圣诞颂歌威尼斯商人 (1).doc

圣诞颂歌A)圣诞颂歌的主角是个吝啬自私，待人刻薄的商人Scrooge。他在圣诞夜的时候遇到了他死了7年的合作伙伴通知他今夜会有三个精灵过去的圣诞鬼魂，现在的圣诞鬼魂以及将来的圣诞鬼魂来到他家。 因为他一直吝啬而且贪婪，所以如果Scrooge还不改正的话，死后便会坠入地狱。scrooge 看见地狱的惨状以后有些害怕。之后他遇见了过去的自己，又重温了了一遍童年的温暖，以及看到他姐姐对他的关爱，以及当年当学徒时，老板与员工欢度圣诞，款待员工的情形。之后他跟着现在的圣诞鬼魂，参观他的穷苦办事员和他外甥的家，看他们如何欢度圣诞，又嫉妒又后悔的看完了一切。最后未来的鬼魂来了，让他看到死后无人关心的凄惨下场。这一切让Scrooge终于看明白了自己的错误并且恳求未来再给他一个机会。之后Scrooge成为了远近闻名的宽厚仁慈，乐善好施的好人。圣诞颂歌对当代的读者仍有极强的指导意义，它启发我们金钱并不是幸福的保障，一颗善良，仁厚，感恩的心才是幸福的源泉。B) Scrooge was a mean and selfish man. He loved money very much, only money. He thought he could not get enough and 1 gave any of it away.As a man, he was 2 cold inside as he was outside. Wherever he went, he took this 3 with him. He was as cold as a stone, so nobody liked him and nobody stopped him on the street. When children saw them 4 , they 5 . Even the dogs of the blind men pulled their masters 6 his way. No one ever asked the time because he was too mean 7 anyone the time. But Scrooge didnt care. He cared only about his money.He was also 8 generous of men. 9 Christmas Eve, it was cold ,bite(刺骨的) weather. He made his clerk 10 harder than others. He kept the door 11 so that he could see what his clerk was doing. It was very cold in the office. Scrooge was 12 mean that he would not 13 money to heat his office. There was even ice on his hair. In his office, he had only a small fire, but the fire in his clerks office was 14 . The clerk had to warm himself 15 putting his hands around the candle on his desk. He tried to imagine that this made him warmer, but he was a man of little imagination.( ) 1.A. never B. seldom C. sometimes D. always( ) 2.A. as B. so C. too D. very( ) 3 A. cold B. coldness C. coldly D. colder( ) 4.A.come B. coming C. to come D. came( ) 5.A.ran away B. ran to him C .talked with him D. played with him( ) 6.A. out of B. away C. from D. out ( ) 7.A. to give B .give C. gave D. giving( ) 8.A.least B. the least C. the most D. most( ) 9.A.In B. At C. On D./( ) 10.A.working B. to work C. worked D. work( ) 11.A.open B. opened C .closed D. close ( ) 12.A.so B. very C. quite D. rather( ) 13.A. spend B. cost C. take D. paid( ) 14.A.more smaller B. even smaller C. more bigger D. even bigger( ) 15. A. with B. in C. by D. ofC) Scrooge ate his dinner alone in a nearby inn and then went to his home. This was a dark room above some offices. Even the entrance was dark, but Scrooge knew his way about in the fog without a light. On the door of the building, there was a large metal door knocker. To Scrooges surprise, it now looked like Marleys face. It had never looked like this before, and Scrooge had not even thought about Marley since the man had died. Scrooge looked at the door knocker for several moments, and then it changed back to being an ordinary door knocker again. Scrooge told himself that what he had seen had been his imagination. He closed the door and then he went up to his room where he lit a candle. The sound of his voice seemed to echo throughout the building. Then another strange thing happened as he climbed the wide stairs. In front of him, he thought he saw a hearse(灵车). He could not be sure, though, because the light from his candle was not very strong. Scrooge was not worried about darkness. He liked it because it was cheap.Before going to bed, he looked up at an old bell that hung from the ceiling. It was a bell that at one time had been used to send for a servant, but it had not been used for many years. Now, suddenly, it began to move and a few moments later it began to ring. Scrooge was now afraid. He became even more afraid when he a few minutes later he heard a loud noise coming from the rooms beneath the building. These were rooms where a wine merchant keeps all his wines.( ) 1.What was different about Scrooges door knocker?A. It looked like Marleys face B. It was decorated with hollyC. It was broken D. It was missing( ) 2. Why did Scrooge like darkness? A. Because he liked to use his imagination B. Because it didnt cost any money C. Because he didnt like to be seen D. Because he liked to scare people( ) 3. According to the second paragraph, what scared Scrooge? A. A candle went out and it was dark B. The fire was out of control C. His servant was gone D. A bell started ringing by itself威尼斯商人A) 威尼斯商人The Merchant of Venice是英国伟大的戏剧家莎士比亚写的四大喜剧之一故事大概是这样的：在威尼斯生活着很多不同经历，不同品格的商人。