时文阅读与练习11--2025届高三英语上学期一轮专题复习.docx

时文阅读与练习11

Relicguardians

做保护文物的卫士

“我是真的喜欢文物，在山里转转，看看那些岩画、墓葬群，心情就会舒畅很多。我觉得这份工作充实且有意义。”单志政说。

主题语境：文物保护篇幅：357词建议用时：7分钟

1Afterpackingsomebreadandawaterbottle，ShanZhizhengandhiswifestartuptheirmotorcycleandheadofftoaculturalrelicsite.TheirstartingpointisthepastoralandfarminglandscapeofWenquanCountyinnorthwestChina.

2Knownasamuseumwithoutwalls，WenquanCountyishometonearly260culturalrelicsitesundervariouslevelsofprotection，includingtombs，cliffpaintingsandruins，whichprovidematerialsforresearchingthehistoryofancientnorthernnomads（游牧民）andtribes.

3ShanandhiswifeYuanQinareresponsibleforprotectingoneparticularrelicsitethatspansabout8squarekilometers.Onceaweek，thecouplepatrolsover200ancienttombsbuiltfromtheWarringStatesPeriodtotheHanDynasty.Theirrelicprotectionroutineusuallyincludeswalkingaroundthesitetolookforfootprintsandmotorcycletracks，keepingrecordsofthetombs，andupdatingthelocalculturalrelicauthoritiesinatimelymanner.

4Shanhasbeenworkingasafieldconservatorforsomefiveyears.However，hisbondwithculturalrelicsgoesbackmuchfurther.In1999，hisfamilywasassignedapieceofwasteandcovering20hectares，withtheaimofworkingitasfarmland.Quitebychance，Shanfoundtwosaddleshapedmillstonesinafieldthathewasfarming.Althoughhenoticedabrasion（磨损）marksontheobjects，hedidn’tknowtheywereculturalrelics.Thereafter，Shanfoundseveralstonetools，bitsofpotteryandotherculturalrelicsonthewastelandandplacedtheminhishome.

5In2008，ShaninvitedexpertsfromtheWenquanCulturalRelicProtectionBureautohishometoidentifythe“relics”hehadfound.ExpertsestimatedthatthemillstonesmightbelongtotheSpringandAutumnPeriodandtheWarringStatesPeriod，andtheymayprovidesomeinsightintotheproductionandlivingconditionsoflocalsduringtheperiod.

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