Forgotten statue kept in a margarine tub is 2,000-year-old treasure
A 2,000-year-old Roman statuette (小雕像) of a silver-eyed goddess Minerva kept in a plastic margarine tub (黄油容器）for more than a decade is among a record number of treasure discoveries.
The British Museum on Tuesday revealed the details of 1,267 finds ________England, Welsh, Northern Ireland, more than what has ever been found since the Treasure Act was _____in 1996. They include everything from _____ metalwork to a 17th-century pocket watch ______the goddess with the silver eyes was particularly______. It was discovered by a detectorist in a field more than a decade ago but it was _______to be fake, nothing more than a ______. The landowner ______ the statuette in a large, empty margarine tub and ______forgot about it.
This year Len Jackman asked the farmer ______he could search for treasures on his land and was told about the statuette in the tub. The statuette of Minerva, the Roman goddess of wisdom, __________ from the first or second century and would most likely have been on a shrine (神殿；神龛). Her head has been removed from the body but to even find her head was _____, said archaeologists.
“It is such an amazing object and it could make an amazing object for a museum ______if that's what happens to it,” said Michael Lewis, the head at the British Museum. “It really is one of the most ______ pieces of bronze age gold that I've seen.”
In the 1970s and 80s there was a(an) ______by some archaeologists to stop metaldetecting. Lewis said “There was a ______on both sides about ______ the other was up to. There was an idea that metal detecting was all about finding things for_______ gain and ruining archaeology.” Over the years it has been realized that there are a lot of people ______ in the past, quite happy for the objects to go in to museums. We’re still on a journey, and it is very ______ that the right people are doing metal detecting.” said Michael Ellis.
1.A.among B.beside C.across D.alongside
2.A.claimed B.applied C.agreed D.approved
3.A.historical B.prehistoric C.contemporary D.historic
4.A.but B.and C.because D.although
5.A.striking B.beautiful C.specific D.efficient
6.A.subscribed B.assumed C.wiped D.interpreted
7.A.copy B.design C.statuette D.treasure
8.A.deserted B.threw C.placed D.lifted
9.A.now and then B.time to time C.here and there D.more or less
10.A.unless B.what C.if D.that
11.A.traces B.dates C.tracks D.passes
12.A.challenging B.outstanding C.permanent D.reasonable
13.A.quality B.quantity C.procedure D.collection
14.A.moral B.delicate C.common D.extinguished
15.A.motion B.activity C.campaign D.parade
16.A.mistake B.mission C.duty D.misunderstanding
17.A.how B.however C.who D.what
18.A.financial B.beneficial C.neutral D.vital
19.A.engaged B.interested C.involved D.buried
20.A.awkward B.bold C.significant D.casual
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Forgotten statue kept in a margarine tub is 2,000-year-old treasure
A 2,000-year-old Roman statuette (小雕像) of a silver-eyed goddess Minerva kept in a plastic margarine tub (黄油容器）for more than a decade is among a record number of treasure discoveries.
The British Museum on Tuesday revealed the details of 1,267 finds ________England, Welsh, Northern Ireland, more than what has ever been found since the Treasure Act was _____in 1996. They include everything from _____ metalwork to a 17th-century pocket watch ______the goddess with the silver eyes was particularly______. It was discovered by a detectorist in a field more than a decade ago but it was _______to be fake, nothing more than a ______. The landowner ______ the statuette in a large, empty margarine tub and ______forgot about it.
This year Len Jackman asked the farmer ______he could search for treasures on his land and was told about the statuette in the tub. The statuette of Minerva, the Roman goddess of wisdom, __________ from the first or second century and would most likely have been on a shrine (神殿；神龛). Her head has been removed from the body but to even find her head was _____, said archaeologists.
“It is such an amazing object and it could make an amazing object for a museum ______if that's what happens to it,” said Michael Lewis, the head at the British Museum. “It really is one of the most ______ pieces of bronze age gold that I've seen.”
