On April 18—the International Day for Monuments and Sites, China Daily’s digital employee Yuanxi and Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes’ official virtual carto on figure Jiayao together introduced an interactive digital platform that hosts a virtual copy of the Mogao Grottoes’ Library Cave (藏经洞) to the world.
The platform was developed jointly by the Dunhuang Academy and the Chinese tech firm Tencent. It uses gaming technologies to show the historical scenes of the Library Cave in the digital world.
The Library Cave in Mogao Grottoes was discovered in 1900, with more than 60,000 cultural relics dating from the 4th century to the 11th century unearthed. It was one of the most important archaeological discoveries in the 20th century.
On the platform, visitors can role-play and “time travel” to ancient dynasties and talk with eight historical figures. The public can enter the platform through the Digital Dunhuang website and its WeChat mini program.
In the digital age, the model of “culture+technology” has been introduced to facilitate the development of Chinese culture. The digitalization rate of China’s precious cultural relics is now over 70 percent, according to the 2022 China Digital Collection Industry Research Report released by iResearch.
Institutions such as the Palace Museum have also started online digital services of their own. Artificial intelligence (AI) technology allows the public to view the interior of the buildings through the Palace Museum’s WeChat mini program.
The Ministry of Culture and Tourism has also encouraged the development and transformation of cultural intellectual property (知识产权) by digital means. China Central Television has created a series of digital collections with different Dunhuang themes, such as the Dunhuang divine deer (神鹿) Youyou. It was created based on the image of the nine-colored deer from Dunhuang murals (壁画). The public can see the divine deer on CCTV’s own digital platform.
Digital collections cater to the consumption habits of young people, who grow up in the information age. They not only protect the intellectual property of the collections but also bring the public closer to China’s “excellent traditional culture”, noted Dunhuang Art Institute.
Su Bomin, director of the Dunhuang Academy, told Xinhua that more efforts will be made to explore new forms for showing cultural relics and offer the public greater cultural experiences to develop Dunhuang culture.
1. Which of the following statements about the virtual copy of the Mogao Grottoes’ Library Cave is true?A.It was developed by the Dunhuang Academy alone. |
B.The public can have access to it through Wechat mini program. |
C.It has applied the latest time-traveling and gaming technology. |
D.It was unearthed in 1900 with more than 60,000 cultural relics. |
A.To show the latest gaming technologies. |
B.To help cultural institutions make a profit. |
C.To promote the development of Chinese culture. |
D.To encourage people to explore Chinese cultural relics. |
A.By listing figures. | B.By making comparisons. |
C.By giving definitions. | D.By giving examples. |
A.China’s new way in rebuilding Mogao Grottoes’ Library Cave. |
B.China’s success in promoting the digitization rate of cultural relics. |
C.China’s interactive digital platform in developing Dunhuang culture. |
D.China’s latest advances in the development of cultural intellectual property. |
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【推荐1】A spacecraft carrying Nie Haisheng,Liu Boming and Tang Hongbotouched downsafely in the Gobi Desert in Inner Mongolia today (Sept.17) at 1:34 a.m. EDT (1:34 p.m. Beijing time) today, bringing the historic Shenzhou 12 mission to an end.
Shenzhou 12 launched on June 16 and arrived seven hours later at Tianhe ( “Harmony of the Heavens” ), the core module of China’s Earth-orbiting space station. The Shenzhou 12 crew, commanded by Nie, spent 90 days aboard Tianhe, staying aloft about three times longer than any previous Chinese crewed spaceflight.
Shenzhou 12’s return to Earth was a multiday affair. The spacecraft detached from Tianhe Wednesday (Sept.15) at 8:56 p.m. EDT, according to a statement released by the China Manned Space Engineering Office (CMSEO). Shenzhou 12 then performed a rendezvous test with Tianhe, which was complete by 1:38 a. m.EDT Thursday (Sept.16), CMSEO officials said in another update.
During their time in orbit,the Shenzhou 12 astronauts snapped some amazing photos of Earth and carried out a variety of scientific experiments. They also performed two spacewalks designed to help get the 54-foot-long (16.6 meters) Tianhe fully up and running and ready for future visits, which will be frequent over the coming months.
