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题干：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.
题目： The way that fables were used in the past is most similar to today' s（）. - A 、fairy tales that entertain children at home
- B 、stories in children' s school textbooks that reinforce the lesson
- C 、science documentaries that explain how nature works
- D 、movies that depict animals as having human characteristics
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参考答案【正确答案：B】
第一段第二句与题干对应，其中指出寓言是用来警戒后世的年轻人吸取前人的教训，一个社会就用这种方式将其最为珍视的观点、理念都表露出来，因此B项最接近这种作用。其他选项都是娱乐和科学方式，可排除。
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