2000余年历史！成都东华门考古遗址公园首次对市民开放
2000余年历史！成都东华门考古遗址公园首次对市民开放


The Chengdu Sports Center, a giant stadium at the heart of the provincial capital of southwest China’s Sichuan, housed group matches of the 2007 FIFA Women’s World Cup. Many international stars including Mariah Carey and Avril Lavigne performed for their Chinese fans here.

Until 2013, an upgrade and renovation revealed relics dating back to the Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD 220) up to the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) right underneath the middle of the venue. It created a surreal but unforgettable view—surrounded by the now still intact seats and roofs of the stadium, the middle of the former field has become a grand excavation(发掘) site, exposing ancient city walls, streets and canals, houses and gardens, and a palace for kings in the Ming Dynasty, as well as ceramics, coins, and iron and bronze items.

After nine years of excavation, the Donghuamen historical site opened to a selected group of local residents on Sunday. The Chengdu Culture & Tourism Development Group invited around 20 families with small children to visit the site, still under excavation. Archaeologists and scholars were on site to introduce the findings.

“The Donghuamen site has been through 21 dynasties, with relics dating back 2,000 years,” said Shan Jixiang, the former curator of the Palace Museum. Spanning(横跨) 50,000 square meters, the site proves Chengdu’s city site has remained in the same place for over 3,000 years, which is rare in the world. “It’s a unique archaeological finding,” said Shan.

The Donghuamen site is an important part of the submission to the UNESCO List of World Heritage Sites of ShuDao, the ancient mountain road system connecting Central and mountainous Southwest China for more than 2,300 years. “Donghuamen has the potential to fill a blank of core cities of China on the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage List,” said Shan.

An archaeological park is under construction at the site, the first phase of which will make it public next year, before the Universiade to be held in Chengdu in July, 2023.​ 

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1.What does the second paragraph mainly about?

A The characteristics of the relics.

B The importance of the renovation.

C The cause of the unforgettable view.

D The discovery of the Donghuamen site.

解析：选D。D段落大意题。根据第二段“revealed relics”“It created a surreal but unforgettable view...”可知，本段主要讲了遗址的发现。故选D。

2.What does Shan think of the archaeological finding?

A He considers it to be an opportunity.

B He believes it will lead to success.

C He doesn’t think it is helpful.

D He thinks highly of it.

解析：选D。D细节理解题。根据第四段的“the site proves Chengdu’s city site has remained in the same place for over 3,000 years, which is rare in the world”和“It’s a unique archaeological finding”可知，单霁翔认为这是一个独特的考古发现。故选D。

3.Why does the author mention the UNESCO?

A To illustrate amazing discoveries.

B To indicate the significance of the site.

C To provide examples of practice.

D To point out the site’s economic potential.

解析：选B。B推理判断题。根据倒数第二段“an important part of the submission to the UNESCO List of World Heritage Sites”“has the potential to fill a blank of core cities of China on the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage List”可知东华门遗址已被列入“蜀道申遗” 的重要组成部分，具有申报世界文化遗产的潜在价值，可以填补中国核心城市在世界遗产“历史城区”名录上的空白。由此可知东华门遗址具有重要意义。故选B。

4.Where is this text most likely from?

A A diary.

B A novel.

C A guidebook.

D A magazine.

解析：选D。D推理判断题。根据全文可知，文章主要讲了成都东华门遗址的发现，属于文化方面，故最有可能在杂志上看到本文。故选D。