Question

【题目】Odysseus is a literary figure in the Odyssey 【1】 (write) by Homer. He rejected the comfortable life of a Greek king and made a promise to help another Greek leader, Menelaus, get 【2】 wife back. But the war 【3】 (drag) on and on and he was away from his family for ten years.

During this time the fortunes of the war were so 【4】 (change) that no one could predict 【5】 would win. Odysseus became tired of the war and the delay in Troy. He urgently wanted to return home, so 【6】 the Greek kings had their regular weekly meeting, he suggested that they take 【7】 opportunity to trick the Trojans. The Greeks built a giant wooden horse so that men could hide inside it. The Greeks then pretended to leave as if they 【8】 (discourage) by the length of the war. The Trojans blessed their God 【9】 their good fortune and prepared to celebrate.

That night the men climbed out of the horse and opened the city gates to the Greek army. The Trojans awoke to the sound of the warning bell 【10】 (announce) a Greek victory. So the war ended but the punishment of the Trojan people was only just beginning.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】written

【2】his

【3】dragged

【4】changeable

【5】who

【6】when

【7】an

【8】were discouraged

【9】for

【10】announcing

【解析】

试题分析：《奥德赛》中的主人公奥狄修斯曾经拒绝了舒适的生活，选择去帮助另一个希腊的领导者并且加入了战争中。战争总是乏味却又拖延得无法结束，奥狄修斯便提出可以使用一个诡计来结束战争，他的目的实现了，可是战争对人们带来的伤害才刚刚开始。

【1】written考查被动语态。作品是被作者写的，与作者之间是被动关系，在此句中做定语限定literary，填written。

【2】his考查人称代词。由句意可推断此处是把他的妻子带回去，由前句主语he和后面wife可知此处应该用his，填his。

【3】dragged考查时态。前句rejected和后句was都说明此处应该用过去时态，填dragged。

【4】changeable考查固定搭配。so+形容词+that构成如此……以至于的短语，change应该用其形容词，填changeable。

【5】who考查关系代词。在宾语从句中缺少宾语，人称代词who代指人，填who。

【6】when考查状语从句。根据句意，当他们在开会的时候他提出了一个建议，句中不缺主语谓语和其它成分，使用when构成时间状语从句，填when。

【7】an考查不定冠词用法。opportunity作为时机是不可数名词，而作为机会是可数名词。文中take opportunity是抓住机会，opportunity是可数名词，填an。

【8】were discouraged考查方式状语从句。as if引导方式状语从句，后接过去时态。根据句意他们假装离开，好像是被战争消灭了勇气，是被动语态，填were discouraged。

【9】for考查介词。for在这里表目的，此句意为他们祈求上帝保佑他们有好运气，填for。

【10】announcing考查定语从句。此句本来是由which引导的定语从句，用来修饰warning bell。当去掉关系代词which句中又是主动，应该在动词后加ing，填announcing。