1._________(carve) into the cliffs above the Dachuan River, the Mogao Caves south-east of the Dunhuang oasis, Gansu Province, comprise the 2._________(large), most richly endowed, and longest used treasure house of Buddhist art in the world. It first 3._________(construct) in 366AD and represents the great 4.__________(achieve) of Buddhist art from the 4th to the 14th century.
The group of caves at Mogao represents 5._________ unique artistic achievement both by the organization of space into 492 caves built on five levels and by the production of more than 2,000 painted sculptures, and 6.__________(approximate) 45,000 square meters of murals, among 7._________ are many masterpieces of Chinese art.
For 1,000 years, from the period of the Northern Wei Dynasty (386-534) 8._________ the Yuan Dynasty (1276-1386), the caves of Mogao played a decisive role 9._________ artistic exchanges between China, Central Asia and India. The paintings at Mogao bear 10__________(exception) witness to the civilizations of ancient China during the Sui, Tang and Song dynasties.
答案
1.Carved 2.largest 3.was constructed 4.achievement 5.a 6.approximately 7.which 8.to 9.in 10.exceptional
翻译
莫高窟位于甘肃敦煌绿洲东南部的悬崖峭壁上，是世界上规模最大、资源最丰富、时间最久远的佛教艺术宝库。它始建于公元366年，代表了4世纪到14世纪佛教艺术的伟大成就。
莫高窟代表了独特的艺术成就，它由492洞窟构成，上下共分五层。彩塑2000多身，壁画4.5万多平方米，其中有许多是中国艺术的杰作。
从北魏到元朝，一千年来，莫高窟在中国、中亚和印度的艺术交流中发挥了决定性的作用。莫高窟的绘画是隋、唐、宋时期中国古代文明的杰出见证。
词汇解析
carve / kɑːv /v.雕，刻
endow / ɪnˈdaʊ /v. 捐赠，资助
artistic / ɑːˈtɪstɪk /adj. 艺术的，艺术家的；有艺术鉴赏力的，有艺术天赋的；有艺术性的，精美的
masterpiece / ˈmɑːstəpiːs /n. 代表作，杰作
decisive / dɪˈsaɪsɪv /adj. 果断的，决断的；决定性的，关键的；
