题目
The lives of the Ancient Greeks revolved(运转) around Eris， a concept by which they defined the universe． They believed that the world existed in a condition of opposites． If there was good， then there was evil；if there was love， then there was hatred； joy， then sorrow； war， then peace； and so on． The Greeks believed that good Eris occurred when one held a balanced outlook on life and coped with problems as they arose． It was a kind of ease of living that came from trying to bring together the great opposing forces in nature． Bad Eris was evident in the violent conditions that ruled men's lives． Although these things were found in nature and sometimes could not be controlled， it was believed that bad Eris occurred when one ignored a problem， letting it grow larger until it destroyed not only that person， but his family as well． The Ancient Greeks saw Eris as a goddess： Eris， the Goddess of Discord， better known as Trouble． One myth that expresses this concept of bad Eris deals with the marriage of King Peleus and the river goddess Thetis． Zeus， the supreme ruler， learns that Thetis would bear a child strong enough to destroy its father． Not wanting to father his own ruin， Zeus convinces Thetis to marry a human， a mortal(凡人) whose child could never challenge the gods． He promises her， among other things， the greatest wedding in all of Heaven and Earth and allows the couple to invite whomever they please． This is one of the first mixed marriages of Greek Mythology and the lesson learned from it still applies today． They do invite everyone…except Eris， the Goddess of Discord． In other words， instead of facing the problems brought on by a mixed marriage， they turn their backs on them． They refused to deal directly with their problems and the result is tragic． In her fury(狂怒)， Eris arrives， ruins the wedding， causes a jealous argument between the three major goddesses over a golden apple， and sets in place the conditions that lead to the Trojan War． The war would take place 20 years in the future， but it would result in the death of the only child of the bride and groom， Achilles． Eris would destroy the parents' hopes for their future， leaving the couple with no legal heirs (继承人) to the throne． Hence， when we are told， "If you don't invite trouble， trouble comes，" it means that if we don't deal with our problems， our problems will deal with us…with a revenge! It is easy to see why the Greeks considered many of their myths learning myths， for this one teaches us the best way to defeat that which can destroy us．(1)Bad Eris is defined in the passage as___A． the violent conditions of life．B． the problems man encounters．C． the evil goddess who has a golden apple．D． the murderer of generations．(2)Zeus married Thetis off because___A． he needed to buy the loyalty of a great king of mankind．B． he feared the gods would create bad Eris by competing over her．C． he feared the Trojan War would be fought over her．D． he feared being a father of a boy who would kill him in the future．(3)Zeus did not fear a child of King Peleus because___A． he knew that the child could not climb Mt． Olympus and manage to kill a god．B． he knew that the child would be killed in the Trojan War which would happen in 20 years．C． he knew that no matter how strong a mortal child was， he couldn't overthrow an immortal god．D． he knew that Thetis would always love him above everyone else．(4)What does the myth in the passage want to tell us？___A． Do not consider a mixed marriage．B． Do not anger the gods．C． Do not ignore the problems that arise in life．D． Do not take myths seriously．
The lives of the Ancient Greeks revolved(运转) around Eris， a concept by which they defined the universe． They believed that the world existed in a condition of opposites． If there was good， then there was evil；if there was love， then there was hatred； joy， then sorrow； war， then peace； and so on． The Greeks believed that good Eris occurred when one held a balanced outlook on life and coped with problems as they arose． It was a kind of ease of living that came from trying to bring together the great opposing forces in nature． Bad Eris was evident in the violent conditions that ruled men's lives． Although these things were found in nature and sometimes could not be controlled， it was believed that bad Eris occurred when one ignored a problem， letting it grow larger until it destroyed not only that person， but his family as well． The Ancient Greeks saw Eris as a goddess： Eris， the Goddess of Discord， better known as Trouble．
