2005年高考英语完形填空真题详解·广东卷Some myths are stories told since ancient times to explain the causes for natural happenings. The Greek myth that explains why there are changes of ___36___ is about Demeter, the goddess of the harvest. She had a daughter, Persephone, whom she loved very much. Hades, god of the underworld, fell in love with Persephone, and he asked Zeus, the ___37___ of the gods, to give Persephone to him as his ___38___. Zeus did not want either to disappoint Hades or to upset Demeter, so he said he would not agree to the marriage, but neither would he ___39___ it. Hades, therefore, decided to take the girl without ___40___. When Persephone was picking flowers in the garden, he seized her and took her to the underworld. When Demeter ___41___ what happened to Persephone, she became so ___42___ that she caused all plants to ___43___ People were in ___44___ of starving. But Demeter was determined not to let crops grow ___45___ her daughter, Persephone, was returned to her. ___46___, still not wanting to disappoint Hades, decided upon a condition for Persephone’s ___47___. She could go back to her mother if she had not ___48___ anything while she was in the underworld. Demeter ___49___ it because she did not know that Persephone had eaten several pomegranate(石榴) seeds in the underworld. When Zeus ___50___ this, he agreed that Persephone could spend part of the year with her ___51___, but he added that since she had eaten the seeds, she must spend part of the year in the underworld. and so it ___52___ that when Persephone is in the underworld, Demeter is sad and therefore ___53___ not let the crops grow. That is ___54___ we have winter when plants do not grow. When Persephone returns, Demeter is ___55___, it is spring, and plants begin to grow again.36. A. periods B. seasons C. time D. age37. A. winner B. ruler C. advisor D. fighter38. A. wife B. lover C. partner D. daughter39. A. forbid B. forgive C. admit D. accept40. A. arrangement B. warning C. reason D. permission41. A. let out B. worked out C. thought out D. found out42. A. excited B. tired C. angry D. serious43. A. grow fast B. start growing C. stop growing D. grow slowly44. A. danger B. hope C. turn D. case45. A. since B. until C. after D. when46. A. Persephone B. Zeus C. Demeter D. Hades47. A. return B. change C. marriage D. journey48. A. stolen B. found C. eaten D. heard49. A. understood B. refused C. doubted D. accepted50. A. discovered B. studied C. forgot D. prepared51. A. daughter B. mother C. god D. ruler52. A. works B. remains C. happens D. starts53. A. should B. can C. dare D. will54. A. where B. because C. why D. how55. A. nice B. friendly C. fresh D. happy[1][2]下一页 说明:引用此文请注明出处,并请保留该文章链接地址,谢谢~~【答案与解析】本文通常一个希腊神话说明了四季变化的由来。36. B。根据文章最后几句话可知，文章讲的是季节(season)的更换。37. B。Zeus是宇宙之神，是众神的统治者。从下文可以看出，不仅Demeter和Hades之间的矛盾的需要Zeus的调解，而且他们的想法也要取得Zeus的同意。38. A。根据上文的Hades…fell in love with Persephone 以及后文的…agree to the marriage 可知，Hades想娶Persephone为妻。39. A。此处指的是Zeus既不会同意这桩婚事，也不会禁