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To help increase knowledge and appreciation of China’s ancient cultural heritage, a group of researchers and scientists from China and other countries have recorded and collected digital     1     of cultural relics from the Mogao     2     in Dunhuang, Gansu Province, northwest of China. A large number of     3     digital photographs have been produced since the international project started in 1994. The group hopes to promote even wider interest around the world in China’s ancient history, culture, and     4     by sharing digital photos on the Internet. They also hope to further educate people     5     about the importance of safeguarding historical and cultural relics for future generations to understand and appreciate.

【推荐3】Direction: Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

A. sourced                      B. gifted                 C. house                 D. demand               E. founding F. contemporary             G. culturally            H. negotiations          I. living                  J. exchange K. urgently

A Nigerian artist who    1    his own work to the British Museum with the hopes of receiving looted (被掠夺的) colonial art back from it has had his offer declined.

The British Museum accepted a bronze plaque made by an artist Osarobo Zeickner-Okoro, from Benin City in Nigeria, who entered into    2    for the museum to return priceless Benin Bronzes that were looted by British troops in 1897. He offered his creation to encourage the museum to give back the sculptures but also to    3    acknowledgement of Benin City’s modern-day culture. The museum told him the    4    for looted artworks was impossible. Its official website acknowledges that it houses over 900 items from the city of Benin, but does not acknowledge how they were    5    . After meeting with two curators (策展人) from the museum’s Africa department, Zeickner-Okoro explained he was delighted they had accepted his gift, even though they rejected the idea of an exchange.

Created from brass and bronze in the once mighty Kingdom of Benin from at least the 16th century onwards, the Benin Bronzes are among Africa’s most    6    significant artefacts. European museums that    7    them have faced years of criticism because of their status as loot and symbols of colonial greed. The British Museum has made no clear commitment despite demands from the Oba, or king, of Benin.

A    8    member of Ahiamwen, a new guild of Benin City bronze casters and artists, Zeickner—Okoro wanted to change the terms of the debate by offering the museum    9    artworks untainted by any history of looting.

“Part of the crime that’s been committed is that Benin has been portrayed as a dead civilisation,” he said. “The reparation is not just returning the Bronzes. It’s also acknowledging us, that we’re a    10    civilisation.”

【推荐1】Directions: Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

A. astronomical     B. awe       C. enduring   D. facilitated     E. generated     F. massive   G. pointing       H. primitive I. represented   J. spirit       K. isolation

Stonehenge

Stonehenge in southern England ranks the world’s most symbolic archaeological (考古的) sites and one of its greatest mysteries. The huge stone circle on Salisbury Plain inspires     1     and fascination—but also intense debate some 4,600 years after it was built by ancient Britons who left no written record.

The monument’s mysterious past has     2     countless tales and theories. According to folklore, Stonehenge was created by Merlin, who magically transported the     3     stones from Ireland, where giants had put them up. Another legend says the armies from Denmark put the stones up, and another theory says they were the ruins of a Roman temple.

Modern debate over the monument’s meaning has two main camps: those who see it as a religious site, and others who believe it represents a scientific observatory and also a kind of     4     computer used for working out dates. Both camps base their theories on the site’s     5     influence. The position of the stones     6     to the sun and moon is taken as evidence of rituals linked to the changing seasons and the summer and winter solstices (冬至和夏至).

Competing to solve the     7     prehistoric puzzle is Sheffield University’s Mike Parker Pearson, co-leader of the Stonehenge Riverside Project, which is partly funded by the National Geographic Society. Discoveries by the project team supported the claim that Stonehenge was a center for religious activities linked by the River Avon and two ceremonial avenues to a matching wooden circle at nearby Durrington Walls. The two circles with their temporary and permanent structures     8    , respectively, the living and the dead, according to Parker Pearson.

“Stonehenge isn’t a monument in     9    ,” he says. “It is actually one of a pair—one in stone, one in wood. The theory is that Stonehenge is a kind of     10     home to the ancestors.”

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A. ticks all the right boxes   B. put on   C. lives up to   D. get across   E. make an impact on      F. makes a comment on   G. are not familiar with   H. Dating back to   I. thanks to   J. on the edge of your seat   K. fall in love with

Cantonese opera is one of the oldest forms of traditional Chinese opera, whose art form will keep you     1      with its explosive effects. It certainly     2     its reputation (名声) with appealing performances.     3     the 12th century, Cantonese opera has developed a unique performance style since the Ming Dynasty. Wearing their colorful costumes and makeup, artists effortlessly     4     dramatic stories to the audiences. All too often, it     5     various social aspects. This cultural heritage continues to     6     audiences with its musical and theatrical qualities. All in all, Cantonese Opera     7     for a cultural experience; when it is    8    , its wide range of performance forms, including singing, recitation, acrobatics, fighting, and dancing amaze audiences. With the great interest in traditional art, young audiences who     9     this opera are now showing a strong passion for learning it. Besides, more and more international friends     10     it due to its popularity worldwide.