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1、选修六Module2“阅读+七选五+完形”组合练——练题型(限时:35分钟)I•阅读理解(2016*广州综合测试二加itpossiblethatthesinkingoftheTitanicwascausedbyaghost?Aplotofthestorybelowistrue...butdiditreallyhappenquitelikethis?OurstorybeginsnotintheicycoldwatersoftheNorthAtlantic,butratherthousandsofmilesawayinE
2、gypt.Itishere,perhaps,thatwecanfindthestartofthemystery(谜)oftheTitanic,intheyear1910,inthegreatcityofCairo.Oneday,afamousprofessorofEgyptianhistorycalledDouglasMurraywasstayinginCairo,whenhewascontactedbyanAmericanadventurer.TheAmericanhadsomethingunusualtooffe
3、rMurray,somethingthatwascertaintothrillhim:abeautifulancientEgyptianmummycase,containingthemummyofanEgyptianqueen.Itwasover3,000yearsold,butinbeautifulcondition—gold,withbrightpaintingsonitMurraywasdelightedwithboththeobjectandtheasking-price.Hegavethemanachequ
4、eimmediately.Thechequewasnevercashed.ThateveningtheAmericanadventurerdied.Forhispart,MurrayarrangedtohavethetreasuresentbacktoBritain.However,itwasnotlongbeforehelearntmoreaboutthebeautifulmummycase:Onthewallsofthetombinwhichithadbeendiscovered,thereweremessage
5、swhichwarnedofterribleconsequencestoanyonewhobrokeintothetomb.Murraywasdisbelievingofthesewarningsuntilafewdayslater,whenagunhewasholdingexplodedinhishand,shatteringhisarm.Thearmhadtobecutoff.Aftertheaccident,Murraydecidedtoreturntohishomeland.Onthereturnjourne
6、y,twoofhiscompanionsdiedmysteriously^andtwoservantswhohadhandledthemummyalsopassedaway.Thenow-terrifiedMurraydecidedhewouldgetridofthecursedcaseassoonashearrivedinLondon.AladyheknewnamedJanetJonessaidshewouldlikeit,sohegaveittoher.Shortlyafterwards,Jones1mother
7、died,andsheherselfcaughtastrangedisease.Shetriedreturningthemummy,butnaturallyMurrayrefusedit.Intheend,itwaspresentedtotheBritishMuseum.Eveninthemuseum,themummyapparentlycontinuedtocausestrangeevents.Amuseumphotographerdiedshortlyaftertakingpicturesofthenewexhi
8、bit,andamanageralsodiedfornoapparentreason.Intheend,theBritishMuseumdecidedtogetridofthemummytoo.TheysoldittoacollectorinNewYork.AtthestartofApril1912,arrangementsforthetran