Question

An ancient Egyptian mummy thought to be that of Pharaoh Ramses Ⅰ 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 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 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 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

4. Which 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 great, civilized gesture.

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

 

Answer 1

答案：B;D;C;D
提示：

1.B  The Michael Carlos Museum gave it back after tests showed it was probably that of the man who ruled 3000 years ago.所以B为正确选项。 2.D  correct order正确的顺序。 3.C  从第一段即可知文章主要讲的是C. 4.D  after more than 140 years in North American museums.所以D的说法是正确的。