1、Reading and ThinkingFrom problems to solutions As the economy flourishes (v. 繁荣), there always comes a time 1._ the old must give way to the new, and thus it is not likely 2._ (preserve) everything from the past. In this case, keeping the right balance between progress and the 3._ (protect) of cultu
2、ral heritage sites can be 4._ big challenge.In 1902, a dam was completed at Aswan, which provided irrigation (n. 灌溉) during 5._ (dry) but could not hold back the annual flood of the mighty (adj. 浩荡的；巨大的) Nile River. In the 1950s, the Egyptian government proposed that a new dam 6._ (build) across the
3、 Nile 7._ (benefit) more farmers. 8._, the proposal led to protests because water from the dam would likely 9._ (threat) a number of cultural relics of unique historical 10._ (significant) to Egypt. After consulting experts 11._ had studied the problem, the government turned 12._ the United Nations
4、for help. Then a committee 13._ (establish), which took responsibility to limit damage 14._ the Egyptian buildings and prevent the 15._ (lose) of cultural relics. After a full 16._ (investigate) into the issue, a document 17._ (sign) finally and the work began in 1960. Then, a workforce and an inter
5、national team of engineers and scientists, 18._ (support) by funds from more than 50 countries, moved temples and other cultural relics to a place 19._ they were safe from the water. And Egypt received a 20._ (donate) of $80 million from the whole globe. Over the next two decades, 22 temples and cou
6、ntless cultural relics were rescued. One of them is Temple of Abu Simbel (阿布辛贝神庙). In ancient Egyptian world, it was used to promote the 21._ (believe) that the Egyptian king Ramses II (拉美西斯二世, 1303 1213 BCE) was a god. There were huge statues of Ramses and his wife placed on either side of the 22._
7、 (enter) to the main temple. The whole temple and statues were taken down piece by piece and then reconstructed on high ground more than 60 meters above the site in which they were 23._ (previous) located. When the project ended in 1980, it was considered a great 24._ (succeed). The spirit of the As
8、wan Dam project is still alive today. If a problem seems too difficult for a single nation, the 25._ (globe) community can sometimes provide a solution.参考答案As the economy flourishes (v. 繁荣), there always comes a time 1._when_ the old must give way to the new, and thus it is not likely 2._to preserve
9、_ (preserve) everything from the past. In this case, keeping the right balance between progress and the 3._protection_ (protect) of cultural heritage sites can be 4._a_ big challenge.In 1902, a dam was completed at Aswan, which provided irrigation (n. 灌溉) during 5._droughts_ (dry) but could not hold
10、 back the annual flood of the mighty (adj. 浩荡的；巨大的) Nile River. In the 1950s, the Egyptian government proposed that a new dam 6._(should) be built_ (build) across the Nile 7._to benefit_ (benefit) more farmers. 8._However_, the proposal led to protests because water from the dam would likely 9._thre
11、aten_ (threat) a number of cultural relics of unique historical 10._significance_ (significant) to Egypt. After consulting experts 11._who_ had studied the problem, the government turned 12._to_ the United Nations for help. Then a committee 13._was established_ (establish), which took responsibility
12、 to limit damage 14._to_ the Egyptian buildings and prevent the 15._loss_ (lose) of cultural relics. After a full 16._investigation_ (investigate) into the issue, a document 17._was signed_ (sign) finally and the work began in 1960. Then, a workforce and an international team of engineers and scient
13、ists, 18._supported_ (support) by funds from more than 50 countries, moved temples and other cultural relics to a place 19._where_ they were safe from the water. And Egypt received a 20._donation_ (donate) of $80 million from the whole globe. Over the next two decades, 22 temples and countless cultu
14、ral relics were rescued. One of them is Temple of Abu Simbel (阿布辛贝神庙). In ancient Egyptian world, it was used to promote the 21._belief_ (believe) that the Egyptian king Ramses II (拉美西斯二世, 1303 1213 BCE) was a god. There were huge statues of Ramses and his wife placed on either side of the 22._entra
15、nce_ (enter) to the main temple. The whole temple and statues were taken down piece by piece and then reconstructed on high ground more than 60 meters above the site in which they were 23._previously_ (previous) located. When the project ended in 1980, it was considered a great 24._success_ (succeed
16、). The spirit of the Aswan Dam project is still alive today. If a problem seems too difficult for a single nation, the 25._global_ (globe) community can sometimes provide a solution.50, 000 Relics Rescue from Southern Song Dynasty ShipAround 50, 000 cultural relics have been saved from a shipwreck i
17、n the South China Sea, first discovered in 1987. This ancient ship, now known as Nanhai NO. 1 (NN1), sailed during the Southern Song Dynasty along the ancient Maritime Silk Road. The ship was 10 meters wide and 22 meter long. British divers found her while searching for another shipwreck. In 2000, a
18、rchaeologists mapped the site. In 2007, divers and scientists began rescuing the relics. By 2016, they had completed their studies of the objects found on NN1, amounting to some 50,000 relics of important cultural significance. The ship was also excavated and has been on display at the Guangdong Maritime Silk Road Museum since 2008.
