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For several days I (Jane Eyre)saw little of Mr.Rochester.In the morning he seemed much occupied with business，and in the afternoon gentlemen from the neighbourhood called and sometimes stayed to dine with him.When his foot was well enough，he rode out a great deal.
During this time，all my knowledge of him was limited to occasional meetings about the house，when he would sometimes pass me coldly，and sometimes bow and smile.His changes of manner did not offend me，because I saw that I had nothing to do with the cause of them.
One evening，several days later，I was invited to talk to Mr.Rochester after dinner.He was sitting in his armchair，and looked not quite so severe，and much less gloomy.There was a smile on his lips，and his eyes were bright，probably with wine.As I was looking at him，he suddenly turned，and asked me，“Do you think I'm handsome，Miss Eyre？”
The answer somehow slipped from my tongue before I realized it：“No，sir.”
“Ah，you really are unusual! You are a quiet，serious little person，but you can be almost rude.”
“Sir，I'm sorry.I should have said that beauty doesn't matter，or something like that.”
“No，you shouldn't! I see，you criticize my appearance，and then you stab(刺)me in the back! You have honesty and feeling.There are not many girls like you.But perhaps I go too fast.Perhaps you have awful faults to counterbalance(抵消)your few good points.”
I thought to myself that he might have too.He seemed to read my mind，and said quickly，“Yes，you're right.I have plenty of faults.I went the wrong way when I was twentyone，and have never found the right path again.I might have been very different.I might have been as good as you，and perhaps wiser.I am not a bad man，take my word for it，but I have done wrong.It wasn't my character，but circumstances which were to blame.Why do I tell you all this? Because you're the sort of person people tell their problems and secrets to，because you're sympathetic and give them hope.”
It seemed he had quite a lot to talk to me.He didn't seem to like to finish the talk quickly，as was the case for the first time.
“Don't be afraid of me，Miss Eyre.”He continued.“You don't relax or laugh very much，perhaps because of the effect Lowood School has had on you.But in time you will be more natural with me，and laugh，and speak freely.You're like a bird in a cage.When you get out of the cage，you'll fly very high.Good night.”
【语篇解读】 本文是一篇记叙文。节选自小说《简·爱》中的一个片段，讲述了罗切斯特先生和简爱小姐的一些对话。
1．At the beginning Miss Eyre's impressions of Mr.Rochester were all EXCEPT ________．
A．busy B．sociable
C．friendly D．changeable
C [推理判断题。根据第一段中“In the morning he seemed much occupied with business，and in the afternoon gentlemen from the neighbourhood called and sometimes stayed to dine with him.(早晨，他似乎忙得不可开交，下午，邻里的绅士们打电话来，有时留下来和他一起吃饭。)”可知，罗切斯特先生非常的忙且要经常参与社交。再根据第二段中“During this time，all my knowledge of him was limited to occasional meetings about the house，when he would sometimes pass me coldly，and sometimes bow and smile.”可知，他也是多变的。故选C项。]
2．Why did Mr.Rochester say“...and then you stab me in the back！”(in Para.7)?
A．Because Jane had intended to kill him with a knife.
B．Because Jane had intended to be more critical.
C．Because Jane had regretted having talked to him.
D．Because Jane had said something else to correct herself.
D [推理判断题。根据第七段“I see，you criticize my appearance，and then you stab(刺)me in the back！(我明白了，你批评我的外表，然后在背后捅我一刀！)”，再根据前文：简爱先说罗切斯特先生不帅，后来又进行了补充更正，可知这句话的意思是简爱说了别的话来纠正自己。故选D项。]
3．From what Mr.Rochester told Miss Eyre，we can conclude that he wanted to ________．
A．tell her all his troubles
B．tell her his life experience
C．change her opinion of him
D．change his circumstances
C [推理判断题。根据倒数第三段可知，罗切斯特先生说这么一段很长的一段话，他完整解释了自己的性格和自己的处境，其实是为了改变自己在简爱小姐心中的看法。故选C项。]
4．At the end of the passage，Mr.Rochester sounded ______．
A．rude B．cold
C．friendly D．encouraging
D [推理判断题。根据最后一段“You're like a bird in a cage.When you get out of the cage，you'll fly very high.Good night(你就像笼子里的鸟。当你离开笼子，你会飞得很高。晚安。)”可知，这是罗切斯特先生对简爱小姐的鼓励。故选D项。]
