2021-2022学年度第44期总第874期 (5版)
 China’s history triumphs (Page 5)

I. Complete the table based on the text. Write no more than 3 words for each blank.

China’s history triumphs
This year’s Cultural and Natural Heritage Day focused on how heritages reveal the 1. ________ achievement of Chinese civilization.
Western scholars’ definition of civilization        They based their research on Mesopotamian and 2. ________ civilizations.
    They used three criteria: the mastery of metallurgy, 3. ________ and built cities.
    Their criteria have disadvantage(s): They are not 4. ________.
Origins of 
5. ________    According to Western scholars’ definition:
    Chinese civilization appeared 6. ________ ago, starting from the Yinxu Ruins.
According to new archeological findings:
    The origins of Chinese civilization can be 7. ________ 5,300 years ago.
Chinese scholars’ definition of civilization    Expanded criteria:
    They added three more indicators _ 8. ________ agriculture, handicraft industries and high-level division of classes.
Acknowledgement of their work:
    The inclusion of the Archaeological Ruins of Liangzhu City as a UNESCO World Heritage Site indicates that their definition has been 9. ________ by the world. 
    The definition also 10. ________ to the research on tracing the origins of the world civilization.

II. Find the following expressions in the text and translate them into Chinese.
1. stress the significance of sth        _______________
2. base A on B                    _______________
3. trace A back to B                _______________
4. apart from                    _______________
5. highly developed                _______________
6. make creative contributions to    _______________

参考答案：
I. 1. brilliant and fruitful             2. ancient Egyptian
3. written characters             4. comprehensive/inclusive
5. Chinese civilization             6. around 3,300 years 
7. traced back to                 8. highly developed
9. accepted                     10. made creative contributions
II. 1. 强调……的重要性；    2. 把A基于B；        3. 追溯A到B；
4. 除了……；            5. 高度发达的；        6. 对……做出创造性的贡献