Question

Some myths are stories used since ancient times , to explain the causes of natural phenomena. The Greek myth that explains why there are changes of 1I 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 2 of the gods, to give Persephone to him as his 3. 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 4 it. Hades, therefore, decided to take the girl without 5. When Persephone was picking flowers in the garden, he seized her and took her to the underworld. When Demeter 6 what happened to Persephone, she became so 7 that she caused all plants to 8. People were in9 of starving. But Demeter was determined not to let crops grow10 . her daughter , Persephone, was returned to her. 11, still not wanting to disappoint Hades, decided upon a condition for Persephone’s 12. She could go back to her mother if she had not 13 anything while she was in the underworld Demeter 14it, underworld. When Zeus15 this , he decided that Persephone could spend part of the year with her 16. But he added that since she had eaten the seeds , she had to spend part of the year in the underworld.; And so it 17 that when Persephone is in the underworld, Demeter is sad and 18 not let the crops grow. That is 19 we have winter when plants do not grow. When Persephone returns, Demeter is 20. It becomes spring , and plants begin to grow again.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      periods
   2. B.
      seasons
   3. C.
      time
   4. D.
      age
2. 2.
   1. A.
      winner
   2. B.
      ruler
   3. C.
      advisor
   4. D.
      fighter
3. 3.
   1. A.
      wife
   2. B.
      lover
   3. C.
      partner
   4. D.
      daughter
4. 4.
   1. A.
      forbid
   2. B.
      forgive
   3. C.
      admit
   4. D.
      accept
5. 5.
   1. A.
      arrangement
   2. B.
      warning
   3. C.
      reason
   4. D.
      permission
6. 6.
   1. A.
      let out
   2. B.
      worked out
   3. C.
      thought out
   4. D.
      found out
7. 7.
   1. A.
      excited
   2. B.
      tired
   3. C.
      angry
   4. D.
      serious
8. 8.
   1. A.
      grow fast
   2. B.
      start growing
   3. C.
      stop growing
   4. D.
      grow slowly
9. 9.
   1. A.
      danger
   2. B.
      hope
   3. C.
      turn
   4. D.
      case
10. 10.
    1. A.
       since
    2. B.
       until
    3. C.
       after
    4. D.
       when
11. 11.
    1. A.
       Persephone
    2. B.
       Zeus
    3. C.
       Demeter
    4. D.
       Hades
12. 12.
    1. A.
       return
    2. B.
       change
    3. C.
       marriage
    4. D.
       journey
13. 13.
    1. A.
       stolen
    2. B.
       found
    3. C.
       eaten
    4. D.
       heard
14. 14.
    1. A.
       understood
    2. B.
       refused
    3. C.
       doubted
    4. D.
       accepted
15. 15.
    1. A.
       discovered
    2. B.
       studied
    3. C.
       forgot
    4. D.
       prepared
16. 16.
    1. A.
       daughter
    2. B.
       mother
    3. C.
       god
    4. D.
       ruler
17. 17.
    1. A.
       works
    2. B.
       remains
    3. C.
       happens
    4. D.
       starts
18. 18.
    1. A.
       should
    2. B.
       can
    3. C.
       dare
    4. D.
       will
19. 19.
    1. A.
       where
    2. B.
       because
    3. C.
       why
    4. D.
       how
20. 20.
    1. A.
       nice
    2. B.
       friendly
    3. C.
       fresh
    4. D.
       happy

Answer 1

BBAAD DCCAB BACDA BCDCD
1.B這道題要讀到文章最后才知道是季節(jié)的變化。
2.B句意是：宙斯是神的統(tǒng)治者。選ruler
3.A把Persephone給他做為他的妻子。
4.A和前面的agree to對(duì)應(yīng)是forbid說(shuō)明是既不會(huì)贊同也不會(huì)禁止。
5.D考查詞組：without permission“未經(jīng)允許”
6.詞組辨析：let out泄漏，worked out制定出，thought out想出，found out弄清，句意是：當(dāng)Demeter查明發(fā)生的事。選D
7.C對(duì)Demeter來(lái)說(shuō)，喜歡的女兒被帶走，一定是很生氣。
8.C從后面的starving說(shuō)明是所有的植物都停止生長(zhǎng)。
9.A考查詞組：in danger of“有…的危險(xiǎn)”
10.B和前面的not連用，表示“直到…才”
11.B從still not  wanting  to disappoint Hades可知主語(yǔ)是宙斯。
12.A從前面的Persephone, was returned to her.說(shuō)明填return
13.C 句意是：如果她在下界什么也不吃，就可以回到媽媽身邊。
14.D表示Demeter接受了這個(gè)條件。
15.A當(dāng)宙斯發(fā)現(xiàn)了，選discover
16.B表示Persephone可以一年的一部分時(shí)間可以和媽媽在一起。
17.C句型是：it happens that碰巧是
18.Dwill表示“愿意”
19.C句型是：That‘s why“那就是為什么…”
20.D從前面的When Persephone returns說(shuō)明Demeter是高興的。