江苏省扬州市高邮市2021-2023年中考英语二模试题分类汇编：阅读表达

江苏省扬州市高邮市 2021-2023年中考英语二模试题分类汇编 阅读表达 2023年江苏省扬州市高邮市中考二模英语试题 五、阅读表达（共5小题, 每小题2分, 计10分） 阅读下面短文, 用英语回答短文后的问题（每题回答字数不超过10字词） The news for Antonio was not good—his ship sank in the sea between England and France. Its cargo lay on the bottom of the sea, and Antonio lost his money. Shylock was still angry about his daughter, Jessica, and the news for him was not good either. He paid people to look for her, but they could not find her. They came back with news about the money she had spent. All this made Shylock angrier and angrier. "My daughter has gone, " he said. "And all I hear is how she spends my money! How can she do this to me?” However, when he heard that Antonio had lost a ship and all its valuable cargo, he was pleased. He decided that if Antonio could not pay back his debt he would make him pay the penalty. He would take one pound of his flesh. He would choose the heart. Then Antonio would not be able to take business away from him any longer because Antonio would be dead. The news got worse for Antonio. He lost another ship in a storm near Tripoli. It was a very large ship full of valuable cargo. The news soon came to Venice, and Shylock was happier than ever. Now he would have revenge （报复）oil his old enemy. “You will not take a pound of his flesh, will you?" Antonio's friends asked Shylock. “Yes, I will.” he replied. “ It will make me feel good. He has often laughed at me when I lose money or even when I don't lose money. He lends money to people for no interest, and so he takes away my friends and my business. If you do me wrong, won't I take revenge?” （取材于扬州市“五个一百工程”指定阅读书目《威尼斯商人》） 56. What was the bad news for Antonio? 57. Why was Shylock angry with his daughter? 58. How would Shylock make Antonio pay the penalty? 59. What does Shylock really care about? 60. What is Shylock like in your eyes? 2022年江苏省扬州市高邮市中考二模英语试卷 五、任务型阅读（共10小题, 每小题1分, 计10分） 阅读下面短文, 用英语回答短文后的问题（每题回答字数不超过10个词）。 One of the most important activities of our life is sleep. World Sleep D