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  3. The lives of the Ancient Greeks revolved around eris, a concept by which they defined the universe. They believed that the world

The lives of the Ancient Greeks revolved around eris, a concept by which they defined the universe. They believed that the world

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问题    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 eris as a goddess: Eris, the Goddess of Discord, better known as Trouble.
   One myth that expresses this concept of bad eris 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.  
It can be inferred that Zeus married Thetis off because______.
选项 A、he needed to buy the loyalty of a great king of mankind
B、he feared the gods would create bad eris by competing over her
C、he feared the Trojan War would be fought over her
D、he feared having an affair with her and, subsequently, a child by her
答案D
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]。
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