Reading Report of Pride and Prejudice(2010-12-03 19:51:18)转载标签： reportprideandprejudice杂谈 分类： 报告论文
“Pride and Prejudice” is a famous novel written by Jane Austen, an English writer. She used humorous, ironical, polished language to describe the bourgeoisie’s life and thought, and expressed women’s perplexed and misery.
The book is mainly about love and marriage. Austen expressed her own opinion about marriage through several bourgeoisies’ ladies’ attitude towards marriage. Marrying for the sake of property, money or status is wrong, but do not take into account the above factors is foolish. As a result, she not only opposed to marry for the purpose of money, but also opposed to treat marriage as a play.
The story was about four marriages, which happened in England, in 18th century. The most important was the love and prejudice between the hero Mr. Darcy and the heroine Elizabeth. The story followed the clue of the change of Elizabeth’s attitude towards Mr. Darcy ---from prejudice to respect, and then to love. The writer inserted several happy or unhappy marriages of Elizabeth’s sisters and close friends, aimed at making a sharp contrast with Elizabeth’s beatific marriage and revealed that marriage without love but based on social status and property actually was a kind of public tragedies, showing writer’s wishes to the women’s life and love in that period.
The story began with Bingley’s arrival. They met in a ball. Bingley and Jane fell in love at the first sight, and Bingley’s best friend, Mr. Darcy, were attracted by Elizabeth’s lively and spirited, but Elizabeth disliked Darcy because of his pride. In this article, Mr. Darcy represented pride, and Elizabeth stood for prejudice, they were under control of their feelings. Elizabeth had a prejudice against Darcy because of his supercilious behavior at the first sight, and Wickham, a dashing young militia officer of unjust treatment according to his own words, increased that dislike. Then the gossip that was bad for Darcy made Elizabeth’s antipathy towards Darcy. When Darcy proposed to Elizabeth in spite of difference in the possessions of property and social status, she refused.
As pride and prejudice are our common problems and weakness, one’s first impression can affect many things for sure, and that is easy to lead to misunderstanding, just like Elizabeth and Darcy. That is not to say the impression would never change, the deeper you get to understand someone, the more objective points you will have on him or her. As Elizabeth, after she read the letter from Darcy, she realized that she misunderstood him all the time. How foolish she was, she felt ashamed. Eventually, she changed her opinion towards him. On the other hand, Darcy noticed that if his pride existed, there will be no happy marriage between him and Elizabeth, he changed himself, and he was no longer pride and became gentle and attentive.
The book described several characters, and they all had their own personalities. Mr. Bennet, a wise man, he was always proud of Elizabeth. Mrs. Bennet, always made efforts to marry off her daughters. Mr. Bingley, a friendly and wealthy young man. Jane, Mr. Bennet’s eldest daughter, was a simple and innocent young woman. Mr. Darcy, a very pride young man who seemed always felt superior. Elizabeth was a clever girl and always had her own opinions. Mary was almost a pedant; she spent most of time on reading classic books. Kitty did not have her own thought; she always followed her sister Lydia. Moreover, Lydia, the youngest daughter of the Bennet, was a girl
who followed exotic things, handsome men, and was somehow a little profligate.
Undoubtedly, the most impressive characters in this book were Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth; just because of they were real. When Elizabeth refused Darcy’s proposal, he said“These bitter accusations might have been suppressed, had I with greater policy concealed my struggles, and flattered you into the belief of my being impelled by unqualified, unalloyed inclination—by reason, by reflection, by every thing. But disguise of every sort is my abhorrence”. Darcy didn’t change his pride in order to fawn on Elizabeth, and Elizabeth showed her real part to him. Both of them would never pretend to each other. Just because of their real character, they could give the readers a shock.
In our life, I can always find the same personalities as Jane Austen described in the book in the society now, and that’s why ,I think, this book is indeed the representative of the society in Britain in the 18th century, and why the book can influence the people hundreds years later.
