8.神话故事-【中考英语得高分】2025年中考英语名著阅读得高分

exclaimed..”可知，“我”应该是忽然大声而惊讶地说。 故选B。 3.D通读全文可知，首先要组装“鹦鹉螺号”，然后 尼莫船长带“我”、尼德和康塞尔来到艇上，告诉“我 们”他是怎么发电的，听了尼莫船长的解释，“我们” 意识到这艘艇有多伟大。故选D。 4.D根据第二段中的“Captain Nemo was very proud of his collections and the ship-the Nautilus.”以及全文内容可知，“鹦鹉螺号”是一艘 伟大的潜艇，尼莫船长以此为傲。故选D。 神话故事 完形填空 【文章大意】赫尔墨斯一生下来就被任命为奥林匹斯 山的“盗贼之神”，他刚出生几小时就偷吃了阿波罗的 牛。为了平息这件事，赫尔墨斯将他用鸟龟壳做的琴 送给了阿波罗。后来赫尔墨斯被指定为宙斯和众神 的信使，他还是旅者的保护神，用他名字命名的雕像 被视为神圣不可侵犯的。 【答案】 1.C2.B3.D4.B5.D6.D7.C8.A 9.A10.C11.D12.A13.C14.A15.A 短文填空 【文章大意】萨拉等一行人走进了阴冷的石头堡垒， 看到眼泪之主在哭，他们通过吹长笛让眼泪之主停止 流泪并睡着了。本发现了微笑之镜，萨拉把镜子对着 醒来的眼泪之主，他哈哈大笑，直到他的头骨碎成了 一千块。 【答案】 1.an 2.running 3.towards 4.was dressed 中考英语名著阅 ·D 5.And 6.will be 7.quickly 8.asleep 9.held 10.laughter 信息还原 【文章大意】简无意中向沙精许愿，让妈妈现在就拥 有与奇滕登夫人一样多的珠宝，但是恰巧奇滕登夫人 家里的珠宝被偷。妈妈回来后看见许多珠宝觉得不 对劲。孩子们告知妈妈沙精的事情，但妈妈并不 相信。 【答案】 1.E2.G3.C4.A5.D 首字母短文填空 【文章大意】妈妈认为马莎和比尔先生是小偷，决定 报警。为了不让马莎和比尔先生蒙冤，孩子们找到沙 精，他们想让一切都不要发生。沙精帮他们实现了愿 望，与他们告别，钻进沙子里去了。 【答案】 1.thief 2.enjoying 3.wishes 4.another 5.forget 6.its 7.for 8.what 9.tired 10.quickly 阅读与回答问题 【文章大意】遥远的海面上有一座岛屿，石崖边居住 着唱魔歌的海妖塞壬三姐妹。她们唱着蛊惑人心的 歌，把过往的船只引向该岛，然后撞上礁石船毁人亡。 奥德修斯听取了喀耳刻的建议，将自己绑在桅杆上， 让船员们用蜡封住耳朵，终于成功通过了那座岛。 【答案】 1.They lived on an island far out in the sea. 2.The Siren sisters'attractive songs. 读得高分·答案 15· 3.Because he didn't want to be attracted to disaster. 4.They kept straight on until they were completely out of hearing. 5.After Odysseus'ships passed. 阅读理解 【文章大意】阿尔忒弥斯被敬仰为月亮女神，她是女 性美的象征，也是女性的守护神。但当她被冒犯时， 她会变得残酷无情。 【答案解析】 l.C根据第二段中的“As their patron(保护人) goddess,Artemis took it as her duty to protect unmarried women and young girls in trouble.”可 知，阿尔武弥斯是年轻女性的守护神。故选C。 2.B根据第三段中的“The twin sister of Apollo was also the goddess of Hunting and Wildlife. 知，阿尔忒弥斯和阿波罗是孪生兄妹，故选B。 3.A根据第一段中的Though she remained single all her life可知，阿尔忒弥斯终身未嫁。故选A。 4.D根据第三段中的“When she felt hot and tired, she would retire to a spring to take a bath.It was here that young Actaeon accidentally came and suffered cruel treatment at the hands of the goddess." 可知，阿克特翁是在泉水旁遇见阿尔忒弥斯的。故 选D。 5.D根据第三段中的“Indeed,the goddess could be thoroughly heartless and stopped to be lovely as soon as the bad side of her nature got the upper hand in her.”以及通读全文可知，作者认为阿尔忒 弥斯是可爱纯洁的，但也有铁石心肠的时候。故 选D。 中考英语名著阅 ·D 阅读理解 【文章大意】阿瑞塞莎是位迷人的仙女猎人，每逢阿尔 忒弥斯打猎时，她负责携带箭。她对工作专心致志，不 考虑爱情。一天她在游泳时撞见了河神阿尔法斯，她便 跑开了，河神持之以恒，一路追赶，终于得到了她的爱。 【答案解析】 l.A根据第一段中的“She was so devoted to her work that she cared for neither admiration nor love.”可知，阿瑞塞莎对工作专心致志，既不在乎 赞美也不顾及爱情。故选A。 2.A根据第二段中的“..was surprised to find it was the thundering voice of the River God Alpheus..”可知，阿瑞塞莎在游泳时碰到了河神。 故选A。 3.D根据第四段中的“Artemis then broke the ground and Arethusa sank down and flowed all the way through the underworld from Southern Greece to Sicily.She rose up again at Syracuse..." 可知，阿瑞塞莎在阿尔忒弥斯的帮助下变成泉水 后，从地下一路漂流到了锡拉库扎。故选D。 4.A通读全文可知，故事的顺序是：阿瑞塞莎跳进 了溪水里。阿瑞塞莎发现阿尔法斯后逃跑，阿尔法 斯装成凡人的样子紧紧地追赶着。保护神阿尔武 弥斯将一层云雾披在仙女的身上。阿瑞塞莎变成 泉水，被阿尔法斯识破后潜入地下，但阿尔法斯也 变成了一条溪流出现在她面前。他们交汇在一起， 他终于得到了她的爱。故选A。 5.C通读全文可知，本文讲述了阿尔法斯持之以恒 地追求阿瑞塞莎，终于成功的故事。故选C。 阅读理解 【文章大意】西勒诺斯喝醉后在花园里睡着，他被抓 读得高分·答案 16· 后被带到弥达斯面前。西勒诺斯就给弥达斯讲故事， 弥达斯很开心就把他放了，为此弥达斯获得了点金 术。他摸过的所有东西都变成了金子，包括吃的食物 和喝的水。弥达斯受不了了，狄俄尼索斯让他到一个 河里洗澡，之后点金术就被解除了。 【答案解析】 l.C根据第二段中的“..and was found sleeping and drunken in the rose gardens.”可知，西勒诺斯 喝醉了，躺在弥达斯的花园里睡着了。故选C。 2.D根据第二段中的happened to straggle(掉队) from the main body of the Dionysian army以及 and then ordered a guide to lead him to Dionysus' headquarters可知，西勒诺斯跟队伍走散了，所以 应该是被送到队伍的总部，故画线单词意为“总 部”。