Unit 3 Amazing people Welcome to the unit Reading课件（牛津版必修2）.ppt

Unit 3 Amazing people Welcome to the unit Reading Ⅰ.阅读理解(根据Reading内容完成下列各题) 1．Howard Carter is________.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 A．a famous scientist B．a brave explorer C．a king buried in the tomb in Egypt D．a rich man who was interested in Egypt 2．Howard Carters most amazing discovery is________. A．the jewels in the tombs B．the mummies in the tombs C．the tomb of King Tutankhamun D．several tombs in Egypt 3．All the following died after the tomb had been opened except ________ . A．Lord Carnarvon B．the pet bird C．George Gould D．Howard Carter 4．Today，scientists ________ . A．are afraid of the curse of the mummy B．do the search without any protection C．are still interested in the research with mummies D．have fully explained the mystery of Tutankham-uns tomb 5．From the text we can infer that ________ . A．Howard Carter knew how to protect himself when in the tomb B．scientists are still trying to work out the mystery of the tomb C．the people who entered the tomb were punished by the mummy D．the deaths of those related to the opening of the tomb were just coincidence 答案　1.B　2.C　3.D　4.C　5.B Howard Carter，a famous explorer，discovered many (1) things during his(2) because of his bravery and curiosity about the outside world. In 1891，he (3) sail for Alexandria，Egypt. In 1922，he discovered the tomb of King Tutankhamun. Howard and his workm en became (4) after emptying the tomb. Carters lucky pet bird，which had led him to the place，was (5) by a snake. Lord Carnarvon fell ill with a (6) and died in Egypt. George Gould，Carnarvons friend，had a high fever after (7) the tomb and died. Richard Bethell，Carters secretary，(8) of heart trouble. Arthur Mace，one member of the team，died shortly after the discovery. Some people say the deaths were just coincidence.Others believe the mummys curse (9) those who enter the resting place of the dead. A scientific explan