For example, China is expected to send the robotic Tianzhou 3 cargo spacecraft toward Tianhe around Sept.20. And the next crewed mission to the module, the six-month-long Shenzhou 13, is apparently scheduled to launch in mid-October. (Exact target dates are hard to come by with Chinese missions, because the nation tends not to announce many details of its spaceflight plans in advance.)
1. The underlined part “touched down” in the first paragraph probably means ________.A.landed successfully |
B.launched on time |
C.took off on schedule |
D.updated around the clock |
A.12 hours ahead of Beijing time |
B.8 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time |
C.12 hours later than Beijing time |
D.8 hours later than Greenwich Mean Time |
A.To repair the parts that went wrong. |
B.To carry out two space walks. |
C.To send the robotic Tianzhou 3 cargo spacecraft. |
D.To get China’s Earth-orbiting space station ready and running. |
A.Geography. |
B.News. |
C.Health. |
D.Environment. |
【推荐2】For the first time, scientists have successfully grown plants in lunar soil brought back to Earth by NASA’s Apollo astronauts. Researchers had no idea if anything would sprout (发芽) in the harsh moon dirt and wanted to see if it could be used to grow food by the next generation of lunar explorers.
“After two days, they started to sprout!” said Anna-Lisa Paul, a professor in Horticultural Sciences at the University of Florida, who took part in the experiment. “Everything sprouted. I can’t tell you how astonished we were! Every plant — whether in a lunar sample or in a control (参照实验) — looked the same up until about day six.”
Robert Ferl of the University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences and his colleagues planted thale cress (鼠耳芥) in moon soil returned by Apollo 11’s Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, and other moon walkers. All of the seeds sprouted. But within a week, the coarseness (粗糙度) and other properties of the lunar soil stressed the small, flowering weeds so much that they grew more slowly than seedlings planted in dirt from Earth. Most of the moon plants ended up stunted (发育不良).
The longer the soil was exposed to tough cosmic radiation and solar wind on the moon, the worse the plants seemed to do. The Apollo II samples—exposed a couple of billion years longer to the elements—were the least likely for plants to grow, scientists said. One solution might be to use younger geologic spots on the moon, like lava flows, for digging up planting soil. The environment also could be improved, changing the nutrient mixture or adjusting the artificial lighting.
NASA said the timing for such an experiment was right, with the space agency looking to put astronauts back on the moon in a few years. The ideal situation would be for future astronauts to make use of the endless supply of available local dirt for indoor planting rather than set up a hydroponic (水培的) or all-water system, scientists said. “The fact that anything grew means that we have a really good starting point, and now the question is how do we optimize and improve,” said Sharmila Bhattacharya, NASA’s program scientist for space biology.
1. Why did the scientists try to grow plants in the lunar soil?A.To solve the food crisis in the world. | B.To take more dirt from the moon. |
C.To prepare food for future astronauts. | D.To send more explorers to the moon. |
A.The very low quality of the soil. | B.They flowered too much soon. |
C.The polluted dirt on the earth. | D.The change of artificial lighting. |
A.The one receiving cosmic radiation. | B.The one exposed to solar wind. |
C.The one having a very long history. | D.The one coming from lava flows. |
A.Use available earth dirt for planting. | B.Continue to grow plants in lunar soil. |
C.Put more astronauts back on the moon. | D.Set up a hydroponic or all-water system. |
【推荐3】When you think of a robot, what do you see? A machine that looks a bit like you and me?
What a robot looks like depends on its purpose. Cleaning robots often look like little vacuums.
Whether they look like us or not, most robots have three essential parts that make them a robot: sensors, actuators and programs.
Together, these parts are what make a robot different from other gadgets you might have around your house, like your computer or your washing machine.
Second, a robot has actuators that allow it to move around.
Third, a robot needs a program that lets it act on its own based on what it is sensing.
A.Flying robots might have wings like birds. |
B.The past robots were not artificially intelligent. |
C.We might use our legs and feet to walk and run. |
D.This ability to act on one’s own is called autonomy. |
E.First, a robot has sensors that allow it to “see” the world. |
F.We would need some actuators so that the robot could move. |
G.The reality is that robots can have different shapes and sizes. |
【推荐1】While flat bread has a history that dates back to ancient Egypt, real pizza—pizza with tomato sauce—was invented in Naples, Italy. Legend holds that pizza margherita—filled with tomato, cheese, and basil, in the red white and green of Italy’s flag—was first created by Naples’ Pizzeria Brandi to honor Queen Margherita of Italy during an 1886 visit.