故选D。 3.A根据第二段中的“Midas,delighted with Silenus'fictions,entertained him for five days and nights..”可知，西勒诺斯的故事使弥达斯很开 心，所以弥达斯把他安全地送了回去。故选A。 4.D根据第三段的内容可知，弥达斯一开始喜欢，点 金术，但是后来所有的东西都变成了金子，他不能 吃饭和喝水，最后他想摆脱点金术。故选D。 5.B根据第一段中的“Midas,.son of the great goddess of Ida and a hero whose name is not remembered.”可知，弥达斯是女神伊达和一位姓 名不详的英雄的儿子。故选B。 寓言故事 完形填空 【文章大意】从前，有一个商人带着驴去海边买盐， 在回来的路上驴滑倒掉进了河里。驴从水中站起来 时发现身上的货物不重了。商人回到海边又买了更 中考英语名著阅 ·D 多的盐，驴回程时故意再次掉进了河里。商人看清 了驴的行为，很气愤。他再次回到海边，把袋子里装 满海绵，当驴再次故意落水时，发现麻袋比以前重了 很多。 【答案】 1.B2.A3.C4.B5.D6.A7.B8.D 9.A10.B11.D12.C13.C14.A15.D 短文填空 【文章大意】从前，一只城里老鼠去看望他的堂兄乡 下老鼠。乡下老鼠对他表示衷心的欢迎，用豆子、培 根、奶酪和面包招待他。城里老鼠吃不惯这种乡村食 物，就邀请他的堂兄去城里的大餐厅吃果冻和蛋糕。 突然，两只大獒犬走了进来，两只老鼠惊慌逃走。乡 下老鼠马上告别城里老鼠并说道：“平静中的豆子和 培根胜过恐惧中的麦芽酒和蛋糕。” 【答案】 1.to offer 2.but 3.better 4.have been 5.of 6.Suddenly 7.the 8.flew 9.mice 10.Going 信息还原 【文章大意】男人有一头驴和一只宠物狗。这头驴吃 草干活，但他嫉妒狗得到主人的宠爱。有一天驴也想 像狗那样讨好主人，但他踩坏了桌子，打碎了盘子。 仆人们把驴赶到马厩里，把他打得奄奄一息。最后驴 幡然醒悟，知足才能常乐。 【答案】 1.A2.G3.C4.D5.F 首字母短文填空 【文章大意】蚂蚁夏天收集食物，冬季把粮食晒干。 读得高分·答案 17English Masterpiece ■ 《神话故事 Peadina 完形填空 体裁 记叙文 雅度 ★★★★ 间数约305 Hermes赫尔墨斯 Immediately after he was born,Hermes was appointed (God of Thieves at Olympus. And a 1 he became when he was barely a few hours old.Feeling 2,the infant()left his cradle()after nightfall to hunt for food.He happened to see Apollo's oxen()3 grass on a meadow and drove 4 these animals away,tying tree branches 5 the feet of the cattle to make their footsteps dim(不清楚的).He killed two of these oxen and had a magnificent dinner. Then he slipped back into his little bed in his mother's house.When Apollo came to 6 him, Hermes pretended to be innocent().The angry Sun God dragged him up to Olympus,where he was 7 the stealing and made to return the cattle to their master.In order to reach a compromise(和解)，little Hermes gave Apollo the lyre(琴)he had made out of a tortoise shell, and Apollo was 8 pleased with the gift that he presented his little brother 9 a magic stick. The stick could pacify(平息)hostile forces. In due()time,Hermes was appointed 10 of Zeus and the gods.The gods equipped him with a pair of winged sandals and a winged cap to enable him to travel 11 than sight.It was Hermes 12 took the messages of Zeus to the world below. Hermes was a patron(保护神)of travellers.His busts(半身像)and statues were 1.3as dividing marks at crossroads or street corners to guide passers-by.Hermes,as these statues were called,were_l4 sacred,and the mutilation(破坏)to them was sacrilegious(犯读圣罪的)and punishable by death.The destruction of the numerous Hermes within the city of Athens() caused a terrible excitement among 15 citizens that it might be no exaggeration()to state that it changed the whole course of historic development of Athens. -A Collection of Ancient Greek Mythology Stories ( )1.A.god B.cattle C.thief D.infant )2.A.angry B.hungry C.full D.curious )3.A.smelling B.walking C.playing D.eating ( )4.A.a bit of B.a number of C.a great deal of D.an amount of ( )5.A.with B.through C.across D.around )6.A.tell B.praise C.reply D.question ( )7.A.known for B.guarded against C.charged with D.guilty of ( )8.A.so B.even C.ever D.or )9.A.with B.for C.on D.about ( )10.A.guider B.player C.messenger D.master )11.A.harder B.easier C.happier D.faster ( )12.A.who B.what C.which D.whose ( )13.A.made up B.cleared up C.set