2017届高考英语一轮复习跟踪检测：选修6 Module 2 Fantasy Literature（外研版）
<p> <span word="Module">Module</span> 2 <span word="Fantasy">Fantasy</span> <span word="Literature">Literature</span></p><p> “阅读＋七选五＋完形”组合练——练题型</p><p> (限时：35分钟)</p><p> Ⅰ.阅读理解</p><p> (2016·广州综合测试二)<span word="Is">Is</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sinking">sinking</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Titanic">Titanic</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="ghost">ghost</span>? <span word="A">A</span> <span word="plot">plot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="below">below</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="true">true</span> ... <span word="but">but</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="happen">happen</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="this">this</span>?</p><p> <span word="Our">Our</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="begins">begins</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="icy">icy</span> <span word="cold">cold</span> <span word="waters">waters</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="North">North</span> <span word="Atlantic">Atlantic</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="miles">miles</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Egypt">Egypt</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="here">here</span>, <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mystery">mystery</span> (谜) <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Titanic">Titanic</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="year">year</span> 1910, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Cairo">Cairo</span>.</p><p> <span word="One">One</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="professor">professor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Egyptian">Egyptian</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="Douglas">Douglas</span> <span word="Murray">Murray</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="staying">staying</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Cairo">Cairo</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="contacted">contacted</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="adventurer">adventurer</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="unusual">unusual</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="offer">offer</span> <span word="Murray">Murray</span>, <span word="something">something</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="thrill">thrill</span> <span word="him">him</span>: <span word="a">a</span> <span word="beautiful">beautiful</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="Egyptian">Egyptian</span> <span word="mummy">mummy</span> <span word="case">case</span>, <span word="containing">containing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mummy">mummy</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="Egyptian">Egyptian</span> <span word="queen">queen</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="over">over</span> 3,000 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="old">old</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="beautiful">beautiful</span> <span word="condition">condition</span> — <span word="gold">gold</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="bright">bright</span> <span word="paintings">paintings</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="Murray">Murray</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="delighted">delighted</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="object">object</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="asking">asking</span><span word="price">price</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cheque">cheque</span> <span word="immediately">immediately</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="cheque">cheque</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="cashed">cashed</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="evening">evening</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="adventurer">adventurer</span> <span word="died">died</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="part">part</span>, <span word="Murray">Murray</span> <span word="arranged">arranged</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="treasure">treasure</span> <span word="sent">sent</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="learnt">learnt</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beautiful">beautiful</span> <span word="mummy">mummy</span> <span word="case">case</span>: <span word="On">On</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="walls">walls</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tomb">tomb</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="discovered">discovered</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="messages">messages</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="warned">warned</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="terrible">terrible</span> <span word="consequences">consequences</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="anyone">anyone</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="broke">broke</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tomb">tomb</span>. <span word="Murray">Murray</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="disbelieving">disbelieving</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="warnings">warnings</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="later">later</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="gun">gun</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="holding">holding</span> <span word="exploded">exploded</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>, <span word="shattering">shattering</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="arm">arm</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="arm">arm</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="off">off</span>.</p>
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