GMAT阅读资料第11篇

Archaeology as a profession faces two maj*** prob- lems. First, it is the po***est of the po***. O***y pa***ry sums are **ailable f*** exc**at***g and even less is **ail- able f*** pub***sh***g the resu***s and preser***ng the ***es (5) once exc**at***. Yet archaeologists deal with pr***eless objects every day. Se***nd, there is the problem of illegal exc**ation, resu******g *** mus***m-qua***ty pieces be***g sold *** the highest bidder.

　　I would ***ke *** make an outrageous suggestion that (10) would at o*** stroke pro***de funds f*** archaeology and r***uce the amount of illegal digg***g. I would propose that scientif*** archeolog***al exp***itions and ***vern- ***ntal ***th***ities sell exc**at*** artifacts on the open market. Such sales would pro***de substantial funds f*** (15) the exc**ation and preservation of archaeolog***al ***es and the pub***cation of resu***s. At the sa*** ti***, they would break the illegal exc**a***r's grip on the market, thereby decreas***g the ***duce***nt *** engage *** illegal acti***ties.

　　(20) You might object that professionals exc**ate *** acquire knowl***ge, not mo***y. M***eover, ancient arti- facts are part of our global cu***ural heritage, wh***h ***uld be **ailable f*** all *** appreciate, not sold *** the highest bidder. I agree. Sell noth***g that has unique (25) artist*** ***rit *** scientif*** value. But, you might reply, everyth***g that ******s our of the ground has scientif*** value. Here we part ***mpany. The***et***ally, you may be ***rrect *** claim***g that every artifact has potential scien- tif*** value. Pract***ally, you are wrong. (30) I refer *** the thousands of pottery vessels and ancient lamps that are essentially dup***cates of o*** another. In o*** small exc**ation *** Cyprus, archaeologists recently un***ver*** 2,000 ***rtually ***dist***guishable small jugs *** a s***gle ***urtyard, Even precious royal seal impressions (35) known as/***lekh handles h**e been found *** abun- dance——m***e than 4,000 examples so far.

　　The base***nts of mus***ms are simply not large enough *** s***re the artifacts that are ***kely *** be dis***v- er*** *** the future. There is not enough mo***y even *** (40) catalogue the f***ds; as a resu***, they cannot be found aga*** and be****** as ***a***essible as if they had ***ver been dis***ver***. Inde***, with the help of a ***mputer, sold artifacts ***uld be m***e a***essible than are the pieces s***r*** *** bulg***g mus***m base***nts. Pri*** *** (45) sale, each ***uld be pho***graph*** and the ***st of the purchasers ***uld be ma***ta****** on the ***mputer A purchaser ***uld even be requir*** *** agree *** return the piece if it ***uld be****** ********* f*** scientif*** purposes. It would be unrea***st*** *** suggest that illegal digg***g (50) would s***p if artifacts were sold on the open market. But the demand f*** the clandest***e product would be substantially r***uc***. Who would want an unmark*** pot when another was **ailable whose provenance was known, and that was dat*** stratigraph***ally by the professional archaeologist who exc**at*** it?

　　1. The primary purpose of the passage is *** propose

　　(A) an a***ernative *** mus***m display of artifacts

　　(B) a way *** curb illegal digg***g while be***fit***g the archaeolog***al profession

　　(C) a way *** dist***guish artifacts with scientif*** value from those that h**e no such value

　　(D) the ***vern***ntal regulation of archaeolog***al ***es

　　(E) a ***w system f*** catalogu***g dup***cate artifacts

　　2. The ***th*** imp***es that all of the follow***g state***nts about dup***cate artifacts are true EXCEPT:

　　(A) A market f*** such artifacts already exists.

　　(B) Such artifacts seldom h**e scientif*** value.

　　(C) There is ***kely *** be a ***nt***u***g supply of such artifacts.

　　(D) Mus***ms are well supp****** with examples of such artifacts.

　　(E) Such artifacts frequently exce*** *** qua***ty those already catalogu*** *** mus***m ***llections.

　　3. Wh***h of the follow***g is ***ntio***d *** the passage as a disadvantage of s***r***g artifacts *** mus***m base***nts?

　　(A) Mus***m off***ials rarely allow scholars a***ess *** such artifacts.

　　(B) Space that ***uld be better us*** f*** display is taken up f*** s***rage.

　　(C) Artifacts dis***ver*** *** o*** exc**ation often be****** separat*** from each other.

　　(D) Such artifacts are often damag*** by variations *** temperature and humidity.

　　(E) Such artifacts' often rema*** uncatalogu*** and thus cannot be locat*** once they are put *** s***rage.

　　4. The ***th*** ***ntions the exc**ation *** Cyprus (******s 31-34) *** emphasize wh***h of the follow***g po***ts?

　　(A) Ancient lamps and pottery vessels are less valuable, a***hough m***e rare, than royal seal impressions.

　　(B) Artifacts that are very similar *** each other present catalogu***g diff***u***ies *** archaeologists.

　　(C) Artifacts that are not uniquely valuable, and theref***e ***uld be sold, are **ailable *** large quantities.

　　(D) Cyprus is the most imp***tant location f*** u***arth***g large quantities of salable artifacts.

　　(E) Illegal sales of dup***cate artifacts are wide-spread, part***ularly on the island of Cyprus.

　　5. The ***th***'s argu***nt ***ncern***g the effect of the off***ial sale of dup***cate artifacts on illegal exc**ation is bas*** on wh***h of the follow***g assumptions?

　　(A) Prospective purchasers would prefer *** buy ***thent***at*** artifacts.

　　(B) The pr***e of illegally exc**at*** artifacts would rise.

　　(C) ***mputers ***uld be us*** *** trace sold artifacts.

　　(D) Illegal exc**a***rs would be f***c*** *** sell o***y dup***cate artifacts.

　　(E) Mo***y ga****** from sel***ng ***thent***at*** artifacts ***uld be us*** *** ***vestigate and prosecute illegal exc**a***rs.

　　6. The ***th*** ant***ipates wh***h of the follow***g ***itial objections *** the adoption of his proposal?

　　(A) Mus***m off***ials will be****** unwil***ng *** s***re artifacts.

　　(B) An oversupply of salable artifacts will resu*** and the demand f*** them will fall.

　　(C) Artifacts that would h**e been display*** *** pub***c places will be sold *** private ***llec***rs.

　　(D) Illegal exc**a***rs will h**e an even larger supply of artifacts f*** resale.

　　(E) ***unterfeit***g of artifacts will be****** m***e ***mmonplace.

　　7. The ***th*** imp***es that wh***h of the follow***g would o***ur if dup***cate artifacts were sold on the open market?

　　Ⅰ.Illegal exc**ation would eventually cease ***mpletely.

　　Ⅱ.Cyprus would be****** the primary source of marketable dup***cate artifacts

　　Ⅲ.Archaeologists would be able *** pub***sh the resu***s of their exc**ations m***e frequently than they currently do.

　　(A) Ⅰo***y

　　(B) Ⅲ o***y

　　(C) Ⅰand Ⅱo***y

　　(D) Ⅱ and Ⅲ o***y

　　(E) Ⅰ,Ⅱ,and Ⅲ