Portia gave the decision. “One pound of the merchant’s (商人) flesh (肉) is yours. It is what the contract (合同) says. You may take his flesh!”
Shylock held his knife and told Antonio to get ready. “Wait!” exclaimed Portia. “You will not do anything that is not written in the contract. Is that right, Shylock?”
“Yes, that’s right,” said Shylock. He wondered what the wise young judge was going to say. “Well,” said the young judge, “I have read the contract carefully, and it does not say anything about taking his blood. It says ‘a pound of flesh’. You can take your pound of flesh, but you may not take one drop of his blood. If you take any of his blood, the duke (公爵) will take everything you own!”
Now it was Graziano’s turn to bless the judge and call him wise.
“You wanted justice (公平),” Portia told Shylock, “and you’ll have more justice than you wanted.”
Shylock didn’t want to give everything he owned to the duke. He decided not to take his pound of flesh. He said he would take the money.
“Give me ninety thousand dollars,” he said, “and I will have pity on Antonio and let him go.”
Bassanio was happy to give him the money. He was very pleased that his friend Antonio would not die.
“Wait!” Portia said again. “He does not want the money. It is not written in the contract.”
Shylock said he just wanted to have his money back and wouldn’t even need interest. Bassanio was ready to give it to him, but again Portia stopped him.
“He said he only wanted the thing written in the contract.”
Shylock understood that he would not get his pound of flesh. He understood that he would not get his money. He decided to go home.
“Wait!” said Portia, for the third time. “The law of Venice, says that if you plan to kill a citizen of Venice, you will lose everything that you own. Half of what you have will belong to the person you tried to kill, and the other half will belong to the duke.”
Taken from The Merchant of Venice
1.What do you think of Portia according to the passage?
A.Brave and clever. B.Generous and calm. C.Childish and careless. D.Practical and selfish.
2.Which is the right order of what happened in the story?
a. Shylock decided to take the money instead of Antonio’s pound of flesh.
b. Graziano blessed the judge and called him wise.
c. Shylock just wanted his money back without any interest.
d. The judge made the decision.
e. Shylock held his knife and got ready to take the flesh.
A.e-b-c-a-d. B.e-b-a-c-d. C.d-e-b-a-c. D.d-e-b-c-a.
3.What do you think would happen to Shylock later?
A.He would give everything that he owned to the duke.
B.He would face the loss of everything that he had.
C.He would have his money back without interest.
D.He would try to get Antonio’s flesh in another way.
九年级英语阅读单选中等难度题
Portia gave the decision. “One pound of the merchant’s (商人) flesh (肉) is yours. It is what the contract (合同) says. You may take his flesh!”
Shylock held his knife and told Antonio to get ready. “Wait!” exclaimed Portia. “You will not do anything that is not written in the contract. Is that right, Shylock?”
“Yes, that’s right,” said Shylock. He wondered what the wise young judge was going to say. “Well,” said the young judge, “I have read the contract carefully, and it does not say anything about taking his blood. It says ‘a pound of flesh’. You can take your pound of flesh, but you may not take one drop of his blood. If you take any of his blood, the duke (公爵) will take everything you own!”
Now it was Graziano’s turn to bless the judge and call him wise.
“You wanted justice (公平),” Portia told Shylock, “and you’ll have more justice than you wanted.”
Shylock didn’t want to give everything he owned to the duke. He decided not to take his pound of flesh. He said he would take the money.
“Give me ninety thousand dollars,” he said, “and I will have pity on Antonio and let him go.”
Bassanio was happy to give him the money. He was very pleased that his friend Antonio would not die.
“Wait!” Portia said again. “He does not want the money. It is not written in the contract.”
Shylock said he just wanted to have his money back and wouldn’t even need interest. Bassanio was ready to give it to him, but again Portia stopped him.
“He said he only wanted the thing written in the contract.”
Shylock understood that he would not get his pound of flesh. He understood that he would not get his money. He decided to go home.
“Wait!” said Portia, for the third time. “The law of Venice, says that if you plan to kill a citizen of Venice, you will lose everything that you own. Half of what you have will belong to the person you tried to kill, and the other half will belong to the duke.”
Taken from The Merchant of Venice
1.What do you think of Portia according to the passage?
A.Brave and clever. B.Generous and calm. C.Childish and careless. D.Practical and selfish.
2.Which is the right order of what happened in the story?
a. Shylock decided to take the money instead of Antonio’s pound of flesh.
b. Graziano blessed the judge and called him wise.
c. Shylock just wanted his money back without any interest.
d. The judge made the decision.
e. Shylock held his knife and got ready to take the flesh.
A.e-b-c-a-d. B.e-b-a-c-d. C.d-e-b-a-c. D.d-e-b-c-a.
3.What do you think would happen to Shylock later?
A.He would give everything that he owned to the duke.
B.He would face the loss of everything that he had.
C.He would have his money back without interest.
D.He would try to get Antonio’s flesh in another way.
九年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析
Portia gave the decision. “One pound of the merchant’s flesh is yours It is what the contract (合同) says. You may take his flesh!”
Shylock held his knife and told Antonio to get ready. “Wait!” exclaimed Portia. “You will not do anything that is not written in the contract. Is that right, Shylock?”
“Yes, that’s right,” said Shylock. He wondered what the wise young judge was going to say.
“Well,” said the young judge, “I have read the contract carefully, and it does not say anything about taking his blood. It says ‘a pound of flesh’. You can take your pound of flesh, but you may not take one drop of his blood. If you take any of his blood, the duke will take everything you own!”
Now it was Graziano’s turn to bless the judge and call him wise.
“You wanted justice,” Portia told Shylock, “and you will have more justice than you wanted.”
