题目内容
The cartoon is jokingly updating Shylock, a leading figure from William Shakespeare’s classic play The Merchant of Venice, to fit into the new age of the Internet. In the play, the Christian merchant Antonio has borrowed money from Shylock ,who is Jewish. Because of their religion Jews like Shylock have been regarded as low and worthless and badly mistreated by the noble-styled gentleman Antonio and his friends, who at that time contained the very Christian society of Venice and indeed all Europe .On account of the conflict between members of the two religions, despite their being willing to enter into business deals, there is little love or friendship between the two.
Shylock agrees to lend Antonio the money but as part of the written agreement he insist that should Antonio fail to repay him on time he must cut a pound of his own flesh from his body and present it to Shylock. This of course would kill him but nonetheless Antonio agrees. In the end, Antonio’s business fails as the ships carrying his goods sink （Antonio is truly a gentlemen but not much of a businessman）,and Antonio has to be forced to threateningly face Shylock and his demands.
In the cartoon, Shylock is a merchant who operates, as many businessmen do today, on the Internet. His website, www.poundoffflesh, com. is probably where Antonio would log on to get terms of his loan. The humor lies in the contrast between the very modern business technology and the very old-fashioned costume Shylock is wearing.
1.We may learn from the text that the writer of the article is for the purpose of ____.
A. grandly advertising the new cartoon to the audience
B. warning us not to borrow money from the merchants like Shylock
C. simply introducing a new cartoon on the net to the public
D. telling readers to be sincere and honest when you deal with your friends
2.The underlined word “contain” probably means ____.
A. control B. cover C .include D. create
3.You will find it very funny when you see the cartoon that ____.
A. large amounts of money go into Shylock’s cashbox
B. Antonio doesn’t suffer from his flesh being cut off his body
C. many famous actors and actress are invited to perform the updated classic play
D. all the characters in the cartoon are not in today’s clothes though they do nowaday business
4.What would be the best title for the text?
A. The E-merchant of Venice
B. Business between Shylock and Antonio
C. Never Borrow Money from Shylock
D. Sow the Wind and Reap（gain） the Whirlwind
1. 解析：该题为主旨大意题。概括文章的中心内容，作者只不过向读者介绍了一种新的网络游戏而已。文章第一段首句也明确地点出了作者的写作目的。
答案：C
2. 解析：由上下文可以知道：当时的威尼斯社会是由主流的基督教徒控制的社会，像Shylock 这样的犹太教徒是受到歧视的。因此，contain在此处是“控制”的意思。
答案：A
3. 解析：该题为细节题。根据文章最后一句话可以判断出答案。
答案：D
4. 解析：该题为主旨大意题。该文作者主要是向人们介绍了网络游戏版的新《威尼斯商人》。因此，A选项符合文章的中心意思，可以作为标题。
答案：A
口算题天天练系列答案There is no other five-year –old like him. He has a potato-shaped head , thick eyebrows and a voice that is not easily forgotten. He is not evil, but trouble follows him wherever he goes.
Crayon Shinchan（蜡笔小新）enjoys great popularity in China. He has many fans in Hong Kong , Taiwan and on the mainland. And he is one of the hottest cartoon characters in his home country, Japan.
But, the trouble-maker’s show was ranked the No. 1 most unwanted cartoon program by Japan’s Parents’ Association on April 18.
More than half the parents who took part in the study thought Shinchan was a negative role model for children. They believed his actions and speech were adult in nature and not suitable for kids.
Many parents and education experts in China agree with them. Shinchan, they say, is really offensive. He looks out for pretty ladies on the street; at the bookstore he reads magazines full of sexy women; he pretends to be kidnapped by his teacher when he sees a police car; and he raises his mum’s skirt and shouts out the color of her underpants if she doesn’t buy him what he wants.
