Themagicspadesofarchaeology(考古学)havegivenusthewholelostworldofEgypt.Weknowmoreaboutthevanished(消失)EgyptiansthanweknowaboutanyotherancientpeoplemorethanweknowabouttheearlyGre

　　Themagicspadesofarchaeology(考古学)havegivenusthewholelostworldof Egypt.Weknowmoreaboutthevanished(消失)EgyptiansthanweknowaboutanyotherancientpeoplemorethanweknowabouttheearlyGreeksandRomanswhosecivilizationdiedjustyesterday.Weknownearlyeverythingthereistoknow.OneofthereasonsisthatinEgyptalmostnothingrotsnothingspoilsnothingcrumbles(粉碎)away.Digupthemostdelicatecarvingthefinestsubstanceandyouwillfinditjustasfreshandperfectafterthousandsofyearsoflyinginthesandasifithadrecentlycomefromtheartist’shand.Whentheydidn’tburytheactualobjectstheEgyptiansburiedlittlemodelsofthemexactreproductionsoftherealthings.Isitanywonderthatwehaveacompleterecordoftheircivilization?

　　1．WehaveacompleterecordofearlyEgyptbecause________.

　　A．thecivilizationwasnotburiedverydeep

　　B．archaeologistsusedadvanceddiggingmethods

　　C．theclimateisexceptionaldry

　　D．theEgyptiansusedsecretmethodsofpreservation

　　2．Theparagraphsuggeststhat________.

　　A．archaeologyisarelativelynewscience

　　B．archaeologistsarepatient

　　C．theEgyptiancivilizationservedasamodelfortheGreekandRoman

　　D．theEgyptianswantedtopreservethepast

　　3．ThereadermaythinkthatearlyEgyptianswere________.

　　A．advancedintheart

　　B．preoccupiedwithdeath

　　C．guidedbysuperstitious(迷信)

　　D．interestedinarchaeology