哈迪斯与珀耳塞福涅的神话 - 伊索尔特·吉莱斯皮：英语精读讲义

听英文句子并选出你听到的内容。重点分辨 farmers 后面的动词。

1. The farmers showed wheat seeds before the rain.
2. The farmers sold wheat seeds before the rain.
3. The farmers sowed wheat seeds before the rain.

句中的 the goddess of agriculture 起什么作用？

1. 这个短语说明得墨忒耳就是农业女神。
2. 得墨忒耳和农业女神是两个不同的人物。
3. 得墨忒耳是一位敬奉某位女神的农民。

哪一项最符合 each morsel of food 的意思？

1. 整顿饭。
2. 每一种食物。
3. 每一小块或每一小口食物。

哪句话对 sustenance 的使用最自然？

1. The emergency rations gave the hikers enough sustenance to survive.
2. She ordered a sustenance with extra cheese.
3. The café sells three sustenances every morning.

the land of the dead 在本句中是什么意思？

1. 它指神话中的冥界。
2. 它指一个居民已经离开的国家。
3. 它指普通墓地。

用目标短语 ensured a permanent stay 完成句子：The curse ____ in the castle.

哪句话中的 tends to 表示“照料”？

1. She tends to arrive before noon.
2. She tends to the garden every morning.
3. She tends to feel sleepy after lunch.

哪句话自然地使用 inherit 表达家族传承下来的持久兴趣？

1. Maya inherited her father's guitar after he died.
2. Maya inherited her father's passion for music.
3. Maya developed a passion for music after joining the band.

请用 grow into 的过去式完成句子：Over ten years, the local club ____ a national organization.

在这个句子中，all the while 表达了什么？We thought everything was fine, but all the while, the leak was spreading.

1. 在大家以为一切正常的整段时间里，泄漏一直在扩大。
2. 只有在大家发现之后，泄漏才开始。
3. 泄漏只发生了一次，并立刻结束。

在这句话中，watched from below 起什么作用？

1. 它表示这个身影正向上爬，准备加入草地上的人。
2. 它直接公开观察者的身份，并一次解释清楚所有危险。
3. 它把未具名的观察者置于场景下方，并暗示危险可能来自冥界。

哪句话使用 frolicking 最自然？

1. The judges were frolicking during the formal hearing.
2. The surgeon was frolicking through the operation.
3. The lambs were frolicking across the sunny field.

短语 "the freshwater nymph Cyane" 告诉了我们什么？

1. Cyane 是与淡水相关的自然精灵。
2. Cyane 和那位淡水自然精灵是两个不同的角色。
3. Cyane 是一名在淡水中游泳的普通人类女孩。

哪一个句子用 as 引出同时发生的背景动作？

1. Elena crossed the street because someone called her name.
2. As Elena was tired, she went home early.
3. As Elena crossed the street, she heard someone call her name.

哪句话正确使用了 notice + 宾语 + 动词原形？

1. We noticed the door shake during the storm.
2. We noticed the door to shake during the storm.
3. We noticed shake the door during the storm.

在这句话中，a terrifying figure arose 最接近什么意思？

1. 一幅详细的图表向上移动了。
2. 计算出了一个可怕的数字。
3. 一个身份不明、令人害怕的人形身影升起或出现了。

哪项正确说明了这句话中 Hades 的含义？

1. Hades 只是死者本身的另一个说法。
2. Hades 是神，the underworld 是他所统治、与死者相关的领域。
3. Hades 和 the underworld 是两个人类角色。

哪个句子自然地使用了 wrench ... from ...？

1. The guard wrenched the knife from the attacker's hand.
2. The parent carried the sleepy child from the car.
3. The host invited the guest in from the rain.

阅读这个句子：The hikers disappeared into the inky darkness of the cave. inky 是什么意思？

1. 极其黑暗，像黑色墨水一样
2. 明亮而且容易看清
3. 被漏水笔的墨水弄脏了

用 blast 的过去式，再接 back 和 through 完成句子：The motorcycle had left the tunnel, but moments later it ____ the tunnel before the gate closed.

