Comprehension Test 阅 阅 理 解
The Woman in White 白衣女人
Wilkie Collins (著)
1 Are these sentences true (T) or false (F)? 判 阅 以 下 句 子 正 阅 ( T ) 或 阅 阅
(F)。
a
Professor Pesca recommended Walter for the job at Limmeridge.
b
Walter met Anne in Paris.
c
Walter had to leave Limmeridge because he was in love.
d
When Laura told Sir Percival that she loved another man, he was quite happy.
e
When Laura met Marian at Blackwater Park she said nothing about Walter.
f
Laura told Marian that Sir Percival had been kind to her after their marriage.
g
If his wife died, Sir Percival would get twenty thousand pounds.
h
Marian fell ill after overhearing Fosco and Sir Percival.
i
When he returned from America, Walter went to Limmeridge first.
j
There was a copy of the marriage register at a lawyer’s office.
k
Walter was attacked on his way to a lawyer’s office.
l
Walter wanted to marry Laura after his battle with the Count.
m
Pesca recognized the Count.
n
The Count was a member of the Brotherhood.
o
The Count died in Paris.
30 marks
2 Put the following events in the right order. Number them 1-10. 阅 下 列 事 件 排
序。
a
Walter returns from Central America.
b
Sir Percival dies.
c
Walter goes to Limmeridge.
d
Walter goes to look at the register.
e
Walter marries Laura.
f
Laura marries Sir Percival.
g
Count Fosco dies.
h
Walter meets Anne for the first time.
i
Walter sees Count Fosco and gets the truth from him.
j
Laura ‘dies’.
20 marks
3 Who said this? Who did they say it to? Walter, Count Fosco, Mrs Pesca, Marian,
Anne Catherick, Sir Percival. 阅 阅 阅 阅 的 阅 些 阅 ?
a ‘Is that the road into London?’ ……………….. to ………………..
b ‘You must leave because Laura Fairlie is to be married.’ ……………….. to
………………..
c ‘Let’s say your wife dies before the end of summer.’ ……………….. to
………………..
d ‘Why do you point him out?’ ……………….. to ………………..
e ‘All I want is a signed confession.’ ……………….. to ………………..
20 marks
4 Who is she in these sentences? 句子里的主 阅 分 阅 是 阅 ?
a ‘She has escaped from my asylum.’ ………………..
b ‘She is not marrying for love.’ ………………..
c ‘She has the courage and understanding of a man.’ ………………..
d ‘She’s in love with someone she met before we married.’ ………………..
e By the end of the following day she was dead. ………………..
