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必修2 Unit 1 Cultural relics

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Ⅰ. 阅读理解

A

A group of scientists in the Netherlands recently used high-tech methods to examine a secret hidden inside an ancient Chinese statue. It was sent to the Drents Museum in the northeastern Netherlands as part of an exhibit. But while working on the statue, researchers took the chance to study the body of a Buddhist monk inside it.

The statue was shipped to a medical center for CT scans, which are tests that produce X-ray pictures. Scientists used the technology to find out the statue’s hidden secrets. The body of the monk was sitting on top of a roll of cloth marked with Chinese characters. The cloth showed that the monk was named Liuquan and lived around the year 1100.

“On the outside, it looked like a large statue of Buddha, ” said Vincent van Vilsteren from the Drents Museum. “What flabbergasted me was that, on the inside, it was the mummy (干尸) of a Buddhist monk. Later we learned that for the first 200 years, the mummy was probably placed in a Buddhist temple. Only in the 14th century did they

do all the work to move it into a nice statue. ”

Researchers at the Drents Museum still have a lot of questions about the mummy. It is believed to be the only Chinese Buddhist mummy that has been studied outside Asia. Scientists hope that DNA testing on the mummy will help them learn more about it. Further research may dig up more information about the monk in the months to come.

【文章大意】本文是记叙文, 介绍了一尊内藏佛僧干尸的古佛像。 1. What is special about the statue? A. Something unusual is in it. B. It is a modern Chinese statue.

C. It is made of different kinds of material. D. Strange characters can be seen on its surface.

【解析】选A。细节理解题。由第一段中的“researchers took the chance to study the body of a Buddhist monk inside it”可知, 这尊雕像内藏一位佛僧的干尸, 这正是其特别之处, 故选A项。 2. Research showed that the monk ________. A. died of a terrible disease B. lived around the 12th century C. sat on an ancient Chinese book D. was burned right after his death

【解析】选B。细节理解题。由第二段中的“the monk. . . lived around the year 1100”可知, B项说法正确。

3. The underlined word “flabbergasted” in Paragraph 3 probably means “________”.

A. disturbed C. surprised

B. satisfied D. saved

【解析】选C。词义猜测题。由第三段中的“On the outside, it looked like a large statue of Buddha”和“on the inside, it was the mummy of a Buddhist monk”可知, 此处表达这让Vincent van Vilsteren十分惊讶, 故选C项。

4. What is the text mainly about? A. Ancient Chinese statues. B. The Drents Museum. C. Buddhism in China. D. A mummified monk.

【解析】选D。主旨大意题。文章主要介绍了一尊内藏佛僧干尸的古佛像, 故选D项。

B

Valcamonica has one of the largest collections of rock drawings in the world. There have been about 200, 000 figures and symbols carved into the rocks over a time period of approximately 8, 000 years. Valcamonica’s pictures show various scenes and are connected through common themes like magic, war, navigation and agriculture.

The rock drawings discovered in Valcamonica were the first

prehistoric symbols of their kind recognized anywhere in the world. UNESCO first recognized the drawings in 1979 when about 140, 000 were discovered, however, since then many more have been uncovered.

These drawings are spread all across the valley. The carvings began to taper off during the Iron Age and fewer appeared after that. The last period has been attributed to(归功于……) the Camunni people. Still there are drawings that have been identified as being from the 19th century. Many of these were created using the technique of engraving(雕刻).

Some of the figures discovered in Valcamonica have been superimposed(叠映) without any order, but in most cases they appear in logical orders and also explain the relationship between each picture or symbol to tell a story.

The first known modern report of the rock carvings was in 1909 when Walther Laeng happened upon two decorated rocks in Capo di Ponte. Scholars only took interest in the drawings in the 1920s. More rocks with engravings were soon found in the areas nearby and research into their history began. In the 1930s comprehensive study campaigns were undertaken.

It was after the Second World War that the cataloging and mapping of the engravings began. This task was taken up by various teams of experts from Italy and other countries that were led by Laeng. In 1955

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