二、完形填空。(每小题1.5分,共15分)
One day, Hermes, the messenger of Zeus(宙斯的信使), who is the ruler of all in Greek mythology(希腊神话), started to wonder how much people loved him. So, he decided to change
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a human and visit a shop.
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Hermes walked into the shop, he was surprised. The walls were full of beautiful statues(雕塑). Hermes felt excited as he looked at the art all around him.
As he
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, he noticed a statue of Zeus. Hermes asked the shop owner, “How much is that statue?” The shop owner looked up and said, “That will
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you ten dollars.” Hermes smiled, thinking it was a fair price for such an important figure(人物).
Next, Hermes saw a(n)
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statue of Hera, Zeus's wife. Hermes asked, “And how much is the statue of Hera?” The shop owner said an even higher
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. Hermes thought, “Well, that makes sense. She is a queen, after all!”
Then, Hermes'
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fell on a statue of himself. He felt proud because he believed his statue would be valuable,
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. After all, he was the one who brought messages for Zeus and all the others. Feeling
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, he asked, “How much is this statue of Hermes?”
To his
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, the shop owner replied with a smile, “If you buy those two, I will give you this one for free!”
This story may teach a good lesson to those who are vain(自负的) like Hermes.
(
A
)1. A. into B. of C. for D. with
(
B
)2. A. If B. When C. Because D. Though
(
B
)3. A. looked up B. looked around C. looked for D. looked after
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C
)4. A. take B. spend C. cost D. pay
(
A
)5. A. pretty B. ugly C. boring D. cheap
(
B
)6. A. time B. price C. place D. number
(
C
)7. A. hands B. ears C. eyes D. feet
(
B
)8. A. either B. too C. also D. yet
(
A
)9. A. excited B. sad C. angry D. worried
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B
)10. A. joy B. surprise C. interest D. hope