10 marks
5 Imagine you are Professor Pesca. Write a letter to a friend in Italy describing
what happened at the opera. 阅 封 信 告 阅 阅 的 朋 友 阅 生 了 什 阅 。
…………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………
20 marks Total marks
Multiple-choice Test 阅 阅 阅
The Woman in White 白衣女人
Wilkie Collins
Setting 故事背景
Choose the best answer. 阅 阅 适 阅 的 答 案 。
1 Limmeridge House was in _____.
a [ ] London
b [ ] the suburbs
c [ ] Cumberland
d [ ] the north of England
2 At Limmeridge, Walter Hartright saw Anne Catherick again _____.
a [ ] in the village
b [ ] in the school
c [ ] at Mrs Fairlie’s grave
d [ ] at a dance
3 Marian listened to Count Fosco and Sir Percival Glyde from the _____.
a [ ] library
b [ ] room
c [ ] garden
d [ ] roof
4 Laura was buried in _____.
a [ ] Blackwater Park
b [ ] Limmeridge
c [ ] London
d [ ] Hampshire
5 Walter Hartright saw two veiled women _____.
a [ ] at Laura’s grave
c [ ] at the boat-house
b [ ] in Limmeridge churchyard
d [ ] at Blackwater Park
6 Walter attended the opera because he _____.
a [ ] liked music
b [ ] wanted to see Count Fosco
c [ ] wanted to talk to Count Fosco
d [ ] wanted Pesca to see Count Fosco
7 Walter was sure that _____.
a [ ] Pesca knew Count Fosco
b [ ] Count Fosco knew Pesca
c [ ] Count Fosco and Pesca had met before
d [ ] Pesca was afraid of Count Fosco
8 On 25th July, Laura was _____.
a [ ] dead
b [ ] alive
c [ ] in London
9 The man with the scar _____.
d [ ] in Hampshire
a [ ] waited outside Count Fosco’s house
c [ ] followed Count Fosco’s cab
b [ ] spoke to Count Fosco
d [ ] wrote a note to Count Fosco
10 Count Fosco was killed in _____.
a [ ] Paris
b [ ] London
c [ ] Italy
d [ ] Limmeridge
20 marks
Characters 人物
Choose the best answer. 阅 阅 适 阅 的 答 案 。
11 Professor Pesca helped Walter Hartright because _____.
a [ ] Walter was his friend
b [ ] Walter had saved his life
c [ ] he taught Walter Italian
d [ ] Walter taught him English
12 The woman in white was _____.
a [ ] Anne Catherick
b [ ] Laura Fairlie
c [ ] Marian Halcombe
d [ ] Mrs Vesey
13 Count Fosco was married to Laura Fairlie’s _____.
a [ ] mother
b [ ] sister
c [ ] aunt
d [ ] friend
14 _____ was opposed to the marriage settlement.
a [ ] Count Fosco
b [ ] Mr Fairlie
c [ ] Sir Percival Glyde
d [ ] Mr Gilmore
15 _____ was afraid of Count Fosco.
a [ ] Anne Catherick
b [ ] Laura
c [ ] Marian
d [ ] Sir Percival Glyde
16 Marian _____.
a [ ] gave her letters to Count Fosco
c [ ] posted her letters herself
b [ ] gave her letters to Fanny
d [ ] put her letters in the post-bag
17 Marian was being looked after by _____.
a [ ] Laura
b [ ] Mrs Rubelle
c [ ] Countess Fosco
d [ ] Mrs Michelson
18 Marian found _____ in the asylum.
a [ ] Laura
b [ ] Anne
c [ ] Countess Fosco
d [ ] Fanny
19 _____ had changed the marriage register.
a [ ] Count Fosco
b [ ] Mrs Catherick
20 Count Fosco was killed because he _____.
c [ ] Walter
d [ ] Sir Percival Glyde
a [ ] had killed Anne Catherick
b [ ] was a member of the Brotherhood
c [ ] had betrayed the Brotherhood
d [ ] had gone to Paris
20 marks
Dialogue 对对
Who said or thought this? 阅 阅 的 或 想 的 阅 些 ?
21 ‘I’m dark and ugly, and she’s fair and pretty.’
a [ ] Laura Fairlie
b [ ] Marian Halcombe
c [ ] Anne Catherick
d [ ] Mrs Clements
22 ‘Is Miss Fairlie well and happy?’
a [ ] Walter Hartright
b [ ] Sir Percival Glyde
c [ ] Anne Catherick
d [ ] Mrs Clements
23 ‘Wise men do not murder.’
a [ ] Count Fosco
b [ ] Marian
c [ ] Sir Percival Glyde
d [ ] Laura
24 ‘Come here tomorrow and I will tell you.’
a [ ] Anne Catherick
b [ ] Laura Fairlie
c [ ] Marian Halcombe
d [ ] Count Fosco
25 ‘Yes, she has written again today.’
a [ ] Fanny
b [ ] Marian Halcombe
c [ ] Sir Percival Glyde
d [ ] Count
Fosco
26 ‘I think God was guiding Laura’s footsteps.’
a [ ] Walter
b [ ] Laura
c [ ] Marian
d [ ] Anne
27 ‘They have tried to make me forget everything.’
a [ ] Walter
b [ ] Laura
c [ ] Marian
d [ ] Anne
28 ‘Go! And never come back.’
a [ ] Mrs Catherick
b [ ] Mrs Clements
c [ ] Sir Percival Glyde
d[ ]
Marian
29 ‘You don’t know what you ask.’
a [ ] Walter
b [ ] Count Fosco
c [ ] Pesca
30 ‘There she is, alive and well – God bless her!’
