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六、新语篇 戏剧《威尼斯商人》(2025·南京栖霞区期末改编)阅读理解(15分)
莫莉分享了莎士比亚的戏剧《威尼斯商人》中的两个场景。
Scene 1
Characters—Bassanio, Antonio, Shylock, the lawyer(律师)
Bassanio:(shouting)I have enough money. I can pay you. Make Antonio free!
Shylock: That isn't possible. ▲ Nobody has the right to change the contract. I refuse to accept any payment except a pound of Antonio's flesh(肉).
Lawyer:(to Shylock)You should show mercy to this man, or he will die.
Shylock: Why should I? No mercy! I want justice(正义)!
Lawyer: Are you sure that you still want a pound of his flesh?
Shylock: Of course.
Lawyer: Excellent. By contract, Shylock can take a pound of Antonio's flesh.(Antonio is crying. Shylock is holding his knife over Antonio.)Stop!(to Shylock)Your contract is only for flesh, not blood! If blood falls, you will be guilty of murder! Then you will go to prison!
Shylock:(dropping the knife)What?… Okay, I will accept money as payment.
Lawyer:(coldly)Remember, you have signed your name on the contract papers. You must take a pound of flesh, or you get nothing at all.
Shylock: I give up! I will drop my case!(Shylock angrily leaves the room and everyone cheers.)
Bassanio:(to lawyer)Dear sir, I really want to thank you.
Lawyer:(laughing)Oh, really? How can you thank me?(The lawyer left and changed the clothes.)
Scene 2
Characters—Bassanio, Antonio, Portia
Bassanio:(to Portia)Believe it or not, we won the case. Oh, dear! Antonio has been saved!
Portia:(smiling)(change the voice)Your contract is only for flesh, not blood! If blood falls, you will be guilty of murder! Then you will go to prison!
Bassanio:(surprisedly)How do you know that?
Portia:(show the lawyer's clothes to them)I was the young lawyer.(Everyone laughs and looks very happily at each other.)
(B)1. 中考新考法 句子还原 What would be the best sentence to put in the blank ▲ ?
A. A lie is a lie.
B. A promise is a promise.
C. A bad always tells lies.
D. A good man gets a good pay.
(A)2. What does the underlined word “mercy” probably mean?
A. Kindness.
B. Patience.
C. Confidence.
D. Happiness.
(D)3. What can we get from the play?
A. Antonio will be put in prison.
B. Bassanio will lose a pound of flesh.
C. Shylock would have his money back.
D. Shylock didn't get what he wanted.

答案： 【文章大意】本文节选自莎士比亚的戏剧——《威尼斯商人》。
1.B [解析]推理判断题。根据上下文可知，夏洛克拒绝接受除了安东尼奥一磅肉之外的任何付款，他强调必须遵守合同，“A promise is a promise.”(一言既出，驷马难追。)符合他坚持按合同办事的态度；“A lie is a lie.”(谎言就是谎言。)与文意不符；“A bad always tells lies.”(坏人总是说谎。)在文中未体现；“A good man gets a good pay.”(好人有好报。)也不符合此处语境。故选B。
2.A [解析]词义猜测题。从律师对夏洛克说的“You should show mercy to this man，or he will die.”(你应该对这个人表现出怜悯，否则他会死。)可以看出，律师希望夏洛克能有怜悯之心。kindness(善良，仁慈)与“mercy”意思相近。故选A。
3.D [解析]细节理解题。根据场景一中“I give up! I will drop my case!(Shylock angrily leaves the room and everyone cheers.)”可知，夏洛克既没拿到安东尼奥的一磅肉，也没拿到钱，最后放弃了诉讼，所以他没有得到自己想要的。故选D。