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Howard Carter
King Tutankhamun
The curse of the mummy
Death Shall Come on Swift Wings To Him Who Disturbs the Peace of the King.
谁扰乱了法老的安眠，死神将张开翅膀降临他的头上！
What is the passage about
Besides Howard Carter, who else that had something to do with the opening of the tomb are mentioned in the passage
What strange things happened to them
Who
What happened
Lord Carnarvon
(supporter)
George Gould
(friend)
Richard Bethell
(secretary)
Arthur Mace
(team member)
They fell ill and died strangely not long after the tomb had been opened.
Arthur Mace
Richard Bethell
George Gould
Lord Carnarvon
When did he die
How did he die
Characters
a fever
a high fever
heart trouble
not mentioned
a few months later
about two days later
four months later
shortly after the discovery
some other strange things
Carter’s pet bird was eaten by a
snake upon entering the tomb.
Carnarvon’s dog died at the same
time as its master.
Lights in Cairo went out when
Carnarvon died.
What do people think of all these strange things
Just coincidence
The result of the mummy’s curse
Caused by the viruses disturbed
by fresh air
Howard Carter was shy.
His father taught him to write.
Howard Carter worked in Egypt in the 1920s.
He discovered the tomb of Tutankhamun when
he was 17.
5. The explorers decided to leave the treasure in
the tomb.
6. Carter’s pet bird usually brought him good luck.
7. Howard Carter died when he was young.
8. It is believed that the mummy’s curse makes those
who enter Egypt ill.
F
F
T
F
F
T
F
F
Decide whether the following sentences are TRUE or FALSE. Correct the mistakes.
brave and adventurous.
draw.
48.
emptied the tomb of everything
it contained.
65.
Some people believe
Fill in the blanks with the correct words:
Howard Carter is one of the most famous of the world. He was and about the world outside his hometown when he was very young. By the 1920s, he had become an explorer, for the tombs of the Egyptian kings. In 1922,Howard Carter made his most discovery of all, in the Valley of the Kings, in Egypt, where he found the tomb of King . However, not long after the tomb had been opened, people in Carter’s team began to fall ill and die _______. Within seven years, 21 people who had something to do with the opening of the tomb died. Some people say the deaths were just .Others believe that they were the result of the mummy’s . However, still others believe that there is a _________ explanation, because inside the tombs there are many ________ . What is certain is that the _________ of Tutankhamun’s tomb has never been fully _________.
explorers
bright
curious
searching
amazing
Tutankhamun
coincidence
curse
scientific
viruses
mystery
explained
strangely
1.Match the summaries with the correct paragraphs:
a There is a scientific reason why people died after entering the tomb.
b Howard Carter did not go to school and later became an explorer.
c Lord Carnarvon died after Carter had opened the tomb.
d Howard Carter discovered the tomb of King Tutankhamun.
e A short introduction of Howard Carter’s life story.
f The mystery of Tutankhamun’s tomb has never been fully explained.
g More people died after Carter’s discovery.
h People keep wondering why so many people died and have suggested
all kinds of explanations.
Para 1 . Para 5 .
Para 2 . Para 6 .
Para 3 . Para 7 .
Para 4 . Para 8 .
e
b
d
c
g
h
a
f
Do you believe in the curse
Why (not)
Read the passage again.
Page 45, E.
Page 105,D1.
As for anybody who shall enter this tomb in his impurity (不洁, 不纯 ): I shall ring his neck as a bird's.
As for any man who shall destroy these, it is the god Thoth who shall destroy him.