Today, of course, there are all kinds of pizza shapes, sizes and flavors around the world, but the original Neapolitan pizza is round, with a soft, thin center and thinker, crunchier sides. You should be able to fold it in four and eat it like a crepe. And that's the delicious treat that's now up for protection as an irreplaceable piece of global human heritage: This year, Italy is putting "the art of the Neopolitan pizza maker" on the list of candidates to become treasures of world heritage recognized by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
Universally recognizable, "pizza" happens to to the Italian language's best-known word, but that doesn't mean it's a shoo-in. "UNESCO has never listed a cultural tradition linked to food production," Peirluigi Petrillo, who prepared the documents to be discussed at UNESCO, told The Local.
The European Union included pizza in its official list of “guaranteed traditional specialities” in 2016. The list specifies that any pizza called “Neapolitan” must be no more than 35 cm wide, with crust of up to 2 cm high, topped with canned tomatoes, cheese from Naples, Campania region, oil and basil. The pizza must be cooked in a wooden oven, and be elastic and soft.
Italy also says that it has more UNESCO-recognized cultural treasures than any other country. The final decision on whether pizza-making makes one more will be announced in 2022, after discussion with all 193 UN member-states.
1. Pizza margherita got such a name because________.A.Queen Margherita gave it the name | B.it was specially created for Queen Margherita |
C.it was created in Queen Margherita’s time | D.Queen Margherita liked eating it very much |
A.Neapolitan pizza known in the world | B.Neapolitan pizza sold all over the world |
C.the pizza-making art become a world heritage | D.Neapolitan pizza be thought highly of |
A.Neapolitan pizza is only well-known in Italy |
B.Neapolitan pizza will be recognized in the world. |
C.The dream of Italy is sure to come true in 2022. |
D.Neapolitan pizza might be refused by UNESCO. |
A.has specific requirements | B.will become popular next year |
C.must be admitted by UNESCO | D.must be created by Naples’ Pizzeria Brandi |
A.Travel and Sightseeing | B.Food and Culture |
C.Economy and Finance | D.Recreation and Relaxation |
【推荐2】More than 10 million Chinese cultural relics have been lost overseas, lots of which were stolen and illegally shipped out of China during the times of war before 1949. About 1.67 million pieces are housed no more than 200 museums in 47 countries, which accounts for 10 percent of all lost Chinese cultural relics, and the rest are in the hands of private collectors.
Most of these treasures are owned by museums or private collectors in the United States, Europe, Japan and Southeast Asian countries. There are more than 23, 000 pieces in the British Museum, most of which were stolen or bought for pennies more than 100 years ago.
The major method to recover these national treasures was to buy them back. In some cases, private collectors donated the relics to the government. Also the government can turn to official channels to demand the return of relics.
In 2003, a priceless bronze pig’s head dating from the Qing Dynasty was returned to its home in Beijing after it was removed by the Anglo-French Allied Army over 140 years ago. Macao entrepreneur (企业家) Stanley Ho donated 6 million yuan to buy it back from a US art collector and then donated it to the Poly Art Museum in Beijing.
Although buying-back is the most feasible way to recover the lost treasures, limited funding is always a big headache.
In recent years, the Chinese government has improved efforts to recover the precious cultural relics lost overseas. It has started a national project on the recovery of the treasures and has set up a database (数据库) collecting relevant information. It has signed several international agreements with many countries on this matter, and is also looking for international cooperation to recover the relics by working closely with several international organizations.
1. What is the passage mainly about?A.The ways to recover cultural relics. |
B.The efforts to recover Chinese cultural relics. |
C.Stanley Ho donated a bronze pig’s head to Beijing. |
D.Chinese cultural relics were stolen by the Anglo-French Allied Army. |
A.China has enough money to buy all the cultural relics back |
B.the Chinese government has done a lot to recover the lost cultural relics |
C.many countries have returned the lost cultural relics to China for free |
D.China is preparing to set up a database to collect information about the lost cultural relics |
A.It was made in the Qing Dynasty. |
B.It is now in the Poly Art Museum in Beijing. |
C.It was donated by the French government to China. |
D.It was removed by the Anglo-French Allied Army over 140 years ago. |
A.possible | B.difficult |
C.wonderful | D.careful |
【推荐3】Six “sacrificial pits (祭祀坑)”, dating back 3,200 to 4,000 years, were newly discovered in Sanxingdui Ruins site in Guanghan, Southwest China’s Sichuan province. Over 500 artifacts, including gold masks, bronze wares, ivories, jades, and textiles, were unearthed from the site.
