练习材料：

L3-(1): An unknown goddess

Some time ago, an interesting discovery was made by archaeologists on the Aegean island of Kea. An American team explored a temple which stands in an ancient city on the promontory of Ayia Irini. The city at one time must have been prosperous, for it enjoyed a high level of civilization. Houses, often three storeys high, were built of stone. They had large rooms with beautifully decorated walls. The city was even equipped with a drainage system, for a great many clay pipes were found beneath the narrow streets.

The temple which the archaeologists explored was used as a place of worship from the 15th century B. C. until Roman times. In the most sacred room of the temple, clay fragments of 15 statues were found. Each of these represented a goddess and had, at one time, been painted.

sʌm taɪm əˈgəʊ, ən ˈɪntrɪstɪŋ dɪsˈkʌvəri wɒz meɪd baɪ ˌɑːkɪˈɒləʤɪsts ɒn ði iːˈʤiːən ˈaɪlənd ɒv Kea. ən əˈmɛrɪkən tiːm ɪksˈplɔːd ə ˈtɛmpl wɪʧ stændz ɪn ən ˈeɪnʃ(ə)nt ˈsɪti ɒn ðə ˈprɒməntri ɒv Ayia Irini. ðə ˈsɪti æt wʌn taɪm mʌst hæv biːn ˈprɒspərəs, fɔːr ɪt ɪnˈʤɔɪd ə haɪ ˈlɛvl ɒv ˌsɪvɪlaɪˈzeɪʃən. ˈhaʊzɪz, ˈɒf(ə)n θriː ˈstɔːriz haɪ, wɜː bɪlt ɒv stəʊn. ðeɪ hæd lɑːʤ ruːmz wɪð ˈbjuːtəfʊli ˈdɛkəreɪtɪd wɔːlz. ðə ˈsɪti wɒz ˈiːvən ɪˈkwɪpt wɪð ə ˈdreɪnɪʤ ˈsɪstɪm, fɔːr ə greɪt ˈmɛni kleɪ paɪps wɜː faʊnd bɪˈniːθ ðə ˈnærəʊ striːts.

ðə ˈtɛmpl wɪʧ ði ˌɑːkɪˈɒləʤɪsts ɪksˈplɔːd wɒz juːzd æz ə pleɪs ɒv ˈwɜːʃɪp frɒm ðiː 15th ˈsɛnʧʊri biː. siː. ənˈtɪl ˈrəʊmən taɪmz. ɪn ðə məʊst ˈseɪkrɪd ruːm ɒv ðə ˈtɛmpl, kleɪ ˈfrægmənts ɒv 15 ˈstætjuːz wɜː faʊnd. iːʧ ɒv ðiːz ˌrɛprɪˈzɛntɪd ə ˈgɒdɪs ænd hæd, æt wʌn taɪm, biːn ˈpeɪntɪd.

任务配置：

L0＋L4

知识笔记：

新词：archaeologist 考古学家；Aegean 爱琴海；explore 勘探，勘察；promontory 海角；prosperous 繁荣富裕的；civilization 文明社会，文化；storey 楼层；decorate 装饰，点缀，授予；equip 装备；drainage 排水系统；clay 泥土；worship 崇拜，尊崇，仰慕（过去式和现在分词要双写p）；sacred 神圣的；fragment 片段，碎片；

练习感悟：

这一篇的词汇难度应该和第一篇有一点相似，但是读起来又明显难很多……还发现，新三的朗读速度整体会比新二的娓娓道来快上一个台阶，虽然很喜欢，但也需要一定时间去适应了……