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  3. There are many theories about the beginning of drama in ancient Greece. The one most widely accepted today is based on the assum

There are many theories about the beginning of drama in ancient Greece. The one most widely accepted today is based on the assum

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问题     There are many theories about the beginning of drama in ancient Greece. The one most widely accepted today is based on the assumption that drama evolved from ritual. The argument for this view goes as follows. In the beginning, human beings viewed the natural forces of the world, even the seasonal changes, as unpredictable, and they sought through various means, to control these unknown and feared powers. Those measures which appeared to bring the desired results were then retained and repeated until they hardened into fixed rituals. Eventually stories arose which explained or veiled the mysteries of the rites. As time passed some rituals were abandoned, but the stories, later called myths, persisted and provided material for art and drama.
    Those who believe that drama evolved out of ritual also argue that those rites contained the seed of theatre because music, dance, masks and costumes were almost always used. Furthermore, a suit able site had to be provided for performances, and when the entire community did not participate, a clear division was usually made between the "acting area" and the "auditorium". In addition, there were performers, and since considerable importance was attached to avoiding mistakes in the enactment of rites, religious leaders usually assumed that task. Wearing masks and costumes, they often impersonated other people, animals, or supernatural beings, and mimed the desired effect -- success in hunt or battle, the coming rain, the revival of the Sun -- as an act might. Eventually such dramatic representations were separated from religious activities.
    Another theory traces the theater’s origin from the human interest in storytelling. According to this view, tales ( about the hunt, war, or other feats) are gradually elaborated at first through the use of impersonation, action, and dialogue by a narrator anti then through the assumption of each of the roles by a different person. A closely related theory traces theater to those dances that are primarily rhythmical and gymnastic or that are imitations of animal movements and sounds.
It can be inferred from the passage that the tone of the author is ______.
选项 A、subjective.
B、objective
C、biased
D、indifferent
答案B
解析 从以下几句可推断出作者持客观的语气。第一段第一、二句：There are many theories about the beginning of drama in ancient Greece．The one most widely accepted today is based on．．．(关于古希腊戏剧起源的理论有很多，其中最广为流传的是…)和第二段首句Those who believe that drama evolved out of ritual also argue that．．．(还有人认为戏剧源于仪式，他们认为…)以及第三段首句Another theory traces the theater’s origin from the human interest in storytelling．(还有一种理论认为戏剧起源于人类对讲故事的兴趣)，由此可见，作者在本文介绍分析了若干种戏剧起源的理论，而没有表明自己的倾向。综上所述，作者对戏剧的形成持不偏不倚的客观态度。A)“主观的”、C)“具有偏见的”和D)“漠不关心的”均是对原文片面或歪曲的理解。
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