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1、Unit3Amazingpeople神秘的古埃及，神秘的金字塔，神秘的图坦卡蒙国王之墓，你想了解这位年轻的国王和他的陵墓的情况吗？就让这篇小短文为你揭开它神秘的面纱吧！TheancientEgyptiansvaluedtheirPharaohs(法老)asGods.UpontheirdeathstheKings’bodieswerecarefullypreservedbymummifying.Themummifiedbodieswereburiedinelaborate(精致的)tombsand

2、surroundedwithalltherichestheroyalswouldneedinthenextlife.Thetombswerethencarefullysealed.Egypt’sbestdesignersdesignedthestructurestoresistthieves.Insomecasesheavy，hard－granite(花岗岩)plugswereusedtoblockpassageways.Inothers，falsedoorwaysandhiddenroomsw

3、eredesignedtofoolintruders.Finally，inafewcases，acursewasplacedontheentrance.ThemostfamousEgyptianPharaohtodayis，withoutdoubt，KingTutankhamun，alsoknownasKingTut.Hediedinmid－January，1343B．C.Itisthoughtthathewasmurderedbyanofficialbecausehisskullwasknoc

4、kedinandonlyapersonofgreatimportancecouldgetnearenoughtoharmhim.Heissofamousbecausehistombwasinalmostperfectcondition.Histombhadbeenrobbedonceverysoonafterhewasputin，buteverythinglostwasreplacedassoonaspossible.25Today，thetombstillcontainsthePharaoh’

5、sremains，hiddenfromviewinsidetheoutermostofthreecoffins.HeistheonlyPharaohstilllivingintheValleyoftheKings—asfarasweknow!Thetombitselfisverysmallandappearstohavebeendesignedforsomeoneoflesserimportance.Tutankhamun’sunexpectedearlydeathsawthetomb’srus

6、hedmodificationtohousethePharaoh.TheonlypartofthecomplexthatcontainswallpaintingsistheBurialChamber.Oneofthescenes，describestheOpeningoftheMouthCeremonywherethesensesarerestoredtothedeadTutankhamun.InthiscasethepersonperformingthisdutyisAy，whobecamet

7、henextPharaoh.Itcontainedfourgildedshrines(镀金的圣骨箱)nestedoneinsidetheother.Theinnermostofthesecoveredastonetomb.Insidethatwerethreecoffins—theinnermostbeingmadeof110kilogramsofsolidgold.InsidethatlaythePharaohhimselfwearingthefamousgoldmask.SectionⅠ　W

8、elcometotheunit&Reading—WarmingUp1．entrancen．　　　　　　　　入口2．contentn.内容3．swallowvt.&vi.吞下，吞咽4．shortlyadv.不久，很快5．coincidencen.巧合，碰巧6．labourn．&vi.劳动，努力工作7．explorern．探险家；勘探者→explorev．探测；探险；考察→explorationn．探险；探索；勘探8．curiousadj.好奇的，求知欲强的→curiouslyadv.好奇地；奇异地