文档介绍：河南南乐县 2017 高考英语阅读理解九月选编含答案【健康环保类—阅读理解】( 2015 模拟题) Archaeologists Discover 110 New Warrior Statues in China After be ing barried for centuries,110 new warrior statues has been discovered in Xi’ an, statues are part ofa collection of life - size figures of warriors and horses called the Terracotta Army( 兵马俑).The group of more than 7,000 life - size clay sculptures was built in 210 guard the tomb of China ’s first emperor , Qin Shi Huang. Shen Mao sheng ,f rom the Qin Shi Huang Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum , said archaeologists had located another 11 warriors but had not yet begun to dig the sculptures up. “ The most significant discovery is that the relics that were found were well - preserved and colorfully painted ,” Maosheng told AFP. The Warriors ’ History The sculptu res were d iscovered bya group of farmers in digging a well , the workers found three pits filled with the lifelike figures , which were made ofa type of terracotta say that long ago , Emperor Qin Shi Huang ordered the creation of the clay army , along with a 20- square - mile tomb in which to house 36 years,700,000 laborers built this underground contains models of palaces and towers , and was protected from intruders( 闯入者) city lay buried for more than 2,000 years. A Worldwide Attraction Today , people from ar ound the world visit China to