up D.dried up )14.A.regarded as B.severed as C.described as D.dressed as )15.A.its B.her C.his D.their 071 English Masterpiece 中考英语名著阅读得高分)》 Reading 短文填空 体裁记叙文 度 ★★★ 间数)约302 Beat the Lord of Tears打败眼泪之主 Soon they were at a dark stone fortress().There was 1 old wooden door.Sarah pushed it and it creaked(嘎吱作响)open. "Good luck!"said Tim as the children went in.It was dark inside and very cold.They looked at each other and shivered().There was water 2 (run)down the walls and the children could hear someone crying.They walked 3 the sound and soon they found the Lord of Tears. He 4 (dress)in black and his head was just like a skull().5 he had huge empty eyes. Big tears were running out of his eyes and down his skull.The floor was all wet. "Soon there 6 (be)only tears in the world,the Lord of Tears whispered,"and I will be everywhere."The children looked at the water around them.It was rising 7 (quick)."Let's play our flutes((长笛)，”said Sarah.“Maybe music will stop him.”And they took out their flutes and started playing.First,the tears stopped and then the Lord of Tears fell 8 (sleep). Behind the Lord of Tears'chair they saw a mirror.Ben looked into it.He saw his smiling face. “Why are you smiling?”Sarah asked.“T'm not smiling,”he said,“the face in the mirror is smiling.” "This must be the Mirror of Smiles,"said Sarah. Suddenly the Lord of Tears was moving again.Sarah took the mirror and 9 (hold)it in front of the Lord's face.When he opened his eyes,he looked straight into the mirror.In it,the skull was smiling a terrible smile.Suddenly the children could hear empty 10 (laugh)coming from the skull.The Lord of Tears laughed and laughed until his skull broke into a thousand pieces. The Lost Smile 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8 9 10 072 English Masterpiece ■ 《神话故事 Peadina 信息还原 体萄 记叙文 ★★★★ 词数约322 The Last Wish(I)最后一个愿望(l) The next day,there was a letter to say that the children's mother was coming home that afternoon.1 They were busy trying to think of something when Martha came into the room, very excited. “There were thieves at Lady Chittenden's last night,”she said.“They took all her jewels！ She's got lots of beautiful diamonds-they cost thousands of pounds,I've heard." "When I'm older,I'm going to buy Mother jewels like that,"Robert said. "I'd like Mother to have all Lady Chittenden's beautiful jewels now,said Jane."I wish she could.” “Oh Jane！”cried the others..“What have you said?” “Well,she will have them,”said Robert..“You've wished！Everyone will think she stole them！2” They hurried down to the gravel pit,but they could not find the Psammead.So they hurried home again and looked in their mother's room for the jewels,but they were not there yet. "Well,we'll tell Mother about the Psammead,and she'll give back the jewels when they come.”Anthea said. Cyril shook his head slowly,"She isn't going to believe us.Can anyone believe about a Psammead if they haven't seen it?3 "No,she'll think we are the thieves and we'll all go to prison,and everything will be terrible！” And that afternoon,when Mother came home,the children ran to meet her,and put their arms round her-and tried to stop her from going upstairs to her room. "But I must take my coat off,and wash my hands!"she cried,laughing.And she went up to her room. The children went after her-and there,on the table,was a green box.Mother opened it. “Oh,how beautiful!”she cried. It was a ring.A beautiful diamond ring. “Perhaps it's a surprise present from Father,.”she said.