MynameisJaneEyreandmystoryreallybeginswhenIwastenyearsold.Iwaslivingwithmyaunt,MrsReed,becausemymotherandfatherwerebothdead.MrsReedwasveryrichandherhousewaslargeandbeautiful,butIwasnothappythere.Mycousins,Eliza,JohnandGeorgiana,wereolderthanme.Theyteased(戏弄)me,andneverwantedtoplaywithme.Sometimestheywereverycruel.Iwasafraidofthem.

Mostofall,IwasafraidofJohnReed.Helikedtofrightenmeandhemademeveryunhappy.Ioftenhidfromhiminasmallroom.Ilikedtolookatthepicturesinthebigbooksfromthelibrarythere.

Ifelthappyandsafeinmylittleroomthatday,becauseIknewthatJohnandhissisterswerewiththeirmother.ButthenJohngotboredanddecidedtolookforme.

“Where'sJaneEyre?”heshouted.Ikeptveryquietandhopedhewouldnotfindme,ashewasnotacleverboy.Buthissister,Eliza,soonfoundwhereIwashiding.

“Heresheis,”shecalled,andIhadtocomeout.Johngrinnedunpleasantlywhenhesawme.

“Whatdoyouwant?”Iaskedhim.

Hemademestandinfrontofhim.Hestaredatmeforalongtime,andthensuddenly,hehitme.“Nowgoandstandbythedoor,”hesaid.

NowIwasreallyfrightended.IknewthatJohnwasgoingtohurtme.Iwentandstoodnearthedoor.“I'llteachyoutotakeourproperty(财产),”saidJohnReed,andpickedupalarge,heavybook.

AtfirstIdidn'tknowwhathewasgoingtodo.ThenheliftedhisarmandIrealizedthathewasgoingtothrowthebooktome.Itriedtogetoutoftheway,butIwastoolate.Hethrewthebookstraightatme,ithitmeonthehead,andIfell.

“Youwickedandcruelboy,”Ishouted.“Whydoyouwanttohurtme?”Itouchedmyhead.Therewasbloodonit.“Lookwhatyouhavedone!”Icried.

MywordsjustmadeJohnReedangrier.Heranacrosstheroomtowardsme,andbegantohitmeagainandagain.Iwasveryfrightened,soIhithimback.

MrsReedheardthenoiseandhurriedintotheroom.Shedidn'tseemtoseethebloodwhichrandownmyface.Shetoldthetwoservantstotakemeawayandlockedmeinacoldanddarkroom.Nobodycameallnight.IcriedforalongtimeuntilIfainted(昏迷).

1.WhydidJaneEyrelivewithMrsReed?

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2.Janehadthreecousins,hadn'tshe?

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3.WasJan