完形填空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 bees spring , and plants begin to grow again.1.A.periodsB.seasonsC.timeD.age2.A.winnerB.rulerC.advisorD.fighter3.A.wifeB.loverC.partnerD.daughter4.A.forbidB.forgiveC.admitD.accept5.A.arrangementB.warningC.reasonD.permission6.A.let outB.worked outC.thought outD.found out7.A.excitedB.tiredC.angryD.serious8.A.grow fastB.start growingC.stop growingD.grow slowly9.A.dangerB.hopeC.turnD.case10.A.sinceB.untilC.afterD.when11.A.PersephoneB.ZeusC.DemeterD.Hades12.A.returnB.changeC.marriageD.journey13.A.stolenB.foundC.eatenD.heard14.A.understoodB.refusedC.doubtedD.accepted15.A.discoveredB.studiedC.forgotD.prepared16.A.daughterB.motherC.godD.ruler17.A.worksB.remainsC.happensD.starts18.A.shouldB.canC.dareD.will19.A.whereB.becauseC.whyD.how20.A.niceB.friendlyC.freshD.happy
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BBAAD DCCAB BACDA BCDCD解析1.B这道题要读到文章最后才知道是季节的变化。2.B句意是：宙斯是神的统治者。选ruler3.A把Persephone给他做为他的妻子。4.A和前面的agree to对应是forbid说明是既不会赞同也不会禁止。5.D考查词组：without permission“未经允许”6.词组辨析：let out泄漏，worked out制定出，thought out想出，found out弄清，句意是：当Demeter查明发生的事。选D7.C对Demeter来说，喜欢的女儿被带走，一定是很生气。8.C从后面的starving说明是所有的植物都停止生长。9.A考查词组：in danger of“有…的危险”10.B和前面的not连用，表示“直到…才”11.B从still not wanting to disappoint Hades可知主语是宙斯。12.A从前面的Persephone, was returned to her.说明填return13.C 句意是：如果她在下界什么也不吃，就可以回到妈妈身边。14.D表示Demeter接受了这个条件。15.A当宙斯发现了，选discover16.B表示Persephone可以一年的一部分时间可以和妈妈在一起。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“那就是为什么…”20.D从前面的When Persephone returns说明Demeter是高兴的。