高三英语重点词汇复习_5.docxVIP

高三英语重点词汇复习 (五)短文填空 howard carter, a famous brave and (1) explorer, discovered many amazing things during his lifetime. his (2) about the world led him to explore egypt, where he found several important tombs, with the (3) bodies of dead kings known as mummies. in 1922, sponsored〔赞助〕 by lord carnarvon, a british man interested in egypt, he made his most amazing (4) of all—the tomb of king tutankhamun. by (5) the tomb of everything it contained, carter and his team became rich and famous right away. however, (6) seven years after the discovery, 21 people related to the opening of the tomb died