课时作业23 Back to the past-（课时作业）【红对勾讲与练】2024版新高考英语大一轮复习全新方案（牛津译林版）

选择性必修第三册　 3 课时作业 23　 Back to the past Ⅰ. 阅读理解 " (2022·江苏苏州调研) The remains of a gold mask are among a huge quantity of 3,000-year-old artifacts (文物) found at an archaeological ( 考古的) site in China􀆳s Sichuan province. Weighing about 280 grams and estimated to be made from 84% gold, the ceremonial mask is one of over 500 items unearthed from six newly discovered “ sacrificial pits” (祭祀坑), according to the country􀆳s National Cultural Heritage Administration. The finds were made at Sanxingdui Ruins, a 4. 6-square-mile area outside the provincial capital of Chengdu. Some experts say the items may shine further light on the ancient Shu state, a kingdom that ruled in the western Sichuan basin before 316 BC. In addition to the gold mask, archaeologists uncovered bronzes ( 青铜器) and artifacts made from other materials such as bone. The six pits also contained an as-yet-unopened wooden box and a bronze container with owl-shaped patterning. More than 50,000 ancient artifacts have been found at Sanxingdui since the 1920s, when a local farmer accidentally came upon some remains at the site. A major breakthrough occurred in 1986, with the discovery of two ceremonial pits containing over 1, 000 items, including delicate and well- preserved bronze masks. Discoveries made at the site date back to the 12th and 11th centuries BC. Sanxingdui has completely revolutionized experts􀆳 understanding of how civilization developed in ancient China. In particular, evidence of a unique Shu culture suggests that the kingdom developed independently of