色散2018年12月英语六级阅读技巧训练355

2021年1月16日发(作者：梁惠中)

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2018年12月英语六级阅读技巧训练355
Prometheus
Zeus told Prometheus to teach the mortals3anything they
needed to know in order to live . Hewas also to teach them the
arts, so that they couldbuild beautiful temples to honor the
gods. Therewas, in fact, only one thing he could not teach
them.
“You may give the mortals any gift except the gift offire . ”
Said Zeus.“ Fire belongs to the gods only, andmust be kept on
Mount Olympus . ”
Prometheus was happy to be of service5 to man. He taught
people how to make their own toolsand how to build homes
for themselves. He taught them how to plant and grow their
own food,and how to use animals to make their work easier. He
even taught them how to make musicand how to paint. But
without fire, life on earth was very difficult. Food had to be
eaten raw;houses could not be kept warm. Tools had to be of
stone , because there was no fire forworking metal.
Athena , daughter of Zeus, had been watching over6
Prometheus and had helped him in hiswork. Now, because