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简易英语读物《希腊神话-Greek Mythology》-（7）cleaning the StablesOf course, King Eurystheus was very angry at Hercules, because he had once again been embarrassed in front of his men.Because of this, Eurystheus thought of the dirtiest and most awful job he could."Hercules," said the king."King Augeashas ten-thousand cows which he cares for very much”.“The king keeps his cows in stables near his castle”.“Of course, the stables are very large”.“Because of their size, no one has been able to clean them in many years”.“Your next task is to clean them so that they look like new".Hercules thought that this was a very awful task indeed, hut he did not want to let his cousin see that he was upset.Therefore he put a smile on his face and said, "Why, Cousin, this is an easy task, I will return to you in a few days!".When Hercules arrived in the land of King Augeas, He first went to introduce himself."I am Hercules, My cousin has sent me here to clean your great stables"."I know who you are, Hercules, for your fame is known everywhere”.“You are welcome to stay in my land as long as you want", The king said.The next day, Hercules went out to the stables to think of how to clean them.Truly, they were so dirty that they could not be cleaned by one man, or even many hundred.He noticed that the stables were at the bottom of a large hill, and that a river ran along the top of the hill.This gave him an idea.The next day he went to see King Augers and told him,"Great king, I can clean your stables for you in just one day, But you must first take all of your cows out into the fields".Of course, Augeasdid not believe that Hercules could complete his task in just one day.But he wanted his stables cleaned so much that he ordered his men to take all of the cows out into the fields.When this was done, Hercules climbed up the hill above the stables and found a sharp rock.He used this rock to dig a hole leading from the river into the stables.As the river water flowed through the stables, All the dirt inside was cleaned away.When the stables were clean, Hercules again filled the hole with dirt and allowed the river to continue with its natural flow.Heracles then returned to see his cousin.When he arrived, King Eurystheus could not believe that Hercules had completed his task so quickly.Only three days had passed since Hercules had left him.But later that day, a messenger arrived from King Augeasthanking Hercules for his great deed.When he heard the news, King Eurystheus was very angry.译文和注释打扫牛厩当然，国王欧律斯透斯对赫拉克勒斯很恼火，因为他再一次使他在他的手下面前丢脸。
Quiz on Greek MythsI. Fill in the blanks with appropriate words concerning Greek myths.1. Myths are traditional stories, usually about superhuman beings or unlikely events. Myths were created long ago by storytellers and passed down by __________ from one generation to the next. Some myths are based on the _______ of legendary heroes and heroines. Others were created to explain mysterious _______ in nature.2. Conflict is a struggle between _____ forces or characters in a short story, novel, play or narrative poem. Conflict can be _____ or _____, and it can take one of these forms: a person against another person; ________________; __________________; two elements or ideas struggling for mastery within a person.3. Foil is a character who provides striking _______ to another character.4. _______________ is the event that introduces the central conflict and sets in motion the plot of the story. It is also called rising action.5. Greek myths can be divided into three types. There are myths about _______, myths about _______, and myths about heroes and heroines.6. The characters in the myths are of three kinds. First there are gods and _____. Second, there are heroes and heroines. Third, there are _______________.7. The most important gods and goddesses are the twelve who rule the universe from their palace on _______________.II. Provide some basic information about the following characters in Greek myths. (You only need to choose any two of them to explain.)1.Echo2. Perseus3. Hermes4. Apollo5. Pygmalion。
九年级英语文学作品赏析单选题40题1. In "Jane Eyre", Jane refuses to marry Mr. Rochester because ____.A. she doesn't love himB. she discovers he is already marriedC. he is too poorD. his family doesn't like her答案：B。
解析：在《简·爱》中，简深爱着罗切斯特先生。
但是当她发现罗切斯特先生已经有一位妻子，尽管这位妻子是精神失常的，她出于道德和自尊拒绝和罗切斯特先生结婚。
选项A错误，简是爱罗切斯特的。
选项C，罗切斯特并不贫穷。
选项D文中没有提及他的家人不喜欢简。
2. In "Pride and Prejudice", Elizabeth Bennet first dislikes Mr. Darcy mainly because of his ____.A. appearanceB. prideC. lack of wealthD. bad manners答案：B。
解析：在《傲慢与偏见》中，伊丽莎白·班纳特最初讨厌达西先生主要是因为他表现出来的傲慢。
他在舞会上对伊丽莎白表现出一种居高临下的态度。
选项A，文中没有表明伊丽莎白因为他的外貌讨厌他。
选项C，达西先生是富有而非缺乏财富。
选项D，实际上达西先生是有良好的教养并非没有礼貌，只是他的傲慢让人感觉不礼貌。
3. In "Jane Eyre", what is the name of the girl who bullies Jane at Lowood School?A. Helen BurnsB. Blanche IngramC. Georgiana ReedD. John ReedE. Eliza Reed答案：E。