“But how did it get here?” But then she found a diamond necklace-and brooches-and bracelets.There were jewels in every cupboard in her room.The children began to look unhappy,and Jane began to cry. Mother was no longer smiling.4 she said slowly."The true story,please." “We met a sand-fairy,Mother,”Jane began “Don't be stupid,Jane.”Mother said angrily.. "Some thieves stole all Lady Chittenden's jewels from her house last night,"Cyril said quickly.“Perhaps these are her jewels!” Then Mother called for Martha.5 she asked. "Yes,but it was just my young man,"Martha answered in fear."He was moving a heavy cupboard for me.” -Five Children and It A.“Jane,what do you know about this?” B.He was now very friendly with Martha. C.And adults never believe things like that. D."Have any strangers been in this room,Martha?" E.So they decided to wish for something for their mother. F.This,of course,was Mr Beale,the vicar's nice young servant. G.We'll have to try to find the Psammead and ask it to take the wish back. 2. 3. 4 5, 073 English Masterpiece 中考英语名著阅读得高分)》 Reading 首存母短文慎空 值裁 记叙文 难度 ★★★★★ 间数约494 The Last Wish(I)最后一个愿望(2) So,of course,Mother thought that he was one of the thieves.She would not listen to the children and decided to go at once into town to tell the police.The children could not stop her. “This is terrible！”said Anthea..“Poor Martha！And poor Mr Beale-he isn'tat1_！What are we going to do?”Then she cried,“Come on！We must find the Psammead!” They all hurried down to the gravel pit,and this time they found the Psammead,sitting on the sand and e 2 the evening sun.When it saw them,it tried to get away,but Anthea put her arms round it.“Dear,kind Psammead..”she began. "Oh,you want something,don't you?"it said."Well,I can't give you any more w 3 today.” “Don't you like giving wishes?”Anthea asked.. “No,Idon't,”he said.“Go away and leave me alone!" But Anthea went on."Listen,"she said."If you do what we want today,we'll never ask you fora4wish.” "I'll do anything for that,"it said."I really don't enjoy giving wishes.It's very hard work,you know,and I get so tired." "Well,first I wish that Lady Chittenden will find that she has never lost her jewels." The Psammead got bigger,and then went small again."Done!"it said. “I wish that Mother won't get to the police,” “Done！”the Psammead said again. “And I wish,”said Jane suddenly,“that Mother and Martha will f5_all about the jewels.” “Done!”the Psammead said,buti6 voice was tired.“Now,”it went on,“will you wish something for me?” "Can't you give yourself wishes?"asked Cyril. “Of course not,”the Psammead said.“Wish that you will never tell anyone about me.” “Why?”asked Robert.. "Well,you children always ask f 7 stupid things.But adults aren't like that.If they get hold of me,they'll want to wish for real,important things-like free houses for poor people,and new schools for children everywhere in the country,and money to give to old people.Boring things like that.And they'll find a way to keep them after the sun goes down.And w 8 will happen to the world if all those changes come at once?There'll be terrible trouble.So go on,wish it! Quick！” Anthea said the Psammead's wish,and it got very,very