Sanxingdui site, first found in 1929, is generally considered as one of the most important archaeological(考古) sites along the upper reaches of the Yangtze River. However, the work of excavation on the site only began in 1986, when two pits — widely believed for sacrificial ceremonies — were accidentally discovered.
Investigation in the area around No. 1 and 2 pits was relaunched in October 2019, and No. 3 pit was found in December 2019, according to Lei Yu, a researcher of Sichuan Provincial Cultural Relics and Archaeology Research Institute who heads the ongoing excavation. Thirty-four research universities and research institutes have cooperated in this project. He said the new discoveries will help to better understand many unexplained findings in 1986.
More excavation followed in March 2020, and five more pits were found last year. And detailed research began in October. Excavation capsules with hi-tech equipment were set up in the pits in order to prevent the site from further damage.
Sanxingdui site covers an area of 12 square kilometers, and its core zone of an ancient city covers nearly 4 square kilometers. According to the National Cultural Heritage Administration, studies of Sanxingdui site will become a crucial project in an ongoing program Archaeology China, which tries to explain the origins of Chinese civilization and how diverse cultures communicate and come together.
1. What does the underlined word “excavation” in paragraph 2 probably mean?A.Check | B.Dig |
C.Exploration | D.Extension |
A.By dividing the task of excavation into several parts. |
B.By cooperating with research universities and institutes. |
C.By using excavation capsule armed with hi-tech equipment. |
D.By conducting more experiments around the site. |
A.All sacrificial sites were discovered in the meantime. |
B.The discovery of Sanxingdui site only began in 2019. |
C.There are 6 sacrificial pits discovered in Sanxingdui site in all. |
D.The size of the core zone is about 1/3 times of Sanxingdui site. |
A.Sacrificial pits were unearthed in Sanxingdui Site. |
B.Sanxingdui Site needed to be protected. |
C.Sanxingdui discoveries tell us more about ancient China. |
D.Hi-tech helped to explore Sanxingdui Site. |
【推荐1】On August 14, 2021, Haiti was hit by a 7.2 magnitude earthquake. The quake destroyed thousands of buildings, injured over 5,700 people, and left at least 1,297 others dead. Haiti has declared a state of emergency.
The earthquake struck near the town of Petit Trou de Nippes, in the western part of the country. That’s roughly 125 kilometers west of the capital, Port-au-Prince. The earthquake did serious damage in two nearby cities, Les Cayes and Jeremie, with Les Cayes hit the hardest. Homes, schools, churches, and offices were seriously damaged.
The number of injured people was so high that local hospitals have been unable to keep up. A number of medical workers at the general hospital in Les Cayes were themselves trapped in a building. Across the area, people were searching through the rubble (废墟) for survivors. But the earthquake also caused landslides (塌方), making the job even more difficult. There have been many aftershocks-smaller quakes which follow the main earthquake. With many buildings damaged by the earthquake, it’s not certain whether the buildings still standing in the area are safe. Many people are choosing to sleep outside rather than taking the risk of sleeping in a building.
Haiti has still not fully returned to normal from a 7.0 magnitude earthquake which destroyed much of Port-au-Prince and killed over 200,000 people in 2010. The country suffered again in 2016,when it was stricken) by Hurricane Matthew, which caused huge damage in Haiti. Storm Grace is expected to reach Haiti on Monday, bringing heavy rainfall with it.
Several countries have offered to help Haiti. The government says the country won’t officially ask for outside help until it is clear how much damage there is in all. But Haiti is not a rich country, and the government may not have the money for major efforts to rebuild the damaged areas.
1. Which was worst affected by this year’s earthquake?A.Port-au-Prince. | B.Jeremie. | C.Les Cayes. | D.Petit Trou de Nippes. |
A.Dealing with landslides. | B.Searching for survivors. |
C.Observing aftershocks. | D.Doing building safety-checks. |
A.It has begun to rebuild after this year’s earthquake. | B.It has just recovered from the 2010 earthquake. |
C.It suffered from two kinds of hurricanes in 2016. | D.It has experienced serious disasters in recent years. |
A.Doubtful. | B.Favored. | C.Cautious. | D.Disapproving. |
A.A novel. | B.A history book. | C.A newspaper. | D.A brochure. |
【推荐2】On March 20, Keep Alamogordo Beautiful, the Alamogordo Chamber of Commerce and NMDOT District 2 hosted a large-scale community clean-up, drawing around 150 volunteers.
