【精品】高中英语（人教大纲）第二册下：Unit20 Archaeology(备课资料).docVIP

Reference for Teaching Ⅰ.异域风情 King’s mummy tells of past An Englishman and a group of Egyptian workers were digging in a dry,rocky valley in Egypt. It was 1922.And the Englishman,Howard Carter,was a scientist studying ancient Egypt.He had already discovered several tombs.Day after day they worked in the burning heat,searching for the hidden tomb of an ancient boy king—Tutankhamun（图坦卡蒙）. King Tutankhamun,called King Tut for short,probably began ruling Egypt in 1333 BC when he was only about eight years old.Ten years later,the young ruler died. The Egyptians buried King Tut in a tomb carved into rocky cliffs.The cliffs were in an area people now call the Valley of the Kings.Many Pharaohs（法老）,or Egyptian kings,during King Tut’s time chose to be buried in hidden tombs in this valley.They didn’t want thieves to rob treasures in their graves. Buried with jewels Ancient Egyptians buried their kings with everything from food and clothing to jewels and thrones （宝座）.They believed the king would need these things in the life after death.But such treasures attracted thieves. Carter and the workers used shovels(铁铲),picks(镐)and even their bare hands to take away tons of rubble（碎石）.It was slow work.For five years they had worked very hard but found nothing useful. Then one day,a young worker needed a flat place to rest his water jar.So he kicked some rocks away.His heel(脚后跟)struck something hard.He called to the other workers and they found a white step,then another.Were these steps the entrance（入口）to the tomb of the boy kings? The steps led down to a doorway.Carter recognized a royal seal（王室图章）stamped on the door.This meant the tomb was for someone important. Shocked,Carter sent a message to Lord Carnarvon,a wealthy Englishman who had paid for Carter’s trip,asking him to hurry to Egypt. When Lord Carnarvon arrived,the group found some writing at the base of the tomb door.Carter read the ancient letters梩hey spelled Tutankhamun!The team broke down the stone door.Behind it was a lon