Cultural heritage is an essential part of our identity, history and traditions. It includes buildings, monuments, artworks, books, music and other artefacts.
So, what can we do to protect our cultural heritage? The first step is to raise awareness about its importance. People need to understand that cultural heritage is not just a collection of old things.
Another way to protect cultural heritage is through legislation.
Education plays a crucial role in preserving cultural heritage. Schools and universities can teach students about the value of cultural heritage and how to care for it
Technology can be a useful tool in protecting cultural heritage. Digitization allows us to preserve and share cultural artefacts with a wider audience, while also reducing the risk of damage or loss. Virtual reality can also be used to recreate historical sites and buildings, allowing people to experience them in a new and immersive way.
| A．Historic buildings are climate friendly. |
| B．It is also a symbol of our cultural diversity and creativity. |
| C．Protecting cultural heritage requires a collective effort. |
| D．To be kept alive, cultural heritage must be related to its community. |
| E．This non-renewable treasure should be passed down from one generation to another. |
| F．Governments can establish laws and regulations to protect historic sites, buildings and artifacts. |
| G．Museums and other cultural institutions can offer exhibitions and events that show the importance of cultural heritage. |
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【推荐1】Conservators and restorers have made continuous innovations in science and technology applications over the past few years in China to show cultural relics in a new light, literally, and help traditional culture shine with a greater vitality. With modern technology and equipment preserving the true colors of cultural heritage, now people can better appreciate history.
A 3D-printed copy of a green-faced Terracotta Warrior from the Qin Dynasty (221-206 BC) at the Emperor Qinshihuang’s Mausoleum Site Museum (Xi’an) recently attracted a large and appreciative audience at an exhibition in Chongqing, Southwest China.
The exhibition, Crafts First: Technology and Equipment for Cultural Relics Preservation, kicked off on Sept 27 and showcases technologies and equipment used in the prevention of damage, protection, research and management, as well as the use of cultural relics. It is said to be the first of its kind in the country. The exhibition will last three months.
The original Terracotta Warrior, on which the copy on show is based, was unearthed from pit No 2 in the Qinshihuang Mausoleum. It is the only one with a green face and is highly valuable for archaeological research, according to deputy curator (馆长) of the museum Zhou Ping.
Zhou said that to showcase the green-faced Terracotta Warrior — half-kneeling and painted in green and red — to the public, the museum came up with the idea of promoting a copy by using achievements in archaeology, materials science, arts and crafts, as well as new digitalization technology, such as spectrum analysis, high-definition scanning and 3D printing.
“I feel very proud that all the technologies and equipment are domestically developed,” said the curator. “I hope more and more high-tech enterprises are attracted to the field of cultural relics, which we believe is a real blue ocean market.”
1. What is true about the 3D-printed copy?| A．It was unearthed from pit No 2. |
| B．It is a craftwork of multiple fields. |
| C．It is valuable due to its green face. |
| D．It is a well-preserved cultural relic. |
| A．It has ended on Sept 27. |
| B．It shows many copies of relics. |
| C．It is a brand new kind of exhibition. |
| D．It attracts a large audience from Xi’an. |
【推荐2】The safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage is considered an important part of sustainable development. Among the 629 UNESCO-listed traditions are five entries in Estonia, the most recent of which is the building and use of dugout canoes (独木舟) in the Soomaa region.
Every year, before spring, Soomaa National Park transforms into an almost drowned world, when water from melting snow in the eastern uplands floods the low-lying forests, wetlands, roads and yads of the residents who still live here. The water level rose so high that villagers could roll a dugout canoe right through their windows and into their living rooms. Everyone has had to learn to adapt to the natural annual phenomenon.
Building a dugout canoe requires a good trunk of an aspen (山杨), which grows throughout the forests of Estonia.
Once cut down, the trees are peeled and shaped like a cigar using an axe. From here, the inside of the boat is carved out to give it shape. Builders cut the frame down to a few centimetres in thickness. A long log fire is then built alongside the canoe, which is filled with several bucketfuls of water and left to warm up. Once the water has evaporated, sticks are squeezed into the frame lengthways to open it up. Aspen is a soft wood and a trunk half a metre across can be expanded into a metre-wide boat. The bot is than left to cool in the shade and is traditionally finished the following spring. Once the wood has fully dried, it’s given its final design and covered with tar (焦油；柏油).
Aivar Ruukel, one of the only five Estonians who still preserve the skill, chooses to build them as a way to connect with the history. As a young man, Ruukel attended workshops led by two master boat builders, both in their 70s at the time. He hopes that by the time he’s 70 there will be more young people doing the same. Enthusiasts hope that its joining the heritage list will safeguard the ancient practice and attract the next generation of boat masters to keep it alive.
