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When Antonio told Bassanio to go to town and borrow money，Bassanio visited Shylock. He asked Shylock to lend him thirty thousand dollars and said he would pay it back in three months.
“How do I know you can pay it back?” asked Shylock.
Bassanio smiled，“My friend Antonio will help me. If I do not pay you in three months，he will do it for me.”
Now it was Shylock's turn to smile. Perhaps this would be a chance for him to hurt his enemy in some way. “I understand that Antonio has some ships in different parts of the world，” he said，“and that when they come back，he will have plenty of money. However，there are many risks in his business. There are pirates(海盗)，and there are storms，and everything could be lost. But I am not worried about him because I know that Antonio is a good man. Thirty thousand dollars is a lot of money，but I believe he will help you.”
Shylock went to visit Antonio. When he saw Antonio，he remembered how much he hated him. However，he did not show his hatred(仇恨). He tried to be friendly.
“It is thirty thousand dollars for three months，isn't it?” he asked.
Antonio and Bassanio agreed.
“What interest(利息)will you pay?” he asked.
After that，Antonio and Shylock were arguing(争论)about interest. Antonio called Shylock some bad names.
“He looks like a good apple，” he told Bassanio，“but inside he is rotten.”
Bassanio was worried. Perhaps Shylock would not lend him the money，so he spoke to Antonio. Antonio was sorry.
“Would you still lend us the money?” Antonio asked Shylock.
“Come with me to the judge，” said Shylock，“so that he can write the contract(契约). I will lend you thirty thousand dollars for three months. You will pay no interest. Just for fun，however，let's agree that if you do not pay me the money on time，you will give me one pound of your flesh(肉)from wherever I choose to take it!”
Antonio agreed. He even told Bassanio that he thought Shylock was kind because he was not making them pay interest，but Bassanio did not agree.
“I won't let you do that for me，” he insisted. “The risk is too big. I would rather stay poor and in debt(欠债).”
—Adapted from The Merchant of Venice
(
A. Pirates.
B. Antonio.
C. Bassanio.
D. Nobody.
(
A. Antonio was a bad person，but Shylock was not.
B. Shylock looked friendly，but he was actually unkind.
C. Antonio looked kind，but he was actually stupid.
D. Shylock was a nice person，but Antonio was not.
(
a. Shylock visited Antonio.
b. Bassanio wanted to borrow money from Shylock.
c. Antonio and Shylock argued about interest.
d. Shylock asked for a contract with one pound of flesh.
A. a - c - b - d
B. b - d - c - a
C. c - b - a - d
D. b - a - c - d
(
A. Shylock was a wealthy and generous person.
B. Antonio was willing to take a risk for Bassanio.
C. Bassanio was not worried about the contract.
D. Shylock had no purpose to harm Antonio.
When Antonio told Bassanio to go to town and borrow money，Bassanio visited Shylock. He asked Shylock to lend him thirty thousand dollars and said he would pay it back in three months.
“How do I know you can pay it back?” asked Shylock.
Bassanio smiled，“My friend Antonio will help me. If I do not pay you in three months，he will do it for me.”
Now it was Shylock's turn to smile. Perhaps this would be a chance for him to hurt his enemy in some way. “I understand that Antonio has some ships in different parts of the world，” he said，“and that when they come back，he will have plenty of money. However，there are many risks in his business. There are pirates(海盗)，and there are storms，and everything could be lost. But I am not worried about him because I know that Antonio is a good man. Thirty thousand dollars is a lot of money，but I believe he will help you.”
Shylock went to visit Antonio. When he saw Antonio，he remembered how much he hated him. However，he did not show his hatred(仇恨). He tried to be friendly.
“It is thirty thousand dollars for three months，isn't it?” he asked.
Antonio and Bassanio agreed.
“What interest(利息)will you pay?” he asked.
After that，Antonio and Shylock were arguing(争论)about interest. Antonio called Shylock some bad names.
“He looks like a good apple，” he told Bassanio，“but inside he is rotten.”
Bassanio was worried. Perhaps Shylock would not lend him the money，so he spoke to Antonio. Antonio was sorry.
“Would you still lend us the money?” Antonio asked Shylock.
“Come with me to the judge，” said Shylock，“so that he can write the contract(契约). I will lend you thirty thousand dollars for three months. You will pay no interest. Just for fun，however，let's agree that if you do not pay me the money on time，you will give me one pound of your flesh(肉)from wherever I choose to take it!”
Antonio agreed. He even told Bassanio that he thought Shylock was kind because he was not making them pay interest，but Bassanio did not agree.
“I won't let you do that for me，” he insisted. “The risk is too big. I would rather stay poor and in debt(欠债).”
—Adapted from The Merchant of Venice
(
B
)57. Who would be Shylock's enemy according to the passage?A. Pirates.
B. Antonio.
C. Bassanio.
D. Nobody.
(
B
)58. What does the underlined part “but inside he is rotten” mean in the passage?A. Antonio was a bad person，but Shylock was not.
B. Shylock looked friendly，but he was actually unkind.
C. Antonio looked kind，but he was actually stupid.
D. Shylock was a nice person，but Antonio was not.
(
D
)59.(创新考法·信息排序)Which is the correct order of what happened in the passage?a. Shylock visited Antonio.
b. Bassanio wanted to borrow money from Shylock.
c. Antonio and Shylock argued about interest.
d. Shylock asked for a contract with one pound of flesh.
A. a - c - b - d
B. b - d - c - a
C. c - b - a - d
D. b - a - c - d
(
B
)60. What can we infer from the passage?A. Shylock was a wealthy and generous person.
B. Antonio was willing to take a risk for Bassanio.
C. Bassanio was not worried about the contract.
D. Shylock had no purpose to harm Antonio.
答案
57～60. BBDB