In the 1970s and 80s there was a(an) ______by some archaeologists to stop metaldetecting. Lewis said “There was a ______on both sides about ______ the other was up to. There was an idea that metal detecting was all about finding things for_______ gain and ruining archaeology.” Over the years it has been realized that there are a lot of people ______ in the past, quite happy for the objects to go in to museums. We’re still on a journey, and it is very ______ that the right people are doing metal detecting.” said Michael Ellis.
1.A.among B.beside C.across D.alongside
2.A.claimed B.applied C.agreed D.approved
3.A.historical B.prehistoric C.contemporary D.historic
4.A.but B.and C.because D.although
5.A.striking B.beautiful C.specific D.efficient
6.A.subscribed B.assumed C.wiped D.interpreted
7.A.copy B.design C.statuette D.treasure
8.A.deserted B.threw C.placed D.lifted
9.A.now and then B.time to time C.here and there D.more or less
10.A.unless B.what C.if D.that
11.A.traces B.dates C.tracks D.passes
12.A.challenging B.outstanding C.permanent D.reasonable
13.A.quality B.quantity C.procedure D.collection
14.A.moral B.delicate C.common D.extinguished
15.A.motion B.activity C.campaign D.parade
16.A.mistake B.mission C.duty D.misunderstanding
17.A.how B.however C.who D.what
18.A.financial B.beneficial C.neutral D.vital
19.A.engaged B.interested C.involved D.buried
20.A.awkward B.bold C.significant D.casual
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In front of the big Shibuya train station in Tokyo, there is a life-size bronze (青铜) statue of a dog. Even though the statue is very small when compared to the huge neon (霓虹灯) signs flashing, it isn’t 21 to find. It has been used as 22 since 1934 and today you will find hundreds of people waiting there for their friends to 23—just look for the crowds（人群）.
Hachiko, an Akita dog, was born in 1923 and brought to Tokyo in 1924. His owner, Professor Eisaburo Uyeno and he were close friends that cannot be 24 right from the start. Each day Hachiko would go with his owner, a professor at the Imperial University, to Shibuya train station when he left for work. When he came back, the professor would always find the dog 25 waiting for him. 26, the professor died suddenly at work in 1925 before he could return home.
27 Hachiko was still a young dog, the bond between him and his owner was very strong and he 28 to wait at the station every day. Sometimes, he would stay there for days at a time, though some believe that he kept returning because of the food he was given by street vendors. Over time he became a 29 sight to people going to and from work every day. In 1934, a statue of him was put 30 the station. In 1935, Hachiko died at the place he last saw his friend alive.
1. A．difficult B．important C．pleasant D．polite
2. A．a parking place B．a training center
C．a starting line D．a meeting point
3. A．leave B．arrive C．die D．work
4. A．touched B．separated C．reached D．moved
5. A．nervously B．disappointedly C．patiently D．carefully
6. A．Sadly B．Clearly C．Luckily D．Honestly
7. A．Because B．Since C．Although D．Unless
8. A．decided B．agreed C．offered D．continued
9. A．familiar B．strange C．comfortable D．funny
10. A．inside B．outside C．behind D．above
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Butter is bad for you—so is margarine（人造黄油）．Coffee raises blood pressure, but may protect against cancer．Alcohol is okay, but only if it's wine．The confusing studies on what is safe to eat and drink are enough to make it impossible for anyone to understand what "good food" is．
Take the margarine-butter debate for example．Studies that linked fat—found mostly in animal products such as meat and butter—with cancer and heart disease sent millions rushing to buy margarine．But then another study found that people who ate a lot of margarine also had high levels of heart disease．For those who have a firm faith in science, this seems to be the end of the world．
But many doctors point out that their advice has never been conflicting．For years, and in various countries, they have recommended eating less fat．
People in western countries such as Britain and the United States get about 40 percent of their calories from fat．Doctors say this should be around 30 or even 25 percent,
"We must try to reduce total fat," said Dr．Robert Richardson of the University of Edinburgh, who has been studying the effects of fat on human health for years．
"We need to go to more such food as bread, in particular brown bread, and more fruit and vegetables．"
Fresh produce may not be so safe, either．Last month the British Government advised consumers to peel their pears before eating, while many Americans briefly avoided apples because of fears over an insect killing chemical．
But Dr．Arnold, a British scientist, said any risk of such poisoning would be outweighed by the costs of not eating plant foods．
"On balance, if you were to put both risks against each other, the advice has to be eating as much fruit and vegetable daily as possible," she said．
In general, doctors conclude, variety truly is the best policy．"The general advice is pretty much the same advice that doctors have been talking about for a long time—a varied diet, a mixture of foods and not too much of any one," Arnold said．
1.In which section of the magazine are you most likely to find this passage?
