Question

If it had not been for Fan Jinshi and her team, the world cultural heritage at Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes in a remote Chinese desert might have long been destroyed by sand, weather or humans.

Born and raised in Shanghai, Fan has spent half a century fighting an uphill battle to preserve the ancient Buddhist wall painting at Dunhuang, in Northwest China’s Gansu Province. The 1,651-year-old Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes are a huge collection of Buddhist art—more than 2,000 buddha figures and 45,000 square meters of paintings spread among 735 caves. It is China’s first UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Archaeologist Fan was sent to Dunhuang after graduation from Peking University in 1963. While in Dunhuang, a remote village in the desert then, Fan lived in an abandoned temple. At first, she did not even dare to go out to the toilet at night. To protect the treasures from sand and dampness, Fan and other workers put doors on the caves, planted trees and started monitoring temperature and humidity in the caves. They also controlled the number of visitors.

In the late 1990s, with tourism booming nationwide since national holidays were extended, the local government planned to go public with Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes, but found Fan firmly in their way. “The heritage would have been destroyed if it had been listed,” she said.

Dunhuang Academy has now photographed and cataloged online all the sculptures and paintings. “Despite our efforts to minimize damage, we can’t completely stop them from being eroded. But the digital database will last.”

Fan was grateful when her husband joined her in Dunhuang in 1986 after 19 years of separation. Her two sons grew up in Shanghai with their aunt.  “I have not been a good mother or wife. With regard to my family, I’m full of guilt,” she said. Fan, 79, retired two years ago as the director of Dunhuang Academy but continues her efforts as a national political adviser.

1.Which of the following measures didn’t Fan Jinshi take to protect Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes?

A. Opening Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes to the public extensively.

B. Planting trees and stopping the Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes being eroded.

C. Picturing and classifying all the sculptures and paintings online.

D. Putting doors on the caves and monitoring temperature and humidity.

2.When was Fan separated from her husband?

A. In 1963.    B. In 1967.

C. In 1986.    D. In the late 1990s.

3.The phrase “in their way” in Paragraph 4 means ________.

A. Go to a place.    B. Be in favor of something.

C. Reject something.    D. Give in to something.

4.The passage is mainly about _________.

A. the history of Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes.

B. the attractions of Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes.

C. Fan’s devotion to preserving Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes.

D. the appeal for the protection of Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes.

5.What kind of person do you think Fan is?

A. Considerate and easy-going.    B. kind and intelligent.

C. Humorous and sweet-tempered.    D. Devoted and persistent.

Answer

1. A

2. B

3. C

4. C

5. D

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲了北大才女樊锦诗奉献一生守卫敦煌的故事。

1.细节理解题。A项不是保护敦煌的举措，也不是樊锦诗采取的。根据文章第三段和第五段段意得出植树、拍摄并分类这些遗迹、在洞穴设置门保温，都是保护敦煌的措施．故选A。

2.细节理解题。根据文章最后一段Fan was grateful when her husband joined her in Dunhuang in 1986 after 19 years of separation，可知1986年的19年前是1967年，故选B。

3.词义猜测题。下文 “The heritage would have been destroyed if it had been listed,” she said.说她说:“如果这份遗产被列入名录，它早就被毁了。”由此可知她坚决反对当地政府将敦煌莫高窟公诸于众的计划，“in their way”的意思是“反对某事”，故选C。

4.主旨大意题。选项意思分别是： A. 敦煌莫高窟的历史； B. 敦煌莫高窟的景点； C. 樊锦诗对保卫敦煌莫高窟的奉献； D. 对保护敦煌莫高窟的呼吁 ，综合全文内容，文章主要讲了北大才女樊锦诗奉献一生守卫敦煌的故事，故选C。

5.推理判断题。 根据文章第二段Fan has spent half a century fighting an uphill battle to preserve the ancient Buddhist wall paintings at Dunhuang，樊锦诗放弃照顾家庭，一生守卫敦煌的事迹，可判断出樊具有奉献的和坚持不懈的精神，故选D。