big.When it was small again,it said, “Now,I'm very t9.Do you want one last wish?” "Thank you for everything,"said Jane."Have a good long sleep-and I wish that we'll see you again someday.” Then,for the last time,the Psammead went big,then small again.It looked at them all once more with its long eyes,and then dug itself q 10 into the sand. And when they arrived home again,everything was all right.Mother came home and she and Martha remembered nothing,and Lady Chittenden found that her jewels were not lost. -Five Children and It 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9 10. 074 English Masterpiece 《神话故事 Peadina 阅读与回誉问题 体裁 记叙文 度 ★★★★ 间数约257 The Sirens海妖塞王 Far out in the sea there was an island,on the rocky edge of which lived three sirens,the three sisters of magic song.Half human and half bird,the Siren sisters sat in a field of flowers,singing in voices that excited the hearts of men.The attractive songs were so sweet that ships were attracted to the island and struck to pieces on the rocks.No sailor nor ship had ever been known to pass the island of the Sirens without being attracted to disaster. Acting on the advice of Circe,Odysseus took careful preparation against the Sirens.Before their ships came to where they could hear the song,Odysseus had himself tied to the mast(), stopped the ears of his men with wax()and ordered them to ignore his orders and gestures when they were passing the deadly island. Soon they came in sight of the rocky island,and the attractive song reached the ears of Odysseus.It moved him so much that he struggled in despair to free himself and shouted for his men to turn towards the rich and flowery grass land of the singing sisters.But no one paid any attention to him.The sailors kept straight on until they were completely out of hearing.Then his friends freed him and took the wax out of his ears.For the first time the Sirens had sung with no effects.One of the sisters,Parthenope,loved Odysseus so much that she threw herself into the sea after his ships had passed. -A Collection of Ancient Greek Mythology Stories 1.Where did the special sisters live? 2.What attracted ships to the island? 3.Why did Odysseus have himself tied to the mast? 4.What did the sailors do when Odysseus wanted to turn towards the singing sisters? 5.When did one of the sisters jump into the sea? 075 English Masterpiece 中考英语名著阅读得高分)》 Reading 阅读理解 体裁)记叙文 良★★★★ 间数约286 Artemis阿尔忒弥斯 Apollo drove his golden carriage across the heavens during the day,admired as the Sun God. Artemis also raced across the sky in solemn()style at night,respected as the Moon Goddess.Sitting in an airy carriage drawn by milk white horses,"the Queen of Wide Air"gave off silver light all over the sleeping world below.Though she remained single all her life,the maiden ()heart of the goddess was at least for once excited as she saw the beautiful youth Endymion sleeping. Artemis was pure and fair and calm.She was the example of maiden modesty and grace.Just as Apollo represents manly beauty,Artemis stands for feminine(女性的)purity and virginity(童 贞).As their patron(保护人)goddess,Artemis took it as her duty to protect unmarried women and young girls in trouble.It was her altar()that those maidens turned for love and happiness. The twin sister of Apollo was also the goddess of Hunting and Wildlife.Dressed in