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Poseidon was the god of the sea and of earthquakes (地震). Sailors asked him for help when they were at sea. Poseidon lived on the bottom of the sea in a palace. Poseidon got angry easily. When he was happy, the sea was calm. But when he was unhappy, he made earthquakes by hitting the ground with a big spear (矛). Then the sea became too dangerous for sailors. Poseidon and Athena, the goddess of war, both wanted to have the biggest city in Greece. They had a contest to see who could have it. Poseidon threw his spear in the ground and made a spring (泉水). But the water was salty like the sea! Athena gave the people olive (橄榄) trees. The people liked to eat the olives so they chose Athena. They called their city Athens (雅典). Athens is the capital of Greece. (   )21. What was Poseidon in charge of?    A. The wars in the world.       B. The sea and earthquakes.

C. The water supply.         D. The city of Athens. (   )22. How did Poseidon show his anger?   A. He ate all the fish in the sea.       B. He made the sea rough.   C. He fought with other gods.       D. He hid himself in his palace. (   )23. Why did people choose Athena?   A. Because she was beautiful.      B. Because she was in charge of war.   C. Because she gave them olive trees.   D. Because she made them a spring. (   )24. What's the main idea of the passage?   A. Athena beat Poseidon and won the city of Athens.

B. Poseidon was always in a bad mood. C. Poseidon lived on the bottom of the ocean.

D. People liked olive trees and called the city Athens. (   )25. This passage is probably taken from _____.   A. a history book   B. a geography book     C. a magazine   D. a mythology book

IV. 句子解释(10%)

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Have you ever seen a horse with toes(脚趾)? Millions of years ago, horses had many toes. They had four toes on each front foot. They had three toes on each back foot. The horses were smaller than cats.

   These small horses lived in the forest. Their many toes helped the horses run over the soft wet ground.

   It was very hot in the forest. But the weather changed. It became cold. Many trees couldn't live in cold weather. The trees died and fell. Open field took the place of(代替) forests. The sun made the ground dry and hard(坚硬).

   Horses began to change too. They began to get bigger. This took a long time. On the dry hard land, horses needed only their middle toes for running. Their middle toes became hard. After a long time horses had only one hard toe on each foot. We call this hard toe a hoof(马蹄). 

16.(   ) Long ago, the horse had four toes on each of its ______.

   A. back feet        B. front feet         C. right feet     D. left feet

17.(   )The cats were ______ the horses at that time.

   A. much bigger    B. smaller than    C. bigger than  D. much smaller

18.(   ) Which of the three sentences is true?

   A. The weather stays the same the whole year all over the world.

   B. When the weather changed, animals began to change too.

   C. Cats were bigger in the past than they are today.  

  D. Cats were as big as horses in the past. 

19.(   ) On the dry hard land ______.

   A. horses needed a lot of room for running

   B. a horse needed more than four toes for running

   C. horses needed only their middle toes for running  

  D. horses needed a lot of room for sleeping.  

20.(   )Now each horse has ______ on its feet.  

 A. one toe      B. three toes       C. four toes       D.  no toes

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