2016年12月英语六级阅读理解100篇：普罗米修斯
PrometheusZeus told Prometheus to teach the mortals anything they needed to know in
order to live . He was also to teach them the arts, so that they could build
beautiful temples to honor the gods. There was, in fact, only one thing he could
not teach them.
“You may give the mortals any gift except the gift of fire . ”Said Zeus.“
Fire belongs to the gods only, and must be kept on Mount Olympus . ”
Prometheus was happy to be of service to man. He taught people how to make
their own tools and how to build homes for themselves. He taught them how to
plant and grow their own food, and how to use animals to make their work easier.
He even taught them how to make music and how to paint. But without fire, life
on earth was very difficult. Food had to be eaten raw; houses could not be kept
warm. Tools had to be of stone , because there was no fire for working
metal.
Athena , daughter of Zeus, had been watching over Prometheus and had
helped him in his work. Now, because Prometheus was kind and wanted man to be
comfortable on earth, he called upon Athena to help him get fire from Mount
Olympus. She knew that Zeus was away and promised to lead Prometheus to Mount
Olympus by a secret path...
Just as he arrived Apollo came back from his day’s journey in his chariot of the sun. Prometheus lit a torch from the chariot and put the fire in a hollow
stalk that he concealed under his cloak. Then he stole away without being seen
by any of the gods, and brought his fire to earth.
When Prometheus lit the first campfire on earth, the people were afraid of
it. But they trusted him, and so they came closer and closer and enjoyed the
fire’s pleasant warmth and beautiful glow.
Prometheus knew that he would not have much time before Zeus discovered
that he had been disobedient. But he also knew that, powerful as Zeus was, once
a god had given a gift it could not be taken away. So he quickly taught the
mortals how to use the gift of fire.
阅读自测
Ⅰ. Fill in each blank with word or phrase in the p as sage :
1. Zeus told Prometheus to teach the _______( 人类) anything they needed to
know in order to live .
2. Prometheus was so happy to _______( 帮助) to man that he taught people how
to make their own tools and how to build homes for themselves.
3. Athena , daughter of Zeus, had been _______( 监督) Prometheus and had
helped him in his work.
4. Prometheus knew that he would not have much time before Zeus discovered
that he had been _____( 违命) .
Ⅱ. Question : When the first campfire was lit on earth, how did human react
to it?
参考答案
Ⅰ. 1. mortals 2. be of service 3 . watching over 4. disobedient
Ⅱ. When the first campfire was lit on earth, the people were afraid of it.
As they trusted Prometheus, they came closer and closer and enjoyed the fire’s
pleasant warmth and beautiful glow.
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