“Price and Prejudice”, I think, is not only a love story, but also an illustration of society in 18th century. Jane Austen told us that money and possession determined everything, including marriage and love in her century. The first sentence in this book reads“It is a true university acknowledged, that a single man in possession of good fortune must be in want of a wife”. The undertone is very clear: the foundation of the marriage at that time is not emotion but possession. Mr. Bingley and Jane’s story prove this. When Bingley expressed his idea of marrying Jane, his sister strongly apposed because the Bennet didn’t have many possessions and their social status were much lower than them. We can know from this that there were lots of obstacles for a not very wealthy woman to marry a wealthy man. The society, the relative would not allow them to get married.
However, both Jane and Elizabeth had happy marriages at last, and their marriage was not the result of economic needs but based on love. As to Darcy and Elizabeth, no pride, no prejudice, and these two married just because they love each other, just because they need each other instead of each other’s possession. Maybe that is what Austen wished, and what we wishes today.
第二篇：Pride and Prejudice Questions
Pride and Prejudice/ Questions prepared by _徐英_
PART ONE: READING COMPREHENSION (50%):
A. MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS (25%)
Directions: Choose the best answer to each of the following questions from [1] to [25] 1. How long had Mr. Bennet and Mrs. Bennet been married ? [A]23 years [B]22 years.
[C]21 years
2. Who was the second daughter in the family ? [A]Elizabeth [B]Kitty
[C]Lydia
3. Who overheard a conversation between Mr. Bingley and Mr. Darcy at the ball? [A]Jane [B]Lydia
[C]Elizabeth
4. Who was the most beautiful girl according to Mr. Bingley? [A]Lydia [B]Jane
[C]Elizabeth
5. How much had Mr. Bingley inherited from his father? [A]nearly a hundred thousand pounds [B]nearly two hundred thousand pounds
[C]nearly three hundred thousand pounds
6. Who gave the evening party at which Elizabeth refused to dance with Mr. Darcy? [A]Mr. Bingley [B]Mr. Bennet
[C]Sir William Lucas
7. Whom did Kitty and Lydia visit in Meryton ? [A]Miss Bingley [B]Mrs. Philips
[C]Miss Charlotte Lucus
8. Who sent the letter to invite Jane to dinner in Netherfield?
C A Chap. 1
C A Chap. 2 B C Chap. 3 C B Chap. 3 N A Chap. 4 N C Chap. 6 N B Chap. 7 N A
Chap. 7
[A]Miss Bingley [B]Mr. Bingley
[C]Mr. Darcy
9. Who was reading the second volume of the book that Mr. Darcy was reading that night?
[A]Mr. Bingley [B]Elizabeth
[C]Miss Bingley
10. Who was Mr. Collins? [A]Miss Bennet?s cousin [B]Mr. Bennet?s cousin
[C]Mrs. Bennet?s cousin
11. What did Mr. Collins do? [A]He was a lawyer. [B]He was a clergyman.
[C]He was a tradesman.
12. Who finally married Mr. Collins? [A]Miss Lucas [B]Miss Binley
[C]Miss Bennet
14. What stopped Mr. Bingley from seeing Jane again? [A]The fact that Jane was from a poor family [B]The misunderstanding between the two
[C]What Mr. Darcy had said about Jane?s indifference
15. Who continually praised Mr. Darcy when Elizabeth, Mr. and Mrs. Gardiner visited Pemberley? [A]Mrs. Reynolds, the house keeper [B]Miss Bingley
[C]Miss Darcy
16. Where did Elizabeth meet Mr. Darcy in Pemberley? [A]in Darcy?s room [B]across the lawn
[C]down the stairs
17. Who informed the family of Lydia?s affair with Wickham? [A]Colonel Foster in an express letter [B]Wickhma in a letter
