“Shylock!” yelled Antonio. “Are you going to lend us the money or not? Answer me!”

Shylock answered him slowly. “Do you remember all of those times that you insulted(侮辱) me in a loud voice that everyone could hear? You once spat on me and called me a dog. And now you want to borrow money from me, a dog!”

“Look! I’m not asking you a favor. You can charge me any interest(利息) you want. I don’t mind. My ships will arrive any day now.”

“All right, Antonio. I’m willing to lend you the money. I won’t even charge you any interest. Just pay me back on time.”

Antonio couldn’t believe his ears. “What did you say?”

“I said you didn’t know me. You always call me a cheapskate(守財(cái)奴), but I am not. I will help you. I won’t even charge you a single ducat. However, there’s something I’m worried about. What if you don’t pay me back?”

“Don’t worry, Shylock. I’ll pay you back.”

“Well, I need some kind of a promise, don’t I? Three thousand ducats is a lot of money. If you don’t pay me back on time, I want a pound of flesh. I’ll take a pound of flesh from any part of your body.”

Antonio didn’t like what Shylock said. “No. I’d rather pay some interest if I’m late on the payment.”

“I’m afraid that’s no good,” said Shylock as he laughed. “Do you think I’d take money from another moneylender? Besides, this agreement is only a joke! Do you think that any lawyer or judge (法官) would believe me? Would they really believe that I want a pound of your flesh? You don’t have to worry about anything!”

Antonio agreed to the condition. The three men went to a lawyer and signed an agreement.

(To be continued ...)

【1】Which country does the author of The Merchant of Venice come from?

A.America.B.Britain.C.France.D.Italy.

【2】Who is heartless and greedy according to the passage?

A.Bassanio.B.Portia.C.Antonio.D.Shylock.

【3】What does the underlined word “condition” in the passage refer to?

A.Some interest.B.A pound of flesh.C.A single ducat.D.An agreement.

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

a. Shylock wants some kind of a promise.

b. The three men went to sign an agreement.

c. Bassanio needs some money.

d. Antonio plans to borrow money from Shylock.

A.a b d cB.b a c dC.c d a bD.d c b a

【5】The writer’s main purpose of writing the passage is________.

A.to show us the love of Bassanio with Portia

B.to introduce the friendship between Bassanio and Antonio

C.to let us know why and how Antonio reached an agreement with Shylock

D.to tell us how helpful the lawyer is

Tiles: Hey statue. Don’t you think it’s unfair that everybody comes here to admire you while stepping on us?

Statue: My dear brothers. Don’t you remember that we are actually from the same place?

Tiles: Yes, we do. That is why we feel it is even more unfair. All of us were born from the same place, and yet the world treats us so differently now. This is so unfair!

Statue: Yes, you are right, my brothers. But do you still remember the day when the artist tried to work on you, but you refused him?

Tiles: Yes, we didn’t like him. We turned him away because we didn’t want to get hurt.

Statue: Well, since you refused his tools, he couldn’t work on you. When he decided to give up on you, he started working on me. I knew at once that I would be something different and special after his hard work. I bore (忍受) all the pain and allowed him to fashion (雕琢) me as he wanted!

Tiles: But it hurt quite a lot.

Statue: My brothers, there is a price for everything in life. Since you decided to give up halfway, you can’t complain about the world’s unfairness to you.?

The marble tiles became quiet and deep in thought. The harder the knocks you go through in life, the more you learn and can put to use in the future!

【1】What made the marble tiles feel that they were being treated unfairly?

A.The statue was better looked after.

B.The statue looked down on them.

C.They no longer shone after people stepped on them.

D.They didn’t get as much admiration as the statue.

【2】The artist gave up on the tiles because ________.

A.the tiles were too small to work onB.he hated to make tiles

C.the tiles refused to be hurtD.the statue offered a lower price

【3】What might the marble statue have experienced?

A.It hurt a lot, but never complained.B.It complained about unfairness.

C.It couldn’t get along with the artist.D.It couldn’t bear the pain.

【4】What lesson might the marble tiles learn from this?

A.Success only comes from struggle and hard work.B.Everybody should learn to bear unfairness.

C.No one should give up on their dreams.D.Failure is the mother of success.

“Excuse me, what_______is it?” said a voice in my ear. When I looked_______over my shoulder, I was greeted by a ragged man who looked like a migrant worker (農(nóng)民工). He was almost the same age_______my elder brother, but his hair was messy and his working clothes were dirty and old. I was made to take two steps back from him because of a_______smell. Disgusted (厭煩的) and puzzled, I gave him a blank stare and answered his question unwillingly.

“Thank you! I'm just_______of being late for work,” he explained in a whisper, giving a nervous smile. I remained silent, nodding my head slightly.

The bus finally reached the station, and I_______it. I reached into my pocket, and to my great surprise, it was_______empty! I was_______embarrassed(尷尬的) that I just froze. My face burned with _______. At that moment, a dark-colored arm reached out and put two coins into the coin box. “The money is for________of us!” a familiar voice rang in my ear. I________my head and realized it was him!

My previous behavior passed ________ my mind, making me dizzy. "Thank you," I murmured, regretful and thankful. After________the words , he smiled, revealing perfect white teeth.“You are welcome! You helped me, too.”

I was touched, but the only thing________I could do was watching his hands. I noticed the calluses (老繭) on them, which told the story of his struggles and hardships as a laborer.________hard work may change his appearance, it'll never change his warm heart and kind soul.

【1】A.dayB.timeC.dateD.place

【2】A.upB.forwardC.backD.down

【3】A.asB.withC.ofD.like

【4】A.goodB.sickC.commonD.terrible

【5】A.worriedB.curiousC.afraidD.tired

【6】A.got onB.got offC.got upD.got down

【7】A.luckilyB.completelyC.naturallyD.hardly

【8】A.tooB.veryC.soD.such

【9】A.joyB.angerC.prideD.shame

【10】A.oneB.bothC.neitherD.all

【11】A.shookB.raisedC.noddedD.hid

【12】A.intoB.overC.throughD.for

【13】A.hearingB.listeningC.soundingD.saying

【14】A.whatB.whichC.howD.that

【15】A.IfB.UnlessC.SinceD.Although

—Wow, there are so many different________, such as horses,sheep, flowers and so on.

A.sizesB.stylesC.coloursD.shapes

要求：

1. 必須包含所給提示要點(diǎn)，可以適當(dāng)發(fā)揮，不要簡單翻譯。

2. 詞數(shù)90~120詞左右，開頭已經(jīng)寫好，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)。

3. 表達(dá)中請(qǐng)勿提及真實(shí)校名及姓名。

A Good Habit, a Successful School Life

A habit is something that you do often or regularly almost without thinking, especially something that is hard to stop doing.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

— Thanks, Dad. I can look after myself very well.

A.many hands make light work.

B.the early bird catches the worm

C.you can’t burn the candle at both ends.

D.practice makes perfect

— Yes. And many other events ________ at the same time.

A.will hold; will take placeB.will be held; will be taken place

C.will hold; will be taken placeD.will be held; will take place

—________. We can use it to communicate with others conveniently (方便地).

A.CompletelyB.ProbablyC.ExactlyD.Possibly

— I watched ________ one-hour documentary about the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.

A.an; anB.an; aC./; theD.an; /