“Crayon Shimchan is full of dirty humor. The boy shows some terrible adult ment
ality(心态),which doesn’t match his age,” said Pang Lijuan, professor of the Education Department at Beijing Normal University. Pang further pointed out that Shinchan destroys the traditional image of a polite, hard-working boy. She fears that some teens may copy his behavior and harm their psychological development. Pang and many others in China think that Shinchan is a cartoon for adults-----not for children.
But some kids disagree. Jiangxin, a senior 2 student in Luhe Middle School 
in Beijing, became a fan of Shinchan after he first saw the cartoon two years ago. He said it is Shinchan’s humor , courage, and cleverness that makes him and his friends love the little cartoon character . “Shinchan looks at the adults’ world with kid’s eyes. He uncovers the hypocrisy(虚伪) and selfishness in a childish way,” explained Jiang. “We watch it just for fun.” But Jiang also admitted that Shinchan is not good for all ages. “It may not be suitable for primary school kids. They may try to blindly copy him.”
Shinchan’s “father ”, Japan’s popular cartoonist, Yoshito Ushi, never thought Shinchan would cause such a heated discussion. He argued that Shinchan is a childish copy of Japan’s middle-aged men. The boy does everything adults would like, but don’t dar
e to do. “People can easily forgive him because he’s only five years old,” said Yoshito.
【小题1】 Teachers and parents dislikes Crayon Shincha
n because .
| A．he looks very ugly |
| B．he caused a heated discussion |
| C．the character was created by an adult cartoonist |
| D．he was regarded as a negative role model for children to follow |
| A．he looks very funny |
| B．the cartoon character is suitable for all ages |
| C．they think he is humorous, clever and brave |
| D．he is a childish copy of Japan’s middle-aged men |
| A．humorous | B．ugly-looking | C．funny | D．unpleasant |
| A．Shinchan is such a naughty boy that he can’t behave himself. |
| B．Shinchan is trying to draw people’s attention by doing some offensive things. |
| C．Shinchan wants to set a role model in a different way. |
| D．Shinchan’ s behaviour is just a childish copy of Japan’s middle-aged men. |
Forgiving someone who has hurt you or let you down is never an easy thing. Several new studies, however, say that it could have a lot of health benefits. When you think of forgiveness, you probably don’t think of it as being a health or medical problem. Studies from Stanford University, on the other hand, show that something like anger can change your well-being.
When cartoon book characters like the incredible（难以置信） Hulk get angry, they change colours and often gain special power. In the real world, anger is less obvious and may be more dangerous. That’s why Professor Fred Luskin, founder of the Stanford Forgiveness Project and author of Forgive for Good, says holding on to anger and hatred can harm your physical and mental health. Two new studies seem to show the same idea.
The studies find that people who are able to forgive feel less stress, less back pain, and less depression（沮丧）。 They also have fewer headaches, lower blood pressure, and fewer problems on sleeping.
So it doesn’t matter if your anger is caused by the traffic or other things. Learning to let it go is important. Techniques such as deep breath or thought can help. Or just ask yourself if it’s worth hurting yourself by staying angry with someone else.
Forgiveness does not mean that you simply accept what happened and say it’s OK. Instead, it’s a way of making peace with yourself about what happened in the past. .www.7caiedu.cn
1. The author of the passage tries to make his viewpoint clear ______.
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A．by raising his own examples. |
B．based on his own experience. |
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C．by mentioning some studies. |
D．by mentioning some typical patients. |
2. The example of the cartoon book characters is taken in the passage to____.
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A．support the viewpoint that anger and hatred harm physical and mental health. |
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B．introduce a famous expert. |
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C．let the reader know the different colours of cartoon faces. |
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D．show how to control one’s temper. |
3.The underlined phrase “holding on to” in this passage possibly means“__”。
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A．removing. |
B．keeping up. |
C．getting rid of. |
D．learning about. |
4.The best title for this passage is probably _______.
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A．Forgiveness. |
B．Forgiveness Is Good for Health. |
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C．A Secret to Keeping Health. |
D．Anger Is Bad for Health. |