Question

【題目】

The news for Antonio was not good. The ship that sank in the sea between England and France was his. Its valuable cargo lay at the bottom of the sea, and Antonio had lost his money. His friends hoped that there would be no more bad news for him.

Shylock was still angry about his daughter, Jessica, and the news for him was not good,

either. He paid people to look for her, but they could not find her. They came back with news about money she had spent and the jewels she had sold. All this made Shylock angrier and angrier.

However, when he heard that Antonio had lost a ship and all its valuable cargo, he was pleased. He decided that if Antonio could not pay back his debt when it was due, he would make him pay the penalty. He would take one pound of his flesh. He would choose the heart. Then Antonio would not be able to take business away from him any longer because he would be dead.

The news got worse for Antonio. He lost another ship in a storm near Tripoli. It was a very large ship and its cargo was very valuable. The ship and its cargo sat at the bottom of the sea. The news soon came to Venice and Shylock was happier than ever. Now he would have revenge on his old enemy. He looked forward to taking one pound of Antonio’s flesh.

“You will not take a pound of his flesh, will you?” Antonio’s friends asked Shylock. “What use is that? What can you do with it?”

“I can use it to go fishing,” he replied. “I can't eat it, but it will make me feel good. He has often laughed at me when I lose money. He even laughs at me when I don't lose money. He lends money to people for no interest, and so he takes away my friends and my business. Why does he do this? It is only because I am a Jew. But a Jew is just another person. Don't I have eyes and hands like he does? Don't I have feelings and passions like he does? Don't I eat the same food? Don't the same weapons hurt me as hurt him? Don't I get sick with the same illnesses as he does? Am I not cured in the same way? Don't I get hot in the summer and cold in the winter as he does? If you cut me, won't I bleed? If you tickle me, won't I laugh? If you poison me, won't I die? If you do me wrong, won't I take revenge?”

【1】Why does Shylock become angrier and angrier?

A.Because Antonio’s ship sank in the sea.

B.Because he lost lots of money and jewels.

C.Because his daughter left him without telling him.

D.Because Antonio lent money to people for no interest.

【2】What does the underline word “penalty” probably mean in Paragraph 3?

A.billB.lossC.punishmentD.cargo

【3】Which is the right order of what happened in the story?

①Antonio lost a ship in a storm near Tripoli.

②Antonio borrowed some money from Shylock.

③Antonio’s friends asked Shylock about the flesh.

④Shylock paid some people to look for his daughter.

A.②④①③B.④②③①C.②④③①D.④②①③

【4】What does Shylock mainly want to express in the last paragraph?

A.The way he will deal with the flesh.B.The reasons that he will do to Antonio.

C.His feeling at that moment.D.The personalities of a Jew.

【5】Which of the following might be the best title for the passage?

A.Antonio and his shipsB.Shylock and his Daughter

C.Shylock’s RevengeD.Bad News for Antonio

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】A

【4】B

【5】D

【解析】

文章講述的是《威尼斯商人》的一個故事情節(jié)。安東尼奧的商船出事沉入到了海底，他的朋友希望他不要再有壞消息了；夏洛克的女兒私奔讓他感覺很懊惱，但是聽說安東尼奧出事后，他很高興，他要安東尼奧還錢，如果不按時還錢，他就要從安東尼奧身上割下一磅肉，他說了他要割安東尼奧的肉的理由。

【1】

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)They came back with news about money she had spent and the jewels she had sold. All this made Shylock angrier and angrier他們帶回她花了錢賣了珠寶的消息，所有這些讓夏洛克越來越生氣；故選B。

【2】

詞義猜測題。根據(jù)He decided that if Antonio could not pay back his debt when it was due他決定當(dāng)債務(wù)到期時，如果安東尼奧不能按時歸還；和He would take one pound of his flesh.他將割下他的一磅肉；可猜測是“懲罰”；bill賬單；loss損失；punishment懲罰；cargo貨物；故選C。

【3】

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)He paid people to look for her, but they could not find her. 他花錢讓人找他的女兒，All this made Shylock angrier and angrier.這讓夏洛克越來越生氣，However, when he heard that Antonio had lost a ship and all its valuable cargo, he was pleased. He decided that if Antonio could not pay back his debt when it was due, he would make him pay the penalty.然而當(dāng)他聽說安東尼奧商船出事時，他很高興，他決定如果債務(wù)到期他不能償還，他要懲罰他；可知是安東尼奧先借錢，夏洛克后讓人找女兒；The news got worse for Antonio. He lost another ship in a storm near Tripoli.對安東尼奧更糟糕的消息是，在一次暴風(fēng)雨中他在的黎波里附近丟了另一個船；“You will not take a pound of his flesh, will you?” Antonio’s friends asked Shylock.安東尼奧的朋友問夏洛克“你不會割他的肉，是不是？”；故選A。

【4】

段落大意題。根據(jù)He has often laughed at me when I lose money. He even laughs at me when I don't lose money. He lends money to people for no interest, and so he takes away my friends and my business. Why does he do this?當(dāng)我丟錢的時候他嘲笑我，當(dāng)我不丟錢的時候他甚至也嘲笑我，他借錢給人不要利息，他帶走了我的朋友和生意，他為什么這樣做？以及后面內(nèi)容可以看出他想表達(dá)，他這樣對安東尼奧做的理由；故選B。

【5】

最佳題目題。根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容主要講安東尼奧的商船出事沉入到了海底，夏洛克逼他還錢，不還錢就從他身上割一磅肉，可知是“安東尼奧的壞消息”；Antonio and his ships安東尼奧和他的船；Shylock and his Daughter夏洛克和他的女兒；Shylock’s Revenge夏洛克的復(fù)仇；Bad News for Antonio安東尼奧的壞消息；故選D。