【正文】 ever. Some of her novels have been made into films while her books continue to be bestsellers Richard Jenkyns, a professor of English from the University of Oxford says that her novels are about marriage, friendships and the family, which are still with us today. The stories are timeless, Jenkyns says. Pride and Prejudice（《做慢與偏見》）（1813） is Austen39。 s most famous work. It is a love story about Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy. At first, they dislike each other. Elizabeth is pretty, smart and lively. She is proud because Mr. Darcy doesn39。t know about her and her family. Mr. Darcy is handsome, rich and has a better family background. So, he is proud as well. At the same time, Mr. Darcy holds a prejudice against the Bennet family. He has no understanding of why the family, especially the mother and daughters who try so hard to find wealthy and powerful husbands. He thinks they are vulgar. Anyway, Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy finally fall in love and bee a romantic couple but their families don39。t want them to do so. In Pride and Prejudice, some of the main things that Jane Austen wanted to teach people are as follows. Opposites can attract each other. Lovers should not only make each other feel relaxed or fortable, but also educate and improve each other. Austen is often called the greatest romantic writer, so it is surprising she remained unmarried. Maybe she was too romantic, waiting for the perfect man, Jenkyns says.（1）From Paragraph 1 and Paragraph 2, we can know_______. A.Jane Austen passed away in her fiftiesB.Austen39。s works remain popular todayC.all of Austen39。s works have been made into filmsD.Austen39。s works are mostly about war and the family（2）Which of the following sentences is TRUE? A.Elizabeth and Mr Darcy fall in love at first sight.B.Elizabeth has a better family background than Mr Darcy.C.Mr Darcy has a good impression of Elizabeth39。s family.D.Elizabeth and Mr Darcy bee a romantic couple in the end.（3）What does the underlined word vulgar in Paragraph 3 mean? A.粗俗的B.魯莽的C.吝嗇的D.偽善的（4）From what Jenkyns says, we can learn_______. A.opposites can attract each otherB.lovers should improve each otherC.Austen39。s works go beyond her timesD.Austen married a perfect man at last【答案】 （1）B（2）D（3）A（4）C 【解析】【分析】主要講了英國小說家Jane Austen及其作品《傲慢與偏見》。 （1）細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)Today Austen39。s books are more popular than Austen的書比之前更受歡迎，即現(xiàn)在一直受歡迎，故選B。 （2）細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy finally fall in love and bee a romantic couple可知Elizabeth和Darcy最終成為一對浪漫的夫婦，故選D。 （3）細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)前句可知媽媽和女兒千方百計(jì)找到富有的和有權(quán)利的丈夫，Darcy認(rèn)為他們是粗俗的，故選A。 （4）細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)Maybe she was too romantic, waiting for the perfect man, Jenkyns Austen沒有結(jié)婚，因?yàn)樗寺髁x了，一直等待完美的男士，即她的作品已經(jīng)超越了那個(gè)年代，故選C。 【點(diǎn)評】考查閱讀理解，主要考查細(xì)節(jié)題，注意從文中仔細(xì)尋找答案。13．閱讀理解 Are you shy? If you are, you are not alone. In fact, close to 50 percent of people are shy. Almost 80 percent of people feel shy at some point in their lives. These days, shyness is being more and more mon. Now scientists are trying to understand shyness. They have some interesting ideas about why people are shy. Is it possible to be born shy? Many scientists say yes. They say 15 to 20 percent of babies behave shyly. These babies are a little quieter and more watchful than other babies. Interestingly, these shy babies usually have shy parents. As a result, scientists think that some shyness is genetic. Family size might cause people to be shy as well. Scientists at Harvard University studied shy children. They found that 66 percent of them had elder brothers or sisters, The scientists said that these children were often bullied （欺負(fù)） by their elder brothers or sisters. As a result, they became shy. At the same time, children with no brothers or sisters might be shy as well. Growing up alone, they often play by themselves. They are not able to earn the same social skills as children from big families. You may also be shy because of where you were born. When scientists studied shyness in different countries, they found surprising differences. In Japan, most people said they were shy. But in Israel, only one of three people said so. What explains the difference? One scientist says the Japanese and the Israeli have different opinions of failure. In Japan, when people do not succeed, they feel bad about themselves. They blame（責(zé)備） themselves for their failure. In Israel, the opposite is true, Israelis often blame failure on outside reasons, such as family, teachers, friends or bad luck. In Israel freedom of opinions and risktaking are strongly supported. This may be why Israelis worry less about failure and are less shy. For shy people, it can be difficult to make friends, speak in class even get a good job. But scientists say you can get over your shyness, suggest trying new things and practicing conversations. And don39。t forget—if you are shy, you are not the only one.（1）What is the passage mainly about? A.Happiness.B.Shyness.C.Kindness.D.Loneliness.（2）What does the underlined word genetic in Paragraph 2 probably mean? A.Passed down from parents.B.Learned from friendsC.Taught by teachers.D.Made by brothers（3）What can be learned from the passage? A.Most little babies are born shy and quiet.B.If you are shy now, you will be shy forever.C.Many shy children have elder brothers or sisters.D.Most Israeli people are shy of expressing opinions.（4）We can learn from the passage that _______ may cause shyness.