One myth that expresses this concept of bad Eris deals with the marriage of King Peleus and the river goddess Thetis． Zeus， the supreme ruler， learns that Thetis would bear a child strong enough to destroy its father． Not wanting to father his own ruin， Zeus convinces Thetis to marry a human， a mortal(凡人) whose child could never challenge the gods． He promises her， among other things， the greatest wedding in all of Heaven and Earth and allows the couple to invite whomever they please． This is one of the first mixed marriages of Greek Mythology and the lesson learned from it still applies today． They do invite everyone…except Eris， the Goddess of Discord． In other words， instead of facing the problems brought on by a mixed marriage， they turn their backs on them． They refused to deal directly with their problems and the result is tragic． In her fury(狂怒)， Eris arrives， ruins the wedding， causes a jealous argument between the three major goddesses over a golden apple， and sets in place the conditions that lead to the Trojan War． The war would take place 20 years in the future， but it would result in the death of the only child of the bride and groom， Achilles． Eris would destroy the parents' hopes for their future， leaving the couple with no legal heirs (继承人) to the throne．
Hence， when we are told， "If you don't invite trouble， trouble comes，" it means that if we don't deal with our problems， our problems will deal with us…with a revenge! It is easy to see why the Greeks considered many of their myths learning myths， for this one teaches us the best way to defeat that which can destroy us．
(1)Bad Eris is defined in the passage as___
A． the violent conditions of life．
B． the problems man encounters．
C． the evil goddess who has a golden apple．
D． the murderer of generations．
(2)Zeus married Thetis off because___
A． he needed to buy the loyalty of a great king of mankind．
B． he feared the gods would create bad Eris by competing over her．
C． he feared the Trojan War would be fought over her．
D． he feared being a father of a boy who would kill him in the future．
(3)Zeus did not fear a child of King Peleus because___
A． he knew that the child could not climb Mt． Olympus and manage to kill a god．
B． he knew that the child would be killed in the Trojan War which would happen in 20 years．
C． he knew that no matter how strong a mortal child was， he couldn't overthrow an immortal god．
D． he knew that Thetis would always love him above everyone else．
(4)What does the myth in the passage want to tell us？___
A． Do not consider a mixed marriage．
B． Do not anger the gods．
C． Do not ignore the problems that arise in life．
D． Do not take myths seriously．
One myth that expresses this concept of bad Eris deals with the marriage of King Peleus and the river goddess Thetis． Zeus， the supreme ruler， learns that Thetis would bear a child strong enough to destroy its father． Not wanting to father his own ruin， Zeus convinces Thetis to marry a human， a mortal(凡人) whose child could never challenge the gods． He promises her， among other things， the greatest wedding in all of Heaven and Earth and allows the couple to invite whomever they please． This is one of the first mixed marriages of Greek Mythology and the lesson learned from it still applies today． They do invite everyone…except Eris， the Goddess of Discord． In other words， instead of facing the problems brought on by a mixed marriage， they turn their backs on them． They refused to deal directly with their problems and the result is tragic． In her fury(狂怒)， Eris arrives， ruins the wedding， causes a jealous argument between the three major goddesses over a golden apple， and sets in place the conditions that lead to the Trojan War． The war would take place 20 years in the future， but it would result in the death of the only child of the bride and groom， Achilles． Eris would destroy the parents' hopes for their future， leaving the couple with no legal heirs (继承人) to the throne．