a short hunting-suit coming up to the knee and followed by a team of noisy lovely fairy maidens,Artemis had always her bow of pearl and shining arrows with her and travelled in the woods in search of wild animals.When she felt hot and tired,she would retire to a spring to take a bath.It was here that young Actaeon accidentally came and suffered cruel treatment at the hands of the goddess. Indeed,the goddess could be thoroughly heartless and stopped to be lovely as soon as the bad side of her nature got the upper hand in her.The sad thing of Actaeon was just a case in point. -A Collection of Ancient Greek Mythology Stories )1. is the patroness of girls and young women. A.Endymion B.Apollo C.Artemis D.Actaeon ()2.What's the relationship between Apollo and Artemis? A.Friends. B.Twins. C.Father and daughter. D.Husband and wife. ()3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A.Artemis didn't marry all her life. B.Artemis stands for people's purity and virginity. C.Apollo drove across the heavens during the night. D.Actaeon was once liked by the maiden heart of the goddess. ()4.Where did Actaeon happen to meet Artemis? A.In the sky. B.In the woods. C.By the river. D.By the spring. ()5.What does the author think of Artemis? A.Fair and noisy. B.Calm and always cruel. C.Pure and lonely. D.Lovely but sometimes heartless. 076 English Masterpiece 《神话故事 Peadina 阅读理解 体裁 记叙文 度 ★★★★ 词数约278 Arethusa阿瑞塞莎 Arethusa was once a fairy maiden huntress.She carried the bow and arrows for Artemis in her hunting.She was so devoted to her work that she cared for neither admiration nor love. One sunny summer day,she felt hot and found a cool stream quite attractive.She jumped into the delightful stream and happily started swimming.Presently she heard a bubbling in the stream and was surprised to find it was the thundering voice of the River God Alpheus.The maiden made for the shore and,fully naked(赤裸的)，started running away..Taking a human form,the River God followed closely in pursuit(追求).Onward they sped(加速)over hill and valley,.across dark heights and over broad plains,until the waters of the western sea lay stretched out right before them. Helplessly the exhausted Arethusa cried to her patroness for help.Artemis instantly cast a cloud over her body,but the pig-headed Alpheus was not to be tricked.Then a cold sweat broke from the maiden's arms and legs.The drops of water fell from all over her body.She had been turned into a spring! Alpheus recognized (her new form and presently took his former shape to join with Arethusa and enjoy her company.Artemis then broke the ground and Arethusa sank down and flowed all the way through the underworld from Southern Greece to Sicily.She rose up again at Syracuse,only to find that the river god had endured()the darkness of the lower world and turned up as a stream as well.Mixing his waves with hers,he gained her love in the end. -A Collection of Ancient Greek Mythology Stories ()1.Why didn't Arethusa care for admiration or love? A.Because she worked too hard. B.Because she wanted to be alone. C.Because she respected her patroness. D.Because she wanted to learn from Artemis. ()2.What happened to Arethusa while she was swimming? A.She met the River God Alpheus. B.It rained and it was thundering. C.She heard something strange and hid away. D.She lost her clothes and