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UNIT 1 CULTURAL HERITAGE
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It has long been known the ancient Egyptian rulers,or pharaohs,were buried with great ceremony and lavish treasures that were to be used in the other world.
Unfortunately,until 1922 no remains of any of the pharaohs or their treasures had ever been found.In that year,however,an archaeologist named Howard Carter and his sponsor,Lord Carnavon,were at last successful.They found the tomb of King Tutankhamen,who was buried 3,200 years ago.King Tut’s tomb was the first fully preserved burial site to be uncovered in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings.The two men found the tomb to contain wonderful treasures.Gold figures and magnificent furniture decorated with gold were found in the myriad of secret rooms and tunnels within the pyramid.
The only disappointment for Howard Carter came when he found that King Tut’s body was nothing but dust.Apparently a mistake had been made when the king’s remains were mummified.Carter did,however,find 143 pieces of jewelry within the mummy case,mostly made of gold and precious stones.
Actually,despite all the publicity about the remarkable finds in his tomb,Tutankhamen’s reign as pharaoh was short and relatively uneventful.He died when he was just 18 years old.
1.pharaoh n. 法老(古埃及国王);暴君
2.lavish adj. 丰富的;浪费的
3.myriad adj. 许多;无数
4.mummify vt. 使成木乃伊
5.reign n. 当政期;君主统治时期
6.uneventful adj. 太平无事的;平淡无奇的
1.Why did ancient Egyptian rulers bury treasures with them?
Because they wanted to use them in the other world.
2.Who found King Tut’s tomb?
Howard Carter and Lord Carnavon.
Section Ⅰ Listening and Speaking & Reading and Thinking
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Ⅰ.重点单词
▶基础单词
1.mount n. 山峰
vt. 爬上;骑上
vi. 爬;登上
2.former adj. 以前的;(两者中)前者的
3.preserve vt. 保存;保护;维持
n. 保护区
4.protest n. 抗议
vi.& vt. (公开)反对;抗议
5.likely adj. 可能的
adv. 可能地
6.prevent vt. 阻止;阻碍;阻挠
7.conduct n. 行为;举止;管理方法
vt. 组织;安排;带领
8.document n. 文件;公文;(计算机)文档
vt. 记录;记载(详情)
9.attempt n.& vt. 企图;试图;尝试
10.worthwhile adj. 值得做的;值得花时间的
▶拓展单词
1.create vt.创造,创作,创建→creative adj.创