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完形填空 　　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 　　1　　 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 　　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 in 　　9　　 of starving．But Demeter was determined not to let crops grow 　　10　　 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 　　14　　 it because she did not know that Persephone had eaten several pomegranate(石榴)seeds in the underworld．When Zeus 　　15　　 this, he agreed that Persephone could spend part of the year with her 　　16　　, but he added that since she had eaten the seeds, she must spend part of the year in the underworld．And so it 　　17　　 that when Persephone is in the underworld, Demeter is sad and therefore 　　18　　 not let the crops grow． 　　That is 　　19　　 we have winter when plants do not grow．When Persephone returns, Demeter is 　　20　　, it is spring, and plants begin to grow again． (1) [　　] A． periods B． seasons C． time D． age (2) [　　] A． winner B． ruler C． advisor D． fighter (3) [　　] A． wife B． lover C． partner D． daughter (4) [　　] A． forbid B． forgive C． admit D． accept (5) [　　] A． arrangement B． warning C． reason D． permission (6) [　　] A． let out B． worked out C． thought out D． found out (7) [　　] A． excited B． tired C． angry 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 (11) [　　] A． Persephone B． Zeus C． Demeter D． Hades (12) [　　] A． return B． change C． marriage D． journey (13) [　　] A． stolen B． found C． eaten D． heard (14) [　　] A． understood B． refused C． doubted D． accepted (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 (20) [　　] A． nice B． friendly C． fresh D． happy

Answer 1

答案：1．B;2．B;3．A;4．A;5．D;6．D;7．C;8．C;9．A;10．B;11．B;12．A;13．C;14．D;15．A;16．B;17．C;18．D;19．C;20．D;
解析：

(1)	seasons季節。根據下文中的spring可判斷出這里說的是季節的變化。
(2)	根據“he asked Zeus…to give Persephone to him”可判斷出Zeus是神的統治者。
(3)	根據下文中的the marriage可判斷出Hades想娶Persephone為妻。
(4)	forbid禁止。上文的agree與forbid是反義詞，此處說明他的態度是既不同意，也不禁止。
(5)	permission允許根據上文所提供的情景可判斷出Hades決定不經過允許而得到這個女孩。
(6)	find out發現真相。發現什么事發生在Persephone身上。
(7)	發現自己的女兒被別人抓去了，自然生氣。
(8)	stop growing停止生長。根據下文中的“was determined not to let crops grow”可確定答案。
(9)	be in danger of starving處于挨餓的危險。因為植物停止了生長，人們沒有東西吃，只得挨餓。
(10)	not until直到……才……。直到她的女兒回到她的身邊，才讓莊稼生長。
(11)	根據上文中的“Zeus did not want either to disappoint Hades or to upset Demeter．”可判斷出這里指的是Zeus。
(12)	return回來。從下文的go back可以看出，Zeus決定在一定的情況下可以讓Persephone回來。
(13)	根據下文“had eaten several pomegranate seeds”可判斷出如果Persephone不吃任何東西，她就可以回到她媽媽的身邊。
(14)	accept接受。根據because引導的原因狀語從句可判斷出她接受了這個決定。
(15)	discover發現。發現她吃了幾粒石榴。
(16)	根據上文的“go back to her mother”可判斷出Zens同意她與自己的母親待半年。
(17)	happen發生。It作形式主語，that從句作真正的主語，表示發生了什么事情。
(18)	will愿意。根據上文中的sad可判斷出Persephone在地獄時，Demet很傷心，她不愿意讓莊稼生長。
(19)	why引導表語從句，表示原因，為什么冬天植物不生長的原因。
(20)	回到媽媽身邊自然是一件令人高興的事。