Unit1CulturalHeritage课文语法填空高中英语人教版

必修二Unit1CulturalHeritageReadingandThinking

FROMPROBLEMSTOSOLUTIONS

Economic(develop)isnecessaryifwewanttoimprovesociety.Thereesatimetheoldmustgivewaytothenew,andisnotpossibletopreserveeverythingfromourpastaswemovetowardsthefuture.Inthiscase,findingandkeepingtherightbalancebetweenprogressandthe

(protect)ofculturalsitescanbeabigchallenge.

Bigchallenges,however,cansometimesleadtogreatsolutions.Inthe1950s,theEgyptiangovernmentwantedtobuildanewdamtheNileinordertocontrolfloods,produceelectricity,andsupplywatermorefarmersinthearea.Butthe(propose)ledtoprotests.WaterfromthedamwouldlikelydamagenumberoftemplesanddestroyculturalrelicswereanimportantpartofEgypt’sculturalheritage.Afterlisteningtothescientistswhohadstudiedtheproblem,citizenswholivednearthedam,thegovernment

turnedtheUnitedNationsforhelpin1959.

Amittee(establish)tolimitdamagetotheEgyptianbuildingsandpreventthe(lose)ofculturalrelics.Thegroupaskedforcontributionsfromdifferentdepartmentsandraised(fund)withintheinternationalmunity.Expertsinvestigatedtheissue,conductedseveraltests,thenmadeaproposalforthebuildingscouldbesaved.Finally,adocument

(sign),andtheworkbeganin1960.

Theprojectbroughtgovernmentsandenvironmentalistsfromaround

theworld.Templesandotherculturalsitesweretakendownpiecepiece,

andthenmovedandputbacktogetheragaininaplacewheretheyweresafe

thewater.In1961,German(engineer)movedthefirsttemple.Overthenext20years,thousandsofengineersandworkersrescued22templesandcountlessculturalrelics.Fiftycountriesdonatednearly$80millionthe

project.

Whentheprojectendedin1980,itwasconsideredgreatsuccess.Notonlyhadthecountriesfoundapathtothefuturethatdidnotruntherelicsofthepast,theyhadalsolearntthatitwaspossibleforcountriestowork

together(build)abettertomorrow.

ThespiritoftheAswanDamprojectisstillalivetoday.Perhapsthebestexample

(show)byUNESCO,which(run)aprogrammethatpreventsworldculturalheritagesitesaroundtheworlddisappearing.Ifaproblemseemstoodifficultforasinglenation,the(globe)munitycan

sometimesprovideasolution.

必修二Unit1CulturalHeritageReadingforWriting

PROMOTINGCULTURETHROUGHDIGITALIMAGES

Lanzhou,9August2017.AgroupofresearchersandscientistsfromChinaand

othercountriesareworkingtogethertohelpincreaseknowledgeand

(appreciate)ofChina’sancientculturalheritage.arerecordingand

collectingdigitalimagesofculturalrelicsfromtheMogaoCaves,wereakeystopalongtheSilkRoadthroughoutChina’sancienthistory.Nearly500,000highqualitydigitalphotographs(produce)sincetheinternational

projectstartedin1994.

TheMogaoCaveshavelongbeena(meet)pointfordifferentculturesandarepartofthehistoryofmanycountries.Today,thecavesarejustinternationalastheywereatthetimepeopletravelledtheSilkRoad.TouristsfromallovertheworldvisitDunhuangtoseethecaves,theGettyMuseuminLosAngeleshasevenreproducedacopyofthecavesandpaintingsfor

people(admire)inAmerica.

BysharingsomanydigitalphotosovertheInternet,thegrouphopestopromoteeven(wide)interestaroundtheworldChina’sancienthistory,culture,andtraditions.Theyalsohopeto(far)educatepeopleabouttheimportanceofsafeguardinghistoricandculturalrelicsforfuturegenerationstounderstandandappreciate.oneresearcherwhoisworkingontheprojectexplains,“(appreciate)one’sownculturalheritageisveryimportantforunderstandingoneself.Appreciatingtheculturalheritageofcountriesis

veryimportantforinternational(municate)andunderstanding.”

必修二Unit1CulturalHeritageWorkbook

NEWDISCOVERIESFROMTHEPAST

Fewdiscoveriesareas(drama)asfindingtheTitanicatthebottomoftheAtlanticMachuPicchuinthemountainsofPeru.Butthatdoesnotmeanthatstudyinghistoryandculturalrelics(be)boringorslow.Infact,excitingnewdiscoveriesfromthepast(make)everyyear.Readthenews

reportsbelowtolearnmoreaboutafewrecent(find).

RelicsfromAncientGreekShipRescued

Athens,8October2014.RelicsonaGreekshipthat(sink)morethan2,000yearsagohavebeenrescuedbyinternationalteamofarchaeologistsanddivers.Severalartifacts,includingalargebronzespear,werefound.Theship,which(rest)55metersbelowthesurface,wasfirstdiscoveredin1900bylocaldivers.thewaterissodeep,ithasbeenverydifficulttoexaminetheship.Earlierthisyear,scientistswereabletousearobot(photograph)andmakeamapofthewreck.Theculturalrelicswhichwerethenrescuedbytheinternationalteamareamongthemostimportantdateandwillhelpanswersomeofthequestionsaboutthehistoryoftheship.“Alotofworkhastobedoneatthis

sitetouncoveritssecrets,”saidtheleaderoftheteam.

HanDynastyTreasurestoVisittheCapital

Beijing,25February2016.Beijing’sCapitalMuseumwillhostsome400rareculturalrelicsfromtheHanDynastythat(find)inJiangxiProvinceduringthelastfiveyears.Therelicswerechosenfrommorethan20,000piecesandinclude

objects(make)ofgoldandothermetals.Visitorswillhaveachancetosee

beautifulworksofartaswellaspotteryandhorsechariots(四轮马车).TherelicswerefoundinthetombofHaihunhou,whereexperts(dig)since2011.Accordingtooneoftheexperts,thefindisveryunusual,andspecialmeasureswillbetaken(safeg