英语听力精选进阶版 7092

Background: 在英国，有些人喜欢用金属探测器来探寻古藏，但英国政府历史环境机构顾问的官员说使用不合法的金属探测器，又称为夜鹰行为是违法的抢夺英国现存的无价之宝。他们准备发起一系列抗议活动促使此问题得到相关部门的进一步重视。

For many, it's a gentle hobby 嗜好 involving fresh air, patience, and perhaps finding the odd coin left from times gone by 过去的日子.

Indeed, the report accepts the vast majority of metal detectorists 使用金属探测器的人, as they are known, are responsible and report their finds.

But there are a small minority who loot 掠夺 ancient sites and sell the proceeds to the highest bidder¹ 出价人, sometimes using violence against anyone who discovers them.

According to the experts, nighthawkers 夜鹰（这里指晚上出动用金属探测器寻宝的人） are often very organised, targeting protected sites 受保护的地带 across the country.

In one field in Suffolk, more than 200 holes were dug, destroying not only the crops 农作物，庄稼, but invaluable² archaeological evidence 考古证据 which had yet to be assessed 估值，核实 by the experts.

Responsible metal detectorists point out the authorities do not help matters by placing the location of recently reported finds on the Internet.

GLOSSARY³ 词汇表

hobby 嗜好

times gone by 过去的日子

metal detectorists 使用金属探测器的人

loot 掠夺

bidder 出价人

nighthawkers 夜鹰（这里指晚上出动用金属探测器寻宝的人）

protected sites 受保护的地带

crops 农作物，庄稼

archaeological evidence 考古证

assessed 估值，核实

Questions and Answers

1. What is metal detecting? 

Using a machine to look for metal objects under the ground.

2. What do most metal detectorists do with the historical objects they find?

They report what they have found to the appropriate authorities.

3. What damage was caused by nighthawkers in Suffolk? 

Crops and archaeological objects were destroyed.

4. How have the authorities added to the problem?

By reporting archaeological finds on the internet.

1 bidder   

n.(拍卖时的)出价人，报价人，投标人

参考例句：

• TV franchises will be auctioned to the highest bidder.电视特许经营权将拍卖给出价最高的投标人。
• The bidder withdrew his bid after submission of his bid.投标者在投标之后撤销了投标书。

2 invaluable   

adj.无价的，非常宝贵的，极为贵重的

参考例句：

• A computer would have been invaluable for this job.一台计算机对这个工作的作用会是无法估计的。
• This information was invaluable to him.这个消息对他来说是非常宝贵的。

3 glossary   

n.注释词表；术语汇编

参考例句：

• The text is supplemented by an adequate glossary.正文附有一个详细的词汇表。
• For convenience,we have also provided a glossary in an appendix.为了方便，我们在附录中也提供了术语表。