阅读理解 The lives of the Ancient Greeks revolved 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 occured 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 era as a goddess: Eris, the Goddess of Discord, better known as Trouble.
One myth that expresses this concept of bad era 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 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, Eris arrives, ruins the wedding, causes a jealous feud 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 legitimate heirs 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 vengeance! 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.
单选题 26.According to the passage, the ancient Greeks believed that the concept of eris defined the universe______.
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】细节题。根据题干定位到第一段第二句。该句大意为，古希腊人相信世界以对立的形式存在。选项[A]只提到了bad eris；选项[C]只涉及人类生活，没有包括整个宇宙(universe)；选项[D]在文中未涉及。因此，正确答案是[B]。
单选题 27.Most specifically, bad eris is defined in the passage as______.
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】细节题。根据题干定位到第一段第六句。该句大意为，恶的厄里斯会在极端的境况下冒出来，并控制人们的生活。选项[B]只涉及了人类生活中出现的问题而没有包括整个宇宙(universe)；选项[C]只涉及了以一位女神为化身的具体的某一方面，不够全面；选项[D]在文中没有涉及。因此，正确答案是[A]。
单选题 28.It can be inferred that Zeus married Thetis off because______.
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】推断题。根据题干定位到第二段第三句。该句大意为，(宙斯)为了避免被自己的儿子摧毁，他说服忒提斯与凡人结婚，这样他们的孩子将无法挑战神族。根据前一句可知，忒提斯将生出一个拥有强大力量，能摧毁其父亲的孩子，因此宙斯为了避免与忒提斯发生关系生下孩子，所以让忒提斯与凡人结婚生子，那么他自己(宙斯)就可以避免被他们生的孩子摧毁．因为他不是孩子的父亲。选项[A][B][C]均不正确，正确答案是[D]。
单选题 29.It can also be inferred that Zeus did not fear a child sired by King Peleus because______.
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】推断题。根据上一题可以推断，凡人的孩子是不可能威胁到神的，因此宙斯觉得无论凡人的孩子多么强大，也不可能威胁到永生的神。因此，正确答案是[C]，其他选项文中未涉及。
单选题 30.According to the passage, Achilles______.
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】推论题。根据题干定位到第二段最后一句。该句大意为，厄里斯由此摧毁了这对夫妇未来的希望，使之失去王位的合法继承人，由此可知，阿基里斯是忒提斯和珀琉斯的儿子，并死于特洛伊战争。选项[A]文中未提及；选项[C]错误，因为厄里斯有意制造了这场金苹果纷争并导致了后来那场毁掉阿基里斯的特洛伊战争；选项[D]错误，因为阿基里斯是忒提斯和珀琉斯正式结婚后生下的孩子，并不是私生子。因此正确答案是[B]。