AnancientEgyptianmummythoughttobethatofPharaohRamsesⅠhasreturnedhomeaftermorethan140yearsinNorthAmericanmuseums.ThebodywascarriedofftheplaneinCairoinaboxdrapedinEgypt’sflag.TheMichaelCa
AnancientEgyptianmummythoughttobethatofPharaohRamsesⅠhasreturnedhomeaftermorethan140yearsinNorthAmericanmuseums.ThebodywascarriedofftheplaneinCairoinaboxdrapedinEgypt’sflag.
TheMichaelCarlosMuseumgaveitbackaftertestsshoweditwasprobablythatofthemanwhoruled3000yearsago.TheUSMuseumacquired(得到)itthreeyearsagofromaCanadianmuseumwhichinturnisthoughttohaveboughtitfromEgyptiangraverobbersin1860.ThemummywaswelcomedbackhomewithsongsandmilitarybandmusicduringaceremonyatthenationalmuseuminCairo.
ZahiHawassheadofEgypt’sSupremeCouncilofAntiquities(文物最高委员会)traveledfromtheUSwiththebodyandsaiditwouldbemovednextyeartotheLuxorMuseuminSouthernEgypt.“Wearenot100%surethatthemummyisthatofRamsesⅠ.”saidMr.Hawass.“Butweare100%surethatitisofaking.”
Atlanta’sMichaelCarlosMuseumacquiredthemummyin1999butofferedtoreturnitafterhi-techscanning(扫描)equipmentindicateditwaslikelytobethatofRamsesⅠ.ThemuseumwebsitesaidithadbeenacquiredfromtheNiagaraFallsMuseum.ItisthoughtaCanadiancollectorboughtthemummyfortheNiagaraFallsMuseumaround1860fromanEgyptianfamilywhichhadstumbledon(偶然发现)atombfilledwithroyalmummiesatasitenearLuxor.
Mr.Hawasspraisedthehandover(移交)as“agreatcivilizedgesture”.Andheappealed(呼吁)tootherworldmuseumstoreturnEgypt’santiquitiesparticularlytheRosettaStoneintheBritishMuseumandtheBustofNefertitiintheBerlinMuseum.
1.JustbeforethehandoverRamses’mummywaskeptin .
A.theLuxorMuseum B.theMichaelCarlosMuseum
C.theNiagaraFallsMuseumD.aCanadianmuseum
2.Whichisthecorrectorderofthefollowingaccordingtothepassage?
a.Themummyreturnedhome.
b.ThemummywaskeptintheNiagaraFallsMuseum.
c.Egyptiangraverobbersoldthemummy.
d.ThemummywaskeptintheMichaelCarlosMuseum.
e.ACanadiancollectorboughtthemummy.
A.cedab B.abdec
C.aecbd D.cebda
3.Thepassagemainlytellsus .
A.thehistoryofRamses’mummy
B.thetravelingofRamses’mummytotheNiagaraFallsMuseum
C.