Reading&IntegratingskillstheMerchantofVenice(1)Fast-reading:Readthetexts,Placethepicturesinrightorder..123456Fastreading1.Thetextmainlytellsabout___.A.Antonio’skindnessB.Portia’sclevernessC.Shylock’scrueltyD.alloftheabove2.Inthetexttheauthorshowsushumanbeing’smerit(优点)of____.A.braveryB.prideC.kindnessD.toleranceCarefulreading1.What’stheturningpointoftheplay?Portia’sturningupinthecourtistheturningpoint.2.Whatmustn’tShylocktake?Hemustn’ttakeanybloodoutofAntonio.3.ItseemedthattheDukeinthecourtsupported___.A.PortiaB.AntonioC.ShylockD.noneoftheabove4.WhatdoesShylockdecidetotakeinsteadofthepoundofflesh?HedecidedtotakethreetimesthemoneymorethanAntonioborrowedfromhim.5.Findouttherightorder:A.ShylockinsistedonhavingonepoundofAntonio’sflesh.B.PortiaaskedShylocktoshowhismercyonAntonio.C.AntoniosaidhislastwordstoBassanio.D.PortiawarnedBassaniooftheimpossibilityofchangingthelaw.BADC6.Whycan’thetakethemoneythen?Becauseheonlywantsjustice.7.Shylockwaschargedwith(指控)___.A.murderB.stealingC.cheatD.ill-treatment8.Topunishamurderer,thelawofVenicewould___.AtakeeverythingthatheownedawayB.sentencehimtoimprisonmentC.sentencehimtodeathD.bothAandBPost-readingAnalyzethemaincharacters.Findsentencesinthetexttosupportyourideas.greedyandmeancold-bloodedstone-heartedvengeful(复仇心重的)crafty(狡诈的)Shylock:Portia:smartwisekindmercifuldecisivebravegenerousweaksheepish胆怯kindfriendlyAntonio:1.WhydoyouthinkShylockpreferstotakehispoundoffleshinsteadofthemoneyfromBasanio?Antonioishisenemy.ShylockhatedhimbecausehadmanytimesscoldedShylockpubliclyforbeinggreedyandcruel.Shylockwantstousethisopportunitytokillhim.2.Whataretwomeaningsof“I’llpayhimbackwithallmyheart”?Literally:withtheheartwhichheshallcutoutofmybody.Metaphorically:whole-hearted,willinglyNote:inEnglish“withallyourheart”meanswithallyourstrength,emotionorenergy.3.Whatisusuallyweighedwithabalance?Whatgoesintothescalesleftandright?Abalanceisusedtoweighthings.Thegoodsforsalegointoonescaleandtheweightgoesintotheother.4.Whyabalanceisneededintheplay?TomakesurethatShylockcanonlytakeexactlyonepoundoffleshfromAntonio.5.What’sthedeepermeaningofthebalance?Thedeepermeaningofthebalanceisthatitstandsforjustice.InPortia’scourtthedifferentheartisweighed.Readthefollowingsentencesthatcouldbespokenintheplay.Whosayswhatandtowhom?sentencespokenbyspokento“Ifeelsorryforyou.You’vecometofaceanenemywithaheartofstone,whoknowsneitherpitynormercy.”“Idon’thavetogiveyouanswersthatwillpleaseyou”“Don’tworry!Beforehecaneventakeonedropofyourblood,hewillfirsthavetotakemyflesh,blood,bonesandeverythingelse.”“Don’tfeelbadthatafriendpaidbackthemoneyyouowed,butfeelbadthatyoulosthim.”DukeAntonioShylockBassanioBassanioAntonioAntonioBassanioAccordingtothefollowingpictures,retellthetextsinyourownwords.Amongthesepersons,whodoyoulikebest?Why?Whichqualitydoyouthinkisthemostimportanttoaperson?Giveyourreasons.Freetalk:1.Bysaying“bereasonable.”theDukewantsShylocktobe____.A.forgivingB.calmC.kind-heartedD.reasonable2.Theword“scold”inthesecondparagraphmeans___.A.foolwithB.laughatC.criticizeD.makeknown