精品解析：江苏省南京市玄武区2019-2020学年高一上学期英语期末试卷（解析版）.docx

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2019-2020学年江苏省南京市玄武区高一年级第一学期期末试卷

英语试卷

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分50）

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Afteryearsoftouringtheworld,in2019,TutankhamunbeganhisfinalworldtourbeforerestingforeverinthenewGrandEgyptianMuseum.Hisjourney,whichbeganinCaliforniaandreceivedgreatwelcomeinParis,willtakehimasfarfromhomeasJapan,SydeyandSouthKorea.

FromnowuntilMay2020,hestopsoffatLondonsSaatchiGallery.Here’saglimpseofsometreasuresyou’llwitness.

GuardianStatue(守卫石像)

Thislife-sizedguardianstatueisoneofasetoftwothatwatchedovertheentrancetoTutsburialchamber(墓室),andwasoneofthefirstthingsCartersawuponenteringthetomb.Itstheireyesthatimmediatelydrawyourattention.Theyneverseemtobelookingdirectlyatyou,becausethestatuesweremadefortheafterlife,meaningtheyneedtobelookingfartherthanourworld.ItsoneoftheobjectsthathaveleftCairoforthefirsttimeandonethattheexhibitionsorganizersrefertoasabigwin.

Coffinite

YoumightbesurprisedtolearnthatorgansweredealtwithseparatelyduringtheprocessofmakingmummiesinancientEgypt.Eachorganhadaspeciallydesignatedcaseinordertoprotectitonthewaytothenextworld.KingTutwasnodifferentandthisbeautiful,goldcoffinettewasdesignedtostoretheyoungPharaoh’sliver.

GildedWoodenNaos(神龛)

OneofthemostmysteriousobjectsdiscoveredinTutankhamun’stombandondisplayattheSaatchi,isthisgildedwoodennaos.Neverbeforeadescriptionoftherelationshipbetweenakingandhisqueenbeendiscoveredwiththislevelofdetail-itshowsthatKingTutandhiswife(andhalf-sister),wereextremelyclose.Insidethenaos,Carterfoundastandforastatue,butnostatueitself,onlyfootprintsonthebaseofthestand.Manyexplanationsastoitsmeaninghavebeenofferedovertheyears,butthemostconvincingonewasastandforastatueofthegodAmun,whosenamemeansthehiddenone”.

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