Myth was born in childhood of human being. It is a product of ancient imagination, which can conquer nature, dominate nature and make the power of nature have its own image. It is a cultural phenomenon in civilized society.
   China and Greece are birthplaces of Orient and Western civilizations. Prime Minister Constantine Caramanlis of Greece once pointed out: “ The civilization of China brought light to the Far East and the whole of Asia, as Greece thought, the cornerstone of European civilization, brought light to the West.” However, for some reasons, there are many differences between Chinese and Greek myth, which show their own unique national spirits and moral principles.
   The ancestors of Chinese nation lived on land before one million and seven hundred thousand years. After long uncivilized times, ancient Chinese gradually created civilization. In prehistory, ancient Chinese lived and struggled. Most ancestors’ achievements of tribes have been passed down orally. This is old myth. According to some archaeological materials, single myth, which has the meaning of totem(图腾), had appeared in the Late Palaeolithic Age. As the mental belief, totem is the holiest and the most beautiful symbol in ancient tribes’ mind. It is their aesthetic conception(审美观). On the contrary, the history of Greece is shorter, and Greek myth produced later than Chinese myth. It produced in about eleventh century BC, and it was far from the age of totem worship. That was the Age of Heroes. Human wisdom had been more and more important and totem worship had tended to disappear. So ancient Greeks thought that human being was the most beautiful in the world. They gave their deities(神灵) the most beautiful images. Those are images of human beings.
   China lies in an isolated pocket in East Asia, surrounded by impassable mountains, deserts, seas and valleys. This environment develops a continental culture where people are only looking inward, a farming culture centers on soil, discouraging any adventurous seefaring people. In addition, Chinese myth produced in the Yellow River and the Yangtze River Valley. In both zones, the volume of rain is abundant all the year round. Because the soil is fertile and the resources are rich, both areas are suitable for agriculture. It became the typical continental agriculture. They would not like to take their own lives to struggle with terrifying waves, but would rather work hard in gentle land. Just the ancient Chinese who lived in this continent created this unique myth, ancient Chinese myth.
   Contrary to China, Greece is a poor country, barren and dry. Unlike the rich river valleys Yellow River and Yangtze River, its rivers are too small to be navigable, and they dry up in the heat of the mostly rainless summers. The Greek landscape is dominated by high mountains, which occupy about three quarters of the land. As rich land was limited in Greece, to survive, ancient Greeks had to look outward. Sea is the greatest Greek natural resource. It plays a central role in the life of Greeks. The Chinese seas don’t look navigable, but the Greek seas look like swimming pools. The Chinese sailor, if he happens to be, sails for days without any land in sight. In fact, he can easily get drowned before he has a chance to get anywhere. The Greek sailor, who is always fortunate, can spot islands in all directions on clear days. With these steppingstones, he can reach any part of the Mediterranean to trade, to stay, to conquer and to colonize. They like to learn advanced technique and cultures from other countries. This provided living space for independence of Greek myth. Frankly speaking, marine civilization created the great Greek myth.
65.What is the passage mainly about?
A.The differences between Chinese and Greek myth.
B.The definition of myths and why they came into existence.
C.The reasons for the differences between Chinese and Greek myth.
D.The factors resulting in Chinese myth being more advanced than Greek myth.
66.What can we know about the author according to what he writes in this passage?
A.He has a strong affection for his country’s civilizations.
B.He holds a positive attitude towards the study of myth.
C.He agrees with Constantine in terms of Greek myth.
D.He presents his main point of view in an objective tone.
67.What can we infer from the 3rd paragraph?
A.Chinese myth came into being 1.7 million years earlier than Greek myth.
B.The appearance of totem marked the birth of Chinese civilization.
C.Deities in Greek myth are wiser and more beautiful than Chinese ones.
D.The time when the myth produced has great influence on its images.
68.The author writes the 4th and 5th paragraphs mainly to _____.
A.display the geographical differences between China and Greece    
B.compare the agriculture civilization and the marine civilization    
C.show how environment causes the differences of the two myths     
D. reveal why Chinese are more conservative than western people
69.What does the underlined word “marine” in the last sentence probably mean?
A.of advanced level      B.of or relating to the sea  
C. independent of anything   D. willing to make adventures
70.The differences mainly talked about in the passage between Chinese and Greek myths are ____.
a.aesthetic conception    b.surviving skills  
c.independent spirits         d.adventurous spirits      e.forming process
A.ace      B.bcd      C.ade       D.abd

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