2015届高考英语二轮专题检测精品练习 阅读理解（12）

2015届高考英语二轮专题检测精品练习：阅读理解（12） A Pride and Prejudice for the Modern Woman Let us imagine how Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen's most famous work, might be updated, 200 years on. Austen's popularity is rooted in her intelligence. But today she would certainly have had avery different life, as would her characters. Here's my own suggestion. .. It is atruth finally and universally acknowledged that asingle woman with brains deserves to have equal opportunities to men, however disadvantaged she may feel by sexism. "My dear husband," said his hopeful wife one day, "have you heard that the local store, standing empty for so long, is taken over by abright young businesswoman?" Her dull and indifferent () husband replied that he had not. "But it is, 漠不关心的 it is," she replied excitedly. Mr Dull-Husband made no reply. "Don't you want to know her plans?" she cried with some impatience. "Well, clearly you think it matters to your silly little head. .. so I'd better listen. " "Well, my dear, the rumour () is that she has already set up astring of 传言 successful businesses in northern England, though how awoman can know anything about that is beyond me. She will move in herself next month. "