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Ancient art doesn't have to be boring. Technology in the 21st century can help to bring it to life by combining (融合) the best of the old and the new.
"Along the River During the Qingming Festival"
Walking in the China Pavilion (展馆) at Expo in Shanghai, people were amazed by seeing a huge digital (数码的) painting. Scientists have digitized the famous painting "Along the River During the Qingming Festival" by Chinese artist Zhang Zeduan.
The original (原作的) painting shows life during the Northern Song period and it includes many details of ancient Chinese customs, lifestyles and technology.
In the digital painting， ▲ . Farmers work in the fields，sailors work on their boats and people eat and do business in restaurants. Parts of the background are also animated (做成动画). You can see the wind blowing through the trees and across the water. These animations perfectly combine modern technology and ancient art.
Digital technology allows today's artists to express their ideas in ways that ancient artists would not believe possible. Techniques such as animation and 3-D digital projection (投影) make art come alive.
Dunhuang Cave(洞穴)Paintings
Dunhuang Caves, which are protected ancient treasures in the Gobi Desert in North-west China，are filled with paintings and sculptures with lasting value. This artwork was created over a period of around 1,000 years.
The good news is for art lovers who cannot travel there and for the caves. Scientists have created a 360-degree, 3-D digital projection of the caves，which makes the artwork come alive. There is also a function (功能) that lets art lovers
zoom in and enjoy the paintings and sculptures in greater detail.
Digitising ancient art allows us to explore the ancient practices. It also makes the whole world understand the art while protecting the original artworks for the future.
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)7. Which sentence may be the best to fill in the " ▲ "?
A. a lot of details are animated
B. a lot of scenes are well-known
C. many different styles of art can be seen
D. more details of the painting can be enjoyed
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)8. The underlined phrase "zoom in" means "
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A. make something bigger
B. make something smaller
C. turn something on
D. turn something off
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)9. Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?
A. Enjoy Ancient Art
B. Protect Modern Technology
C. Digitise Ancient Art
D. Understand Modern Technology
