1 . Scientists at the Sanxingdui Ruins in southwest China’s Sichuan Province continue to unearth over 500 relics from an ancient Chinese civilization that dates back over 3,000 years.

The findings unearthed in June include a fully preserved gold mask, which stands at 37. 2cm wide and16. 5cm tall. The new gold mask reminded people of the one found in March, which was far more damaged. Scientists said the gold mask is the largest, and most well preserved, of similar golden relics discovered at the Sanxingdui Ruins, and it is consistent with the idea that gold was important to people of the area called the Shu state.

The gold mask has similar facial features to bronze statues discovered in the area. It has large eyes covering much of the face, a big nose, huge ears and a flat, wide mouth. The strange facial features led some people to suggest they were aliens. However, Wang Wei, the director of the Institute of Archaeology at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, explained, “There is no chance that Sanxingdui belongs to an alien civilization. These wide-eyed masks look strange because the makers wanted to copy the look of deities (神灵). They shouldn’t be considered as the look of everyday people.”

Besides the mask, other discoveries included bronze statues, a knife made out of jade and a series of relics made of ivory, among many others. Many of the bronze relics are brand new discoveries and unique to anything found before in China. Chinese scientists said they are highly detailed, with statues showing facial features that fit well with the gold mask, which make them as valuable resources for the research of ancient Shu and give better perceptiveness about the ancient Shu state, home to a mysterious civilization until the recent discoveries proved its existence. Chinese scientists believe they are entering a “key stage” and expect to find a series of relics that will change how people think about ancient China.

1. What do we know about the gold mask from paragraph 2?

A．It was discovered in March.

B．It was the first to be dug at the site.

C．It is the most complete relic ever discovered.

D．It is the largest size of its kind unearthed at the site.

2. What is Paragraph 3 mainly about?

A．The significance of the gold mask.

B．The characteristics of the gold mask.

C．The findings in the Sanxingdui Ruins.

D．The digging process of the Sanxingdui Ruins.

3. What does the underline word “perceptiveness” in the last Paragraph mean?

A．Insight.	B．Civilization.
C．Development.	D．Introduction.

4. What can be the best title for the text?

A．An Ancient Shu State Was Newly Discovered

B．Mysterious Sanxingdui Ruins Reveal More Relics

C．Sichuan Province Is the Birthplace of a New Civilization

D．New Sanxingdui Ruins Catch the Attention of Chinese scientists

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Pillows have been     1     (use) in China for thousands of years and hold     2     significant place in Chinese culture. The origins of pillows can date back     3     the middle Paleolithic (旧石器时代) period     4     (base) on archaeological evidence. During that time, people unconsciously used objects like stones, sticks, bundles of straw, or pieces of animal skin as head support, serving as the earliest prototypes (原型) of pillows.

The Chinese word for “pillow”, zhentou,     5     (believe) to be coined by Cao Cao, a prominent strategist and ruler during the Three Kingdoms period (220-280). One night, while Cao Cao was reading in his military tent and becoming     6     (sleep), there was no extra space available to place several     7     (book). A servant spontaneously (即兴地) placed the books at one side of the bed, and Cao Cao fell asleep     8     (quick) on the books. Then the servant     9     (create) a padded headrest using soft materials,     10     shape was like the pile of books. Cao Cao later named it zhentou.

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2017 witnessed the 45th anniversary of the     1    (establish) of Sino-German diplomatic relations. Many     2    (activity) with Chinese culture as the theme were held in Berlin, the capital of Germany. When     3    (walk) in Berlin, people can really feel that this city deserves its title as the largest city in Germany. The history of Berlin could     4    (trace) back to over 800 years ago. In 18th century, Berlin became the capital of the Kingdom of Prussia. In 1871, after Otto Von Bismarck, Minister President of Prussia, unified the German States. In modern times, Berlin became the city with the greatest vitality in Germany because     5     its emerging buildings and dynamic culture.

In the very center is the famous BrandenBurg Gate, the construction of     6     started in 1789 and was completed in 1791. This BrandenBurg Gate has became a symbol of Germany. If people take     7     look at the modern Germany history, they can find that this gate was     8    (repeat) involved at critical moments.

After World WarII, the Berlin Wall stood in front of the Brandenburg Gate, and remained a symbol of separation for as     9    (long) as 28 years. After the German reunification, this area around the gate was finally restored according to     10    (it) original design.

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Over the past two decades, Mei Yalong has participated in excavations(发掘) at many archaeological sites and fixed more than 5,000    1    (break) artifacts. He is a field technician with the Changxing Taihu Museum in Huzhou, Zhejiang Province.

A field technician     2    (help) archaeologists in various activities to find and identify artifacts and historical remnants. “Relics are     3    (price). They are the clues to opening the mysteries of the past, and our duty is to find and protect    4    (they), and be a guardian to Chinese cultural heritage,” Mei, 50, says.

Receiving his senior high school diploma in     5    1990s, Mei had not thought of archaeology    6    a career option: In 2001, he was hired by the Tianjin Museum as a helper for its archaeology team. Although without much idea about archaeology at that time, he was    7    (attract) to excavation, a hard process but rewarding. In 2003, he became a field technician at the Zhejiang Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology. “It is a job     8    is both physically and mentally challenging. After a painstaking dig, it is amazing    9    (see) how a fragment of bone, apiece of clay or an ancient coin unearthed can bring out the item’s history,” Mei says.

Besides the digs and assisting with fieldwork, Mei does someday-to-day activities, such as photography and sketching of relics, mapping of sites and     10    (search) for resources.