2024年5月13日发(作者：添加本地打印机步骤)
Lesson 3 An unknown goddess 无名女神
Listen to the tape then answer the question below。
听录音，然后回答以下问题。
How did the archaeologists know that the statue was a goddess?
Some time ago， an interesting discovery was made by archaeologists on the
Aegean island of Kea。 An American team explored a temple which stands in an
ancient city on the promontory of Ayia Irini。 The city at one time must have been
prosperous, for it enjoyed a high level of civilization。 Houses—-——often three
storeys high-—-—were built of stone。 They had large rooms with beautifully
decorated walls。 The city was even equipped with a drainage system， for a great
many clay pipes were found beneath the narrow streets。
The temple which the archaeologists explored was used as a place of worship
from the fifteenth century B. C。 until Roman times。 In the most sacred room of
the temple, clay fragments of fifteen statues were found。 Each of these
represented a goddess and had, at one time， been painted. The body of one
statue was found among remains dating from the fifteenth century B. C。 Its
missing head happened to be among remains of the fifth century B. C。 This head
must have been found in Classical times and carefully preserved。 It was very old
and precious even then. When the archaeologists reconstructed the fragments，
they were amazed to find that the goddess turned out to be a very
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modern-looking woman. She stood three feet high and her hands rested on her
hips。 She was wearing a full—length skirt which swept the ground。 Despite her
great age， she was very graceful indeed, but， so far， the archaeologists have
been unable to discover her identity.
New words and expressions生词和短语
goddess(title） /’g&dis/ n．女神
sacred（1。 10）/'seikrid/ adj．宗教的，神圣的
archaeologist（1. 1) /？a：ki'&ld｛ist/ n．考古学家
fragment（1. 10） /’fr＄gm+nt/n．碎片
Aegean(1。 2） /i:'d{i:+n/ adj．爱琴海的
remains(1. 12）/ri’menz/ n．遗物，遗迹,废墟
explore(1。 2） /ik'spl＆：/ v．考察，勘探
classical(1. 13）/'kl＄sik+l/ adj．(希腊和罗马）古文化的
promontory(1。 3) /'pr＆m+nt+ri/ n．海角
prosperous（1。 4） /'pr&sp+r+s/ adj．（经济上）繁荣
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