Pride and Prejudice for the Modern Woman
Let us imagine how Pride and Prejudice，Jane Austen’s most
famous work，might be updated，200 years on.
Austen’s popularity is rooted in her intelligence.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 (漠不關(guān)心的) husband replied that he had not.
“But it is，it is，”she replied excitedly.
Mr Dull­Husband 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 (傳言) 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 FTSE­listed company.
...It would remain the case，of course，that Mrs Bennet would be one of 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 shorter than theirs.Still，she’d no doubt have enjoyed Davos—and might even have hobnobbed (攀談) with influential figures.
小題1:Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
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.
小題2: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
小題3: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
小題4: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 judgment must be made free from prejudice.
D．Sex discrimination still exists nowadays.

小題1:C
小題2:A
小題3:B
小題4:D
本文是關(guān)于英國著名女性小說家簡·奧斯汀的《傲慢與偏見》的一篇文章。號(hào)召讀者通過對本文的研讀，對當(dāng)今社會(huì)上仍然存在的性別歧視觀念加以糾正，從而鼓舞當(dāng)代女性勇于和男性競爭以獲得平等地位。
小題1:解析：選C。細(xì)節(jié)理解題。A項(xiàng)錯(cuò)誤，因?yàn)槲恼轮胁]有提及奧斯汀的出生日期；B項(xiàng)“奧斯汀重寫了《傲慢與偏見》”，很明顯文章也沒有提及；D項(xiàng)“奧斯汀的更新的著作受到人們的歡迎”，這種觀點(diǎn)與文章不符。由第一段第一句“Austen’s popularity is rooted in her intelligence.”可知奧斯汀的成功在于她的智慧(wisdom)，故C項(xiàng)正確。
小題2:解析：選A。推理判斷題。由上文中的excitedly和cried不難推斷貝內(nèi)特夫人的感情既有羨慕又有吃驚的成分，所以A項(xiàng)符合文意；B項(xiàng)“對Bingley感到擔(dān)憂和懷疑”，與原文不符，因?yàn)樯衔牡脑掝}是貝內(nèi)特夫人自己提出的，因而不會(huì)產(chǎn)生懷疑心理，如果說她丈夫懷疑還可以接受；C項(xiàng)“她急切想見到Bingley”，與下文中的丈夫讓她給Bingley打電話，她卻拒絕相矛盾，故排除C項(xiàng)；D項(xiàng)“對Bingley很好奇”，不全面，實(shí)際上更多的是羨慕和吃驚。
小題3:解析：選B。細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章中提到的“那些懶惰的男孩子需要一些東西喚醒自己”以及“There are bound to be jobs going.”可知Bingley需要貝內(nèi)特夫人的一個(gè)孩子為她工作，所以B項(xiàng)正確。根據(jù)上文中貝內(nèi)特夫人的丈夫問及Bingley的婚姻狀況時(shí)，她告訴丈夫“不關(guān)你的事”可知A項(xiàng)錯(cuò)誤；由“She will move in herself next month.”可知C項(xiàng)錯(cuò)誤；D項(xiàng)“接管她的店鋪”與原文矛盾，所以應(yīng)排除。
小題4:解析：選D。主旨大意題。根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容可以看出，作者寫這篇文章的目的是號(hào)召人們消除性別歧視的觀念，故D項(xiàng)正確。A項(xiàng)“智慧的女人同樣可以像男人一樣成功”，而文章只是對《傲慢與偏見》的內(nèi)容進(jìn)行引述，這不是全文要表達(dá)的主旨；B項(xiàng)“女人要成功必須付出巨大的代價(jià)”，文章沒有提及；C項(xiàng)“對事物進(jìn)行判斷不應(yīng)有偏見”，這只是文章主旨大意的一部分，太籠統(tǒng)。
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C．Shops need necessary changes．
D．Shops will be replaced by online shops．
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A．Dickens’ works are too impressive to forget.
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A．the love of ancient Scottish to the hard land
B．the rural atmosphere in Grampian Mountains
C．a(chǎn)ncient Scottish people’s fighting against the enemy
D．the history of the Scottish famous palaces and castles
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小題1:The passage mainly talks about________
A．the function of poemsB．how to look for quotes
C．how to write about poetryD．the benefit of writing about poetry
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小題3:The underlined word “infinite” in Paragraph 3， is closest in meaning to“_______”
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小題4:According to the writer，what should you do once you have your thesis?
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Language is a major problem for the European Union (EU). The agreement or treaty (條約) which created the organization that eventually became the EU, the Treaty of Rome, stated that each country's language must be treated equally. The original six countries had only three languages between them: French. German and Dutch/Flemish. However, there are now 15 countries in the EU, with a total of 12 languages. EU documents must be translated into all these languages, and at official meetings the speeches must be translated into all the languages by interpreters.
All this translating is very expensive and time-consuming (費(fèi)時(shí)的). it is said that nearly half of all employees of the EU are engaged in translating documents and speeches, and nearly half of the EU's administrative(管理方面的) costs are spent on this task. In the near future it is probably that several more countries, most of them having their own languages, will join the EU, thus making the situation even worse.
The problem is not just cost: there are practical difficulties as well. With 12 languages, there are 132 possible "translation situations" that might be needed. It is often' difficult to find people in the right place at the right time who can translate from (for example) Danish into Greek, or Dutch into Portuguese, at a high professional standard.
In practice the problem has been made less serious by the use of English in many contacts between EU officials, since almost all of them speak some English. However, any move to reduce the number of official languages (perhaps to four or five) would be a blow to the pride of the smaller countries. Another commonly suggested solution is to make English the official language for all EU business. However, powerful member countries like France and Germany are strongly against it.
小題1:What's the main purpose of this passage?
A．To give a solution to a problem.
B．To discuss a problem and show how serious it is.
C．To criticize the European Union for inefficiency(效率低).
D．To show that the problem cannot be solved.
小題2:According to the writer, the use of English in contacts among EU officials has ________.
A．a(chǎn)ngered the officials who don't speak English
B．reduced the number of official languages
C．made the problem less serious
D．been opposed by powerful member countries
小題3:In paragraph three, the writer mentions "Danish into Greek" as an example of ________.
A．a(chǎn) situation that might be difficult to deal with
B．a(chǎn) situation that occurs often
C．one of the 12 situations that requires an interpreter
D．languages that are easy to translate
小題4:The writer suggests that if the number of official languages was reduced _______.
A．the EU would not know which official languages to choose
B．countries whose languages were not used officially would be unhappy
C．only languages that are easy to translate would be used officially
D．the smaller member countries would be pleased

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