练习材料：

L3-(2): An unknown goddess

The body of one statue was found among remains dating from the 15th century B. C. Its missing head happened to be among remains of the fifth century B. C. This head must have been found in Classical times and carefully preserved. It was very old and precious even then. When the archaeologists reconstructed the fragments, they were amazed to find that the goddess turned out to be a very modern-looking woman. She stood three feet high and her hands rested on her hips.

She was wearing a full-length skirt which swept the ground. Despite her great age, she was very graceful indeed, but, so far, the archaeologists have been unable to discover her identity.

ðə ˈbɒdi ɒv wʌn ˈstætjuː wɒz faʊnd əˈmʌŋ rɪˈmeɪnz ˈdeɪtɪŋ frɒm ðiː 15th ˈsɛnʧʊri biː. siː. ɪts ˈmɪsɪŋ hɛd ˈhæpənd tuː biː əˈmʌŋ rɪˈmeɪnz ɒv ðə fɪfθ ˈsɛnʧʊri biː. siː. ðɪs hɛd mʌst hæv biːn faʊnd ɪn ˈklæsɪkəl taɪmz ænd ˈkeəfli prɪˈzɜːvd. ɪt wɒz ˈvɛri əʊld ænd ˈprɛʃəs ˈiːvən ðɛn. wɛn ði ˌɑːkɪˈɒləʤɪsts ˌriːkənsˈtrʌktɪd ðə ˈfrægmənts, ðeɪ wɜːr əˈmeɪzd tuː faɪnd ðæt ðə ˈgɒdɪs tɜːnd aʊt tuː biː ə ˈvɛri ˈmɒdən-ˈlʊkɪŋ ˈwʊmən. ʃiː stʊd θriː fiːt haɪ ænd hɜː hændz ˈrɛstɪd ɒn hɜː hɪps.

ʃiː wɒz ˈweərɪŋ ə ˈfʊlˈlɛŋθ skɜːt wɪʧ swɛpt ðə graʊnd. dɪsˈpaɪt hɜː greɪt eɪʤ, ʃiː wɒz ˈvɛri ˈgreɪsfʊl ɪnˈdiːd, bʌt, səʊ fɑː, ði ˌɑːkɪˈɒləʤɪsts hæv biːn ʌnˈeɪbl tuː dɪsˈkʌvə hɜːr aɪˈdɛntɪti.

任务配置：

L0＋L4

知识笔记：

新词：classical 传统的，古典的；preserve 保护，保持；precious 宝贵的，贵重的；reconstruct 重建；hip 臀部；despite 尽管；graceful 优美的，雅致的；indeed 甚至，的确，adv；identity 身份

词组：date from 始于；even then 尽管那样；turn out 结果是，证明；

练习感悟：

学校的英语考试很不好，虽然和上学期比较还是有一定的进步，但没有达到心理预期。会认真思考英语到底应该怎么提高成绩，可能要学一学核心技能树……

我一直相信吖，每次考试中看似可以避免的错误不会是巧合。