1、Unit1 CULTURAL HERITAGE FROM PROBLEMS TO SOLUTIONS _（经济的）（经济的） development is necessary if we want to improve society. _ _ _ _ （时代已经（时代已经 到来）到来） when the old must _ _ _（让步）（让步） the new, and it is not possible to _ （保存）（保存） everything from our past as we move towards the future. _(find) and keeping t
2、he right _ (平衡平衡) between progress _ protection of _(culture) sites can be a big challenge. Big challenges, however, can sometimes _ _ （导致）（导致）great solutions. In the 1950s, the Egyptian government wanted to build a new dam across the Nile _ _ _（为了）（为了） control floods, produce electricity, and suppl
3、y water to more farmers in the area. But the _ （建议）（建议） led to _ （抗议）（抗议） . Water from the dam would l_ damage a number of temples and destroy cultural relics that were an important part of Egypts cultural _（遗产）（遗产）. After _(listen) to the scientists who had studied the problem, and citizens who liv
4、ed near the dam, the government _ _ the United Nations _ _ in 1959. A _（委员会）（委员会） was e_ to _（限制）（限制） damage to the Egyptian buildings and p_ the _（损失）（损失） of cultural relics. The group asked for c_ from different _ （部门）（部门） and raised _(基基 金金) within the international community. Experts _ （研究）（研究）
5、the issue, c_ several tests, and then _ _ _(提出建议提出建议) for _ the building could be saved. Finally, a d_ was signed, and the work began in1960. The project _(bring) together governments and environmentalists from around the world. Temples and other cultural sites _ _ _(拆卸拆卸) piece _ piece, and then mo
6、ved and put back together again in a place _ they were safe _ the water. In 1961, _(德国的德国的) engineers moved the _(one) temple. _ the next 20 years, _(千千) of engineers and workers _(救援) 22 temples and _(count) cultural relics. Fifty countries _(捐献捐献) nearly 80 million _ the project. When the project
7、ended in 1980, it was _(看看 做做) a great success. Not only _ the countries found a path to the future that did not run over the relics of the past, but they had also_(learn) that it was possible for countries _(work) together to build a _(good) tomorrow. The spirit of the Aswan Dam project is still al
8、ive today. Perhaps the best example is _(show) by UNESCO, _ runs a programme that prevents world _(culture) heritage sites around the world _ disappearing. If a problem seems too difficult for a single nation, the _(全球的全球的) community can sometimes provide a _(解决方案解决方案). Reading and writing PROMOTING
9、 CULTURE THROUGH DIGITAL IMAGES Lanzhou,9 August 2017. A group of researchers and scientists from China and other countries are working together to help _ _ _ _ _ （增进（增进 了解和鉴赏）了解和鉴赏） Chinas ancient cultural heritage. They are recording and collecting _ _（数字图像）（数字图像） of cultural relics from the Mogao
10、 Caves, which were a key stop along the Silk Road throughout Chinas ancient history. Nearly 5000,000 _（高质量的）（高质量的） digital photographs _ （ produce ） since the international project started in 1994. The Mogao Caves have long been a point for different cultures and are part of the history of many coun
11、tries. Today, the caves are just as international _ they were at the time _ people travelled the Silk Road. Tourists from all over the world visit Dunhuang _(see) the caves, and the Getty Museum in Los Angeles has even reproduced a copy of the caves and paintings for people _ (admire) in America. By
12、 _(share) so many digital photos over the Internet, the group hopes to _( 宣 传宣 传 ) even _(wide) interest around the world in Chinas ancient history, culture, and traditions. They also hope to _ _(进一步教育进一步教育) people about _ _ _ _（保卫（保卫.的重要性）的重要性） historic and cultural relics for _ _（下一代）（下一代） to understand and appreciate. As one researcher who is working on the project explains, “ _(appreciate) ones own cultural heritage is very important for understanding oneself. Appreciating the cultural heritage of other countries is very important for international communication and understanding.”