Greek MythologyI. Multiple choice1.During Odysseus’ 20 years of absence, ______had remained faithful to him. Butshe was under enormous pressure to remarry.a.Penelop eb. Circec. Nausiccad. calypso2.The crew of Odysseus killed and ate the cattle of ______despite the warning.A. Apoll o b. Poseidon c. Hermes d. Ares3.The story of milky way is closely related to ______.a.Her ab. Athenac. Artemisd. Demeter4._____is the only Olympian gods who got a mortal parent.a.Aresb. Hermesc. Dionysu sd. Athena5. After defeating his father ________, Zeus assumed the role of the King of the Gods and made their home on Mount Olympus.a.Uranus B. Cyclops C. Pontus D. Cronus6. ________, the son of Zeus and Maia, was the messenger of Zeus.a.Herm es B. Apollo C. Poseidon D. DionysusII. Blank Filling1. Athena was the goddess of ________ and ________. And ________ was the goddess of love, desire and beauty who promised the most beautiful woman ________to Paris, which led to the Trojan War.2.________ was the twin brother of Artemis, daughter of Zeus and ________.3.The oldest authentic or classic Greek myths we have can be traced to two mainsources: Homer’s ________and The Odyssey, and________’s Theogony, and Works and Days4._______is the river upon which even the gods swear, and in which Achilles wasdipped to render him invincible.5.________is ferryman of the dead who receives the fee for his service.6.______ is the most beautiful man abducted by Zeus who granted him eternalimmortality and the office of cupbearer.III. True or false1.It was Zeus who gave humanbeing fire.2.When passing the island with the sirens, Jason had his men tie him to the mast andfilled their own ears with wax.3.Athena was the goddess of chastity and hunt, and associated with the moon.4.In order to avoid the war, Achilles pretended to be mad, but finally was tricked toreveal his sanity.5. Sisyphus was punished in Tartarus for the crime of killing his son to feed Gods.IV. Matching1.Helen2.sphinx’ riddle3.Pandora’s box4.the birth of Athena5.Dionysus’ dual side to his nature6.the wrath of Achilles7.Apollo and Daphne8.Medea complex9.Orpheus and Eurydice10.Eros and PsycheVI. Please the tell the etymology of the following words1.echo2.narcissism3.Sisyphean4.Tantalize5.sun flower6.PrometheusVII. essay questions1. Zeus is the king of the Olympus Gods and Hera is his wife. Summarize the character of these two gods and prove your opinion with examples.2. Take one hero as example to show what is heroism and what is its reflection?3. In the Trojan War, how did Achilles’ friend Patroclus die and how did Achilles react to Patroclus’ death?4. Why did Perseus agree to take up the act of beheading Medusa and how did he kill Medusa?。
简易英语读物《希腊神话-GreekMythology》-20.ReturntoArgos简易英语读物《希腊神话-Greek Mythology》-（20）Return to ArgosSoon after killing Polydectes, Perseus decided to take his bride Andromeda and his mother back to his home country.Meanwhile, King Acrisius felt sure that his grandson would never return to kill him as the fortune-teller had predicted.Surely, he thought, his daughter and grandson had died in thesea twenty years before.Before Perseus left Serapis, he made Dictys king of theisland and thanked him once again for all his kindness.The three arrived in Argos, where Perseus was born, and learnedthat his grandfather, Acrisius, had gone away for a while.Then, while Perseus was waiting for the king to return, he heard ofsome athletic games happening in the north.He went north to join the games and hoped to win fame for his skills.His wife and mother waited in Argos for Acrisius’ return.Perseus entered the athletic games but he did not give his name or meet the king and his guests.If he had done so, he might have seen that his grandfather was among them. Acrisius, too. had no idea that one of the athletes was his grandson Perseus. Perseus won the first two contests, running and jumping,and was admired by all the women and men in the crowd.The third event was the spear throw.When Perseus’ turn came, he held the spearperfectly, for he had great experience using one.Then, with great strength, he threw it forward and watched it go straightdown the field.But suddenly, the spearchanged direction in the air and flew toward the crowd of people watchingthe games.The sharp head of the spear hit one of the king's guests, who fell down dead. Perseus ran forward and asked the king why the spear had moved so wildly in the air.The king spoke sadly, "It must have been the wish of the gods".Perseus learned later that the man who had died was Acrisius, his grandfather.He stayed for the funeral and then told the news to Danae and Andromeda. Danae was sad, but the memory of herself and herson cruelly locked in the tower and then thrown in the sea made herfeel less bad about her father's death.Perseus and Andromeda ruled Argos well for many years to come.After their deaths, they were placed in the sky as stars.译文与注释回到阿尔戈斯杀死波吕德克忒斯不久，珀尔修斯决定带她新娘安德洛墨达和母亲回到他的祖国。