在 "Nora laughed so hard, she started coughing" 中，逗号表达的是哪种关系？

1. 第二个事件是第一个事件强烈到一定程度所造成的结果。
2. 两个事件互不相关。
3. 第二个事件先发生，并导致了第一个事件。

在 "During meditation, he imagined becoming one with the ocean" 中，"becoming one with the ocean" 是什么意思？

1. 成为唯一拥有海洋的人
2. 在海边数一个物体
3. 与海洋完全融为一体

哪一句中的 scene 表示事件发生的地点？

1. Firefighters arrived at the scene of the explosion.
2. The final scene of the film lasted five minutes.
3. The mountain scenery was beautiful at sunrise.

请用一个三个单词的表达完成句子，把 Maya 到达设为截止时间点：____ Maya reached the library, the doors had already been locked.

在这句话中，Mount Olympus 主要代表什么？

1. 希腊众神居住的神话中心
2. 一座与众神毫无关系的普通山
3. 德墨忒耳的私人住所

用 witness 的过去完成时完成句子：By the time the police arrived, two cyclists ____ the collision.

用表示“为……创造条件”的固定表达完成句子：The successful trial ____ nationwide adoption.

句中的 had granted Hades her hand in marriage 是什么意思？

1. Persephone 已经直接向 Hades 求婚。
2. Hades 已经请 Persephone 替 Zeus 作决定。
3. Zeus 已经准许 Hades 娶 Persephone。

在这个句子中，without her consent or Demeter's 是什么意思？

1. 珀耳塞福涅不同意，但德墨忒耳同意了。
2. 有人没有询问她们的意见，但仍然得到了许可。
3. 珀耳塞福涅和德墨忒耳两人都没有同意。

用表示“面对”的两个单词补全这个简化被动从句：When ____ a tight deadline, the team set clear priorities.

在“The committee knew about the mistake but stayed silent”中，stayed silent 表明了什么？

1. 他们让房间里的声音变小了。
2. 他们不知道发生了错误。
3. 他们选择不说话或不表态。

在“In his panic, Omar left his keys on the train”中，句首短语首先向读者提供了什么信息？

1. Omar 的情绪状态，它为后面的行为提供理解框架。
2. Omar 的钥匙所在的实际地点。
3. Omar 完成多项任务的顺序。

Maya 知道自己必须回复客户邮件，却一再搁置不回。哪句话最符合这个情境？

1. Maya neglected her usual duties.
2. Maya forgot one new name for a moment.
3. Maya completed her usual duties carefully.

哪句话中的 plagued 是动词，表示“长期造成严重困扰”？

1. The doctor worked during a plague outbreak.
2. Repeated delays plagued the project for months.
3. The museum displayed a history of the plague.

哪一句中的 as 表示两个变化同步展开？

1. I arranged the chairs as you requested.
2. As the storm grew stronger, the streets became emptier.
3. As the tickets were too expensive, we stayed home.

听英文句子并选择你听到的句子。注意 wary 和 weary 的第一个重读元音。

1. The guards grew wary after dark.
2. The guards grew weary after dark.

哪种理解最准确地概括了这个问句在当前语境中的作用？

1. 它是在询问某一位崇拜者的名字。
2. 它暗示不会再有人留下来崇拜众神。
3. 它预测人类会选择不同的神明。

哪个句子中的 offer tributes 与例句中的古代宗教含义相同？

1. Maya offered her friend a slice of cake.
2. Fans wrote online to pay tribute to the retired singer.
3. Villagers gathered at the shrine to offer tributes to the sea god.

下面哪句话使用了 crusade 的现代比喻义？

1. Maya took a short walk to the library.
2. The journalist began a crusade against government corruption.
3. The knight joined a crusade to capture a medieval city.

下面哪句话使用 return to her duties 表示重新履行应承担的职责？

1. After the storm passed, the paramedic returned to the station to pick up her bag.
2. After the storm passed, the paramedic returned to her duties.
3. After the storm passed, the paramedic abandoned every responsibility.

这组开头短语在叙事中的主要作用是什么？

1. 它先勾勒一条空间路线，再由主句揭示场景或动作。
2. 它完整讲完了人物的主要动作。
3. 它呈现了三个互不相关、没有顺序的地点。

River Styx 在这句话中传达了什么信息？

1. 一条主要用于农业的普通河流
2. 奥林匹斯山的另一个名称
3. 希腊神话中与冥界边界相关的一条河

哪句话自然地把 wage 用作动词，表示“持续开展一项行动”？

1. The workers waged a campaign for safer conditions.
2. The workers waged a meeting after lunch.
3. The workers waged a concert in the park.

请用 serve 构成表示“充当”的结构来完成句子：During the renovation, the gym will ____ a temporary classroom.