故事的主人公就是一个成功的商人,他的名字叫：安东尼奥(Antonio)他聪明、勤奋、慷慨大方，博得了大家的信任。所以事业发展很快。最近又一批买卖即将成功，这使他万分高兴。这时，安东尼奥的朋友巴萨尼奥(Bassanio)，正匆匆走来，原来他深深的爱上了鲍西娅(Portia)公主,想去求婚。但他觉得只有自己穿上最好的衣服才能和公主相配，但他现在很贫困，因此只好向安东尼奥借钱。安东尼奥答应了朋友的请求。但他全部的财产都在货船上，但货船还没有到岸。那么只有向夏洛克(Shylock)借钱了。夏洛克是一个心胸狭窄、贪图小便宜的人，他一直很嫉妒安东尼奥的才华。当他得知安东尼奥要向自己借钱，心中暗暗高兴。于是，在条约里写到：“如不按时还钱，就要从你的身上割下一磅肉。”安东尼奥冒着生命危险答应了。巴萨尼奥和鲍西娅结婚了。但是，一个坏消息传入了他们的耳中。安东尼奥的船队沉没了，夏洛克逼他马上还钱。但安东尼奥现在一贫如洗。夏洛克把他告上了法庭，准备按条约上说的去做。在法庭上法官说:“你只能从他身上割下一磅肉，不允许有一滴血，要不然你就是违约。”可夏洛克根本做不到。最后法官判夏洛克败诉，并把他财产的一半分给安东尼奥，另一半归国家。事后，安东尼奥才得知那个聪明的法官就是鲍西娅装扮的.为了救朋友她想出了这个妙计。不久大家得知了一个好消息：安东尼奥的船队并没有沉没，现在已经抵达港口了。我被莎士比亚小说里的每一个情节所感动，也从中感悟到了很多人世间的道理。从安东尼奥、巴萨尼奥、鲍西娅的身上，我看到了他们都有对朋友真诚、友好的一颗心.为了朋友的幸福，安东尼奥冒着生命危险满足了朋友的需要，为了让朋友得到幸福，宁可牺牲自己。鲍西娅既聪明又善良，她用自己的智慧，换回了朋友的生命。但是一提到夏洛克，我的心头就充满了厌恶：他心胸狭窄、贪婪、凶狠，世界上难道还有这么狠毒的人吗？我觉得读书可以让我懂得好多人世间的道理，分清善恶，指引我的未来做一个善良聪明，有爱心的人.B) 完形填空There was another rich man in Venice. His name was Shylock. He earned his money 1 lending money to 2 people and making them pay interest(利息). A lot of people 3 money from him. “Will you still lend us the money?” Antonio asked Shylock.“Why should I?” asked Shylock. “You often say bad words about 4 for the way I lend money. I 5 argue with you about it because I am a man who does not get angry 6 . You call me names. You call me a dog. You spit on my clothes. Now you need my 7 , and you come to me and ask for money. I should tell you 8 a dog has no money. How can a dog lend you thirty thousand dollars? Or should I say thank you for 9 on my clothes? Should I say that because of these kind acts I will be 10 to lend you thirty thousand dollars?”“If you lend us this money,” pleaded(恳求) Antonio, “I will not call you names or spit on your clothes again. I am not asking you to lend us the money as if we were your friends. Lend it to us as if we were your enemies. Then if we cannot pay it back in time, you will feel even 11 about making us pay the penalty(惩罚).”Shylock pretended(假装) to be 12 . “Antonio, I want to be your friend. I want to forget all the bad things you said to me. I want to help you. I wont make you 13 interest for the money I lend you. 14 , lets agree that if you pay me on time, you will give me one pound of your flesh(肉) from wherever I choose 15 it. ” ( ) 1. A. at B. by C. with D. for( ) 2. A. other B. others C. another D. the others( ) 3. A. borrowed B. lent C. gave D. bought( ) 4. A. I B. him C. me D. her( ) 5.A. often B. never C. usually D. always( ) 6.A. quick B. quickly C. easy D. simply( ) 7.A. work B. hope C. help D. dream( ) 8. A that B. if C. what D. whether( ) 9. A spit B. spat C. spitting D. spiting( ) 10. A. pleased B. pleasant C. pleasure D. unpleasant( ) 11 A. well B. better C. badly D. good( ) 12. A. surprised B. surprising C. amazing D. frightened( ) 13. A. take B. cost C. pay D. spend( ) 14. A. But B. However C. Though D. Yet( ) 15. A. take B. taking C. to take D tookC)阅读理解 Bassanio said he would do anything he could do to save Antonio. He would die in his place or give up his wife if it could help Antonio. His wife, Portia, disguised (伪装) as a judge(法官), was not very happy to hear this. Shylock shouted “Let me hear the decision!” Portia gave the decision. “One pound of the merchants fresh(肉) is yours! It is what the contract 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 it right, Shylock?”“Yes, thats 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 flood, the duck(公爵) will take everything you own!” Shylock didnt 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.Bassanio was happy to give him the money. “Here it is,” he said. I have it ready for you He was very pleased that his friend Antonio would not die.“Wait!” Portia said. “He does not want the money. It is not written in the contract, and he said that he would not do anything that was not written in th