2021中考热点素材英语阅读(中考英语a篇阅读)

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雅典娜Athena

2021中考热点素材英语阅读(中考英语a篇阅读)

OnoneoccasionZeussufferedabadheadache.Allthegods,includingApollo,thegodofmedicine,hadtrieduselesslytoofferaneffectivetreatment.ThenthefatherofgodsandmenaskedHephaestustoopenhishead.Thisthegodofthefiredid.TothewonderofalltheOlympians,agoddess,well-grownandfull-armed,cameoutofZeus'head.Thegoddesswasgivingofflightandsplendor.ShewasAthena,goddessofwisdomandknowledgeandpatronessofAthens.

ThestoryofAthenabecomingpatrongoddessofAthensconcernsthestrugglebetweenthegoddessandPoseidon.WhenthecityofAthenswasfirstbuiltbyaPhoenician,bothPoseidonandAthenacompetedforthehonourofnamingit.Itwasthenagreedthatwhoeverofferedthemostusefulobjectformenwouldbecomethepatronofthecity.Poseidonstruckthegroundwithhistridentandproducedahorse,whereasAthenahadanolivetreetopresent,asymbolofpeaceandplenty.Asthehorsewasregardedasstruggleandsorrow,Athenswasnamedafterthegoddess,whosoontookthecityunderherprotection.

Athenawasthegoddessofartsandcraftsandwoman'shandiwork.Shewassoskilledwithherhandsthatshetoleratednochallengetoherskillinthisrespect.ALydianmaid,Arachnebyname,didnotseemtothinkmuchofAthena'sskill,forshefrequentlytalkedbigthatshecouldbeatthegoddessifshehadthechancetodoso.Thegoddesswasquiteangry.

Dressedupasanoldwoman,shewenttoadviseArachnetobemodest.Buttheignorantcraftswomanbravelyaskedthegoddessherselftocomedownandcompetewithher.Atthisthegoddesstookoffherdisguiseandacceptedthecompetition.Thetwowomenimmediatelysetaboutmakingdifferentdesigns.

WhilethegoddessworkedonthestoryofherrivalrywithPoseidon,Arachnebegantomakeadelicateweb.Whenbothpieceswerefinished,Arachnesaw,tohersurprise,thatshehadbeenbeaten,forthegoddess'designwasinfinitelybetter.Shefeltsoshamedthatshetiedapieceofsilktohangherself.ButJustbeforeshebreathedherlastbreaththegoddesschangedherintoaspiderandletherweaveforever.

有一次,宙斯得了严重的头痛症。包括药神阿波罗在内的所有山神都试图对他实施一种有效的治疗,但结果都是徒劳的。众神与人类之父宙斯只好要求火神赫斐斯托斯打开他的头颅。火神那样做了。令奥林波斯山诸神惊讶的是:一位体态婀娜、披坚执锐的女神从裂开的头颅中走了出来,光彩照人,仪态万方。她就是智慧与知识女神雅典娜,也是雅典的守护神。

雅典娜成为雅典的守护神的传说和女神与波塞冬之间的争斗有关。当雅典首次由一个腓尼基人建成时,波塞冬与雅典娜争夺为之命名的荣耀。最后达成协议;能为人类提供最有用东西的人将成为该城的守护神。波塞冬用他的三叉戟敲打地面变出了一匹战马。而雅典娜则变出了一棵橄榄树――和平与富裕的象征。因战马被认为是代表战争与悲伤,因此雅典就以女神的名字命名。女神很快将该城纳入她的保护之中。

雅典娜是艺术、工艺和妇女手工之神,双手灵巧,无法忍受别人的挑战。一位名叫阿瑞克妮的莉迪亚族少女,似乎瞧不起雅典娜的本领,并常吹嘘如有机会定能击败女神雅典娜。一气之下,女神装扮成一位老妇,劝告阿瑞克妮应谦虚一些。但那位愚昧无知的女手艺人,竟勇敢地向她发出挑战。女神卸去伪装,接受了挑战。两位妇女立刻着手创作各自的作品。女神设计的图案叙述了她与波塞冬争斗的故事,而阿瑞克妮则编织了一张精细的网。之后,阿瑞克妮吃惊地发现自己输了,因女神的作品要好得多。她感到非常羞耻,便用一根丝线自缢。但在咽气之前,女神将她变成了一只蜘蛛,让她永远地编织。

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