在正式叙事中，“Maya rebuffed his advances”最可能是什么意思？

1. 她坚决拒绝了他的恋爱或性方面的示好。
2. 她拖慢了他在一个工作项目上的进度。
3. 她礼貌地推迟了一次例行会议。

在这个神话语境中，珀耳塞福涅拒绝进食主要传达了什么？

1. 她已经吃过一顿大餐。
2. 反抗和自我保护，而不只是没有胃口。
3. 她没有认出那是食物。

请用 long for 的过去式完成句子：During his first month away, Ben ____ his best friend's company.

哪句话正确使用 grow + 比较级形容词来表示状态逐渐加深？

1. As the storm continued, the road grew darkness and danger.
2. As the storm continued, the road grew darkly and more dangerously.
3. As the storm continued, the road grew darker and more dangerous.

请用 hunger for 的过去式完成句子：After years of being ignored, the scientist ____ respect from her peers.

哪一句正确地把句首 -ing 短语与主句主语连接起来？

1. Walking along the beach, the waves soaked Nora's shoes.
2. Walking along the beach, Nora found a silver ring.
3. Walking along the beach, a silver ring was found by Nora.

在本句中，hung heavily on their branches 呈现了怎样的画面？

1. 果实松松地系在枝条上，几乎没有重量。
2. 果实饱满而沉重，仿佛把枝条往下坠。
3. 果实处境非常危险，因为枝条正在折断。

哪个选项使用 Meanwhile 自然地切换到同时发生的另一件事？

1. Leo finished dinner. Meanwhile, he washed the plate afterward.
2. Mia pressed the power button. Meanwhile, the computer turned on as a result.
3. At the front desk, Mia checked in the guests. Meanwhile, Leo carried their bags upstairs.

在这句话中，为什么 Helios 被描述为 all-seeing？

1. 每一位希腊神都必须被称为 all-seeing。
2. 他统治着冥界的亡灵。
3. 作为太阳神，人们相信他能从天空见证发生的事情。

用正确的表示所属关系的关系词完成句子：We visited a museum ____ entrance was shaped like a giant book.

哪一句把某事描述为 fateful，也就是它对后来产生了重大影响，但不一定导致死亡？

1. The fatal fire killed three people.
2. That fateful decision changed the course of the company.
3. She was fortunate to find her lost wallet.

哪一句只表示说话人知道这个组织存在，同时否认自己了解详细情况？

1. I know about the organization and can explain all of its programs.
2. I know of the organization, but I do not know much about its work.
3. I know the organization well because I work there.

用 out of 完成句子：She lowered her voice ____ respect for the grieving family.

哪一句正确使用了正式结构 tell + 人 + of + 事情？

1. The archivist told the visitors of a hidden letter.
2. The archivist told to the visitors of a hidden letter.
3. The archivist told of the visitors a hidden letter.

哪一句正确使用了前置形容词短语来描述主句的主语？

1. Cold and tired, Ava went inside.
2. Cold and tired, the warm house welcomed Ava.
3. Cold and tired, the rain began to fall.

哪一句表示 Rina 因严重的安全问题直接质问某人？

1. Rina confronted the contractor about the unsafe wiring.
2. Rina met the contractor to discuss the project schedule.
3. Rina noticed the contractor across the street.

哪句话正确使用了 -ing 短语，补充说明与主句动作同时发生的要求？

1. She confronted the manager, demanding an explanation.
2. She confronted the manager and demanding an explanation.
3. She confronted the manager, she demanding an explanation.

哪句话中的 declined 表示克制、正式的拒绝？

1. His health declined rapidly.
2. She politely declined the invitation.
3. Sales declined in June.

在这句话中，ravenous 是什么意思？

1. 有一点饿
2. 无法进食
3. 极度饥饿

根据神话语境，that grew in the underworld 为什么重要？

1. 它是普通水果，对接下来发生的事没有影响。
2. 提到它只是为了描述珀耳塞福涅这顿饭的味道。
3. 它是冥界的食物，因此按照神话规则，吃下它的种子会带来束缚后果。

哪个完整从句正确还原了句中的 Though a meager amount？

1. Because it was a meager amount
2. Though it was a meager amount
3. Though it had reduced the amount

用表示“足以”的目标两词结构完成句子：One clear example was ____ prove the point.