[C]Lydia in a letter
18. Who was at Lydia?s wedding ceremony?
N C Chap. 9
N A Chap. 10 N B Chap. 10 N A Chap. 15 A C Chap. 22 N A Chap. 26 N B Chap. 27 N A Chap. 30 N C
Chap. 35
[A]Mr. Darcy
[B]Mr. Gardiner and Mrs. Gardiner
[C]All of the above
19. Where did the family receive Lydia and her husband? N A
[A]in the breakfast room
[B]in the garden
[C]over the stairs
20. Who found the location of Lydia and Wickham in London? N B
[A]Mr. Gardiner
[B]Mr. Darcy
[C]Mr. Bennet
21. Who actually paid the debts of Mr. Wickham? N A
[A]Mr. Darcy
[B]Mr. Gardiner
[C]Mr. Bennet
22. Who came to the family after Mr. Wickham and Lydia?s departure? N C
[A]Mr. Darcy
[B]Mr. Bingley
[C]All of the above
23. How long will Mr. Darcy stay in London? N A
[A]for 10 days
[B]for a week
[C]for a month
24. Who was the first person to know Elizabeth?s engagement to Mr. Darcy in her family? N B
[A]Mr. Bennet
[B]Jane
[C]Mrs. Bennet
25. Who was possibly happy with Mr. Darcy?s marriage to Elizabeth? N C
[A]Miss Bingley
[B]Lady Catherine
[C]Georgiana
A. TRUE OR FALSE QUESTIONS (25%)
Directions: Judge whether the following statements are true or false:
26. Mr. Bennet was a strange mixture of intelligence, sarcasm, humour and unsociable reserve. After more than N F Chap. 35 Chap. 36 Chap. 36 Chap. 37 Chap. 39 Chap. 42 Chap. 43 Chap. 1
twenty years, his wife understood his character.
27. Mrs. Bennet and her five daughters persuaded Mr. Bennet to describe Mr. Bingley to them. From him, they N F
knew that Mr. Bingley was very handsome.
28. It was said that Mr. Bingley was to bring 12 ladies and 7 gentlemen with him to the ball, but when he entered N T
the ball room his whole party included only 5 people
29. According to Mr. Darcy, Elizabeth was quite pretty, but not enough to tempt him, and he said that he was not N T
interested in looking after young ladies who have been left by other men.
30. Between Bingley and Darcy there was an old friendship, despite the great difference of their characters. N T
31. Charlotte Lucas was an intelligent young woman, aged about 25, was a great friend of Elizabeth. N F
32. Jane got a high fever, so Elizabeth walked to Netherfield to see her because she liked walking in muddy field. N F
33. Elizabeth got one uncle who was a lawyer in Cheapside, and another uncle who was a tradesman in Meryton. N F
34. When Mr. Wickham and Mr. Darcy saw each other, they both changed color. They might know each other N T
before.
35. Obviously, Elizabeth shared some similar opinion with Mr. Wickham about Mr. Darcy. N T
36. At the ball at Netherfield, Elizabeth agreed to dance with Mr. Darcy. They finished the dance in silence and N F
parted satisfied.
37. Both Mr. Bennet and Mrs. Bennet wanted Elizabeth to marry Mr. Collins. They talked to her again and again, T F
but Elizabeth remained firm.
38. Mrs. Gardiner suggested that Jane could go with them to London, Jane agreed because she looked forward to N F
meeting Mr. Bingley sometimes there.
39. Mr. Collins led Elizabeth and his father-in-law into the garden. He particularly asked them to admire the N F
view of Rosings, the home of Lady Catherine de Bourgh, which could be seen through the trees behind the house.
40. More than once Elizabeth unexpectedly met Mr. Darcy while she was walking in the park. N T
41. In spite of Elizabeth?s deeply-rooted dislike, she could not be indifferent to the compliment of such a man?s N T
(Darcy?s) affection.
42. After reading Mr. Darcy?s letter, Elizabeth realized that she herself was pleased with the attentions of N T
Wickham and offended by the indifference of Darcy.
