9. A. danger　　　　　 B. hope　　　　　　 C. turn　　　　 D. case

7. 　 A. excited　　　　　　　 B. tired　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. angry　　　　　　　　 D. serious

8　　 A. grow fast　　　　　 B. start growing　　　　　　 C. stop growing　　 D. grow slowly

6. 　 A. let out　　　　　　　 B. worked out　　　　　　　 C. thought out　　　　 D. found out

5.　　 A. agreement　　　　 B. warning　　　　　　　　　 C. reason　　　　　　　 D. permission

4.　　 A. forbid　　　　　　　 B. forgive　　　　　　　　　　 C. admit　　　　　　　　 D. accept

3. 　 A. wife　　　　　　　　 B. lover　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. partner　　　　　　　　　　 D. daughter

2. 　 A. winner　　　　　　　　　　 B. ruler　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. advisor　　　　　　　 D. fighter

1. 　 A. periods　　　　　　 B. seasons　　　　　　　　　　 C. time　　　　　　　　　 D. age

20.　 A. idea　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. life　　　　　　　　　 C. home　　　　　　　　 D. family

高三英语专项训练--完形填空(三)

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.

19.　 A. However　　　　　　　　 B. Otherwise　　　　　 C. Therefore　　　　　 D. meanwhile