Some myths are stories told since ancient times to explain the causes for natural happenings.
The Greek myth that explains why there are changes of (36) _______ is about Demeter, the goddess of the harvest.She had a daughter, Persephone, whom she loved very much.Hades, god of the underworld, fell in love with Persephone, and he asked Zeus, the ( 37) _______ of the gods, to give Persephone to him as his (38) _______.Zeus did not want either to disappoint Hades or to upset Demeter, so he said he would not agree to the marriage, but neither would he (39) _______ it.Hades, therefore, decided to take the girl without (40) _______.When Persephone was picking flowers in the garden, he seized her and took her to the underworld.When Demeter (41) _______ what happened to Persephone, she became so (42) _______ that she caused all plants to ( 43 ) _______.People were in (44) _________ of starving.But Demeter was determined not to let crops grow (45 ) _______ her daughter, Persephone, was returned to her.(46) __________, still not wanting to disappoint Hades, decided upon a condition for Persephone's (47) ______ .She could go back to her mother if she had not (48) ________ anything while she was in the underworld.Demeter (49) ________ it because she did not know that Persephone had eaten several pomegranate (石榴) seeds in the underworld.When Zeus (50) ______ this, he agreed that Persephone could spend part of the year with her (51) _______, but he added that since she had eaten the seeds, she must spend part of the year in the underworld.And so it (52) ________ that when Persephone is in the underworld, Demeter is sad and therefore (53) _______ not let the crops grow.That is (54) ______ we have winter when plants do not grow.When Persephone returns, Demeter is (55)______ , it is spring, and plants begin to grow again
36. A. periods | B. seasons | C.time | D. age |
37. A. winner | B. ruler | C.a(chǎn)dvisor | D. fighter |
38. A. wife | B. lover | C.partner | D. daughter |
39. A. forbid | B. forgive | C.a(chǎn)dmit | D. accept |
40. A. arrangement | B. warning | C.reason | D. permission |
41. A. let out | B. worked out | C.thought out | D. found out |
42. A. excited | B. tired | C.a(chǎn)ngry | D. serious |
43. A. grow fast | B. start growing | C.stop growing | D. grow slowly |
44. A. danger | B. hope | C.turn | D. case |
45. A. since | B. until | C.a(chǎn)fter | D. when |
46. A. Persephone | B. Zeus | C.Demeter | D. Hades |
47. A. return | B. change | C.marriage | D. journey |
48. A. stolen | B. found | C.eaten | D. heard |
49. A. understood | B. refused | C.doubted | D. accepted |
50. A. discovered | B. studied | C.forgot | D. prepared |
51. A. daughter | B. mother | C.god | D. ruler |
52. A. works | B. remains | C.happens | D. starts |
53. A. should | B. can | C.dare | D. will |
54. A. where | B. because | C.why | D. how |
55. A. nice | B. friendly | C.fresh | D. happy |
36.B
解析:文章主要的介紹了在古代人們是如何來解釋自然現(xiàn)象的。從文章中的the goddess of the harvest可以知道指的是季節(jié)的變化。
37.B
解析: ruler意思為“統(tǒng)治者”,這也可以根據(jù)我們所了解的一些希臘神話得到答案。
38.A
解析:從后面的marriage一詞可以知道,指的是要那Persephone(宙斯)作為他的妻子。
39.A
解析:從前面的意思可以看出Zeus即不拒絕也不承認。
40.D
解析:既然這樣的話,Hades就把Persephone(宙斯)帶走,而沒有經(jīng)過許可。
41.D
解析:find out的意思為“查明”;而let out為“發(fā)出”;work out為“算出,解決”。
42.C
解析:Demeter很是生氣的。
43.C
解析:因為她是the goddess of the harvest,所以她讓所有的莊稼都停止了生長。
44.A
解析:人們也就處在挨餓的危險中。
45.B
解析: 知道Demeter看到她的女兒回來才讓莊稼生長,注意此處為not…until句型。
46.B
解析:根據(jù)上文的意思可以看出是Zeus不想讓Hades失望。
47.A
解析:表示回來。
48.C
解析:根據(jù)后面句子中的意思可以判斷出正確答案的。
49.D
解析:表示Demeter接受了這個意見。
51.B
解析:根據(jù)文章的意思Persephone可以和她的母親呆上一段時間。
52.C
解析:這樣的事情也就會發(fā)生的。
53.D
解析: 既然她很傷心的,所以她就不會讓莊稼生長了。
54.C
解析:從這里來說明原因。
55.D
解析:根據(jù)后面的情景,可以看出Demeter是很高心的。
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Some myths are stories told since ancient times to explain the causes for natural happenings. The Greek myth that explains why there are changes of 21 is about Demeter, the goddess of the harvest. She had a daughter, Persephone, whom she loved very much. Hades, god of the underworld, fell in love with Persephone, and he asked Zeus, the 22 of the gods, to give Persephone to him as his 23 . Zeus did not want either to disappoint Hades or to upset Demeter, so he said he would not agree to the marriage, but neither would he 24 it. Hades, therefore, decided to take the girl without 25 . When Persephone was picking flowers in the garden, he seized her and took her to the underworld. When Demeter 26 what happened to Persephone, she became so 27 that she caused all plants to 28 . People were in 29 of starving. But Demeter was determined not to let crops grow 30 her daughter, Persephone, was returned to her. 31 , still not wanting to disappoint Hades, decided upon a condition for Persephone's 32 . She could go back to her mother if she had not 33 anything while she was in the underworld. Demeter 34 it because she did not know that Persephone had eaten several pomegranate (???) seeds in the underworld. When Zeus 35 this, he agreed that Persephone could spend part of the year with her 36 , but he added that since she had eaten the seeds, she must spend part of the year in the underworld. And so it 37 that when Persephone is in the underworld, Demeter is sad and therefore 38 not let the crops grow. That is 39 we have winter when plants do not grow. When Persephone returns, Demeter is 40 , it is spring, and plants begin to grow again.
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2.A. winner B. ruler C. advisor D. fighter
3.A. wife B. lover C. partner D. daughter
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7.A. excited B. angry C. tired D. serious
8.A. grow fast B. start growing C. stop growing D grow slowly
9.A. danger B. hope C. turn D. case
10.A. since B. until C. after D. when
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15.A. discovered B. studied C. forgot D. prepared
16.A. daughter B. mother C. god D. ruler
17.A. works B. remains C. happens D. starts
18.A. should B. can C. dare D. will
19.A. where B. because C. why D. how
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