It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife.
However little known the feelings or views of such a man may be on his first entering a neighborhood, this truth is so well fixed in the minds of the surrounding families, that he is considered the rightful property of some one or other of their daughters.
"My dear Mr. Bennet," said his lady to him one day, "have you heard that Netherfield Park is let at last?" Mr. Bennet replied that he had not.
"But it is," returned she; "for Mrs. Long has just been here, and she’told me all about it."
Mr. Bennet made no answer.
"Do you not want to know who has taken it?" cried his wife impatiently.
"You want to tell me, and I have no objection to hearing it."
This was invitation enough.
"Why, my dear, you must know, Mrs. Long says that Netherfield is taken by a young man of large fortune from the north of England; that he came down on Monday in a chaise and four to see the place, and was so much delighted with it, that he agreed with Mr. Morris immediately; that he is to take possession before Michaelmas, and some of his servants are to be in the house by the end of next week."
"What is his name?"
"Bingley."
"Is he married or single?"
"Oh! Single, my dear, to be sure! A single man of large fortune; four or five thousand a year. What a fine thing for our girls! "
"How so? How can it affect them?"
"My dear Mr. Bennet," replied his wife, "how can you be so tiresome! You must know that I am thinking of his marrying one of them."
"Is that his design in settling here?"
"Design! Nonsense, how can you talk so! But it is very likely that he may fall in love with one of them, and therefore you must visit him as soon as he comes."
"I see no occasion for that. You and the girls may go, or you may send them by themselves, which perhaps will be still better, for as you are as handsome as any of them, Mr. Bingley may like you the best of the party."
91. The sentence "... a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife" means that
A. a single man who is financially stable needs a wife.
B. a single man without money needn’t a wife.
C. women want to get married to financial stable men.
D. once man becomes rich, he must want to get a wife.
92. According to the passage, the young man, Mr. Bingley, is believed to have all the following characteristics EXCEPT
A. rich. 
B. gentle. 
C. single. 
D. generous.
93. From the conversation between Mr. and Mrs. Bennet, we can conclude that Mrs. Bennet
A. wanted to tell her husband something about their new neighbor.
B. wanted to get acquainted with their new neighbor.
C. wanted to persuade her husband to see the young man.
D. asked her husband’s permission to visit the new neighbor.
94. At the end of the passage, Mr. Bennet sounded __ toward his wife’s proposal.
A. hostile 
B. indifferent 
C. delighted 
D. annoyed
95. What is the tone of the passage?
A. Satirical. 
B. Humorous. 
C. Critical. 
D. Unclear.
【文章概要】
本文描述了面对新来的邻居，Mrs．Bennet是如何试图说服自己的丈夫去会见的。文章首段介绍了人们普遍公认的婚姻观：凡是有钱的单身汉，总想娶位太太；第2段到最后一段详尽描绘了Mrs．Bennet试图说服他丈夫去会见新邻居的情景。
【答案解析】
91．[A]句意理解题。文章首句提到，一个有钱的单身汉，总需要一位妻子，故选项A符合题意。
92．[B]细节判断题。考查Mr．Bingley的性格特征，从Mrs．Bennet与Mr．Bennet的对话中可以得知，Mr．Bingley是个富有、大方的单身汉。选项A、C、D都是对这些特征的描述，本题为逆向选择题，要求选出不符合Mr．Bingley性格特征的一项，故答案为8。
93．[C]细节判断题。文中Mrs．Bennet与Mr．Bennet谈话目的就是希望丈夫能去拜访新的邻居从而为她的某个女儿创造机会。故选C。
94．[B]观点态度题。根据文章最后一段可知，Mr．Bennet对太太的提议无动于衷并打趣说让她自己带着女儿去，或许Mr．Bingley在晚会上最喜欢她。因此选项B符合题意。
95．[A]全文基调问题。本文的作者用讽刺的语言，向我们描绘了一幅母亲试图为自己女儿创造一段姻缘的场景。因此选项A符合题意。