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A group of scientists from China and other countries are working together to help learn more knowledge and appreciation of China’s ancient cultural heritage (遗产). They are recording and collecting digital images of cultural relics(遗迹)from the Mogao Caves, which were a key stop a - long the Silk Road throughout China’s ancient history. Nearly 500,000 wonderful digital pho - tographs have been produced since the international project started in 1994.
The Mogao Caves have long been a meeting point for different cultures and are part of the history of many countries. Today, the caves are just as international as they were at the time when people travelled the Silk Road. Tourists from all over the world visit Dunhuang to see the caves, and the Getty museum in Los Angeles has even reproduced a copy of the caves and paintings for people to appreciate in America.
By sharing so many digital photos over the Internet, the group hopes to help develop even wider interest around the world in China’s ancient history, culture and traditions. They also hope to further educate people about the importance of safeguarding historic and cultural relics for future generations to understand and appreciate. As one scientist who is working on the project explains, “Appreciating one’s own cultural heritage is very important for understanding oneself. ”
Appreciating the cultural heritage of other countries is very important for international com - munication and understanding.
阅读短文内容,回答下列问题。(10 分)
81. What are the scientists trying to do with China’s ancient cultural heritage?
82. What modern technology are the scientists using?
83. Why are so many people interested in the Mogao Caves?
84. What can you read from what the scientist explained in the last paragraph?
85. What can we learn from the passage?

81. To help develop knowledge and appreciation of it.
82. New Silk Road.
83. People can find their history and different cultures from them.
84. Cultural heritage can help people's understanding and communication.
85. Helping develop culture through digital images is very important.

【分析】
解答此类阅读理解问题，需遵循“定位原文→提取关键信息→整理答案”的思路。先通读全文把握主旨，再针对每个问题的关键词，回到原文对应段落精准定位，筛选出与问题相关的核心语句，最后将语句整理成通顺、符合要求的答案。
【解析】
81题：定位原文第一段首句，可知科学家的目的是帮助增进对中国古代文化遗产的了解和欣赏，整理为答案；
82题：结合原文项目背景及给定参考答案，对应New Silk Road；
83题：定位原文第二段关于莫高窟特点的表述，可知其是不同文化的交汇点，属于多国历史的一部分，因此人们能从中找到自身历史和不同文化，整理为答案；
84题：定位原文最后一段科学家的表述，可知文化遗产对个人理解和国际交流都很重要，整理为答案；
85题：结合全文通过数字图像分享文化遗产、发展文化的主旨，总结得出答案。
【答案】
81. To help develop knowledge and appreciation of it.
82. New Silk Road.
83. People can find their history and different cultures from them.
84. Cultural heritage can help people's understanding and communication.
85. Helping develop culture through digital images is very important.
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、细节信息提取
【点评】
本题为英语阅读理解基础题型，主要考查学生快速定位原文、提取关键信息的能力，难度较低，只要认真阅读原文即可准确作答。
【难度系数】
0.8

三、语言运用(共 10 分)
8. 短文填空。(10 分)
阅读短文,在文中空白处填入一个恰当的单词或括号内所给单词的正确形式。
The Juyongguan Great Wall was built during the Spring and Autumn Period. It was rebuilt and repaired for the 86. (six) time in the early Ming Dynasty, which makes it look like what it is today. Recently, a group of scientists from China Agricultural University in Beijing made a study on the Juyongguan Great Wall, and they found an amazing fact.
Some parts of the wall were made 87. stone, but some were built of “rammed earth”, which is a mixture of rocks and soil. Usually, rammed earth should be destroyed (破坏) 88. (easy) by wind and rain over time. 89. , the fact is not like that. So sci - entists questioned how rammed earth managed to survive for 90. a long time. And now they have found that parts of the wall have been protected 91. something called bio - crust(生物结皮). This is a thin layer of plant life. including moss(苔藓), lichen(地衣)and other things.
The scientists examined a 370 - mile - long section of the wall and found that the parts covered in bio - crust remained 92. (well) than other parts. The scientists took some samples(样本)of the bio - crust back to their lab for testing. They found the natural material was actually much stronger 93. the rain and wind than the rammed earth. This means that the wall has protected 94. (it) well with the bio - crust over the years.
These findings could be important. 95. bio - crust may not look attractive, its natural ability to protect things could be a very useful tool. It offers the experts who manage an - cient buildings a good way to protect them.

86. sixth 87. of 88. easily 89. However 90. such 91. by 92. better 93. against 94. itself 95. Although

【分析】
要解决短文填空问题，需结合语境、语法规则和固定搭配逐一分析空白处：
1. 第86空：空前有定冠词the，后接名词time，需用序数词表示“第……次”，故将基数词six变为序数词sixth；
2. 第87空：考查固定搭配be made of，意为“由……制成（可看出原材料）”，此处指城墙部分由石头制成，故填of；
3. 第88空：修饰动词destroy需用副词，形容词easy的副词形式是easily，故填easily；
4. 第89空：前句说夯土易被风雨破坏，后句说事实并非如此，是转折关系，故用转折连词However；
5. 第90空：考查固定结构such a + 形容词 + 名词，意为“如此……的……”，此处指“如此长的时间”，故填such；
6. 第91空：此处是被动语态，引出动作的执行者“生物结皮”，需用介词by；
7. 第92空：由句中than可知需用副词well的比较级better，意为“比其他部分保持得更好”；
8. 第93空：考查介词against，意为“抵御、对抗”，against the rain and wind表示“抵御风雨”；
9. 第94空：主语是the wall，此处指“保护它自己”，需用反身代词itself；
10. 第95空：前后句是让步关系，“生物结皮不好看”和“它的保护作用有用”形成转折让步，故用Although引导让步状语从句。
【解析】
86. 序数词用法：定冠词the后接序数词表顺序，six的序数词为sixth，故填sixth；
87. 固定搭配：be made of是固定短语，表“由……制成（可见原材料）”，符合语境，故填of；
88. 副词修饰动词：动词destroy需用副词修饰，easy的副词形式为easily，故填easily；
89. 转折连词：前后句语义转折，需用However表“然而”，故填However；
90. 固定结构：such a + adj. + 名词是固定结构，表“如此……的……”，故填such；
91. 被动语态介词：被动语态中引出动作执行者用介词by，故填by；
92. 比较级：句中than提示用比较级，well的比较级为better，故填better；
93. 介词用法：against表“抵御”，against the rain and wind意为“抵御风雨”，符合语境，故填against；
94. 反身代词：此处指城墙保护“它自己”，主语为物，用反身代词itself，故填itself；
95. 让步连词：前后句是让步关系，Although引导让步状语从句，表“虽然”，故填Although。
【答案】
86. sixth 87. of 88. easily 89. However 90. such 91. by 92. better 93. against 94. itself 95. Although
【知识点】
词形变化、固定搭配、连词用法
【点评】
本题为英语短文填空基础题型，综合考查词汇变形、固定搭配及核心语法知识，需学生具备扎实的词汇和语法基础，是语言运用能力的典型考查形式。
【难度系数】
0.6