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SECTIONAInthissectionthereareseveralpassagesfollowedbyten

multiple-choicequestions.Foreachquestion,therearefoursuggestedanswers

marked[A],[B],[C]and[D].Choosetheonethatyouthinkisthebestanswer.

(1)Earlyhumanswereveryinterestedinbirdsandattributedmagicand

religiouspowerstothem.Theconnectionbetweenbirdsanddeaththathumanshave

imaginedsinceprehistorictimesstillpersistsstronglyinsomemodernfolklore.There

arealsoearlyhintsofhumansforminganassociationbetweenbirdsandhuman

reproduction.Somewhatlaterbirdswereregardedasweatherchangersand

forecasters.Birdssymbolizedthemysteriouspowersthatpervadedthewildernessin

whichhumanshungered,hunted,anddreamed.Thusitisnotsurprisingthatmany

mythologicalcreatures,suchasthunderbird,phoenix,androc,taketheformofbirds.

(2)InthelegendsofnativeNorthAmericans,thethunderbirdisapowerfulspiritinthe

formofabird.Throughtheworkofthisbird,itissaid,theEarthiswateredand

vegetationgrows.Lightningisbelievedtoflashfromitsbeak,andthebeatingofits

wingsisthoughttoresultintherollingofthunder.Itisoftenportrayedwithanextra

headonitsabdomen.Themajesticthunderbirdisoftenaccompaniedbylesserbird

spirits,frequentlyintheformofeaglesorfalcons.Evidenceofsimilarfigureshas

beenfoundthroughoutAfrica,Asia,andEurope.(3)InancientEgyptandin

classicalantiquity,theph