43. Elizabeth secretly advised her father not to let Lydia go with Mrs. Forster to Brighton. His father agreed with N F
Elizabeth.
44. Miss Darcy was taller than Elizabeth and, though only 15, her appearance was womanly and graceful. N F
45. Discouraged by lack of success, Mr. Bennet had agreed to Mr. Gardiner?s wish that he would return home to N T
his family.
46. Lydia?s request to see her family received at first an absolute refusal, but Jane and Elizabeth urged their N T
father to receive Lydia and her husband as soon as they got married.
48. At the party on Tuesday, Bingley sat by Jane, but Mr. Darcy sat beside Mr. Bennet. N F
50. Mr. Bennet missed his second daughter exceedingly; his affection for her brought him often to Pemberley. N T Chap. 2 Chap. 3 Chap. 3 Chap. 4 Chap. 5 Chap. 7 Chap. 8 Chap. 11 Chap. 12 Chap. 13 Chap. 14 Chap. 16 Chap. 17 Chap. 20 Chap. 21 Chap. 23 Chap. 25 Chap. 28 Chap. 32 Chap. 34 Chap. 38 Chap. 43
PART TWO: VOCABULARY (50%):
A. WORD INFERENCE (30%)
Directions: Infer the meaning of the word(s) which are put in round brackets, as they are used in the text:
51. “My dear Mr. Bennet,” replied his wife, “how can you be so (tiresome)? You know I am thinking that he will N A
marry one of them.”
[A]impatient [B]tired [C]angry
N A
52. I will send a letter with you, promising (consent) to Mr. Bingley?s marriage with any of the girls whom he
likes.
[A]permission [B]allowance [C]consensus
N B
53. Everyone knows that a single man with a large (fortune) needs a wife.
[A]luck [B]riches [C]resources
54. Mr. Darcy is a most disagreeable, unpleasant man and not worth pleasing. He was so (conceited) that no one N A
could bear him.
[A]pompous [B]concerned [C]disgusting
N C
55. Mr. Bingley was handsome and well-mannered. He had an (agreeable) expression and easy, natural
friendliness.
[A]acceptable [B]willing [C]amiable
C B N A
56. Mr. Bingley is intelligent, (good-humored) and lively.
[A]humorous [B]happy and friendly [C]amusing
57. Although he was so proud of his knighthood it did not make him (haughty)
[A]arrogant [B]rich
[C]happy N B
59. As soon as Elizabeth was out of the room Miss Bingley began criticizing her: her manners were very bad
indeed---a mixture of pride and (impertinence).
[A]irrelevance [B]impudence [C]imprudence
N A
60. Mr. Collins was a tall, (heavy) man of twenty-five.
[A]thickset [B]rough [C]grave
62. Elizabeth was (dismayed) by the loud voice in which her mother described to Lady Lucas the advantages of a N A
marriage between Jane and Bingley.
[A]upset [B]surprised [C]angered
N A
63. Elizabeth did not know whether the silent contempt of Mr. Darcy, or the (insolent) smiles of Miss Bingley
and her sister, were worse.
[A]rude [B]mocking [C]funny
N B
64. Mr. Darcy looked more haughty than ever and said nothing for a while. Then he said (grimly), “Mr.
Wickham has such pleasant manners that he can always make friends--- he is not always able to keep them.”
[A]angrily [B]seriously [C]sadly
65. The next day Mr. Collins made his declaration to Elizabeth, before Elizabeth could do more than (blush) with N B
surprise, Mrs. Bennet answered at once.
[A]flush [B]redden [C]shock
B A
66. Elizabeth was (watchful) enough to see that Wickham was the admirer of someone else, but she could see
this without great pain.
[A]observant [B]clever [C]angry
N C
67. Elizabeth made no answer, and walked on, (her heart swelling with anger).
[A]Her heart became larger than normal with anger
[B]Her heart became swollen because of anger [C]she felt very angry
N B N C
68. Darcy?s astonishment was obvious and he looked at Elizabeth with (mingled) disbelief and humiliation.
[A]painful [B]mixed [C]confused
69. The activities of your mother?s brothers as tradesmen and lawyers were not as (objectionable) as the lack of
good manners shown by herself, and by your younger sisters.
