Question

My name is Jane Eyre and my parents died when I was a baby. For ten years I lived a ___1___ life with my aunt and cousins who treated me unfairly. My cousins teased me and my aunt never showed me any ___2___. The only person who cared about me was the maid, Bessie. One day my cousin John 3 me: “You should go and beg, not live with rich folks like us!” After fighting with him I was locked in a room, where I ___4___ for hours crying.
Things ___5___ the same until a tall gentleman called Mr Brockehurst came to visit. My aunt told me that I was going to a school ___6___ by the gentleman. “Train her to be useful and humble,” said Aunt. Two days later I ___7___ my home.
At first my ___8___ at Lowood School was easy. The food was bad and I was often cold but I made ___9___ and enjoyed studying. But after an illness killed several students, new owners ___10___ the school and life improved. Six years later I ___11___ a teacher and was very happy. But eventually(最后) I felt that I should explore more of the world and found a job as a private teacher in a ___12___.
Before I left Lowood, I was ___13___ by Bessie, who told me that seven years ago my father’s brother had come ___14___ me but left again to go abroad. “He looked like quite a gentleman,” said Bessie. I wondered if he would ever look for me again.
My new life ___15___ at Thornfield Hall, a large country house, ___16___ a little girl called Adele. She was the adopted(被收养的) daughter of the owner of the house, Mr Rochester. He ___17___ stayed at Thornfield and ___18___ my time was mainly spent with Adele and the servants. My life was quite happy now although there was something ___19___ about my new home. Often I heard odd(奇怪的) sounds ___20___ from the top floor of the house.
1. A. happy     B. long    C. sad     D. comfortable
2. A. food       B. love    C. method      D. schooling
3. A. shouted at      B. cried over C. found out   D. talked with
4. A. lived      B. stayed C. studied       D. beat
5. A. appeared B. worked      C. seemed       D. remained
6. A. built       B. designed     C. owned D. opened
7. A. built       B. reached      C. left     D. sold
8. A. food       B. life     C. book   D. study
9. A. noise      B. friends       C. mistakes     D. faces
10. A. took over     B. took up      C. took off     D. took away
11. A. turned   B. met     C. became      D. found
12. A. school  B. home  C. library       D. country
13. A. taught   B. visited C. brought      D. required
14. A. looking for  B. looking after      C. looking into       D. looking at
15. A. stopped B. continued   C. started D. remained
16. A. showing       B. teaching     C. searching    D. wanting
17. A. often    B. hardly C. happily      D. quietly
18. A. yet       B. so       C. still     D. though
19. A. interesting    B. good   C. instructive  D. strange
20. A. come    B. drop   C. fall     D. go

Answer 1

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本文是英国女作家洛特·勃朗蒂的代表作《简爱》的节选，讲述了 Jane Eyre 的苦难生活片断。Jane Eyre 从小父母双亡，与婶婶及堂兄妹住在一起，不过常被堂兄妹戏弄。后来被Mr Brockehurst 领到他开办的学校学习。在那里学习了 6 年后她在 Thornfield 当了一名私人教师。
1. C。从 …with my aunt and cousins who treated me unfairly. My cousins teased me… 可推测，“我”过着很悲惨的生活。
2. B。前部分为 My cousins teased me，那么由 and 连接的内容应与前部分内容在语意上保持一致，故此处应为 my aunt never showed me any love。
3. A。从上下文可知堂兄妹及婶婶对“我”都不好，此处举例说有一次堂兄对“我”大吼大叫，突出了堂兄的霸道，后面直接引语为大叫的内容。shout at sb 意为“对某人大吼大叫”，往往含有贬义。
4. B。因与堂兄打架，“我”被锁进了一间屋子，由此可推测“我”独自呆在那里哭泣。live 指长时期的居住，不合语境。
5. D。从下文来看，“我”被虐待的情况一直持续到 Mr Brockehurst来这里访问。
6. C。从下文 But after an illness killed several students, new owners… 来看，这里不是强调谁建的学校，而是谁是学校的拥有者，因这才有权决定让像“我”这样的孩子去上学。
7. C。前面说 Mr Brockehurst 来见“我”，并让“我”去上学。由此推测两天后“我”离开家去上学了。这与本段第 1 句话相吻合。
8. B。从下文的 The food was bad and I was often cold… 来看，此处说的是一开始在 Lowood School 的生活问题。
9. B。根据句中的 but 及 and 可知此部分应与 enjoyed studying 在语意上保持一致，故此处应用 friends，即 make friends(交朋友)，这也是让人高兴的事情。而 make noise 和 make faces 都不合乎语境。
10. A。从上下文及搭配关系看，此处应选 took over，意为“接管”。从此开始，“我”的学校生活有了转机，生活大大改善了。
11. C。上文说“我”在学校里学习，后面为 a teacher，这说明“我”的身份发生了变化，故用 become。
12. B。根据下文内容 My new life ___15___ at Thornfield Hall, a large country house 及 my time was mainly spent with Adele and the servants 可知“我”在一个家庭当了私人教师。
13. B。从上下文来看，此处说的是 Bessie 来看“我”，并告诉“我”7年前叔叔曾来找过“我”。
14. A。这是 Bessie 告诉“我”的话的内容。从后面的 I wondered if he would ever look for me again 可推测，7 年前叔叔来找过“我”。
15. C。从上下文来看，这里谈论的是“我”从事家教的开始。
16. B。从前面可知“我”开始了新的工作——家教。此处是对新工作的具体说明，即教一个名叫 Adele 的女孩。
17. B。从下文 my time was mainly spent with Adele and the servants 可推测，Mr Rochester 很少呆在家里。
18. B。前面说 Mr Rochester 很少呆在家里，这与后面的 my time was mainly spent with Adele and the servants 构成因果关系，故此处选用so。
19. D。从后面的 Often I heard odd sounds ___20___ from the top floor of the house 等可推测，当时在这个新的家里有一些“我”感到奇怪的事情。strange 与后面的 odd语意一致。
20. A。这里用 come 表示“从某地传来声音”，其他选项都不合语境。