1、Unit 5 Meeting your ancestors 菜 单 美文导读话题链接英语选修8 目标导航提纲挈领Unit 5 Meeting your ancestors Unit 5 Meeting your ancestors 菜 单 美文导读话题链接英语选修8 目标导航提纲挈领法老站在权力金字塔的顶端，是神的化身；至今埋葬埃及法老的金字塔仍然吸引着世界各地的游客及考古学家。美文导读话题链接 Unit 5 Meeting your ancestors 菜 单 美文导读话题链接英语选修8 目标导航提纲挈领It has long been known the ancient Egyptian
2、rulers,or pharaohs,were buried with great ceremony andlavish treasures that were to be used in the other world.Unfortunately,until 1922 no remains of any of thepharaohs or their treasures had ever been found.In thatyear,however,an archaeologist named Howard Carterand his sponsor,Lord Carnavon,were a
3、t last successful.They found the tomb of King Tutankhamen,who wasburied 3,200 years ago.King Tuts tomb was the firstUnit 5 Meeting your ancestors 菜 单 美文导读话题链接英语选修8 目标导航提纲挈领Gold figures and magnifi-cent furniture decorated withgold were found in the myriad of secret rooms andtunnels within the pyrami
4、d.fully preserved burial site tobeuncoveredinEgyptsValley of the Kings.The twomenfoundthetombtocontain wonderful treasures.Unit 5 Meeting your ancestors 菜 单 美文导读话题链接英语选修8 目标导航提纲挈领The only disappointment for Howard Carter camewhen he found that King Tuts body was nothing butdust.Apparently a mistake
5、had been made when thekings remains were mummified.Carter did,however,find 143 pieces of jewelry within the mummy case,mostly made of gold and precious stones.Actually,despiteallthepublicityabouttheremarkable finds in his tomb,Tutankhamens reign aspharaoh was short and relatively uneventful.He diedw
6、hen he was just 18 years old.Unit 5 Meeting your ancestors 菜 单 美文导读话题链接英语选修8 目标导航提纲挈领1pharaoh n 法老(古埃及国王)；暴君 2lavish adj.丰富的；浪费的 3myriad adj.许多；无数 4mummify vt.使成木乃伊 5reign n.当政期；君主统治时期 6uneventful adj.太平无事的；平淡无奇的 词汇积累 Unit 5 Meeting your ancestors 菜 单 美文导读话题链接英语选修8 目标导航提纲挈领1The subject of this passa
7、ge is_.Athe Valley of the Kings Bthe discovery of King Tuts tomb CKing Tuts accomplishments DHoward Carter,archaeologist 答案 B 文篇理解 Unit 5 Meeting your ancestors 菜 单 美文导读话题链接英语选修8 目标导航提纲挈领2Why did ancient Egyptian rulers bury treasureswith them?_ 答案 Because they wanted to use them in theother world.Unit 5 Meeting your ancestors 菜 单 美文导读话题链接英语选修8 目标导航提纲挈领目标导航提纲挈领