Is it worth rebuilding lost cultural relics such as the Amber Room or Yuan Ming Yuan in Beijing? Give your reasons.

重点词汇

1．The city was founded in the 8th century BC.

这座城市建立于公元前8世纪。

(1)found vt.兴建，创建，创办

be founded on/upon建立在......之上；以......为依据

(2)foundation n．基础；地基；基金会

(1)The People's Republic of China was founded in 1949.

中华人民共和国成立于1949年。

(2)This story is founded on/upon facts.

这个故事是有事实依据的。

(3)She plans to start a foundation for homeless children.

她计划为无家可归的孩子们建立一个基金会。(2016·江苏)

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(4)Sun Yat­sen the first Republic in China in 1911 after he fought for the Chinese people for many years.

A．found B．founded

C．had founded D．founding

答案　B

解析　句意为：孙中山在为中国人民斗争了多年之后在1911年建立了中国第一个共和国。根据句子中的时间状语in 1911，可知本句是在描述过去发生的事情，所以用一般过去时。

(5) in the early 20th century，the school keeps on inspiring children's love of art.

A．To found B．Founding

C．Founded D．Having founded

答案　C

解析　句意为：这所学校创建于20世纪早期，它一直激励着孩子们对艺术的热爱。分析句