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sophialaw81

Archaeology as a profession faces two major problems. First, it is the poorest of the poor. Only paltry sums are available for excavating and even less is available for publishing the results and preserving the sites once excavated. Yet archaeologists deal with priceless objects every day. Second, there is the problem of illegal excavation, resulting in museum-quality pieces being sold to the highest bidder.提出问题


I would like to make an outrageous (exceeding the limits of what is usual) suggestion that would at one stroke (at one stroke: adv.一笔, 一举) provide funds for archaeology and reduce the amount of illegal digging. I would propose that scientific archeological expeditions and governmental authorities sell excavated artifacts on the open market. Such sales would provide substantial funds for the excavation and preservation of archaeological sites and the publication of results. At the same time, they would break the illegal excavator’s grip on the market, thereby decreasing the inducement to engage in illegal activities.解决问题



You might object that professionals excavate to acquire knowledge, not money. Moreover, ancient artifacts are part of our global cultural heritage, which should be available for all to appreciate, not sold to the highest bidder. I agree. Sell nothing that has unique artistic merit or scientific value. But, you might reply everything that comes out of the ground has scientific value. Here we part company. Theoretically, you may be correct in claiming that every artifact has potential scientific value. Practically, you are wrong.
I refer to the thousands of pottery vessels and ancient lamps that are essentially duplicates of one another. In one small excavation in Cyprus, archaeologists recently uncovered 2,000 virtually indistinguishable small jugs in a single courtyard, Even precious royal seal impressions known as l’melekh handles have been found in abundance—more than 4,000 examples so far.预期反对


The basements of museums are simply not large enough to store the artifacts that are likely to be discovered in the future. There is not enough money even to catalogue the finds; as a result, they cannot be found again and become as inaccessible as if they had never been discovered. Indeed, with the help of a computer, sold artifacts could be more accessible than are the pieces stored in bulging museum basements. Prior to sale, each could be photographed and the list of the purchasers could be maintained on the computer. A purchaser could even be required to agree to return the piece if it should become needed for scientific purposes.继续说明办法的好处


It would be unrealistic to suggest that illegal digging would stop if artifacts were sold on the open market. But the demand for the clandestine product would be substantially reduced. Who would want an unmarked pot when another was available whose provenance was known, and that was dated stratigraphically (stratigraphy: n.地层学, 地层中的岩石组成) by the professional archaeologist who excavated it?办法好处的原因




6.     The author anticipates which of the following initial objections to the adoption of his proposal?细节题


(A) Museum officials will become unwilling to store artifacts.


(B) An oversupply of salable artifacts will result and the demand for them will fall.


（C）   artifacts that would have been displayed in public places will be sold to private collectors.


You might object that professionals excavate to acquire knowledge, not money. Moreover, ancient artifacts are part of our global cultural heritage, which should be available for all to appreciate, not sold to the highest bidder.


(D) Illegal excavators will have an even larger supply of artifacts for resale.（C）


(E) Counterfeiting of artifacts will become more commonplace.



You might object that professionals excavate to acquire knowledge, not money. Moreover, ancient artifacts are part of our global cultural heritage, which should be available for all to appreciate, not sold to the highest bidder.

答案是C没有问题

但是是不是要加个NOT

（C）   artifacts that would have been displayed in public places will NOT be sold to private collectors.
谢谢

aeolusero二

The author anticipates which of the following initial objections to the adoption of his proposal?细节题

我想问的是，杨继对这句话的解释是，作者预期，反对他的人会提出什么样的意见？
然后我就看到选项C artifacts that would have been displayed in public places will be sold to private collectors.

对应到文中You might object that professionals excavate to acquire knowledge, not money. Moreover, ancient artifacts are part of our global cultural heritage, which should be available for all to appreciate, not sold to the highest bidder.

我无法理解，you might object that是让步语气，表示别人对他预期的反对，后面的not sold to the highest bidder，也应该是反对他的人的意见吧，为什么到了选项C里就成了wil be sold to private collectors。。。。。
其实我的问题应该和楼主一样的。求解答啊！！！

sophialaw81

谢谢了！