she had to be naked. )3.What did Arethusa do after Alpheus recognized her new form of a spring? A.She broke the ground. B.She took her former shape. C.She flew from Southern Greece to Sicily. D.She sank down and flowed all the way to Syracuse. ( )4.Which of the following is the right time order according to the passage? a.Alpheus gained her love. b.Arethusa turned into a spring. c.Artemis cast a cloud over her body. d.Arethusa ran away after she discovered Alpheus. e.Arethusa jumped into the delightful stream. f.Alpheus followed closely in pursuit in a human form. g.Alpheus endured the darkness and turned up as a stream as well. A.e-d-f-c-b-g-a B.d-e-f-c-b-g-a C.d-e-c-f-b-g-a D.e-d-c-f-g-b-a ()5.The passage is mainly about A.when Arethusa met Alpheus B.where Arethusa met Alpheus C.how Alpheus gained Arethusa's love D.why Arethusa ran away from Alpheus 077 English Masterpiece 中考英语名著阅读得高分>》 Reading 阅读理解 值裁) 记叙文 (维度★★★★ 间数约276 The Golden Touch点金术 Midas,son of the great goddess of Ida and a hero whose name is not remembered,was a pleasure loving king of Macedonian Bromium,where he ruled over the Brigians and planted his famous rose gardens. One day,the old hero Silenus,Dionysus'former teacher,happened to straggle()from the main body of the Dionysian army as it marched out of the Race into Boeotia,and was found sleeping and drunken in the rose gardens.The gardeners tied him and led him before Midas,to whom he told wonderful tales of a big continent lying beyond the Ocean's stream-altogether separate from the united mass of Europe,Asia,or Africa-where gigantic,happy,and long-lived people lived in splendid cities,enjoying a wonderful law system.Midas,delighted with Silenus' fictions,entertained him for five days and nights,and then ordered a guide to lead him to Dionysus' headquarters. Dionysus,who had been worrying about Silenus,sent to ask how Midas wished to be rewarded.He replied without hesitation,"Please turn all I touch into gold."However,not only stones,flowers,and the furniture of his house turned to gold,but when he sat down to table,so did the food he ate and the water he drank.Midas soon begged to be freed from his wish,because he was fast dying of hunger and thirst.Highly amused,Dionysus told him to visit the source of the River Pactolus and wash himself there.He obeyed and was at once freed from the golden touch.But the sands of the River Pactolus are bright with gold to this day. -A Collection of Ancient Greek Mythology Stories ()1.What happened to Silenus after he straggled from the main body of the Dionysian army? A.He was caught by Dionysus. B.He was tied by Midas. C.He was drunk and lay in the garden. D.He was found by the army men. ()2.What does the underlined word "headquarters"mean in Paragraph 2? A.皇宫 B.炼金场 C.山神家 D.总部 ()3.Why was Silenus sent back safely? A.Because he made Midas happy. B.Because Midas wanted much gold. C.Because Midas was afraid of Dionysus. D.Because Dionysus ordered Midas to do so. ()4.What is Paragraph 3 mainly about? A.How Dionysus offered Midas a reward for his kindness. B.How Midas asked to be offered a reward for what he did. C.The process of Midas from a good man to a bad man. D.The process of Midas from wanting the golden touch to rejecting it. ()5.