Passage 40 Welcome home, Chinese treasures!
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Since the Opium War(鸦片战争) of 1840, about 17 million cultural relics(文物) have been lost overseas. After years of hard work, some finally made their long journey home. These treasures help us learn who we are and where we come from. Let's explore their amazing stories!

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The human statues(人佣) show us the hairstyles and clothing during the Han Dynasty. They made their way back from Italy in 2019.
The camel statues(骆驼雕像) show us how busy the Silk Road was during the Tang Dynasty. They also returned from Italy in 2019.
In 2013, a French family sent the bronze heads of a rabbit and a rat back to China. They were once lost from the Yuanmingyuan.
In the 1950s, the Tang Dynasty painting Five Oxen(《五牛图》) was bought at an auction(拍卖) in Hong Kong.
The eight old texts from Dunhuang made their way back to China in 1997.
In 2000, a Qing Dynasty vase made its way back to China at an auction. Once the Emperor Qianlong loved it very much.
思维新题
任务一:请按“国宝回家”的时间的先后顺序给下面的描述排序。
A. We tell stories of the Han and Tang Dynasties. And we returned from Italy.
B. We're eight old texts from Dunhuang.
C. I'm a vase made during the Qing Dynasty. The Emperor Qianlong treasured me a lot.
D. People painted me during the Tang Dynasty. You can see five farming oxen in me.
E. Both of us are heads of animals.
1. ()→2. ()→3. ()→4. ()→5. ()
任务二:根据文章内容,选择正确答案。
()6. Please choose a best title for “$\boldsymbol{\blacktriangle}$” in the passage. 考点 主旨大意
A. The long journey home
B. How did the treasures get lost?
C. What did the treasures tell?
()7. Which of the following is not true?
A. The human statues show what clothes people wore in the Han Dynasty.
B. The Silk Road was busy in the Tang Dynasty.
C. People bought Five Oxen in Beijing.
任务三:根据文章内容,回答问题。

8. What can you learn from these treasures?

日积月累
treasure /ˈtreʒər/ 珍宝；宝物；珍品
since /sɪns/ 自……以后；从……以来
explore /ɪkˈsplɔːr/ 探索
return /rɪˈtɜːrn/ 回来；回去；返回
make one's way back to 返回……
After years of hard work, some finally made their long journey home.
经过多年的努力，一些文物终于踏上了漫长的归家之路。
The human statues show us the hairstyles and clothing during the Han Dynasty.
这些人俑向我们展示了汉朝人的发型和服饰。

任务一:
1. D 【细节理解】由文章中的“In the 1950s, the Tang Dynasty painting Five Oxen was bought at an auction in Hong Kong.”可知,《五牛图》于20世纪50年代被购买。
2. B 【细节理解】由文章中的“The eight old texts from Dunhuang made their way back to China in 1997.”可知,敦煌古籍文本于1997年回归。
3. C 【细节理解】由文章中的“In 2000, a Qing Dynasty vase made its way back to China at an auction.”可知,清朝花瓶于2000年回归。
4. E 【细节理解】由文章中的“In 2013, a French family sent the bronze heads of a rabbit and a rat back to China.”可知,兔首和鼠首铜像于2013年回归。
5. A 【细节理解】由文章中的“The human statues show us... during the Han Dynasty. They made their way back from Italy in 2019.”和“The camel statues show us... during the Tang Dynasty. They also returned from Italy in 2019.”可知,与汉朝有关的人俑和与唐朝有关的骆驼雕像于2019年从意大利回归。
任务二:
6. A 【主旨大意】由该部分下方所有文物的描述可知,这个部分主要讲述了文物回归中国,故这个小标题“国宝的漫漫归家路”最适合。
7. C 【细节理解】由文章中的“...the Tang Dynasty painting Five Oxen was bought at an auction in Hong Kong.”可知,《五牛图》是在香港被购买的,不是在北京。
任务三:
8. We can learn something about ancient China.（答案合理即可）