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

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

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

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

40. A. from　　 B. behind　　　 C. over　　 D. towards

答案：26---30ABCCD　 31---35 ABACD　 36---40 BDACB

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河南省淮阳中学10-11学年高二上学期期中考试

Some myths(神话) are stories told since ancient times to explain the causes for natural happenings . The Greek myth that explains why there are changes of　 16　 is about Demerter , 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　 17　 of the gods , to give Persephone to him as his　 18　 . 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　 19　 it . Hades , therefore , decided to take the girl without　 20　 .

When Persephone was picking flowers in the garden , he seized her and took her to the underworld . When Demeter　 21　 what happened to Persephone , she became so　 22　 that she caused all plants to　 23　 . People were in　 24　 of starving(挨饿) . But Demeter was determined not to let crops grow　 25 her daughter, Persephone, was returned to her.　 26 , still not wanting to disappoint Hades , decided upon a condition for Persephone’s　 27　 . She could go back to her mother if she had not　 28　 anything while she was in the underworld . Demeter　 29　 it because she did not know that Persephone had eaten several Pomegranate(石榴) seeds in the underworld .

When Zeus　 30　 this , he agreed that Persephone could spend part of the year with her　 31　 , but he added that since she had eaten the seeds , she must spend part of the year in the underworld . And so it　 32　 that when Persephone is in the underworld , Demeter is sad and therefore　 33　 not let the crops grow .

That is　 34　 we have winter when plants do not grow . When Persephone returns , Demeter is　 35　 , it is spring , and plants begin to grow again .

39. A. advice　 B. support　　　 C. attention　　 D. command

38. A. as　 B. until　 C. because　　　 D. though

37. A. delight 　　　 B. expectation C. appreciation　　　 D. surprise

36. A. Holding　　　 B. Handing　　 C. Sending　　 D. Leaving

35. A. searched　　　 B. found　 C. raised　 D. pulled