17．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 Jane discovers that Mrs．Fairfax is the housekeeper．
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 she was his illegitimate 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 enjoyable．Jane，unknowingly at first，falls in love with him．Their closeness is very apparent．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 at Thornfield，and whose drunken carelessness frequently allows Bertha to escape and do something violent．
It is clear to the reader，though，that Mr．Rochester's emotional engagement is immense．When his bed is set on fire，Jane rescues him，but does not understand why the matter is not pursued，despite Mr．Rochester assuring her the criminal 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，transforming the atmosphere in the house，and delighting Adele．One of the guests is Blanche Ingram，whom Mr．Rochester is confidently expected to marry．However，it is clear from the way she is portrayed in the book that she is too proud； our sympathies 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．It is clear to the reader that one of his motives is to try to turn Blanche against the idea of marriage to him．While he has clearly bothered her，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 realizes she no longer hates her cousins．However，Mrs．Reed is still bitter towards her，owing to the fact that Jane's mother was Mr Reed's favourite sister and this resulted in him apparently favouring 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 Jane and allow her to inherit his fortune．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 indicates thatB．
A．women have a low social status
B．Mr．Rochester is sympathetic
C．Mr．Rochester is irresponsible
D．girls are often abandoned by their parents
69．Which of the following is true according to the passage？C
A．Mr．Rochester expects Blanche to 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 didn'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 這是一篇人物故事類(lèi)閱讀理解．文章主要講述了對(duì)于簡(jiǎn)和羅切斯特先生的評(píng)論．
解答 67．答案：B 考查事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)．根據(jù)文章的第一段Fairfax confuses her a little at first，because she is so informal and welcoming．But in due course Jane discovers that Mrs．Fairfax is the housekeeper提到達(dá)桑菲爾德，費(fèi)爾法克斯太太起初有點(diǎn)困惑，因?yàn)樗茈S和并且很受歡迎．但簡(jiǎn)發(fā)現(xiàn)費(fèi)爾法克斯太太是管家．結(jié)合選項(xiàng)，可推斷出劃線(xiàn)單詞指的應(yīng)該是Mrs．Fairfax，故選B．
68．答案：B 考查推理判斷．文中對(duì)Adele Varens的描寫(xiě)，簡(jiǎn)不知道她是誰(shuí)，是為了表現(xiàn)羅切斯特先生的富有同情心和愛(ài)心，后文中也有提到We learn later that her mother had claimed she was his illegitimate daughter．Mr．Rochester is not convinced by this claim，but felt he could not leave the little girl poor when her mother died．小女孩的母親說(shuō)她是他的非婚生女，Mr．Rochester 是不相信的，但他覺(jué)得他要讓這個(gè)小女孩在母親離世之后還能快樂(lè)的生活，故選B．
69．答案：C 考查事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)．根據(jù)文中第四段的描寫(xiě)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 enjoyable，可知Mr．Rochester 在Thornfield 待了更長(zhǎng)的時(shí)間是因?yàn)樗l(fā)現(xiàn)有Jane的陪伴，他很快樂(lè)，由此判斷只有選項(xiàng)C的描述是正確的．故選C．
70．答案：D 考查事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)．根據(jù)倒數(shù)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愛(ài)Jane多于他自己的孩子．故選D
點(diǎn)評(píng) 本文是人物故事類(lèi)閱讀理解．做這類(lèi)題材閱讀理解時(shí)要求考生對(duì)文章通讀一遍，做題時(shí)結(jié)合原文和題目有針對(duì)性的找出相關(guān)語(yǔ)句進(jìn)行仔細(xì)分析，結(jié)合選項(xiàng)選出正確答案．推理判斷題也是要在抓住關(guān)鍵句子的基礎(chǔ)上合理的分析才能得出正確答案，切忌胡亂猜測(cè)，一定要做到有理有據(jù)．
