An ancient Egyptian mummy thought to be that of Pharaoh Ramses I(法老一世)has returned home after more than 140 years in North American museums. The body was carried off the plane in Cairo in a box covered in Egypt’s flag.

       The Michael Carlos Museum gave it back after tests showed it was probably that of the man who ruled 3,000 years ago. The US museum acquired it three years ago from a Canadian museum, which in turn is thought to have bought it from Egyptian garve robbers in 1860. The mummy was welcomed back home with songs and military band music during a ceremony at the national museum in Cairo.

       Zahi Hawass, head of Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities(文物最高委员会), traveled from the US with the body and said it would be moved next year to the Luxor Museum in southern Egypt. “We are not 100% sure that mummy is that of Ramses I,” said Mr. Hawass. “But we are 100% sure that it is of a king.”

       Atlanta’s Michael Carlos Museum acquired the mummy in 1999, but offered to return it after hi-tech scanning equipment indicated it was likely to be that of Ramses I. The museum website said it had been acquired from the Niagara Falls Museum. It is thought a Canadian collector bought the mummy for the Niagara Falls Museum around 1860 from an Egyptian family which had came across a tomb filled with royal mummies at a site near Luxor.

       Mr. Hawass praised the handover as “a great, civilized gesture”. And he appealed to other world museums to return Egypt’s antiquities, particularly the Rosetta Stone in the Britain Museum and the Bust of Nefertiti in the Berlin Museum.

Where was Ramses mummy kept in just before the handover?

       A. the Luxor Museum                        

B. the Michael Carlos Museum

       C. the Niagara Falls Museum              

D. a Canadian Museum

Which is the correct order of the following events according to the passage?

       a. The mummy returned home.

       b. The mummy was kept in the Niagara Falls Museum.

       c. Egyptian grave robber sold he mummy.

       d. A Canadian collector bought the mummy.

       e. The mummy was kept in the Michael Carlos Museum.

A. c-d-e-b-a          

B. c-b-e-d-a          

C. a-d-c-b-e          

D. c-d-b-e-a

Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

       A. All the Egypt’s antiquities have returned home after the handover.

       B. Niagara Falls Museum is an American museum.

       C. Buying the mummy from the Egyptian family was a civilized gesture.

       D. Ramses Mummy had been kept in Canada for more than a century.

What would be the best title for the passage?

       A. The history of Ramses mummy.

       B. The handover ceremony of Ramses mummy from Canada.

       C. The returning of Ramses mummy to its homeland Egypt.

       D. The history of the royal family of Ramses.

An ancient Egyptian mummy thought to be that of Pharaoh Ramses I(法老一世)has returned home after more than 140 years in North American museums. The body was carried off the plane in Cairo in a box covered in Egypt’s flag.

         The Michael Carlos Museum gave it back after tests showed it was probably that of the man who ruled 3,000 years ago. The US museum acquired it three years ago from a Canadian museum, which in turn is thought to have bought it from Egyptian garve robbers in 1860. The mummy was welcomed back home with songs and military band music during a ceremony at the national museum in Cairo.

         Zahi Hawass, head of Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities(文物最高委员会), traveled from the US with the body and said it would be moved next year to the Luxor Museum in southern Egypt. “We are not 100% sure that mummy is that of Ramses I,” said Mr. Hawass. “But we are 100% sure that it is of a king.”

         Atlanta’s Michael Carlos Museum acquired the mummy in 1999, but offered to return it after hi-tech scanning equipment indicated it was likely to be that of Ramses I. The museum website said it had been acquired from the Niagara Falls Museum. It is thought a Canadian collector bought the mummy for the Niagara Falls Museum around 1860 from an Egyptian family which had came across a tomb filled with royal mummies at a site near Luxor.

         Mr. Hawass praised the handover as “a great, civilized gesture”. And he appealed to other world museums to return Egypt’s antiquities, particularly the Rosetta Stone in the Britain Museum and the Bust of Nefertiti in the Berlin Museum.

1. Where was Ramses mummy kept in just before the handover?

         A. the Luxor Museum                                 

B. the Michael Carlos Museum

         C. the Niagara Falls Museum                   

D. a Canadian Museum

2.Which is the correct order of the following events according to the passage?

         a. The mummy returned home.

         b. The mummy was kept in the Niagara Falls Museum.

         c. Egyptian grave robber sold he mummy.

         d. A Canadian collector bought the mummy.

         e. The mummy was kept in the Michael Carlos Museum.

A. c-d-e-b-a               

B. c-b-e-d-a               

C. a-d-c-b-e               

D. c-d-b-e-a

3. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

         A. All the Egypt’s antiquities have returned home after the handover.

         B. Niagara Falls Museum is an American museum.

         C. Buying the mummy from the Egyptian family was a civilized gesture.

         D. Ramses Mummy had been kept in Canada for more than a century.

4. What would be the best title for the passage?

         A. The history of Ramses mummy.

         B. The handover ceremony of Ramses mummy from Canada.

         C. The returning of Ramses mummy to its homeland Egypt.

         D. The history of the royal family of Ramses.

 

       An ancient Egyptian mummy thought to be that of Pharaoh Ramses I（法老一世）has returned home after more than 140 years in North American museums．The body was carried off the plane in Cairo in a box covered in Egypt’s flag.

       The Michael Carlos Museum gave it back after tests showed it was probably that of the man who ruled 3,000 years ago．The US museum acquired it three years ago from a Canadian museum, which in turn is thought to have bought it from Egyptian garve robbers in 1860．The mummy was welcomed back home with songs and military band music during a ceremony at the national museum in Cairo.

