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The Ramayana tells the story of a battle between the Hindu (印度教的) god Vishnu and a demon (魔鬼) called Ravana.None of the gods could fight Ravana because of a promise they had foolishly made earlier.So Vishnu decided to be reborn as a man,and then he would be able to fight Ravana.
So Vishnu was born as the prince Rama.Rama was supposed to be king when his father died,but at the last minute his father decided to make his brother king instead.Rama and his other brother Lakshmana and Rama's wife Sita went away to live a simple life in the forest,where the demon Ravana's sister fell in love with Rama and tried to get Rama to leave Sita.When Rama said no,Ravana's sister attacked him,but Rama and his brother Lakshmana fought her off.
The demon went back to her brother Ravana on the island of Lanka and complained to him that Rama had attacked her.Also,Ravana's sister told him how beautiful Rama's wife Sita was.So he went to the forest to see for himself.
When Ravana got to the forest,he found itwas true.So he took Sita back to Lanka.Sita was very sad there and missed Rama very much.
Rama and his brother Lakshmana needed help to rescue Sita,so they went to see the king of the monkeys,Hanuman,who had the magic power to make himself bigger or smaller.Hanuman found Sita on the island of Lanka and told her that Rama was coming to save her.Sita was very happy,but then the demon Ravana caught Hanuman and set his tail on fire!In the end,however,Hanuman escaped and set fire to the whole island of Lanka.
Hanuman went back to the forest and got Rama and Lakshmana,and they all went together with the whole monkey army to attack the island of Lanka.The monkeys made a bridge over to the island.There was a terrible battle,but finally Rama killed the demon Ravana.
21.We can learn from the first paragraph thatD.
A.the gods agreed with Vishnu's plan
B.Ravana often fought with the gods
C.the gods were afraid of Ravana
D.Vishnu was brave and clever
22.Why did Rama and Ravana's sister fight each other?C
A.Because the demon hurt Rama's wife.
B.Because Rama knew the girl was a demon.
C.Because Rama refused the demon's request.
D.Because the girl discovered Rama's true identity.
23.The underlined word"it"in Paragraph 4 probably refers to the fact thatB
A.Rama attacked Ravana's sister
B.Sita was a good-looking woman
C.Rama was indeed the god Vishnu
D.the two brothers lived in the forest
24.We can infer from the end of the text thatA.
A.Sita was rescued at last
B.Rama became king of his country
C.Ravana's sister was killed in the battle
D.the princes chose to stay in the forest forever.