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　　托福阅读句子简化题：The Origins of  Theater

　　【Paragraph 6】But neither the human imitative instinct nor a penchant for fantasy by itself leads to an autonomous　theater. Therefore, additional explanations are needed. One necessary condition seems to be a somewhat detached　view of human problems. For example, one sign of this condition is the appearance of the comic vision, since comedy　requires sufficient detachment to view some deviations from social norms as ridiculous rather than as serious threats to　　the welfare of the entire group. Another condition that contributes to the development of autonomous theater is the　emergence of the aesthetic sense. For example, some early societies ceased to consider certain rites essential to their　well-being and abandoned them, nevertheless, they retained as parts of their oral tradition the myths that had grown up　around the rites and admired them for their artistic qualities rather than for their religious usefulness.(The Origins of Theater)

　　Which of the sentences below best expresses the essential information in the highlighted sentence in the　passage? Incorrect choices change the meaning in important ways or leave out essential information.

　　○A society’s rites were more likely to be retained in the oral tradition if its myths were admired for artistic qualities.

　　○The artistic quality of a myth was sometimes an essential reason for a society to abandon it from the oral　tradition.

　　○Some early societies stopped using myths in their religious practices when rites ceased to be seen as useful for　social well-being.

　　○Myths sometimes survived in a society’s tradition because of their artistic qualities even after they were no　longer deemed religiously beneficial.