（江苏宿迁）—Have you read a book called The Mercha...

（江苏宿迁）—Have you read a book called The Merchant of Venice?

—Yes. ________ book is very interesting.

A. An　　 B. A　　 C. The　　 D. /

九年级英语单选题中等难度题查看答案及解析

—Have you ever read the book The Merchant of Venice by Shakspeare?

—Yes. I don’t like Sherlock. He is selfish. He usually only thinks of himself and doesn’t ______ other people

A.care about B.hear about C.worry about D.know about

九年级英语单选题中等难度题查看答案及解析

The book I would like to talk about is The Merchant of Venice. The book is a dramatic work by Shakespear, an English famous writer in the 16th century. It talks about something happening between merchants in Venice. The main characters are Bassanio, Portia, Shylock and Antonio.

The drama begins with Antonio, who helps Bassanio borrow money from Shylock, and then brings out other stories. Bassanio is a poor merchant. He needs money to follow his dream to marry Portia—a very beautiful and rich lady. He first wants to borrow money from his friend Antonio, also a merchant in Venice. Antonio borrows the money from a Jewish rich merchant Shylock. Antonio does much harm to Shylock before because Antonio really hates Jewish. Shylock is a little mean and loves money very much. He always gets interest from the people who borrow money from him. Antonio promises he will pay the money back in three months, or Shylock will be allowed to cut out 1 pound of flesh out of Antonio’s body.

Bassanio successfully wins the love of Portia but soon realizes his friend can not pay the money back to Shylock on time. Bassanio returns to Venice as fast as he can and attends a trial(审讯).The reason why Antonio isn’t able to pay is because his ships are caught in storm. Portia, dressing up as a young lawyer, claims (声称) that the words “ 1 pound of flesh” not “1 pound of flesh and blood”. She says that Shylock is only allowed to remove flesh, but not any blood, which is impossible. Thus, she helps make Antonio safe and make Shylock fail. At the same time, Shylock loses most of his money. At the end, 　　　　　　 .

1.The drama has ________ main characters mentioned in this passage.

A. two B. three C. four D. five

2.According to the passage, which of the following is true?

A. The story happens between merchants in England in the 17th century.

B. Antonio can’t return the money because his ships are caught in storm.

C. Shylock is a Jewish rich merchant and he is generous to everyone.

D. Portia is a real lawyer and she is clever enough to save Antonio’s life.

3.Which one can be used to describe Bassanio?

① A true friend　　 ② A romantic lover　　 ③ A poor merchant　　 ④ A mean Jewish

A. ①②④ B. ②③④ C. ①③④ D. ①②③

4.We can put ___________ in the blank “　　　　　　 ” in Paragraph 3.

A. Antonio takes pity on Shylock

B. Bassanio and Portia have a happy ending

C. everyone including Shylock lives a happy life

D. everyone including Shylock lives a sad life

九年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析

— Have you ever read the book called My Country and My People?

— Yes. It was written by Lin Yutang. His humorous writing style in _______ Chinese _______ English impresses me most.

A.either; or B.neither; nor C.not; but D.both; and

九年级英语单选题中等难度题查看答案及解析

The Merchant of Venice is a play written by British author William Shakespeare. In the play a young man named Bassanio falls in love with a girl named Portia. He needs some money. So he turns to his friend Antonio for help. But Antonio doesn’t have enough money, either. He plans to borrow some money from a moneylender named Shylock. Shylock, who is heartless and greedy, agrees to lend the money, but only on one condition. What condition is it? Let’s read the following story together.

“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(守财奴), 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 c B.b a c d C.c d a b D.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

九年级英语阅读单选困难题查看答案及解析

—Have you read through the two books I lent you last week?

—No, 　　　　　　　　 　 of them is easy to read.

A. neither　　 B. either　　 C. both　　 D. none

九年级英语单选题中等难度题查看答案及解析

When you finish reading the book, you will have _______ better understanding of ______ life.

A. the; the　　 B. the; /　　 C. a; an　　 D. a; /

九年级英语单项填空困难题查看答案及解析

--- Have you read the book The Diary of a Young Girl?

---Actually yes. It’s (a )________of the victory of the human spirit.

A. symbol　　　　　　　　 B. record

C. progress　　　　 　 　 D. success

九年级英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

--- Have you read the book The Diary of a Young Girl?

---Actually yes. It’s (a )________of the victory of the human spirit.

A. symbol　　　　　　 B. record

C. progress　　　　　 D. success

九年级英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析

When you finish reading the book, you will have ________ understanding of life.

A. a better　　　　　　　　 B. the better

C. a best　　　　　　　　　　 D. the best

九年级英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析