Ⅱ. (2023·扬州仪征期末)阅读表达
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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!” said Portia. “You will not do anything that is not written in the contract. Is that right, Shylock?” “Yes, that’s right,” said Shylock. “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!”
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. Bassanio was happy to give him the money because he thought he could save his friend Antonio in this way.
Portia, however, had more to say. “Wait!” she said again. “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 the contract. Shylock, you can take your pound of flesh, just as the contract says. Why are you waiting?” she asked. Shylock said he just wanted to have his money back.
“Just give me the money I lent you. I won’t even demand interest,” he said. Bassanio was ready to give the money to him, but again Portia stopped him and said,“He said in front of us all that he did not want the money. 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.
—Taken from The Merchant of Venice
根据短文内容回答问题(每小题答案不超过10个单词)。
1. Whose flesh did Shylock want to take?
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2. What would happen if Shylock took Antonio’s blood?
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3. How did Bassanio want to save his friend Antonio?
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4. Why did Shylock decide to go home at last?
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5. 中考新考法 开放式谈对波西亚的看法 What do you think of Portia in the passage?
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1. Antonio's.
2. The duke would take everything Shylock owned.
3. By giving the money to Shylock. /By giving Shylock the money.
4. Because he knew he wouldn't get Antonio's flesh or money. /Because he knew he would get nothing. /Because he failed. /Because he was beaten.
5. She is clever and careful. /She is wise and brave.
一题多解 本题属于开放性试题，答案不唯一，言之有理即可。根据文中描述的波西亚对契约的解读及与夏洛克的对峙可以看出，她聪明细心，勇敢且充满智慧。