鲧与普罗米修斯：神话中的“叛逆英雄”
STORY IN CHINA
Gun(鲧) was the leader of a tribe(部落). He loved his people and
1. a tried his best to protect them. Once, a great flood came and destroyed everything. As the leader, Gun went to fight against the flood. He tried to stop the water by 2. b a dam. But there weren't enough 3. s or soil to build the dam. Gun learned that Tiandi had a magical soil called xirang(息壤). This soil could grow on its own and harden in water. Gun decided to steal it, for the hope of stopping flooding.
With the help of a bird and a turtle, he went to the place where Tiandi lived and stole some xirang. Gun then built a big dam. 4. H, Tiandi found out and he was very angry. He sent Zhurong to catch Gun. The two had a big fight and Gun was killed. Zhurong chained Gun's body to a rock on a mountain.
STORY IN THE WEST
In Greek mythology, the titan Prometheus 5. s that humans lived a wild life. They were cold and 6. a of animals. Prometheus wanted to help them. He showed them how to make fire. Zeus, the king of the gods, did not want this to 7. h. So when Zeus found out, he was very angry. He caught Prometheus and tied him up on a mountain. Every day, Zeus sent an eagle to eat Prometheus' liver. But by the end of each day, his liver would 8. g back. This went on day after day until a strong man named Hercules set him free.
一、根据上下文和首字母提示补全故事。
二、根据故事内容，选择最佳选项。
（）对比分析 What common experience did Gun and Prometheus have in their stories?
A. They both fought against natural disasters.
B. They were both killed and tied to a mountain.
C. They both taught people how to use fire.
D. They both risked their lives to help people.
语篇类型: 神话故事
难度星级: ★★★★★
建议用时: /12 min
参考答案: P28
词汇积累
flood /flʌd/ n. 洪水
steal /stiːl/ v. 偷
chain /tʃeɪn/ v. 链接；束缚
titan /ˈtaɪtn/ n. (神话中)巨人
wild /waɪld/ adj. 野生的
liver /ˈlɪvə(r)/ n. 肝脏
语法充电
1. try one's best to do sth. 表示“尽力做某事”,to后面接动词原形。
2. for the hope of ... 表示“为了……希望”,后面接名词/动名词。
3. set free 表示“释放”,是一个及物动词短语,宾语通常放在set和free之间。例:The hunter set the captured bird free. 猎人放走了捕获的鸟。

一、1. always 这句话说鲧爱他的部落人民，所以他“总是”尽力保护他们。always表示一种持续性的状态，符合语境。
2. building 鲧试图通过“建造”坝来阻止洪水。building是动词build的动名词形式，在by后，表示“通过建造坝的方式”。
3. stones 根据语境和常识可知，这里表示缺乏足够的石头和泥土来建造堤坝。stones在这里是建造堤坝所需的材料。
4. However 然而，天帝发现了这件事，并且非常生气。However表示转折，说明发生了意料之外的事情。
5. saw 普罗米修斯“看到”人类过着野蛮的生活。saw是动词see的过去式，表示过去发生的动作。
6. afraid 人类寒冷，并且“害怕”动物。be afraid of表示“害怕某事物”。
7. happen 宙斯不想让这件事“发生”。happen指事情的发生，符合宙斯阻止人类获得火种的意愿。to后接动词原形。
8. grow 每天结束时，普罗米修斯的肝脏都会“重新生长”。grow表示生长，符合语境。would后接动词原形。
二、D 细节理解题。根据故事内容可知，鲧为了帮助人们偷息壤阻治洪水，普罗米修斯告诉人们如何用火，他们都帮助人们。故选D。选项A“对抗自然灾难”符合鲧但不符合普罗米修斯，选项B“被杀死并且捆在山上”，他们都被天神惩罚困在山上，但鲧被杀了，普罗米修斯没有死，最终还被救走。选项C“教人们生火”符合普罗米修斯但不符合鲧。
学霸教研 鲧与普罗米修斯的传说故事有不同的版本，但总体而言，来自不同文化背景的他们之间有共通之处:①反抗权威。②为人类造福。③遭受惩罚。④精神象征类似:人类对自然的挑战和对知识的探索精神。