六级阅读理解精选练习:苹果挑争端
阅读自测
Ⅰ. Fill in the blanks with proper words in the passage :
1. But the absence________ one goddess was clearly noticeable.
2. It was natural that Eris, the goddess of discord, her presence________ the ceremony was not desirable.
3. He decided to make fun________ the group at the party.
4. Eris slipped________ the hall after the new couple left.
5. As his mother dreamed ________ his birth that she was bearing a piece of burning wood, the babe was regarded representing ________ the destruction of the city itself.
Ⅱ. Questions :
1. Who rolled the golden apple on the floor?
2. Who were the three goddesses to compete to win the apple ?
3. Who at last won the title of“ the fairest”and what was the disaster?
参考答案
Ⅰ. 1. of 2. at 3. of 4. into 5 . at / as
Ⅱ. 1. Eris rolled the golden apple on the floor. 2. The three goddesses were Hera, Athena , Aphrodite. 3. Aphrodite at last won the title of“ the fairest”, but it made the other two goddesses become the deadly enemies of Troy.
参考译文
苹果挑争端
珀 琉斯和海神西蒂斯结婚时邀请了所有的神灵。但是, 显然有一位女神不在邀请之 列, 她就是厄里斯——— 不和女神。由于她在所到之处撒播不和之种, 人们自然不希望她出 席婚宴。厄里斯理所当然地感到愤怒。她决定嘲弄宴会上的众神一番。当新娘新郎退场 后, 厄里斯偷偷溜进了大厅, 往地板上抛出了一个金苹果, 上书“ 献给最美的神”。这在赫 拉、雅典娜和阿佛洛狄特三位女神之间引起了激烈争执。宙斯认为将她们带到爱达山上一 位名叫帕里斯的牧羊人那里, 让他来裁决才是明智的。海尔墨斯作为使者, 手持金苹果, 领 着三位女神离开了。
帕里斯是特洛伊国王皮安姆的儿子。由于他母亲在生他时, 梦到自己手持一根燃烧的 木头, 于是人们认为这孩子会给城市带来毁灭之灾。为了使王国免遭可能之祸, 国王及王 后把尚无自理能力的孩子扔到了爱达山顶。就这样, 孩子还是摆脱噩运, 活了下来。在牧 人们的精心抚养下, 孩子长得既强壮又英俊。他偷偷地与漂亮忠诚的奥诺妮山神结了婚。 在这个不同寻常的一天, 帕里斯正在山腰照看羊群, 惊奇地发现四个人站在他面前。海尔 墨斯讲完帕里斯所要做的事情之后就离去了。三位美丽的女神立即争吵起来, 竞相在这位 牧羊人面前表现自己。赫拉许诺让他成为亚细亚国王, 雅典娜愿意帮助他在战争中得到不朽 的荣誉, 而阿佛洛狄特则保证让他得到世上最美的女人的爱。小伙子原始的本性被激发 了出来, 阿佛洛狄特得到了金苹果, 而另两位女神则怒气冲冲地离开, 成了特洛伊城的死 敌。