Question

【題目】 When a person dies, his body decays (腐爛). Skin and flesh disappear and as time goes on, only a skeleton is left. A mummy is the dead body of a person or an animal that has been preserved (保存) by wrapping cloth or other material around it.

Mummies have been found all over the world, most of them in Egypt. However, other cultures in South America and Asia also mummified their dead persons.

The oldest mummy ever found dates back to 6,000 years before Christ. The British Museum in London currently displays the oldest Egyptian mummy, dating back to 3,400 BC. The British archaeologist Howard Carter discovered the remains of Tutankhamun in 1922, probably the most famous mummy in the world.

Today scientists study mummies with special equipment and X-ray machines. They discover more about the bodies of ancient people and how they lived. They can also find clues to what they ate and what kind of disease they had.

Mummification also happens because of extreme weather. Mummies have been found in the cold regions of the world, including the Alps and the Himalaya mountains. Salt water also helps preserve bodies. Mummies have been found in deserts and in peat bogs (泥潭沼澤). The most famous natural mummy is tzi, the Iceman, found in a glacier on the Austrian-Italian border in 1991.

【1】What is the main idea of Para. l?

A.The concept of a mummy.B.The value of a mummy.

C.The history of the mummy.D.The way to preserve a mummy.

【2】Which of the following is true about the remains of Tutankhamun?

A.It is a natural mummy.

B.It was discovered about a century ago.

C.It dates back to 6,000 years before Christ.

D.It may be the most famous mummy in Europe.

【3】What can scientists discover with special equipment and X-ray machines?

A.How ancient people ate.

B.Where ancient people lived.

C.How the skin and flesh disappeared.

D.What kind of disease ancient people had.

【4】Which is the negative(否定的) factor to mummification?

A.Coldness.B.Dry heat.

C.Warm climate.D.Salt water.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】B

【3】D

【4】C

【解析】

這是一篇說明文。文章主要說明了木乃伊是一個(gè)人或動(dòng)物的尸體，通過裹尸布或其他材料來保存。文章介紹了世界上知名的木乃伊，以及一些形成木乃伊化需要的氣候條件。

【1】主旨大意題。根據(jù)第一段中A mummy is the dead body of a person or an animal that has been preserved by wrapping cloth or other material around it.可知，木乃伊是一個(gè)人或動(dòng)物的尸體，通過裹尸布或其他材料來保存。由此可知，第一段主要是在說明什么是木乃伊，即木乃伊的概念。故選A。

【2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段中The British archaeologist Howard Carter discovered the remains of Tutankhamun in 1922, probably the most famous mummy in the world.可知，1922年，英國考古學(xué)家Howard Carter發(fā)現(xiàn)了圖坦卡門的遺骸，這可能是世界上最著名的木乃伊。由此可知，圖坦卡門的遺骸是在一個(gè)世紀(jì)前被發(fā)現(xiàn)的。故選B。

【3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段中They can also find clues to what they ate and what kind of disease they had.可知，他們也能找到他們吃了什么和患了什么病的線索。由此可知，通過特殊設(shè)備和x光機(jī)，科學(xué)家們能發(fā)現(xiàn)古代的人們有什么樣的疾病。故選D。

【4】推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段中Mummies have been found in the cold regions of the world, including the Alps and the Himalaya mountains. Salt water also helps preserve bodies. Mummies have been found in deserts and in peat bogs.可知，在世界上寒冷的地區(qū)，包括阿爾卑斯山和喜馬拉雅山，都發(fā)現(xiàn)過木乃伊。鹽水也有助于保存尸體。在沙漠和泥炭沼澤中發(fā)現(xiàn)過木乃伊。由此可推知，不利于木乃伊化的因素是溫暖的氣候。故選C。