Question

    Back in Venice, there was one very angry moneylender. When he discovered his daughter, Jessica, had run away and taken money and jewels with her, he was furious. He tried to find her, Bassanio and Graziano were on the ship, and it had started to sail. Shylock wanted to stop the ship.

He thought Jessica and Lorenzo might be on it, but it was too late. The ship had already gone. Antonio told Shylock that his daughter and her lover were not on it. Someone said they had gone away on a smaller boat, but nobody really knew where they were.

Shylock ran through the streets of Venice looking for them. “My money, my daughter, my jewels!” he shouted. “My jewels, my daughter, my money! My daughter stole my money! She stole my jewels! She ran away with a Christian! I must find them!”

All the little boys in Venice followed him and shouted “My jewels, my daughter, my money!” Solanio heard them. He thought, “Antonio better pay his debt on time, or he will pay for this.” Shylock is very angry. He will ______if he can.

Far, far away from Venice, in the sea between England and France, there was a big storm. A strong wind blew a heavy ship against the rocks. The ship and its eargo sank. Salerio was the first person in Venice to hear the news, when he met a Frenchman in a hotel. He hoped that it was not one of Antonio’s ships.

1.The author of the passage above is ________.

A.William Shakespeare B.Charles Dickens

C.Frances hodgson Burnett D.Lewis Carroll

2.The underlined word “this” in Pra.4 means________.

A.his jewels B.his daughter C.his money D.all above

3.Which is the most suitable to fill in the blank in Pra.4?

A.take revenge B.regret it C.forgive him D.feel excited

4.Why did Salerio hope that it was not one of Antonio’s ship?

A.Because he knew that Antonio would be angry when he found out what had happened.

B.Because Shylock might have find out that Antonio helped. Jessica and Lorenzo.

C.Because Antonio would have no money to pay his debt on time.

D.Because he hated Antonio.

Answer

1.A

2.D

3.A

4.C

【解析】

本文节选自《威尼斯商人》，主要描述夏洛克在得知女儿偷走自己的钱和珠宝与她的情人私奔后的事情。

1.推理判断题。A项：威廉·莎士比亚；B项：查尔斯·狄更斯；C项：弗朗西丝·霍奇森·伯内特；D项：路易斯·卡罗尔。根据文章内容可知，本文节选自《威尼斯商人》，是威廉·莎士比亚的作品。故选A。

2.词句猜测题。A项：他的珠宝；B项：他的女儿；C项：他的钱；D项：以上都是。根据“‘My jewels, my daughter, my money!’ Solanio heard them. He thought, ‘Antonio better pay his debt on time, or he will pay for this’. Shylock is very angry.”可知，夏洛克很愤怒，因为安东尼奥帮助自己的女儿私奔，带走了自己的珠宝、女儿和钱，所以夏洛克想让安东尼奥为此付出代价。结合选项，故选D。

3.推理判断题。A项：复仇；B项：后悔；C项：原谅他；D项：感到兴奋。根据“Antonio better pay his debt on time, or he will pay for this”可知，夏洛克要让安东尼奥付出代价，所以此处表示“复仇”的含义更符合文意。故选A。

4.推理判断题。A项：因为他知道安东尼奥知道发生了什么事一定会生气的；B项：因为夏洛克可能会发现安东尼奥帮了杰西卡和洛伦佐；C项：因为安东尼奥会没有钱按时偿还他的债务；D项：因为他恨安东尼奥。根据文章内容可知，萨莱里奥希望这不是安东尼奥的船是因为他怕安东尼奥不能及时偿还债务。故选C。