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

Several months ago, my husband and I were on an island for a long weekend with our five-year-old twin daughters. As we went back and talked about what to do next, our girls jumped in and told us exactly what they wanted to do. “We want to go to the butterfly museum,” said Emily and Hanna.

As soon as we walked into the main area of the museum, we saw thousands of beautiful butterflies. They all flapped (拍打) their colourful wings.

My girls were jumping up and down, and I knew it was right for us to take them to the museum. They were having so much fun.

I turned to our museum tour guide because I was curious (好奇的) and asked, “How long do butterflies live?”

She said, “About ten days.”

“What can butterflies do in ten days?” I asked.

The guide stopped, looked at me, and said, “They make the world a more beautiful place.”

“Wow,” I said, “I never thought about butterflies like that. Thank you.”

After we said goodbye, I couldn’t stop thinking about what the guide had said. She was right. We all have something to give the world with the time we have. When we put our gifts on taking care of each other every day, we can make a difference.

Appreciate (欣赏) the impact (影响) you can have on your family, friends, co-workers and neighbours. Like a butterfly, you have your own way of making the world more beautiful for everyone.

1.Who wrote this article?

A. The father. B. The mother. C. Emily. D. Hanna.

2.How did Emily and Hanna feel when they visited the museum?

A. Excited. B. Curious. C. Tired. D. Bored.

3.What did the guide think of butterflies?

A. She was surprised to know the butterflies live so long.

B. She thought butterflies could do nothing for the world.

C. She felt sorry for the butterflies that live such a short life.

D. She believed the lives of butterflies are short but meaningful.

4.By writing this story, the writer tries to .

A. tell us something surprising about life

B. share her wonderful story in the museum

C. ask more people to visit the butterfly museum

D. encourage (鼓励) us to make a difference in the world

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