例句中的 wouldn't accept this fate 是什么意思？

1. 她高兴地批准了这个结果。
2. 她拒绝向一个看似注定的重大结局认命。
3. 她忘了确认一个普通计划。

这句话中的 would 表达什么作用？

1. 条件成立时将出现的假设结果。
2. 礼貌地请求让田野变得肥沃。
3. 田野过去拥有的一种习惯。

哪句话表示她郑重声明：如果报告被公开，她就辞职？

1. She promised the report that she would resign.
2. She swore that if the report was leaked, she would resign.
3. She swore at the reporter after the report was leaked.

使用 distinction between A and B 这个结构完成句子：The lesson explains the ____ facts and opinions.

用高亮表达的过去式完成句子：After weeks of negotiation, the two sides ____ to protect the river.

在句子“For two-thirds of every year, the wildlife center is open.”中，“For two-thirds of every year”是什么意思？

1. 等于每年三分之二的一段持续时间
2. 与每年的三分之二有关的目的
3. 每年过去三分之二以后才到达的起点

在这个神话句子中，the land of the living 指什么？

1. 众神居住的领域
2. 生者所在的领域
3. 一块农田

选择一个用 but + for the remainder 表示剩余时间，而不是用 but for 表示条件的句子。

1. The museum is open today, but for the remainder of the week, it will be closed.
2. But for the rain, the museum would be open today.
3. The museum is open today, but the remainder of the week will be closed.

例句中的 ascended to Earth 是什么意思？

1. 从冥界向上移动到上方的人间
2. 成为整个地球的统治者
3. 在冥界内部四处行走

用 shower 的过去式和必要的介词完成句子：After the concert, fans ____ the singer ____ praise.

在这句话中，nurtured them with sun 是什么意思？

1. 让田地避开所有阳光
2. 通过提供阳光帮助田地生长
3. 把田地搬到阳光充足的地方

这里的 came to herald the start of spring 应该怎样理解？

1. 它后来成了春天开始的信号。
2. 它为了寻找春天而前往某个地方。
3. 它宣布春天已经结束。

高亮部分在叙事中主要起什么作用？

1. 它只描述一次中性的向下移动，没有改变故事的情感方向。
2. 它补充了一个与故事无关的季节计量定义。
3. 它把她的 arrival 与 descent 对照起来，使故事从重逢转向离别。

哪句话表示每次铃响都会出现同一个结果？

1. Each time the bell rings, the teams switch sides.
2. By the time the bell rings, the teams have already left.
3. The first time the bell rings, the teams switch sides.

用 grow 的过去式以及 cold 和 long 的比较级完成句子：By December, the nights ____.

用本课中表示“促成一个新时代开始”的两个单词完成句子：The invention could ____ a new era of safer travel.

哪一句在句首正确使用了 Knowing 从句，并让它的隐含主语与主句主语一致？

1. Knowing the bridge was closed, the storm delayed the ferry.
2. Knowing the bridge was closed, Elena took the coastal road.
3. Knowing the bridge was closed, the coastal road was taken by Elena.

哪一句使用三个平行的过去时动词来组织相关动作？

1. The hikers packed their food, checked the weather, and started their hike before dawn.
2. The hikers packed their food, the weather was checked, and starting their hike before dawn.
3. The hikers packed their food, were checking the weather, and start their hike before dawn.

请用本课的正式叙事框架完成句子：____ the abandoned station became the town's library.

哪个句子中的 mark 同样表示“标志着重要变化”？

1. The editor marked the spelling mistake in red.
2. The hiker marked the route on the map.
3. The treaty marked the beginning of a new era.

请用本课中确切的三个单词结构完成句子：Sam could pursue his dream program but would spend months away from home. The plan was a ____ ambition and family life.

请用表示“重大而艰难的任务”的表达完成句子：Coordinating food, shelter, and medical care for an entire town is ____.

哪句话自然地使用了 defy death，并保留了它强烈、戏剧化的含义？

1. The pilot discussed death and landed the damaged plane safely.
2. The pilot disagreed with death and landed the damaged plane safely.
3. The pilot defied death and landed the damaged plane safely.

判断这种用法：在写给部门主管的正式书面指示中，“Grab a guidebook before the meeting” 具有中性、正式的语气。

1. 不恰当
2. 恰当

哪句话表示顾问帮助这家人理解并逐步处理一套复杂的规则？

1. The adviser helped the family describe the benefits system.
2. The adviser helped the family visit the benefits office.
3. The adviser helped the family navigate the benefits system.