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Have you seen the clay soldiers (士兵) in Xi’an’s terracotta museum? Do you know the true colors of them?
More than 2,000 years ago, Qin Shihuang, the first emperor of China, ordered people to build the Terracotta Army. He hoped that the army would guard him after he died.
In 1974, some farmers found several clay soldiers by accident in Xi’an. After that, about 8,000 more were found by archeologists (考古学家). Today, the clay soldiers in Xi’an’s terracotta museum are light brown. But they weren’t always this color. When they were made, they had the colors of white, green, blue, red, purple and yellow. Sadly, most of the colors disappeared today.
An area with more than a hundred clay soldiers was discovered by archeologists a few years ago. Many of them still had black hair, pink faces and black or brown eyes when they were found. If they were not protected well, their colors would disappear, too. After a clay soldier was found, archeologists used two steps to keep its color. First, they sprayed (喷) a special “water” on it. Then, they covered it in plastic.
Archeologists are facing a new challenge now. They are going to find a way to put the colors onto the clay soldiers again. If they succeed in doing it, people will be able to see what the clay soldiers originally (最初) looked like. It must be very amazing.
根据短文内容，判断下列句子正(T)、误(F)。
1. Qin Shihuang hoped the Terracotta Army would guard him after he died.
2. Some farmers found several clay soldiers in Beijing in 1974.
3. The clay soldiers were light brown when they were made.
4. Archeologists used three steps to keep the clay soldiers’ colors.
5. It’s a new challenge to put the colors onto the clay soldiers again.
生词积累：
clay 粘土
soldier 士兵
terracotta museum 秦陵兵马俑
emperor 皇帝
army 军队
guard 警卫
archeologist 考古学家
protect 保护
cover 覆盖
discover 发现
spray 喷
succeed 成功
originally 最初
答案
1. T 2. F 3. F 4. F 5. T
