Question

Directions: After reading the passages below, fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.

The Greek myths are almost a myth themselves.

The great dramatists Sophocles, Aeschylus and Euripides drew on the myths, 1. did  the Romans after them. Since then, poets, painters, sculptors, novelists — and later on, filmmakers and even comic strip authors — 2.(find) inspiration in them. Remember film Troy (2004) starring Brad Pitt? That movie remade The Iliad, Homer's e t of the Trojan Wars.

Greek myths came from oral stories. In the beginning, people told these tales to 3.. They didn't read them in books or watch them in the theater. It seems that 4. we write, paint or make films -or simply just enjoy these products —the Greek myths have a special resonance.

The names and the stories 5. be old, but the myths continue to be relevant. We can still be moved by beauty, like the story of Paris when he stole the gorgeous Helen away from her husband in Troy.

We feel pain in our hearts 6. we remember our family and friends back home. We can therefore readily understand Odysseus—”7.(separate) from his wife and son for a decade — and his desperation to get home.

The everyday life of western culture 8.(mark) by the Greek myths in all sorts of ways. Just look up into the night sky — names of the stars and constellations you see come from Greek characters.

In English, we say someone who makes money easily has "the Midas touch". But often, character from Greek mythology, who turns 9. he touches into gold. Even the products we buy in supermarkets have names 10. (inspire) by the Greeks.

Answer

1.as

2.have found

3.each other

4.whether

5.may

6.when

7.separated

8.is marked

9.anything/whatever

10.inspired

【解析】

本文是一篇说明文，介绍了希腊神话的历史及其影响。

1.考查非限定性定语从句。句意：伟大的剧作家索福克勒斯、埃斯库罗斯和欧里庇得斯借鉴了神话，正如后来的罗马人那样。此处为as引导的非限定性定语从句，句中又使用了倒装结构，正常语序为：as Romans after them did，as在从句中作did 的宾语，表示“正如”，故填as。

2.考查时态。句意：从那时起，诗人、画家、雕塑家、小说家，以及后来的电影人甚至连环画作者都从中找到了灵感。根据前面现在完成时的时间标志since then可知此处用现在完成时，故填have found。

3.考查代词。句意：一开始，人们互相讲述这些故事。根据句式tell sth. to sb.可知此处缺少宾语，根据句意可知此处表示“互相”，故填each other。

4.考查让步状语从句。句意：无论我们是读书、绘画或者制作电影—还是仅仅欣赏这些作品，都可以与希腊神话产生独特的共鸣。分析句子结构可知此处为让步状语从句，由关键词or可知此处用“whether…or”表示“无论是……还是……”，故填whether。

5.考查情态动词。句意：这些名字和故事可能是古老的，但神话仍然是相关的。空后是动词原形，此处需要填情态动词，根据句意可知此处表示“可能”，故填may。

6.考查时间状语从句。句意：当我们想起家乡的家人和朋友时，我们的心里感到痛苦。分析句子结构并结合句意可知此处为时间状语从句，表示“当……的时候”，故填when。

7.考查非谓语动词。句意：因此，我们可以很容易地理解与妻儿分别十载的奥德修斯以及他对回家的渴望。Odysseus与separate之间是逻辑上的动宾关系，表示被动，用过去分词作后置定语，故填separated。

8.考查时态语态。句意：西方文化的日常生活以各种各样的希腊神话为标志。The everyday life与mark之间是被动关系，陈述的是客观事实，所以用一般现在时的被动语态，主语为单数，谓语动词也应该用第三人称单数形式，故填is marked。

9.考查宾语从句或不定代词。句意：但通常是希腊神话中的人物，他把接触到的任何东西变成金子。此处为宾语从句，从句中的touches缺少宾语，表示“无论什么、任何事物”，也可以用不定代词anything表示“任何东西”作touch的宾语，构成定语从句。所以填whatever/anything。

10.考查非谓语动词。句意：就连我们在超市买的产品也有受希腊神话鼓舞而来的名字。names 与inspire之间是逻辑上的动宾关系，表示被动，用过去分词作后置定语，故填inspired。