题目内容
【题目】
A. easily B. stick C. struck D. generation E. disappearing
All over the world, different legends were told. Ancient Greeks believe the god Poseidon caused earthquakes whenever he 【1】 the ground with his trident. In Mexico, it was thought that E1 Diablo, better known as the devil, was the cause of earthquakes. After an earthquake, the devil could visit the surface of the earth more 【2】 through the cracks and openings in the ground.
As science progresses and education improves around the world, these myths and legends are slowly 【3】. However, in some parts of the world, they are passed on to the younger 【4】 as children’s stories or folktales, and so these legends will never die.
【答案】
【1】C
【2】A
【3】E
【4】D
【解析】
文章大意:全世界都有不同的传说。古希腊人相信波塞冬神,每当他用三叉戟触地时,就会引起地震。在墨西哥,人们认为E1暗黑破坏神,被称为魔鬼,是地震的起因。地震后,魔鬼可以更容易地通过地面的裂缝和开口进入地球表面。随着科学的进步和全世界教育水平的提高,这些神话和传说正在慢慢消失。然而,在世界上的某些地方,它们作为儿童故事或民间故事传给年轻一代,因此这些传说永远不会消亡。
【1】句意:古希腊人相信波塞冬神,每当他用三叉戟触地时,就会引起地震。
根据空前he可知,此空应填谓语动词,根据句意和所给单词提示可知,此空应填struck,故选C。
【2】句意:地震后,魔鬼可以更容易地通过地面的裂缝和开口进入地球表面。
根据前面动词visit 可知,此空应填副词,根据句意和所给单词提示可知,此空应填easily,故选A。
【3】句意:随着科学的进步和全世界教育水平的提高,这些神话和传说正在慢慢消失。
根据空前are slowly 可知,此空应填动词的现在分词,此句是现在进行时态,根据句意和所给单词提示可知,此空应填disappearing,故选E。
【4】句意:然而,在世界上的某些地方,它们作为儿童故事或民间故事传给年轻一代,因此这些传说永远不会消亡。
根据空前形容词younger 可知,此空应填名词,根据句意和所给单词提示可知,此空应填generation,故选D。