Storytellingisoneofthefewhumanfeaturesthataretr ulyuniversalacrosscultureandthroughallofknownhistory.Anthropologistsfindevidenceoffolktaleseverywhereinancientcultures,writteninSanskrit，Latin，Greek，Chinese，EgyptianandSumerian.Peopleinsocietiesofalltypesweavestories，fromoralstorytellersinhunter-gatherertr ibestothemillionsofwritersbringingoutbooks，televisionshowsandmovies.Andwhenacharacteristicbehavior.showsupinsomanydifferentsocieties.researcherspayattention：itsrootsmaytellussomethingaboutourevolutionarypast.
Tostudystorytelling，scientistsmustfirstd efinewhatconstitutesastory，andthatcanprovetr icky.Becausetherearesomanydiverseforms，scholarsoftendefinestorystr ucture.knownasnarrative，byexplainingwhatitisnot.Expositioncontr astswithnarrativebybeingasimple，str aightforwardexplanation，suchasalistoffactsoranencyclopediaentr y.Anotherstandardapproachdefinesnarrativeasaseriesofcausallylinkedeventsthatunfoldovertime.Athirddefinitiondrawsonthetypicalnarrative'ssubjectmatter：theinteractionsofintentionalagents-characterswithminds-whopossessvariousmotivations,
Howevernarrativeisdefined，peopleknowitwhentheyfeelit.Whetherfictionornonfiction.anarrativeengagesitsaudiencethroughpsychologicalrealism-recognizableemotionsandbelievableinteractionsamongcharacters.
“Everyonehasanaturaldetectorforpsychologicalrealism，”saysRaymondA.Mar，assistantprofessorofpsychologyatYorkUniversityinToronto.“Wecantellwhensomethingringsfalse.”Butthebeststories-thoseretoldthroughgenerationsandtr anslatedintootherlanguages-domorethansimplypresentabelievablepicture.Thesetalesattr acttheiraudience.whoseemotionscanbecloselytiedtothoseofthestory'scharacters.Suchimmersion(沉浸)isastatepsychologistscall“narrativetr ansport”.Researchershaveonlybegunfiguringouttherelationsamongthevariablesthatcaninitiatenarrativetr ansport.
Thepassageindicatesthatstorytelling______.
A．isbecominglessandlesspopularinmodemsocieties
B．attr actsresearchers'attentionallthroughhumanhistory
C．isthebestwaytoshowtheevolutionarypastofhumanbeings
D．isacommonculturalphenomenonallthroughtheknownhistory
正确答案：D解析：细节理解题。由文章第一段的第一句话可知，讲故事是所有历史阶段共有的一个文化现象，故选D。
