"From the four major large tombs themselves and rare treasures unearthed from them, we believe that the tombs belong to the dukes in late Western Zhou (11th century-771 BC) and early Eastern Zhou (770-256 BC). Since 1974, we have not found such old and high-ranking ancient tombs that had not suffered from robbing."

1. When did people first find the Zhou Dynasty relics?

　A. Before Oct, 2004. B. In Oct, 2004. C. In April, 2005. D. In Oct, 2005.

【解析】选 A 。 倒数第四段中Hancheng Municipal Tourism Bureau located the large-scale ancient tomb group in Liangdai Village, about 7 kilometres northeast from the city.因此推断出周朝遗址的发现在这个时间之前。

2. What are included in the findings of Zhou Dynasty relics?

　　A. Things for ancient living and farming B. 103 tombs and 17 pits.

　　C. Some gold and bronze ware D. Things for ancient living and warring.

【解析】选 D 。 A项中的farming不对；B项中的对象不是in the findings of Zhou Dynasty relics中的；C项的内容太片面。综合这篇文章的内容可以知道，周朝遗址的遗物主要在生活和战争两个方面。

3. All the statements are about Zhou Dynasty relics EXCEPT ________.

　　A. Zhou Dynasty relics are the most important archaeological finds so far.

　　B. The relics are tombs about high-ranking officials in ancient China.

　　C. With the bronze horses and chariots, we know the relics were mainly about ancient wars.

　　D. The excavation on Zhou Dynasty relics may take a long period of time.

【解析】选 C 。本项是Zhou Dynasty relics的内容，不是对它的陈述，并且mainly about ancient wars没有充分的理由。

4. According to this passage, we can infer _______.

A. Thieves have dug and stolen all the ancient tombs in Shaanxi, but some bronze ware was left.

　　B. The process of excavating Zhou Dynasty will be finished after the Spring Festival

　　C. The local government is responsible for ancient sites.

D. The unearthed ware all belonged to the dukes of last Western Zhou and early Eastern Zhou.

【解析】选 C 。从倒数第三段的内容可以知道，对周朝遗址的发掘是在With approval by Shaanxi Provincial Cultural Heritage Bureau and the State Heritage Administration的允许下进行的，因此选择本项。

Warming Up

【课时目标】

1. 词汇短语

（1）_ rare __ adj. . 稀少的；罕有的；稀薄的

（2）_valuable adj. 有价值的

2. 重点句型

（2）whether...or not...

【任务导学】

What are cultural relics?

A cultural relic is something that has survived for a long time, often a part of something old that