英语：Unit3《Amazing people》课件（5） Reading （译林牛津版必修2）.pptVIP

Part 3 (Paras4-5). What happened to the creatures that had something to do with the opening of the tomb. Carter’s lucky pet bird Lord Carnarvon Lord Carnarvon’s dog George Gould, Carnarvon’s friend Richard Bethell, Carter’s secretary Arthur Mace, another member of the team Eaten by a snake Died of a fever Died Died of a high fever Died of heart trouble Died soon 1. coincidence 2. The result of the mummy’s curse 3. virus explanations Part4 (Paras6-8) Different explanations Find out the different explanations mentioned in the passage. a fever offered Carter money to explore the mysterious; be present at the opened tomb a British man interested in Egypt Lord Carnarvon a high fever How did he die? visited the tomb What did he do? afriend of Carnarvon Who was he? George Gould Characters seemed nothing to do with the tomb in 1891 set sail for Alexandria, Egypt by the 1920s searched for the tombs of the Egyptian kings in 1922 found the tomb of King Tutankhamun a famous explorer especially for the discovery of King Tutankhamun’s tomb Howard Carter heart trouble entered the tomb Carter’s secretary Richard Bethell Summary:Fill in the blanks with the correct words: Howard Carter is one of the most famous e_______ of the world. He was brave and a__________ and was c_____ about the world outside his hometown when he was very young. xplorers dventurous urious By the 1920s, he had become an explorer, s________for the tombs of the Egyptian kings. In1922,Howard Carter made his most a_______ discovery of all, in the Valley of the Kings, in Egypt, where he found the tomb of King T____________. However, not long after the tomb had been opened, people in Carter’s team began to fall ill and die s_______. earching mazing utankhamun trangely Within seven years, 21 people who had something to do with the o________ of the tomb died. Some people say the deaths were just c_________. Others believe that they were the result of the mummy’s c_____. However, still othe