Shylock didn’t want to give everything he owned to the duke. He decided not to take his pound of flesh. He said he would take the money.
“Give me ninety thousand dollars,” he said, “and I will have mercy on Antonio and let him go.”
Bassanio was happy to give him the money. He was very pleased that his friend Antonio would not die.
“Wait!” Portia said again. “He does not want the money. It is not written in the contract.”
Bar shylock said he just wanted to have his money back and wouldn’t even demand interest. Bassanio was ready to give it to him, but again Portia stopped him.
“He said he wanted only the penalty that is in the contract.”
Shylock understood that he would not get his pound of flesh. He understood that he would not get his money. He decided to go home.
“Wait!” said Portia, for the third time. The law of Venice, says that if you plan to kill a citizen of Venice, you will lose everything that you own. Half of what you have will belong to the person you tried to kill, and the other half will belong to the duke.
Taken from The Merchant of Venice
1.Who was the young judge?
A.graziano B.Bassanio C.Portia D.the duke
2.What do you think of Shylock according to the passage?
A.brave and clever B.cold-hearted and selfish
C.generous and patient D.helpful and warm-hearted
3.Why did Shylock give up taking a pound of flesh at last?
A.Because Antonio’s ships sunk and Shylock had mercy on him.
B.Because Shylock thought that a pound of flesh was worth nothing.
C.Because Antonio gave Shylock ninety thousand dollars.
D.Because Shylock couldn’t take a pound of flesh without any blood.
4.Which of the following sentences is TRUE according to the passage?
A.Shylock was stopped taking money from Bassanio three times.
B.Shylock would have his money back without interest.
C.Shylock lost everything for planning to kill a citizen of Venice.
D.Shylock would give everything that he owned to the duke.
九年级英语阅读单选困难题查看答案及解析
A long time ago there were no donkeys in Gui Zhou. One day a merchant from another part of the country went there and took a donkey with him. Later the donkey got sick and the merchant left it behind and went on his journey. When the donkey was well again, it ran away into the nearby forest.
The tigers in the forest thought that the donkey was a strange animal and they were afraid of it. Whenever it brayed they all ran away as fast as their feet could carry them.
After a few months, the tigers became friendly with the donkey. They played many games with it, but they still afraid of it.
One day the donkey became angry. It kicked one of the tigers with its hind legs. The tigers were very surprised.
“That must be all it can do when it is angry.” They said. Then all the tigers jumped on the donkey and killed it.
1.Why did the donkey stay in Gui Zhou? Because .
A. he got fat B. he got tall
C. he got wet D. he got ill
2.Dogs bark, donkeys .
A. brayed B. mow C. say D. shout
3.Who became friendly with the donkey?
A. The dogs B. The tigers
C. The lions D. The cats
4.What did the donkey do when he was well again? He went .
A. to the river B. to the tree
C. into the forest D. home
5. jumped on the donkey and killed it.
A. All the tigers B. All the dogs
C. All the donkeys D. All the lions
九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
Once upon a time there were two good friends. One is a captain of a ship ,the other is a merchant (商人). The merchant had a young son,who wanted to be a sailor ,so the captain took him for voyages(航海) in his . One day when the captain had come from a voyage with a lot of money,the merchant told him that the price of iron(铁) had and suggested that he should buy some with his money. “I’ll it for you in my storehouse you return from your next voyage,and perhaps you’ll get money.”
But while the captain was away,the price of iron went up very ________ ________,so the merchant sold it and kept the money.When the captain came back,his ________ friend told him that he was very sorry and the mice had ________ ________all the iron.
The captain knew that his friend was telling ________ ,but he stayed ________ and said,“I knew that you had problems with mice in your storehouse.”
After a few days,the captain started ________ ________ voyage,and when he returned home,he said to the merchant,“I’m very sorry,but ________ our voyage a bird came down and carried your son away.”
The merchant was very ________ ________and said,“Birds cannot carry boys!” “And can mice eat iron,” answered the captain.The merchant took the captain to a judge ,who said,“The merchant must give the captain the money which he got when he ________ ________ the iron,and then the captain must bring the merchant’s son back to him. ”
1.A. car B. ship C. train D. boat
2.A. fallen B. changed C. rised D. widened
3.A. hide B. hold C. put D. keep
4.A. when B. since C.until D. after
5.A. less B .many C. more D. little
6.A. slowly B. expensive C. cheap D. high
7.A. dishonest B. honest C. real D. former
8.A. eaten B. sold C. drunk D. borrowed
9.A. lie B. a lie C. lay D. lying
10.A.friendly B. quietly C. calm D. angry
11.A. the other B. another C. other D. others
12.A. while B. after C. during D. before
13.A. disappointed B. puzzled C. happy D. afraid
14.A. either B. neither C. so D. yet
15.A. won B. lose C. bought D. sold
九年级英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Most of the time, we should make decisions by ourselves. ________, no one knows us better than ourselves.
A.In addition B.After all C.For example
九年级英语单选题中等难度题查看答案及解析
Red is one of the_________ and can help you make a decision quickly.
A. calm colours B. warm colours
C. energetic colours D. strong colours
九年级英语单选题中等难度题查看答案及解析
The husband was so happy that his beautiful wife gave birth to ____8-pound baby last night.
A. the B. a C. an D. /
九年级英语单选题中等难度题查看答案及解析
—What do you think of the speech on geography that Mr. Green gave us?
—Great! No one does________ in our school.
A. good B. better C. worse D. best
九年级英语单项填空困难题查看答案及解析
He gave me two answers to the question, but _____ of them is right.
A. neither B. both C. none D. one
九年级英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
He gave me two answers to the question, but _____ of them is right.
A. neither B. both C. none D. one
九年级英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析