1、课时达标训练 An ancient Egyptian mummy thought to be that of Pharaoh Ramses (法老一世) has returned home after more than 140 years in North American museums. The body was carried off the plane in Cairo in a box covered with Egypts flag. The Michael Carlos Museum gave it back after tests showed it was probably
2、 that of the man who ruled Egypt 3, 000 years ago. The US museum acquired it three years ago from a Canadian museum, which in turn is thought to have bought it from Egyptian grave robbers in 1860. The mummy was welcomed back home with songs and military band music during a ceremony at the national m
3、useum in Cairo. Zahi Hawass, head of Egypts Supreme Council of Antiquities(埃及古迹最高委员会), traveled from the US with the body and said it would be moved next year to the Luxor Museum in southern Egypt. “We are not 100% sure that the mummy is that of Ramses . ”said Mr Hawass. “But we are 100% sure that i
4、t is of a king. ” Atlantas Michael Carlos Museum acquired the mummy in 1999, but offered to return it after hi-tech scanning(扫描)equipment indicated it was likely to be that of Ramses . The museum website said it had been acquired from the Niagara Falls Museum. It is thought a Canadian collector boug
5、ht the mummy for the Niagara Falls Museum around 1860 from an Egyptian family which had stumbled on(偶然发现)a tomb filled with royal mummies at a site near Luxor. Mr Hawass praised the handover as “a great civilized gesture”. And he appealed to other world museums to return Egypts antiquities, particul
6、arly the Rosetta Stone in the British Museum and the Bust of Nefertiti in the Berlin Museum. 【语篇概述】本文介绍了埃及珍贵文物Ramses木乃伊重返埃及的历史过程。1. Just before the handover, Ramses mummy was kept in . A. the Luxor MuseumB. the Michael Carlos MuseumC. the Niagara Falls MuseumD. a Canadian museum【解析】选B。细节理解题。从第二段第一句T
7、he Michael Carlos Museum gave it back after tests showed it was probably that of the man who ruled Egypt 3, 000 years ago. 可得出答案。2. Which is the correct order of the following events according to the passage? a. The mummy returned home. b. The mummy was kept in the Niagara Falls Museum. c. Egyptian
8、grave robbers sold the mummy. d. A Canadian collector bought the mummy. e. The mummy was kept in the Michael Carlos Museum. A. cdebaB. cbedaC. adcbeD. cdbea【解析】选D。细节理解题。通读全文可推出事实的先后次序和来龙去脉, 可得知答案选D。3. What would be the best title for the passage? A. The history of Ramses mummyB. The handover ceremon
9、y of Ramses mummy from CanadaC. The returning of Ramses mummy to its homeland EgyptD. The history of the royal family of Ramses【解析】选C。主旨大意题。第一段第一句是本文的主题句, 全文主要围绕这一主题进行阐述的。【语言素养训练】Read it again and answer more questions. 1. How did the US museum acquire the mummy? The US museum acquired it three years ago from a Canadian museum, which in turn is thought to have bought it from Egyptian grave robbers in 1860. 2. How did Mr Hawass think of the handover? He praised the handover as a great civilized gesture.