       Zahi Hawass, head of Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities（文物最高委员会）, traveled from the US with the body and said it would be moved next year to the Luxor Museum in southern Egypt．“We are not 100% sure that mummy is that of Ramses I,” said Mr．Hawass．“But we are 100% sure that it is of a king.”

       Atlanta’s Michael Carlos Museum acquired the mummy in 1999, but offered to return it after hi-tech scanning equipment indicated it was likely to be that of Ramses I．The museum website said it had been acquired from the Niagara Falls Museum．It is thought a Canadian collector bought the mummy for the Niagara Falls Museum around 1860 from an Egyptian family which had came across a tomb filled with royal mummies at a site near Luxor.

       Mr. Hawass praised the handover as “a great, civilized gesture”．And he appealed to other world museums to return Egypt’s antiquities, particularly the Rosetta Stone in the Britain Museum and the Bust of Nefertiti in the Berlin Museum.

1．Where was Ramses mummy kept in just before the handover?

       A．the Luxor Museum                              B．the Michael Carlos Museum

       C．the Niagara Falls Museum                     D．a Canadian Museum

2．Which is the correct order of the following events according to the passage?

       a．The mummy returned home.

       b．The mummy was kept in the Niagara Falls Museum.

       c．Egyptian grave robber sold he mummy.

       d．A Canadian collector bought the mummy.

       e．The mummy was kept in the Michael Carlos Museum.

       A．c-d-e-b-a             B．c-b-e-d-a             C．a-d-c-b-e                D．c-d-b-e-a

3．Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

       A．All the Egypt’s antiquities have returned home after the handover.

       B．Niagara Falls Museum is an American museum.

       C．Buying the mummy from the Egyptian family was a civilized gesture.

       D．Ramses Mummy had been kept in Canada for more than a century.

4．What would be the best title for the passage?

       A．The history of Ramses mummy.

       B．The handover ceremony of Ramses mummy from Canada.

       C．The returning of Ramses mummy to its homeland Egypt.

       D．The history of the royal family of Ramses.

An ancient Egyptian mummy(木乃伊) returned home last month 150 years after being stolen by a Canadian doctor. The mummy is believed to be Ramses I, the founder of the 19th Dynasty of ancient Egypt. It was stolen in the 19th century, at the time when many explorers from Europe and America wanted to find the mummified bodies of Pharaohs (法老). They had heard stories of the Pharaohs being buried with treasures of great artistic, scientific and financial value.

But when King Tut was discovered in 1922 in Egypt they realized the Pharaohs might have been buried with something else as well as curses. As soon as Englishman Howard Carter found King Tut's tomb, strange things started to happen. On the night of the discovery, Carter's canary (金丝雀) was killed by a snake. It was the same kind of snake found on a symbol worn by the Pharaohs on their foreheads.

A few months later, Lord Carnarvon, the man who paid for Carter's trip, died suddenly in Cairo of unknown causes. By 1935, no fewer than 21 people connected with the discovery of the tomb had died.

4. What was stolen in the 19th century according to the passage?

A. Carter's canary.B. Egyptian treasures.C. An ancient mummy.D. Bodies of animals.

5. The underlined word "curses" in paragraph 2 means________.

A. 护身符 B. 标记C. 咒语 D. 财宝

6. What soon happened with the discovery of the tomb of King Tut?

A. About 21 people died of unknown causes.

B. Carter's canary was killed by a snake.

C. The same kind of snake appeared on King Tut's forehead

D. Carter's owner suddenly died in Cairo, Egypt.

An ancient Egyptian mummy thought to be that of Pharaoh RamsesⅠ has returned home after more than 140 years in North American museums. The body was carried off the plane in Cairo in a box draped in Egypt’s flag.

The Michael Carlos Museum gave it back after tests showed it was probably that of the man who ruled 3 000 years ago. The US museum acquired(得到) it three years ago from a Canadian museum, which in turn is thought to have bought it from Egyptian grave robbers in 1860. The mummy was welcomed back home with songs and military band music during a ceremony at the national museum in Cairo.

Zahi Hawass, head of Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities(文物最高委员会), traveled from the US with the body and said it would be moved the next year to the Luxor Museum in southern Egypt. “We are not 100% sure that the mummy is that of Ramses Ⅰ, ”said Mr. Hawass“But we are 100% sure that it is of a king. ”

Atlanta’s Michael Carlos Museum acquired the mummy in 1999, but offered to return it after hi-tech scanning(扫描) equipment indicated it was likely to be that of RamsesⅠ. The museum website said it had been acquired from the Niagara Falls Museum. It is thought a Canadian collector bought the mummy for the Niagara Falls Museum around 1860 from an Egyptian family which had stumbled on(偶然发现) a tomb filled with royal mummies at a site near Luxor.

Mr. Hawass praised the handover(移交) as “a great, civilized gesture”. And he appealed(呼吁) to other world museums to return Egypt’s antiquities, particularly the Rosetta Stone in the British Museum and the Bust of Nefertiti in the Berlin Museum.

1. Just before the handover, Ramses’ mummy was kept in__________.

A. the Luxor Museum

B. the Michael Carlos Museum

C. the Niagara Falls Museum

D. a Canadian museum

2. Which is the correct order of the following according to the passage?

a. The mummy returned home.

b. The mummy was kept in the Niagara Falls Museum.

c. Egyptian grave robber sold the mummy.

d. The mummy was kept in the Michael Carlos Museum.

e. A Canadian collector bought the mummy.

A. c e d a b　　　　　　　　   B. a b d e c　　　　　　　　   C. a e c b d　　　　　　　　  D. c e b d a

3. The passage mainly tells us__________.

A. the history of Ramses’ mummy

B. the traveling of Ramses’ mummy to the Niagara Falls Museum

C. the returning of Ramses’ mummy to Egypt

D. the royal family of Ramses