[A]objective [B]obliging [C]offensive
70. To (imitate) his politeness, she began to admire the beauty of the place, but she had not got beyond the words N A
?delightful?, ?charming?, when she thought that praise of Pemberley from her might be misunderstood.
[A]mimic [B]emulate [C]mime
N C N B
71. My (reproofs) could not produce such a change as this. It is impossible that he should still love her.
[A]evidence [B]second proof [C]blame
72. In seeing Bingley, Elizabeth?s thoughts naturally flew to her sister Jane, how (ardently) she longed to know
whether any of his thoughts were in the same direction.
[A]enthusiastically [B]eagerly [C]passionately
N A
73. Mr. Gardiner told her that he meant to be in London the very next day and would help Mr. Bennet in every
way to (recover) Lydia.
[A]rescue [B]restore [C]regain
N A N A
74. She sat(intently) at her sewing, trying to be calm.
[A]attentively [B]silently [C]anxiously
75. Jane looked at Elizabeth, begging her not to (give in).
[A]yield [B]abandon
[C]betray
76. You are very much alike. You are each so (obliging) that nothing will ever be decided on; so easy-going that N B
every servant will cheat you. [A]stubborn [B]agreeable
[C]indecisive
77. (Obstinate), wilful girl! Tell me at once, are you engaged to him? [A]stubborn [B]mischievous
[C]naughty
78. As long as he remains (sane), he will not make an offer of marriage to you. [A]normal [B]abnormal
[C]reserved
79. She was in high spirits. No shame (dampen) her triumph. [A]wash [B]moisten
[C]weaken
80. I wish you would tell Sally to mend a great (tear) in my muslin dress before they are packed. [A]teardrop [B]wear [C]hole
B. WORD MATCHING (10%)
Directions: Match up the words that are close in meaning. The words to be matched are [A] compliment [B] despise [C] grumble [D] repent [F] indifference [G] offend
[H] humility
[I] condescending
81. modesty 82. praise 83. apathy 84. anger 85. dislike 86. complain 87. regret 88. patronizing
N A
N A
N C
N C
[E] rapture [J] civility N H N A N F N G N B N C N D N I
89. politeness 90. excitement
C. BLANK FILLING (10%)
Directions: Choose the appropriate expressions or phrases to complete the following sentences taken from the book. The 10 expressions or phrases are given in the order of [A] to [J] as below: [A] make up for [F] at ease
[B] blind to [G] apart from
[C] object to [H] out of sight
[D] in the hope [I] at length
N J N E
[E] took refuge in [J] meant well N B N A N D
91. You have plenty of sense, but you are quite _____ other people?s faults.
92. I beg your pardon for it and promise that I shall do all I can to _____it, but we shall discuss this later. 93. This idea made even Jane smile. Soon she was more cheerful, _____ that Miss Bingley was wrong and that
Bingley would soon return to Netherfield and answer every wish of her heart.
94. The marriage, he explained again, was very desirable. _____ the attractions of his own position in life, he
reminded Elizabeth of the weakness of her own. 95. Mr. Darcy said, “I am not _____ among strangers.” 96. Sick of her mother?s folly, Elizabeth _____ her room.
97. “Lady Lucas walked here to say how sorry she was and to offer her help.” “ She had better have stayed at
home, perhaps she _____, but in such a misfortune as this, one does not want to see one?s neighbors.” 98. _____, however, Mr. Darcy obtained the address.
99. Elizabeth did not try to argue with her mother, but as soon as she was _____, she returned to the drawing
room.
N G
N F N E N J
N I N H
100. Miss Elizabeth, this gentleman does not usually like dancing, but I am sure he would not _____ it for half an hour.