题目内容
When Chinese scientists unearthed more than 1 000 bamboo slips(竹简) in a 2 000-year-old tomb in Hubei Province earlier this year, they were more 1 than happy.How could they stop these 2 ancient works from being damaged by the light? As soon as the 3 dried out, they would break and the words written on them would be 4
forever.
Scientists have had 5 problems dealing with some of China’s greatest discoveries. The Terracotta Warriors and Horses(兵马俑) of the Qin Dynasty, 6 , lost their bright colors when they 7 after coming into contact with the air.
Fortunately, Chinese experts are now 8 modern techniques to protect 9 . They have started 10 the warriors with a very thin layer of chemical paint to protect them. This
11 absorbs sunlight and keeps out bacteria(细菌), so the colors don’t 12 .
13 the bamboo slips found in Hubei were water-logged(浸水的), another 14 is used. Scientists take out the water and 15 it with alcohol and special chemicals before letting the wood dry. However, not all solutions are 16 ones. In some cases, scientists have turned to history for an 17 .
For instance, the famous Longmen Grottoes(龙门石窟) in Henan Province have 18 for more than 1 000 years because they are covered 19 a strange coating. But we have no 20 who put it there or what it is made from.
1. A. worried B. excited C. lucky D. naughty
2. A. bell-seller B. priceless C. worthless D. simple
3. A. water B. paints C. slips D. tombs
4. A. touched B. unfolded C. spread D. lost
5. A. no such B. traditional C. swift D. similar
6. A. however B. instead C. for example D. fortunately
7. A. came across B. dried out C. ended up D. went wrong
8. A. using B. defending C. exchanging D. fearing
9. A. cultural relics B. old books C. bamboo D. ancient portraits
10. A. burying B. covering C. limiting D. measuring
11. A. method B. slip C. paint D. technology
12. A. pollute B. respond C. ruin D. fade
13. A. In case B. Before C. Unless D. As
14. A. scene B. revolution C. technique D. preparation
15. A. mix B. replace C. separate D. brush
16. A. modern B. traditional C. old D. good
17. A. answer B. record C. topic D. tour
18. A. damaged B. survived C. unfolded D. watered
19. A. like B. on C. with D. as
20. A. shoulder B. statue C. suggestion D. idea
提示:
| 1 从下文来看,科学家们应该是忧大于乐
2 本题priceless为“价值连城的,无价的”,worthless的意思是“没有价值的”,故本题应选择priceless。 4 它们上面的字将会消失。 5 有同样的问题。 6 例如 7 从下文来看,应该是它们一旦被晾干就会失去其鲜艳的色彩 8 使用现代科技 9 保护这些文化遗迹 10 给warriors覆盖上一层化学漆 11 本题选择时应注意上下文的联系,上文已经提到paint, 故根据意思,本题也应该选择paint。 13 as 引导的时间状语从句。 15 代替水的是酒精和特殊的化学物质。 17 本题注意前面的冠词为an, 则不用考虑就可以选择A项answer, 因为其他选项都不能跟冠词an。 18 幸存 20 对于谁将它们放在那,它们用什么制成的仍无答案。
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