英语六级阅读理解精炼50篇33: 古埃及陵墓之谜(含答案)
<p> 33. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="Rich">Rich</span> <span word="King">King</span> <span word="Of">Of</span> <span word="Old">Old</span> <span word="Egypt">Egypt</span>1</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="kings">kings</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="Egypt">Egypt</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="rich">rich</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="powerful">powerful</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="tombs">tombs</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="lives">lives</span>. <span word="Archeologists">Archeologists</span>2 <span word="have">have</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="tombs">tombs</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="years">years</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="Lord">Lord</span> <span word="Carnarvon">Carnarvon</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="England">England</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="archeologist">archeologist</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="interested">interested</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="lived">lived</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Egypt">Egypt</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="permission">permission</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="dig">dig</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="tombs">tombs</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Valley">Valley</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Kings">Kings</span>. 3 <span word="He">He</span> <span word="hired">hired</span>4 <span word="an">an</span> <span word="archeologist">archeologist</span> <span word="named">named</span> <span word="Howard">Howard</span> <span word="Carter">Carter</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="charge">charge</span> . 5</p><p> <span word="For">For</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="worked">worked</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="diggers">diggers</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="little">little</span> . <span word="Lord">Lord</span> <span word="Carnarvon">Carnarvon</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="England">England</span>. <span word="Carter">Carter</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="discovery">discovery</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="kept">kept</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="work">work</span>.</p><p> <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fall">fall</span> <span word="of">of</span> 1922 , <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="uncovered">uncovered</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="step">step</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rocky">rocky</span> <span word="hill">hill</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="brushed">brushed</span> <span word="away">away</span>6 <span word="some">some</span> <span word="loose">loose</span> <span word="stones">stones</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="step">step</span> <span word="below">below</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="clear">clear</span> <span word="sixteen">sixteen</span> <span word="steps">steps</span> <span word="leading">leading</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hill">hill</span>. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bottom">bottom</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="steps">steps</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wall">wall</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="stone">stone</span> <span word="blocks">blocks</span>. <span word="On">On</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wall">wall</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="seal">seal</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="king">king</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="Tutankhamen">Tutankhamen</span>.</p><p> <span word="When">When</span> <span word="Lord">Lord</span> <span word="Carnarvon">Carnarvon</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="news">news</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="sailed">sailed</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="ship">ship</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Egypt">Egypt</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="clearing">clearing</span> <span word="out">out</span>7 <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tomb">tomb</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="carefully">carefully</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="finish">finish</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="job">job</span>!</p><p> <span word="There">There</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="rooms">rooms</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tomb">tomb</span>. <span word="Three">Three</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="piled">piled</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="boxes">boxes</span>, <span word="vases">vases</span>, <span word="jewels">jewels</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="beautiful">beautiful</span> <span word="things">things</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="golden">golden</span> <span word="throne">throne</span>, <span word="several">several</span> <span word="golden">golden</span> <span word="chariots">chariots</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="king">king</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="hunting">hunting</span> <span word="bows">bows</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="gold">gold</span>-<span word="trimmed">trimmed</span> <span word="sandals">sandals</span>. <span word="All">All</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="king">king</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="afterworld">afterworld</span>.</p>
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