单选题Homer’s epics are mentioned in paragraph 1 in order to ______.Aexemplify the contributions made by ancient poetsBillustrate the role of shared fantasies about societyCshow an ideal stage of eternal social progressDmake known myths of what a society ought to be

单选题
Homer’s epics are mentioned in paragraph 1 in order to ______.
A

exemplify the contributions made by ancient poets

B

illustrate the role of shared fantasies about society

C

show an ideal stage of eternal social progress

D

make known myths of what a society ought to be


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解析:
细节理解题。答案出自第一段: A consensus in the present hence can be achieved only through a shared understanding of the past, as Homer’s epics informed those who lived centuries later what it meant to be Greek….此处的as即表示了对前面内容的补充说明,而句中的a consensus in the present hence can be achieved only through a shared understanding of the past体 现出A选项中的the role of the shared fantasies about society。

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