根据下列材料回答下列各 题。 Passage One The phoenix was one of the most magnificent bird

s that ever lived．Unfortunately for birdwatchers，the grand phoenix lived only in the imaginations of the ancient Greeks and Egyp．tians． According to Greek mythology，only one phoenix at a time lived on etLrth．The phoenix，amale，was brightly colored，with gold and red feathers．Legend has it that the single bird livedfor exactly 500 years．Just before it was toDie，it would build a nest．The mythical bird，s lasttask was to sit patiently on the nest，waiting for the sun to start theDry twigs burning and setthe nest ablaze．But as the proud phoenix sacrificed itself in flame，a tiny worm would crawlfrom beneath the ashes．This worm grew into a new phoenix．Its first task Was to gather up itsfathers ashes and bury them in the temple of the Egyptian sun god in Heliopolis，the City ofthe Sun．Each reborn phoenix lived out the remainder of its life in Arabia． Today，the phoenix symbolizes immortality．Also，someone who succeeds where he or she had previously failed is often referred to as a phoenix． This passageDiscusses an ancient_________．

A.king

B.kyth

C.kairy tale

D.kod