d [ ] the man with the scar
a [ ] Mr Kyrle
b [ ] Marian
c [ ] Mr Fairlie
d [ ] an old man
20 marks
Vocabulary 对对
Choose the best answer. 阅 阅 适 阅 的 答 案 。
31 a place where mentally ill are cared for
a [ ] church
b [ ] school
c [ ] hospital
d [ ] asylum
32 dark and miserable
a [ ] gloomy
b [ ] low
c [ ] sad
d [ ] dusty
33 a woman employed to teach children of a rich family in their home
a [ ] teacher
b [ ] governess
c [ ] nurse
d [ ] housekeeper
34 to tremble from cold or fear
a [ ] shake
b [ ] shiver
c [ ] sob
d [ ] faint
35 where dead bodies are kept before burial
a [ ] grave
b [ ] churchyard
c [ ] morgue
d [ ] vestry
36 to give someone a gentle push to get their attention
a [ ] shake
b [ ] touch
c [ ] push
d [ ] nudge
37 a sketch
a [ ] painting
b [ ] picture
c [ ] simple drawing
d [ ] map
38 a serious infectious disease
a [ ] fever
b [ ] typhus
c [ ] heart attack
d [ ] ache
39 someone who is legally responsible for a child
a [ ] uncle
b [ ] godfather
c [ ] guardian
d [ ] lawyer
40 marks left by someone’s feet
a [ ] footprints
b [ ] footsteps
c [ ] trail
20 marks
Plot 情对
Choose the best answer. 阅 阅 适 阅 的 答 案 。
d [ ] path
41 Laura Fairlie was going to marry Sir Percival Glyde because _____.
a [ ] she loved him
b [ ] he was rich
c [ ] she made a promise to her father
d [ ] he was a baronet
42 When Walter Hartright left Limmeridge House, Laura Fairlie gave him a picture of
the summer-
house to show him that she _____.
a [ ] was a good artist
b [ ] had learned a lot from him
c [ ] would not marry Sir Percival Glyde
d [ ] loved him
43 When Laura told Sir Percival Glyde that she loved another man, he _____.
a [ ] said he hated her
b [ ] asked who the man was
c [ ] became very angry
d [ ] said he wanted to marry her more
44 Sir Percival Glyde would inherit _____ if Laura died before him.
a [ ] £10,000
b [ ] the income from £10,000
c [ ] £20,000
d [ ] the income from £20,000
45 Anne Catherick did not keep her appointment with Laura because she _____.
a [ ] was afraid of Sir Percival Glyde
b [ ] had changed her mind about telling Laura
c [ ] had been followed by Count Fosco
d [ ] was ill
46 Marian became ill because she _____.
a [ ] was poisoned
b [ ] stayed outside in the rain
c [ ] caught a disease
d [ ] didn’t eat
47 Marian got news of her sister’s death _____.
a [ ] from Mrs Michelson
b [ ] in a letter from Countess Fosco
c [ ] in a letter from Sir Percival Glyde
d [ ] from Mr Fairlie
48 Anne Catherick was dead and _____.
a [ ] Laura had taken her place in the asylum
c [ ] buried at Limmeridge
b [ ] Count Fosco had killed her
d [ ] buried in London
49 Sir Percival Glyde’s secret was that _____.
a [ ] he was Anne Catherick’s father
c [ ] he had been married twice
d [ ] he was a criminal
50 If Anne Catherick had not died _____.
a [ ] the plot would have failed
b [ ] his parents weren’t married
b [ ] Laura would have been killed
c [ ] Count Fosco would have killed her
d [ ] Count Fosco would have killed Marian
20 marks
Total marks
The Woman in White
1 a T
i F
b F
j T
c T
k T
d T
l F
e F
m F
f F
n T
g T
o T
h T
2 a 5
f 3
b 7
g 10
c 2
h 1
d 6
i 9
e 8
j 4
3 a Anne Catherick, Walter
b Marian, Walter
c Count Fosco,
Sir Percival
d Pesca, Walter
e Walter, Count Fosco
4 a Anne Catherick
b Laura
c Marian
d Laura
e Anne Catherick
5Students’ individual answers.
The Woman in White
Setting
1
c
2
c
3
d
4
b
5
b
6
d
7
b
8
d
9
c
10
a
Characters
11
b
12
a
13
c
14
d
15
d
16
b
17
b
18
a
19
d
20
c
Dialogue
21
b
22
c
23
d
24
a
25
d
26
a
27
b
28
a
29
c
30
d
Vocabulary
31
d
32
a
33
b
34
b
35
c
36
d
37
c
38
b
39
c
40
a
Plot
41
c
42
d
43
d
44
c
45
c
46
b
47
b
48
a
49
b
50
c