1 . John Lubbock, a British member of the Parliament (议会), led to the first law to safeguard Britain's heritage-the Ancient Monuments Bill. How did it happen?
By the late 1800s more and more people were visiting Stonehenge for a day out. But the visitors left behind rubbish and leftover food. It encouraged rats that made holes at the stones' foundations, weakening them They also cut pieces off the stones for souvenirs and carved pictures into them, says architectural critic Jonathan Glancey. It was the same for other pre-historic remains, which were disappearing fast Threats also included farmers and landowners as the ancient stones got in the way of working on the fields and were a free source of building materials.
Shocked and angry, Lubbock took up the fight. When he heard Britain's largest ancient stone circle at Avebury in Wiltshire was up for sale in 1871, he persuaded its owners to sell it to him and the stone circle was saved.
"Lubbock aroused national attention for ancient monuments "says Glancey." he did for heritage what Darwin did for natural history."
But Lubbock couldn't buy every threatened site. He knew laws were needed and tabled the Ancient Monuments Bill. It proposed government powers to take any pre-historic site under threat away from uncaring owners.
For eight years he tried and failed to get the bill through parliament finally in 1882, it was voted into law. It had however been watered down; people had to willingly give their ancient monuments to the government. But what it did do was plant the idea that the state could preserve Britain s heritage better than private owners.
1. What's the second paragraph mainly about?| A．The threats caused to the ancient remains. |
| B．The facts that people explored the heritages. |
| C．The history of the UK's ancient remains. |
| D．The anger Lubbock expressed about the relics. |
| A．He couldn't afford a site any more. |
| B．He wanted to stir up more attention. |
| C．He wanted to make contributions as Darwin. |
| D．He couldn't save every site with his own effort. |
| A．It failed to be voted into the law. |
| B．It was got through as expected in the end. |
| C．It allowed people to sell their monuments. |
| D．It made people trust the government's protection. |