1. Why do villagers have to preserve dugout canoes?| A．To survive floods. |
| B．To go canoeing in the park. |
| C．To learn about a natural phenomenon. |
| D．To apply for intangible cultural heritage. |
①The boat is left in the shade to dry.
②The inside of the boat is carved out to give it shape.
③Builders warm up the canoe and open the frame up.
④The boat is given the design and covered with the tar.
⑤Builders remove the barks and make the trees into cigar shapes.
| A．⑤③②④① | B．②⑤④①③ | C．⑤②③①④ | D．②③⑤④① |
| A．All the young people shall become boat masters. |
| B．The practice will die out in the next generation. |
| C．More people are needed to pass on the tradition. |
| D．One cannot master the skill without learning history. |
| A．Dugout canoes come to life |
| B．Boat building industry in Estonia |
| C．Cultural heritage protection in Estonia |
| D．Dugout canoes in Estonia boat to future |
【推荐3】A new course on world heritage, and its conservation offers a good opportunity for the young people to learn about the heritage(遗产) of humanity and gain a sense of responsibility to help protect the planet we live on.
According to a world heritage education programme jointly launched by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization(UNESCO) and China’s Ministry of Education, the course will first be offered at several schools in Beijing before being included as a mandatory course(必修课) for high school students nationwide.
The new course covers photos slide shows and documentaries on the magnificence of the world heritage sites. The class aims to tell children what world heritage is and why and how it should be protected. A total of 171 nations, including China, have signed the Convention Concerning the Protection of World Cultural and Natural Heritage Listed are 754 sites all over the world, of which 29 are in China—the third most after Spain and Italy. Currently, protection of the country’s cultural and natural resources leaves much to be desired. Education is undoubtedly the best way to cultivate people’s sense for protecting cultural and natural resources.
The introduction of such a programme in Chinese classrooms will certainly help our young people realize the significance of common heritage, learning about world heritage sites, the history and traditions of different cultures, ecology, and the importance of protecting biological and cultural diversity.
More importantly, it will help cultivate a sense of responsibility in the minds of young participants. This is critical in protecting these cultural and natural legacies, as well as our living environment and the limited resources for sustainable development.
1. Which of the statements is TRUE according to the passage?| A．The world heritage education programme was jointly launched by the United States and China’s Ministry of Education. |
| B．The course will first be offered at all the schools in Beijing. |
| C．Protection of the country’s cultural and natural resources has been perfect thanks to people’s efforts. |
| D．China ranks high among the countries with 29 sites listed on the list. |
| A．What world heritage is. | B．Why we should protect world heritage is. |
| C．How world heritage should be protected. | D．All of the above. |
| A．employ | B．affect |
| C．develop | D．appreciate |
| A．To inform us of the reason for protecting the heritage. |
| B．To tell us the way to protect the heritage. |
| C．To tell us a new course. |
| D．To tell us heritage preservation starts with education. |
【推荐1】Two “stolen” notebooks written by Charles Darwin were anonymously(匿名地)returned to Cambridge University , nearly 22 years after they went mising.
The Cambridge University Library in Britain received a “gift” in early March.Someone left a pink gift bag near the building with a note: “Happy Easter, X. ” it read. In this case, “X” was in place of a person’s name. Inside the bag was the gift: teacher’s two small notebooks from the famous British naturalist Charles Darwin. He is credited with the theory of evolution which says living things change over large periods of time. One of the notebooks has a famous drawing in it called the “Tree of Life“. Darwin made the drawing in 1837.
The university talked about the incident on Tuesday. Cambridge believes the notebooks were taken 20 years ago. They were first thought to be missing inside the building after they were taken to be photographed. But, after searching through 10 million books, maps and documents, the university reported the notebooks stolen to police in 2020.
British investigators notified(通知) police around the world, and a searchng, well, began. The notebooks are valued at millions of dollars. They were returned ,however, in good condition. Darwin’s notebooks contained writings about his famous trip around the world on the ship H.M.S.Beagle. The research led to his book on evolution called On the Origin of Species.
Cambridge University Librarian Jessica Gardner said she was relieved to see thefor books notebooks. But she said her true feelings are profound and almost impossible to express with proper words. Gardner said the notebooks will go back into the Darwin Archive. The library is also home to the works by scientists Stephen Hawking and Isaac Newton. The notebooks will be on display later this year in a Darwin show at the library.
Local police said they are continuing to look into who may have taken the notebooks and asked for help from anyone who has information about the case.