A．Arts and Culture B．Entertainment
C．Nature D．Health
2.The British Government advised consumers to peel their pears before eating because ________．
A．it found that there were insects on the pears
B．it wanted consumers to avoid insect, killing chemicals
C．the skin of pears was found to be bad for people's health
D．it was a bad habit not to peel them
3.The underlined word "outweigh" （Para. 8） means " __________．"
A．to be heavier than usual or allowed B．to be more dangerous than
C．to be greater in value or importance than D．to be considered less important than
4.What can we infer from the passage?
A．Many doctors say that their advice has never been conflicting．
B．Science provides answers to all our questions．
C．We should peel our pears before eating．
D．We should eat plant foods despite the risk of poisoning．
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In front of the city hall stands a statue of a monkey, _____ is said to bring good fortune to those who pat his head.
A．that B．it C．which D．one
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D
A mysterious machine found in a 2,000-year-old Greek shipwreck may have been used to calculate the positions of planets, predict when eclipses (日、月蚀) were to occur, and study other parts of astronomy (天文学). When it was found underwater about 100 years ago, the machine was in poor shape. Its metal pieces had become one mass (堆), and then broke into pieces.
When the researchers began to study what was left of the machine, they thought it might have something to do with astronomy. To find out more, they recently used advanced imaging methods, including X-ray computer tomography (断层摄影术), to look inside the metal parts and to check for ancient writing on the machine.
According to their research, the researchers believed that this machine could have been used to compute eclipses of the sun and moon and was also able to show the movements of planets. A user could pick a day in the future and, work out a planet’s position on that date by moving some sort of crank (曲柄) on the machine.
Besides, the researchers discovered that the machine had at least 30 bronze gears (齿轮) with as many as 225 teeth, likely all cut by hand.
With all the collected information, the researchers came up with a new model for how the machine operated. The model has 29 of the 30 known gears and five more that were probably there but never found. Also，the new picture adds a previously undiscovered spiral dial (螺旋刻度盘) to the back of the machine near the bottom. A hand moving around the dial could have pointed to eclipses over a period of 18 years.
71. The passage is most probably taken from _____.
A. a short-story collection
B. a popular science magazine
C. a political report
D. an old personal diary
72. What is the passage mainly about?
A. New research on calculating the positions of planets.
B. A popular way of computing eclipses of the sun and moon.
C. Scientists’ interest in the secrets of a 2,000-year-old Greek shipwreck.
D. A mysterious machine which could be used for astronomical research.
73. What do we learn from the third paragraph of the passage?
A. The machine might have been used to calculate the positions of the planets.
B. Scientists made great progress in predicting eclipses of the sun and moon.
C. The researchers discovered some secrets in the Greek shipwreck.
D. The machine can be of great help for people working out the sizes of planets.
74. The researchers made a new model because they____.
A. wished to repair the broken machine
B. wanted to study the shipwreck more conveniently
C. hoped to know how the machine worked
D. expected it to be used in modern scientific research
75. Which of the following statements is TRUE about the old machine?
A. It has 35 gears on it.
B. It has a spiral dial.
C. It was invented about 100 years ago.
D. Its gears have many teeth.
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The door is open but nobody is in. Mary______have forgotten to lock the door.
A. should B. must
C. would D. could
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The door is open but nobody is in. Mary______have forgotten to lock the door.
A. should B. must C. would D. could
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As is known to all, the newly learnt words will soon be forgotten unless_____ used in everyday communication.
A. gradually B. accurately C. familiarly D. frequently
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Education is ______________ survives when knowledge taught in class has been forgotten.
A.how B.who C.what D.which
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__________ is a wooden tub used for gathering water chestnuts.
A. It pictured here B. It is pictured here
C. Pictured here D. Here pictured
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