly little head--- so I'd better listen."

  "Well,my dear,the rumour (传言) is that she has already set up a string of successful businesses in northern England? though how a woman can know anything about that is beyond me. She will move in herself next month."

  "What is her name?"

  "Bingley."

  "Is she married or single?"

  "What a question!And none of your business. But her coming will be a fine thing for our five boys."

  "How so? How can it possibly affect them?"

  "My dear love,those lazy boys need something to wake them up. There are bound to be jobs going."

  "Is that her point in settling here? Surely as a woman she has simply taken a fancy to the place."

  "Nonsense, my love,how little you've noticed the world has changed. She's got a firstrate degree and some sort of business qualification,I'm told. She surely needs one of our boys!Perhaps you might give her a call."

  "Me? No. Perhaps you can take an interest. You still have your looks,after all. She may even offer you a job."

  "Oh,that's not likely. These new chances belong to the younger generation. But now you mention it,I think I'll go along all the same."

And Mrs Bennet went along. That was 10 years ago. She is now managing director of a FTSE-listed company.

  ...It would remain the case,of course,that Mrs Bennet would be one of the very few women on the company board,that her salary would be lower than her male colleagues” her bonus of a more " female" dimension and her lifespan (年限) among the city's business leaders shor?ter than theirs. Still? she'd no doubt have enjoyed Da?vos―and might even have hobnobbed (攀谈) with influ?ential figures.

11. Which of the following is TRUE according to the pas?sage?

   A. Austen was born 200 years ago.

   B. Austen rewrote Pride and Prejudice,

   C. Austen's success lies in her wisdom.

   D. Austen's updated work gains popularity.

12. The underlined part in the passage suggests that Mrs Bennet       .

   A. had mixed feelings of admiration and surprise about Bingley

   B. felt kind of worried and doubtful about Bingley

   C. was extremely anxious to meet Bingley

   D. had a great curiosity about Bingley

13. In the eyes of Mrs Bennet,Bingley surely needed one of their boys to    .

   A. get married to

   B. work for her

   C. help her move in

   D. take over her store

14. What does the writer intend to tell us?

   A. Women with brains can also be as successful as men.

   B. Women have to pay a high price for success.

   C. A judgement must be made free from prejudice.

   D. Sex discrimination still exists nowadays.

Answer 1

[文章大意]文章选自改编版名著《傲慢与偏见》章节。文章独辟蹊径，通过讲述班纳特太太对宾利从事商业活动的态度及她本人的经历，深刻揭示了性别歧视依然存在这一社会现实。文章将古典文学的欣赏性与现实的批判性有机地结合起来了。

11. C细节理解题。根据文章开头"Austen's popularity is rooted in her intelligence."可知选C.

12. A句意理解题。根据画线句子并结合上文她对丈夫说的话及她说话的语气可知，班纳特太太既崇敬又惊讶。

13. B细节理解题。从文中的"'— those lazy boys need some?thing to wake them up...'"及'"...She surely needs one of our boys!'"可知答案。

14. D推理判断题。根据原文最后一段，作者说十年后的今天，班纳特太太虽然已是一名老员工了，但她的工资及福利均比不上男同事，这说明当今社会仍然存在性别歧视.