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A.Midas got much gold at last. B.The father of Midas used to be a hero. C.Dionysus was good at telling tales. D.Silenus was the former teacher of Midas. 078 English Masterpiece 《神话故事 Readina 阅读与欣赏 Nuwa Mended the Sky女娲补天 It is said that there was no one in the world when the sky and the earth were created by Pangu.It was Nuwa who made human beings according to her own model with yellow clay.From then on,man began to live in peace and happiness on the earth. Unexpectedly,one year,the four pillars supporting the heaven suddenly collapsed and the earth cracked.A great fire ravaged,torrential water flooded all the lands,and wild beasts roamed and injured people. Then Nuwa melted the colourful stones and then filled the holes in the sky with these melted liquids.To replace the broken pillars,she cut off the four legs of a huge turtle and used them to support the fallen sky. In this way,the sky was patched up,its four corners were propped up,the floods were tamed,harmful animals were killed,and human life returned to its former happy and peaceful state. -Chinese Fairy Tales pillar ['prla(r)] n.支柱；柱子；柱状物；核心 collapse [ko'laeps] n.倒塌；倒闭；病倒；突然降价 ℃.倒下；可折叠；坐下；崩溃；暴跌 ravage ['raevid3] 0.毁坏；损坏；严重损害 roam raum] .徜徉；闲逛；漫步；（缓慢地）扫遍 tame [term] adj.养驯的；驯服的；温顺的；听使唤的；平淡无奇的；枯燥乏味的 t.驯化；驯服；使易于控制 Jade Rabbit Made Heavenly Medicine玉兔捣药 According to legend,three immortals turned into three poor old people,begging for food from foxes,monkeys,and rabbits.Both foxes and monkeys had food to help,but rabbits were helpless.Later,a rabbit said,"You eat my meat!"and jumped into the raging fire,burning itself until cooked.The immortals were deeply moved and sent the rabbit to the Moon Palace to become an immortal jade rabbit.Later,the jade rabbit accompanied Chang'e and made ever-young medicine. -Chinese Fairy Tales jade [d3eld n.玉；翡翠；绿玉色；翡翠色；玉制品；玉器 immortal I'mo:tl n.神；不朽的人物；名垂千古的人物 ad.不朽的；长生的；流芳百世的；名垂千古的；永世的 079 English Masterpiece 中考英语名著阅读得高分)》 Reading Jingwei Filled up the Sea精卫填海 Once upon a time,there was a girl named Jingwei who loved her father Yan Emperor very much.They often played together and were very happy every day.One day,Jingwei went boating and accidentally fell into the sea.Later,she turned into a bird.She often went to see her father, and her father was very sad about her.Later,Jingwei decided to fill the sea with stones so that it no longer claimed more lives! -Chinese Fairy Tales claim [kleim_ .要求；声称；宣称；断言；赢得；索要；夺走 n.声称；所有权；索款；索赔 Kuafu Chased the Sun夸父追日 Kuafu tried his best to chase the sun.When he arrived at the place where the sun set,he had to turn around,as he could not bear the thirst,and came to where the Yellow River and Wei River were located.He drank all the water in these two rivers in one breath. Although he drank up two large rivers,Kuafu still felt unsatisfied and planned to go to the big lake in the north to have a big drink.On the way to the north,Kuafu eventually died of thirst. The walking stick thrown down by him,being nurtured by the nourishment converted from his dead body,unexpectedly bloomed and fructified,and it grew into peach woods,which stretched for thousands of miles. -Chinese Fairy Tales eventually [I'ventfuoli] adu.最后；终于 nurture ['n3:tfo(r)] v.养育；养护；培养；扶持；帮助；滋长 n.培养；养育 nourishment ['nArifmont] n.营养；营养品 convert [kn'v3t]v.(使)转化；可转变为；改变（观点、习惯等）；获得附加分 ['kpnv3t]n.改变宗教的人；皈依者 fructify [frAktufa] .使结果实；使多产 080