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It is a treasure hunt with a difference; conducted not with metal detectors,

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问题     It is a treasure hunt with a difference; conducted not with metal detectors, but by negotiation. Italy is at last reaping the benefits of a two-year campaign to regain smuggled antiquities. Five American museums have been talked into returning works that they claim to have acquired in good faith. Almost 70 of the finest are now on display in Rome—and they have just been joined by the only known intact work by Euphronios, an Athenian vase-painter.
    New ground is also being broken with the return of nine items from the private collection of a New York philanthropist, Shelby White. This is the first pact negotiated with an individual. Francesco Rutelli, the culture minister, met Ms White twice in America before the deal was done. She has always maintained that she and her late husband had no idea that the pieces were suspect. A tenth item from their collection, also by Euphronios, is being sent back to Italy in 2010. Under Italian law, any classical artefacts found on Italian soil belong to the state, even if(like Euphronios’ vases)they originated in Greece. A former head of the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles and an American art dealer have been on trial for almost three years in Rome, charged with trafficking in illegally excavated objects. Both deny wrongdoing. Their charge was followed by a deal that officials say is crucial for efforts to curb the traffic in smuggled antiquities. Switzerland has undertaken to require importers of classical artifacts to produce proofs of origin and of legal export.
    The deals with the museums have all involved give-and-take. In exchange for works claimed by Italy, the museums have been given others on long-term loan. "Italian lovers of art and archaeology will get back what has been stolen, while others abroad will profit from the exhibition of sometimes even more beautiful works," says Mr Rutelli.
    The deal with the Getty museum was the hardest to do but also the most productive: 40 of the works on show in Rome come from there. But they do not include the "Getty bronze", which the Italians had hoped to retrieve. This third-century BC statue, attributed to Lysippos, Greek sculptor, was caught by Italian fishermen in 1964. The Getty insists that it was found in international waters. The Italians say it was still illegally exported. [br] The trial of the two Americans in Italy helped to push some countries to______.
选项 A、be strict with importing classical artifacts
B、be tough to classical artifact traffickers
C、require legal proof of all imported goods
D、stop importing art works of foreign origin
答案 A
解析 本题考查推断能力。根据第二段最后一句话“Switzerland has undertaken to require importers of classical artifacts to produce proofs of origin and of legal export．”可知，瑞士已经开始要求古典人工制品的进口商提供产地证书和合法出口证明。由此可知，A项符合题意。
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