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The Notre Dame (巴黎圣母院) fire has been put out, but its wooden roof have been largely
damaged. The terrible accident causes a sudden sharp pain to people around the
world, "What a pity that we cannot see the damaged parts of the wonder
anymore."
But the good news is that
there is at least one way of seeing them, namely via a video game called
Assassin's Creed: Unity. In this game, the player can travel to one city after
another and enter the buildings exactly like what they are in reality, and see
Notre Dame as it was before the fire. In addition, with VR technology, which is
already quite mature, one can even look around the undamaged Notre Dame as if
it is still there. Maybe digital technology could help to better protect
architectural cultural heritage.
The idea of digitizing
ancient buildings, making digital models of them so their data can be saved,
dates back to the 1990s and the necessary technology has continued to advance
since then. By scanning the ancient buildings with lasers, building 3D models
with hundreds of images, as well as measuring everything precisely, engineers
can make a copy as "same" as the real one.
As computers and
smartphones are hugely popular,the digital replica or
digital copy has great pratical value. First, it allows tourists to feel the
cultural relics without touching them, which helps protect them. The virtual
tour of Dunhuang Grottoes in Gansu Province is a good example of this as
tourists can view the paintings without standing near them. Furthermore, it can
make the digitized cultural relics more famous by spreading awareness about
them via the Internet. In 2000, a virtual tour of the Great Wall became very
popular at the Hannover World Expo, which increased the number of foreign
tourists visiting it in the following years. Above all, it preserves all the
information of the cultural relics. Even if the original ones are damaged one
day, people can still know what they were like and can build a replica if
desired.
Time is the biggest problem
to architectural heritage. Maybe we will have better technologies in the future,but the digital technology offers a practical way to preserve
architectural cultural heritage at the moment.
(1)
Which of the following statement is true?
A . The big fire has damaged the whole Notre Dame.
B . Only people in Paris felt pain for losing Notre Dame.
C . The damaged parts of Notre Dame have already been repaired.
D . A video game can help people see the original look of Notre Dame.
(2)
What will engineers do to create a digital replica of the ancient buildings?
A . Scan the photos of the buildings
B . Build 3D models of full size.
C . Improve the technology needed.
D . Measure all the parts exactly.
(3)
How does the author prove the digital copy has vital practical importance?
A . By comparison.
B . By listing data.
C . By giving examples.
D . By classification.
(4)
What is the best title of the passage?
A . The Damage of Notre Dame
B . The Value of Digital Replica
C . VR Technology Helps Repair the Cultural Relics
D . Digital Technology Helps Protect Ancient Buildings
答案: D
D
C
D