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1、高二英语作业（9）M5U3ScienceVersusNature编写:唐海霞审阅:韩萍预计用时:30分钟班级_____学号_____姓名________**时文赏析EgyptianMichaelJackson:Thelimestonestatuehasgauntcheeks,glaringeyesand-moststrikingly-atiplessnose.(Agencies) MichaelJacksonfansareflockingtoaChicagomuseumtoseea3,000yearoldEgyptianmodelwhichlooksrem

2、arkablylikethelatekingofpop.StaffhavebeenrushedofftheirfeetsinceJackson’sdeathasthousandsofmournersvisittheexhibitiontopaytributetothestar. Thelimestonestatuehasgauntcheeksand-moststrikingly-atiplessnose.ItisondisplayattheInsideAncientEgyptexhibitionatTheFieldMuseumintheUnitedStat

3、es.ThebustwasboughtinCairoin1889andhasbeenondisplayatthemuseumfor21years. ButitspopularityhassoaredsinceMichaelJackson’sdeathafterfansstartedwritingabouttheancientstatueoninternetblogs.ThebustwascarvedduringtheNewKingdomPeriod,whichranbetween1550BCto1050BC.Thiswasaroundthesametime

4、asfamousEgyptiansRamessesandKingTut. Themuseum’s4,500dailyvisitorsarebannedfromtouchingorkissingthestatue,whichisprotectedbehindaglassscreen.Astonishedfansstandadmiringthestatueanddiscussingitslikenesswithotherswhohavetravelledtoseeit. DarnellWilliams,thedirectorofguestrelations,s

5、aidsomefansweretreatingavisittothemuseumlikeapilgrimage.Hesaid:"ThestatuehasbeenhereforyearsbutinteresthasbeenboostedsinceMichaelJackson’sdeath.Peoplearecomingfromalloverthecountrytoseethestatueandcompareitslikenesstothekingofpop. “Manyseeitasapilgrimageandasawaytopaytributetohisa

6、chievements.Hehadsuchalargeinfluenceonpopculture.SomefansaresodesperatetoseethemodeltheyareaskingstaffhowtogettotheEgyptexhibitionbeforetheyhaveevenboughttheirticket. "TheywanttotouchandkissthemodellikeitissomesortofGodbutitisbehindascreentoprotectitfromdamage.Oncepeopleseeittheya

7、reastoundedandcan’tstoptalkingaboutitslikeness.Itreallyisremarkable." JamesPhillips,curatorofneareastandnorthafricanexhibits,saidlittlewasknownabouttheoriginsofthemodel. Hesaid:"ThelikenessisastonishingbutIthinkitisprobablyacoincidence.WedonotbelieveMichaelJacksonevervisitedthemus

8、eumorsawtheexhibitandthereisthere