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视听阅读第5单元答案 视听阅读第5单元答案 PAGE 视听阅读第5单元答案 Unit 5 Reading comprehension 1-7: BBDADAB 8. ancient, historic and religious landmarks. 9. creativity, ingenuity, and bravery. 10. they saved the history of Afghan filmmaking. Home listening I Listen to the Pasaage 1-5 FTFFT II Listen again much property was destroyed; irreplaceable works of art; the religious police; sold to collectors; precious historical and artistic treasures; taken from the country’s major museums; that had been buried; be found or returned; well-established public galleries; private collectors; put in secret storage. Audio script When Art becomes a Victim During the years when the Taliban regime ruled Afghanistan, thousands of people were killed and much property was destroyed. However, the Afghan people also suffer another kind of very important loss—the loss of irreplaceable works of art. Some, like the giant statues of Buddha at Bamiyan, were simply destroyed by the religious police. Many others, however, were sold to collectors and shipped out of the country. Obviously, the loss of cultural heritage for the country is tragic, however in addition to Afghanistan, situations like this exist in manywar-torn countries, including Iraq. They have also existed in the past, including in Europe, during and after Wrold War II. No one knows for certain how many of Iraq’s precious historical and artistic treasures are now lost because of the recent war. During the early days of the conflict, attention was focused on objects being taken from the country’s major museums, some of which have been returned. However, as time passed, researchers began to realize that perhaps an even greater loss was occuring elsewhere in the country. People were digging up important historical and artistic treasures that had been buried for thousands of years. Because of the chaos in the nation at the time, the robbers were able to remove these valuable items and ship them put of the country. Many of these national treasures may never