Lesson 3 An unknown goddess 无名女神

Lesson 3
An unknown goddess
无名女神
Listen to the tape then answer the question below.
听录音，然后回答以下问题。
How did the archaeologists know that the statue was a goddess?
Some time ago, and 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 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 fifteenth
century B.C. until Roman times. In the most sacred room of temple, clay fragments of fifteen
statues were found. Each of these represented a goddess and had, at one time, been painted. The
body of one statue was found among remains dating from the fifteenth century B.C. It’s 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.