For several days I saw little of Mr. Rochester. In the morning he seemed very busy with business，and in the afternoon gentlemen from the neighborhood 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 am 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 twenty-one，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.”
【小题1】At the beginning Miss Eyre's impressions of Mr. Rochester were all except . A．busyB．sociableC．dullD．changeable【小题2】The underlined sentence means .A．Only by meeting him around the house sometimes did I know a little about him.B．Only by ing to the house could I know about him.C．I occasionally met him but my knowledge about him was poor.D．What I knew about him was limited in the house.【小题3】From what Mr. Rochester told Miss Eyre，we can conclude that he wanted to . A．tell her all his troublesB．tell her his life experienceC．blame her for misunderstanding himD．change his circumstances【小题4】At the end of the passage，Mr. Rochester sounded .A．rudeB．coldC．politeD．encouraging【小题5】According to the passage，which of the following statements is WRONG? A．Miss Eyre was atLowoodSchoolbefore she came to Mr. Rochester’s house.B．Miss Eyre didn’t see Mr. Rochester often.C．Miss Eyre was honest，brave and confident.D．Miss Eyre was brave，polite and warm-hearted.C
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(答案→)C
解析：本文叙述了作者与Mr. Rochester的故事，他在作者的眼里是整天忙于生意，爱社交的，又多变让人捉摸不透的人，可是有一天，他邀请作者去他家，这时两人交流了思想，他把作者看成可以交流思想，有同情心，并且能给人一希望的人。
【小题1】细节理解题。根据In the morning he seemed very busy with business，可以看出他是非常忙的；in the afternoon gentlemen from the neighborhood called and sometimes stayed to dine with him. 可知他爱交友；when he would sometimes pass me coldly， and sometimes bow and smile. 可知他是多变的，故选C。
【小题2】细节理解题。根据“我”对他的了解通过在房子附近遇见他，和他交流才了解一点他的情况，故选A。
【小题3】推理判断题。根据根据倒数第二段可以看出他是在告诉作者他自己的人生经历，故选B。
【小题4】细节理解题。根据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.”故选D。
【小题5】细节理解题。根据perhaps because of the effect Lowood school has had on you.可知A是对的；For several days I saw little of Mr. Rochester.可知B对；You have honesty and feeling Because you're the sort of person people tell their problems and secrets to， because you're sympathetic and give them hope.”可知C是符合原文，故选D。