一个阅读题的选项

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题目是Aeschylus的剧作到底是什么时候写的那一篇，原文如下==========================================
Modern archaeological finds can still contribute much to the study of ancient literature. For example, forty years　ago a survey of the early Greek dramatist Aeschylus' plays would have　started with The Suppliant Women. Many　factors internal to the play, but　perhaps most especially the prominence　of the chorus (which in this play has the main role),led scholars to consider　it one of Aeschylus' earlier works.　The consensus was that here was a　drama truly reflecting an early stage in　the evolution of tragedy out of choral lyric. The play was dated as early as　the 490's B.C., in any event, well　before Aeschylus' play The Persians of　472 B.C. Then, in 1952, a fragment of　papyrus found at Oxyrhynchus was published stating the official　　circumstances and results of a dramatic　contest. The fragment announced that　Aeschylus won first prize with his　Danaid tetralogy, of which The Suppliant Women is the opening play,　and defeated Sophocles in the process.　Sophocies did not compete in any　dramatic contest before 468 B.C., when　he won his first victory. Hence, except by special pleading (e.g.,that　the tetralogy was composed early in　Aeschylus' career but not produced　until the 460's B.C.), the Danaid　tetralogy must be put after 468 B.C. In addition, a few letters in the fragment　suggest the name Archedemides, archon　in 463 B.C., thus perhaps tying the　plays to that precise date, almost　exactly halfway between Aeschylus' Seven Against Thebes of 467 B.C. and　his Oresteia.　　　
　　The implication of the papyrus　administered a severe shock to the vast majority of classical scholars, who had　confidently asserted that not only the　role of the chorus but also language,　metrics, and characterization all　pointed to an early date. The discovery has resulted in no less　than a total reevaluation of every　chronological criterion that has been　applied to or derived from Aeschylus'　plays. The activity has been brisk, and a new creed has now spread. The　prominence of the chorus in The　Suppliant Women now is seen not as a　sign of primitivism but as analogous to　the massive choral songs of the Oresieia.tatistics have been　formulated,or reformulated, to show　that stylistically The Suppliant Women　does actually occupy a position after　The Persians and Seven Against Thebes, which now become the "primitive" plays,　and before the Oresteia. While the new　doctrine seems almost certainly　correct, the one papyrus fragment　raises the specter that another may be unearthed, showing, for instance, that　it was a posthumous production of the　Danaid tetralogy which bested　Sophocles, and throwing the date once　more into utter confusion. This is unlikely to happen, but it warns us　that perhaps the most salutary feature　of the papyrus scrap is its message of　the extreme difficulty of classifying and　categorizing rigidly the development of a creative artist.The author of the passage focuses primarily on discussing a series of modern archaeological finds and their impact on the study of Greek literature recounting the effect of one archaeological find on modern ideas concerning a particular author's work giving a definitive and coherent account of the chronology of a particular author's work illustrating the many varieties of difficulties involved in establishing facts concerning ancient literature determining the exact value of archaeological finds in relation to the history of ancient literature
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第二个阅读题
With respect to the study of ancient
literature, which of the following
statements best expresses the author's main
point concerning modern archaeological finds?
A)They can profoundly alter accepted views
of ancient literary works, and can encourage
flexibility in the way scholars look at the
creative development of any artist.
B)They can be severely shocking and can have
a revivifying effect on the study of ancient
literature, which has recently suffered from
a lack of interest on the part of scholars.
C)They can raise more questions than they
answer and can be unreliable sources of
information.
D)They generally confirm scholars' ideas
about ancient literary works and allow them
to dispense with inferences drawn from the
works' internal structure.
E)They often undermine scholarly consensus
in certain areas and create utter confusion
concerning an author's work.


想问B的revivifying effect是什么意思，这种对以往的结论的重新评估为什么不算revivifying effect。

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The author of the passage focuses primarily on discussing a series of modern archaeological finds and their impact on the study of Greek literature recounting the effect of one archaeological find on modern ideas concerning a particular author's work giving a definitive and coherent account of the chronology of a particular author's work illustrating the many varieties of difficulties involved in establishing facts concerning ancient literature determining the exact value of archaeological finds in relation to the history of ancient literature
这是第1题的题目，不是原文。

2题：revivifying指的是【振奋的】意思。当然B选项的错误主要还是lack of interest的问题，文中没提到这一点。作者引述现古发现对史前剧作家Aeschylus的作品年代史的确定的影响，的确推翻了现代学者的认识。但这一事实不足以推出D和E。C的观点作者没有表达。选A

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