Unit1小题同步练习外研版选择性必修第二册.docxVIP

外研版选择性必修第二册unit1小题组合练习 “阅读理解＋完形填空”组合练 Ⅰ.阅读理解 Before war and time destroy more of our important cultural sites，we need to save them in 3-D digital libraries.Across 163 different countries,1,000 natural and cultural historic places make up our most precious human heritage，which UNESCO calls World Heritage Sites. We lose a little of that heritage every day.War，climate change and pollution have a bad effect，as do wind and rain.The $4 million a year that UNESCO spends on preservation is not nearly enough to take care of even the four dozen sites considered at approaching risk of being lost forever.Now there’s a better choice.New digital-conservation technologies let us hold on to them，at least virtually(虚拟地)，through 3-D scanning，modeling and digital storage.Such projects can be accomplished through cooperation between governments，universities，industry and non-profit organizations. To make a 3-D model，a laser(激光) scanner bounces light off an object and records the results.To reproduce every corner and opening，the scanner collects overlapping(重叠的) images from all possible angles.A computer then sews them together into one large surface image and draws lines from one point to another to create a wire-frame model.High-resolution digital cameras add color and texture.When fully put together，the models can be viewed，printed or operated. These scans do more than preserve a memory in a database.With highly accurate measurements，archaeologists(考古学家) can find hidden passages or reveal ancient engineering tricks.School kids can explore places they might otherwise never see.And when a site is destroyed，the scans can even be used to reconstruct what was there.That has already happened for one World Heritage Site，the Kasubi Tombs in Uganda.Built of wood in 1882，they were destroyed by fire in 2010 and rebuilt in 2014，based in large part on 3-D models made in 2009.More than 100 World Heritage Sites have been already preserved as 3-D models，and conservationists are racing to record as m