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題干：Themythologyofaculturecanprovidesomevitalinsightsintothebeliefsandvaluesofthatculture.Byusingfantasticandsometimesincrediblestoriestocreateanoraltraditionbywhichtoexplainthewondersofthenaturalworldandteachlessonstoyoungergenerations,asocietyexposesthoseideasandconceptsheldmostimportant.Justasimportantasthefinallessontobegatheredfromthestories,however,arethecharactersandtherolestheyplayinconveyingthatmessage.PerhapstheepitomeofmythologyanditsuseasatooltopassonculturalvaluescanbefoundinAesop'sFables,toldandretoldduringtheeraoftheGreekEmpire.Aesop,aslavewhowonthefavorofthecourtthroughhisimaginativeanddescriptivetales,almostexclusivelyusedanimalstofilltherolesinhisshortstories.Humans,whenatallpresent,almostalwaysplayedthepartofbumblingfoolsstrugglingtolearnthelessonbeingpresented.ThischoiceofcharacterizationallowsustoseethattheGreeksplacedwisdomonalevelslightlybeyondhumans,implyingthatdeepwisdomandunderstandingisauniversalqualitysoughtby,ratherthansteamingfrom,humanbeings.Aesop'sfablesillustratedthecentralthemesofhumilityandself-reliance,reflectingtheimportanceofthosetraitsinearlyGreeksociety.Thefollyofhumanswasusedtocontrastagainsttheultimategoalofattainingahigherlevelofunderstandingandawarenessoftruthsaboutnatureandhumanity.Forexample,onenotablefablefeaturesafoxrepeatedlytryingtoreachabunchofgrapesonaveryhighvine.Afterfailingatseveralattempts,thefoxgivesup,makingupitsmindthatthegrapeswereprobablysouranyway.Thefable'slesson,thatweoftenplaydownthatwhichwecan'tachievesoastomakeourselvesfeelbetter,teachesthereaderorlistenerinanentertainingwayaboutoneoftheweaknessesofthehumanpsyche.ThemythologyofotherculturesandsocietiesrevealtheunderlyingtraitsoftheirrespectiveculturesjustasAesop'sfablesdid.ThestoriesofRomangods,AztecghostsandEuropeanelvesallservedtotrainancientgenerationsthoselessonsconsideredmostimportanttotheircommunity,andtodaytheyofferapowerfullookingglassbywhichtoevaluateandconsiderthecontextualenvironmentinwhichthosecultureexisted.
題目： The main purpose of Paragraph 3 is to（）. - A 、examine how one of Aesop's fables sheds light on certain facets of Greek belie
- B 、dissect one of Aesop' s fables in order to study the elements that make up Greek mythology
- C 、learn from the lesson Presented in one of Aesop's most well-known fables
- D 、illustrate a fable typical of Aesop's style, so as to examine how one goes the meaning behind it
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第三段前兩句指出伊索寓言的中心主題以及最終目的，然后舉例加以說(shuō)明，因此四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中只有A項(xiàng)最恰當(dāng)?shù)馗爬吮径蔚拇笠?，其他選項(xiàng)都比較片面。
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