Passage 5

Once upon a time there was a great Greek hero,Hercules.He was taller and stronger than anyone you have ever seen.On his shoulder he carried a club and in his hand he held a bow(弓).He was known as the hero of a hundred adventures.很久以前，有一位伟大的希腊英雄，叫赫克斯。他比你所见过的人都高，更强。他肩上扛着一个棒，他手里拿着一张弓。他被誉为百年难得一遇的英雄。

Hercules served a king.The king was afraid of him.So again and again he sent him on difficult tasks.One morning the king sent for him and told him to fetch three golden apples for him from the garden of the Singing Maidens(歌女).But no one knew where the garden was.

赫克斯为国王服务。国王怕他。所以他一再给让他困难的任务。一天早上，国王叫他从歌女花园那里拿三个金苹果给他。但没有人知道花园在哪里？

So Hercules went away.He walked the whole day and the next day and the next.He walked for months before he saw mountains far in the distance one fine morning.One of the mountains was in the shape of a man,with long,long legs and arms and huge shoulders and a huge head.He was holding up the sky.Hercules knew it was Atlas,the Mountain God.So he asked him for help.

于是赫克斯离开了。他走了整整一天，又一天，他走了几个月才看到远处的山，在一个晴朗的早晨。其中的山的形状像一个男子，长长的胳膊和腿和巨大的肩膀和一个大大的头。他举着天空。赫拉克勒斯知道这是阿特拉斯，山神。于是他请他帮忙。

Atlas answered,"My head and arms and shoulders all ache.Could you hold up the sky while I fetch the golden apples for you?"阿特拉斯答道，“我的头和手臂和肩膀都痛。你能撑起一片天空而我把金苹果给你吗？”

Hercules climbed the mountain and shouldered the sky.Soon the sky grew very heavy.When finally Atlas came back with three golden apples,he said,"Well,you are going to carry the mountain for ever.I'm going to see the king with the apples."Hercules knew that he couldn't fight him because of the sky on his back,So he shouted:赫克斯上山并承担了天空。不久天空变的很重。当最终阿特拉斯带了三个金苹果回来，他说，“好吧，你要永远背着山。我带苹果要去见国王。”赫克斯知道他不能打他，因为天空在他的背上，于是他喊道：

"Just one minute's help.My shoulders are hurting,Hold the sky for a minute while I make a cushion(垫子)for my shoulders."“只是一分钟的帮助。我的肩膀受伤，拿住天空一分钟，而我要在我的肩膀做一个垫子。”

Atlas believed him.He threw down the apples and held up the sky.阿特拉斯相信他。他扔掉苹果和举起了天空。

Hercules picked up the apples and ran back to see the king.赫克斯捡起苹果，跑回去见国王了。

1.Hercules was the tallest man in the world.赫克斯是世上最高的男人。

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2.Hercules was given many difficult tasks because the king wanted to get rid of him.

赫克斯被给很多困难的任务，因为国王想除掉他。

A.T B.F

3.Atlas was the giant who held up the sky.

阿特拉斯是个举起天空的巨人。

A.T B.F

4.Atlas got the golden apples for Hercules because he wanted to be the king himself.

阿特拉斯为赫克斯得到金苹果，因为他自己想做国王。

A.T B.F

5.Hercules finally managed to get the apples by defeating Atlas.

赫克斯通过打败阿特拉斯最终设法得到苹果。

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参考答案：AAABB