The clean-up spanned along the Charles Lee Memorial Relief Route that runs the length of the City of Alamogordo. The event saw the volunteers provide a total of 300 volunteer hours, which totals $7, 407 in volunteer labor. Nearly 4, 000 pounds of garbage, equating to 450 bags of garbage were collected.
Thrive in Southern New Mexico, Boys and Girls Clubs of Otero County, the Rotary Club of White Sands, Pioneer Bank, Tularosa Communications, TDS, Zuni Electric Inc. , and Airmen with Holloman Air Force Base all provided volunteers.
“Being a local business owner who was born and raised here, I’ve seen the growing need for garbage removal along our byways. We live in a great community, but we need to help change the mindsets and culture surrounding garbage. We need to remind folks to bag their garbage, tie it down, and be more responsible,” said Rodney Eaton, president of Zuni Electric Inc.
“It is our job as community members to limit the lasting footprint we each leave on our community’s environment,” says Jash Sides, Keep Alamogordo Beautiful Program Coordinator. “The community clean-up was a much-needed injection of inspiration to the heart of volunteerism here in Alamogordo. It is important we all do our part to make, and eventually keep Alamogordo a clean, green, and more beautiful place. I cannot thank the Alamogordo community enough for the massive show of support exhibited on Saturday during the community clean-up. This is the first of many to come.”
“The volunteers take much pride in keeping Alamogordo looking beautiful,” said District Two Maintenance Engineer Francesco Sanchez. “During these challenging times as we all try to maintain our highway assets (资产) with fewer funds, we rely on volunteers to help us keep our roads clean and beautiful.”
1. What do the numbers in Paragraph 2 mainly tell us?A.The expense of the event. | B.The pride of the volunteers. |
C.The achievement of the event. | D.The severe pollution of the world. |
A.Improving local business. | B.Preventing using garbage bags. |
C.Building a much friendlier community. | D.Calling on people to keep the community clean. |
A.More clean-ups will be organized in the future. |
B.This is the first voluntary activity he took part in. |
C.Alamogordo is the first city to host the community clean-up. |
D.Environment protection needs support from the government. |
A.Time to Begin a New Life | B.How to Build a United City |
C.Highways Are Back to Normal | D.A Cleaner Neighborhood Created |
【推荐3】The city of Rome has passed a new law to prevent cruelty to animals. All goldfish bowls are no longer allowed and dog owners must walk their dogs.
This comes after a national law was passed to give prison sentences to people who desert cats or dogs.
“The civilization of a city can be measured by this,” said Monica Carina, the councilor (议员) behind the new law.
“It’s good to do whatever we can for our animals who in exchange for a little love fill our existence with their attention,” she told a Rome newspaper.
The newspaper reported that round bowls don’t give enough oxygen for fish and may make them go blind.
“Rome has tried to protect fish more than anywhere else in the world. It stands out for recognizing that fish are interesting animals who deserve (值得) over respect and compassion every bit as much as dogs and cats and other animals,” said Karin Robertson, a director of the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.
Last year a law was passed in Italy that gives people who desert pets big fines (罚款) and prison sentences. Since then local governments have added their own animal protection rules.
The northern city of Turin passed a law in April to give pet owners fines of up to $598 if they do not walk their dogs three times a day.
The new law in Rome also says that owners mustn’t leave their dogs in hot cars or cut their dogs’ tails to make them look lovelier. The law also gives legal recognition to the “cat ladies” who feed homeless cats. The cats live all over the city from ancient ruins to modern office car parks.
1. The new law passed in Rome will ________.A.help improve fishing environment |
B.guarantee better conditions for goldfish |
C.stop people from catching goldfish |
D.discourage keeping goldfish at home |
A.pity | B.praise | C.support | D.popularity |
A.keep their dogs or cats in cars |
B.feed homeless animals in car parks |
C.raise their cats near ancient ruins |
D.shut their dogs home all day long |