Hence， when we are told， "If you don't invite trouble， trouble comes，" it means that if we don't deal with our problems， our problems will deal with us…with a revenge! It is easy to see why the Greeks considered many of their myths learning myths， for this one teaches us the best way to defeat that which can destroy us．
(1)Bad Eris is defined in the passage as___
A． the violent conditions of life．
B． the problems man encounters．
C． the evil goddess who has a golden apple．
D． the murderer of generations．
(2)Zeus married Thetis off because___
A． he needed to buy the loyalty of a great king of mankind．
B． he feared the gods would create bad Eris by competing over her．
C． he feared the Trojan War would be fought over her．
D． he feared being a father of a boy who would kill him in the future．
(3)Zeus did not fear a child of King Peleus because___
A． he knew that the child could not climb Mt． Olympus and manage to kill a god．
B． he knew that the child would be killed in the Trojan War which would happen in 20 years．
C． he knew that no matter how strong a mortal child was， he couldn't overthrow an immortal god．
D． he knew that Thetis would always love him above everyone else．
(4)What does the myth in the passage want to tell us？___
A． Do not consider a mixed marriage．
B． Do not anger the gods．
C． Do not ignore the problems that arise in life．
D． Do not take myths seriously．
题目解答
答案
1．A．细节理解题．根据第一段Although these things were found in nature and sometimes could not be controlled， it was believed that bad Eris occurred when one ignored a problem， letting it grow larger until it destroyed not only that person， but his family as well． The Ancient Greeks saw Eris as a goddess： Eris， the Goddess of Discord， better known as Trouble．尽管这些东西是在自然界中发现的，有时是无法控制的，但人们相信，忽视一个问题就会产生恶劣的环境"古希腊人把厄里斯看作是一位女神：厄里斯，不和的女神，更著名的是麻烦．根据语境可知厄里斯被定义为暴力的生活环境，故选A．
2．D． 细节理解题．根据第二段 One myth that expresses this concept of bad Eris deals with the marriage of King Peleus and the river goddess Thetis． Zeus， the supreme ruler， learns that Thetis would bear a child strong enough to destroy its father． Not wanting to father his own ruin， Zeus convinces Thetis to marry a human， a mortal(凡人) whose child could never challenge the gods．King Peleus和河流女神忒提斯的婚姻，宙斯，至高无上的统治者，得知忒提斯将生下一个强壮得足以毁灭父亲的孩子．宙斯说服他们嫁给一个凡人，他的孩子永远不能挑战神．根据选项可知他害怕成为一个将来会杀了他的男孩的父亲．故选D．
3．C 细节理解题．根据第二段Zeus convinces Thetis to marry a human， a mortal(凡人) whose child could never challenge the gods． He promises her， among other things， the greatest wedding in all of Heaven and Earth and allows the couple to invite whomever they please宙斯并不害怕佩勒斯国王的孩子，因为他知道，无论一个凡人的孩子多么强壮，他都不能推翻一个不朽的上帝，故选C．
4．C 主旨大意题．本文介绍古希腊人的生活围绕着厄里斯，他们用这个概念来定义宇宙．他们相信世界存在于一种对立的状态中．可知故事的目的就是告诉我们不要忽视了生活中出现的问题，故选C．
2．D． 细节理解题．根据第二段 One myth that expresses this concept of bad Eris deals with the marriage of King Peleus and the river goddess Thetis． Zeus， the supreme ruler， learns that Thetis would bear a child strong enough to destroy its father． Not wanting to father his own ruin， Zeus convinces Thetis to marry a human， a mortal(凡人) whose child could never challenge the gods．King Peleus和河流女神忒提斯的婚姻，宙斯，至高无上的统治者，得知忒提斯将生下一个强壮得足以毁灭父亲的孩子．宙斯说服他们嫁给一个凡人，他的孩子永远不能挑战神．根据选项可知他害怕成为一个将来会杀了他的男孩的父亲．故选D．
3．C 细节理解题．根据第二段Zeus convinces Thetis to marry a human， a mortal(凡人) whose child could never challenge the gods． He promises her， among other things， the greatest wedding in all of Heaven and Earth and allows the couple to invite whomever they please宙斯并不害怕佩勒斯国王的孩子，因为他知道，无论一个凡人的孩子多么强壮，他都不能推翻一个不朽的上帝，故选C．
4．C 主旨大意题．本文介绍古希腊人的生活围绕着厄里斯，他们用这个概念来定义宇宙．他们相信世界存在于一种对立的状态中．可知故事的目的就是告诉我们不要忽视了生活中出现的问题，故选C．
解析
考查要点：本题主要考查对古希腊神话中Eris概念的理解，以及通过具体故事分析细节信息和主题寓意的能力。
解题思路：
- 明确Eris的正反两面：文章开篇定义“好的Eris”是平衡生活，而“坏的Eris”是忽视问题导致的灾难。
- 故事细节定位：第2题需结合宙斯与Thetis的婚姻动机，第3题需理解“凡人之子无法挑战神”的逻辑。
- 主题归纳：第4题需从整体故事中提炼“不要忽视问题”的核心寓意。
(1) Bad Eris的定义
关键句：
- 第一段末尾明确指出“坏的Eris是无法控制的暴力条件，尤其是当人们忽视问题时”。
- 选项A“生活中的暴力条件”直接对应原文定义，排除其他干扰项（如C、D混淆Eris的神格形象）。
(2) 宙斯为何让Thetis嫁给凡人
关键句：
- 第二段首句“宙斯得知Thetis将生一个能毁灭父亲的孩子，不愿成为自己毁灭的源头”。
- 选项D“害怕成为被儿子杀死的父亲”直接对应“father his own ruin”，其他选项与原文无关。
(3) 宙斯为何不担心凡人之子
关键句：
- 第二段“宙斯允许凡人之子，因为其永远无法挑战神”。
- 选项C“凡人无法推翻神”符合逻辑，其他选项（如A、B）未提及。
(4) 故事的寓意
核心线索：
- 故事因未邀请Eris（忽视问题）引发灾难，最终点明“不要忽视问题”。
- 选项C“不要忽视生活中的问题”与文章结尾“If you don't invite trouble, trouble comes”一致。