1. What does the“X”in the note refer to?| A．The name of the bag. |
| B．The name of one notebook. |
| C．The address of the thief. |
| D．The person who returned the notebooks. |
| A．They took it for granted. |
| B．They didn’t realize the loss. |
| C．They ignored the notebooks. |
| D．They didn’t trust the police. |
| A．Most chapters of On the Origin of Species. |
| B．The structure of the ship H.M.S.Beagle. |
| C．Darwin’s experiences around the world. |
| D．Darwin’s comments on his own reading. |
| A．They will be shown to public. |
| B．They will be repaired. |
| C．They will be copied. |
| D．They will be handed to the police. |
【推荐2】Yangzhou paper cutting, with a history of 2000 years, can be dated back to the Sui Dynasty, making Yangzhou one of the places where paper cutting first became popular.
In the Sui Dynasty, the people of Yangzhou would cut colourful paper or silk and satin (缎子) to celebrate festivals. It is said that Emperor Yang came to Yangzhou three times. In winter, the flowers and trees in the garden became dry and weak. The emperor ordered the girl servants to cut fine silk and satin into flowers and leaves and use them to decorate the trees and lakes, copying nicely the looks of spring and summer. Since then, “colorful cutting” has become a popular art in Yangzhou.
In the Tang Dynasty, the paper cutting industry was highly developed and a large amount of highquality paper was made as presents to the Court (宫廷).
In the Qing Dynasty, because of the economic development, the people of Yangzhou became interested in wearing fine clothing, especially embroidered (刺绣的) clothing. The embroidered designs were based on papercuts, the most wellknown of them was from Bao Jun, a paper cutting master. He won a high reputation (名声) as Magic Scissors for his wonderful cutting skills.
After the People’s Republic of China was started, the Chinese government accepted the importance of paper cutting like many other arts and skills. In 2007, China Papercuts Museum opened to the public in the back garden of the Wang’s Residence (住所), Yangzhou, greatly helping the development of Yangzhou paper cutting.
1. When did “colourful cutting” become a popular art in Yangzhou?| A．In the Sui Dynasty. | B．In the Tang Dynasty. |
| C．In the Ming Dynasty. | D．In the Qing Dynasty. |
| A．种植 | B．装饰 | C．浇水 | D．砍伐 |
| A．In 2007. | B．In 2008. | C．In 2009. | D．In 2010. |
| A．In a poem. | B．In a novel. |
| C．In a magazine. | D．In a dictionary. |
| A．How to make paper cutting. |
| B．The way to cut paper. |
| C．The importance of Yangzhou paper cutting. |
| D．The history and development of Yangzhou paper cutting. |
【推荐3】Ru Ling loves spending time in skywells. To her, these courtyards of old houses are the perfect place to be in on a hot and humid day. From 2014 to 2021, Ru lived in a century-old wood-framed home in the village of eastern China’s Anhui province. She moved there for a change of life after living and working in air-conditioned buildings for many years.
A skywell, or “tian jing”, is a typical feature of a traditional home in southern and eastern China. They are relatively common in historic residences in Sichuan, Jiangsu, Anhui and Jiangxi. In today’s rapidly urbanizing (城市化) China, fewer and fewer people live in skywell dwellings—air-conditioned flats in multi-storeyed buildings and tower blocks are the main forms of homes.
But a revival (复苏) of interest in traditional Chinese architecture is leading some of historic buildings with skywells to be restored for modern times. Meanwhile, as a government push has made low-carbon innovations in the building sector a trend, some architects are drawing inspiration from skywells and other traditional Chinese architectural features to help keep new buildings cooler.
Ancient “green wisdom” such as skywells continues to inspire today’s climate adaptive design and innovations in passive cooling, according to Wang Zhengfeng, a researcher at the Institute for Area Studies at Leiden University in the Netherlands. Passive cooling is a method that incorporates design and technology to cool a building without the use of power.
However, Wang points out some challenges for bringing skywells into modern designs. The mechanisms of courtyards facilitating natural lighting, ventilation and rain collection are well known, but applying these principles needs to be site-specific. Because traditional skywells had different shapes, sizes and features, adding skywells into modern buildings requires designers to be sensitive to their project’s context (环境) and situation, she explains. When asked about why skywells have appealed to modern Chinese people, Wang says that the courtyard is also designed to serve as a gathering space for families or communities. “Perhaps changes in the lifestyle could also lead to nostalgia among people living in concrete and glass forests.”
1. What is the purpose of the first paragragh?| A．To introduce Ru Ling’s love for skywells. |
| B．To inform readers of the benefits of skywells. |
| C．To lead in the topic of popularity of skywells. |
| D．To support the idea of living in skywells. |
| A．Features and importance of the historic residences. |
| B．Appreciation for traditional Chinese architecture. |
| C．Reasons for the comeback of traditional skywells. |
| D．Great efforts to restore the past glory of skywells. |
| A．combine | B．collect | C．invent | D．replace |
| A．Lack of enough money and experience. | B．Dependence on natural surroundings. |
| C．People’s specific requirements. | D．The fast speed of urbanization. |
