(　　)1.Modern farming methods can have an adverse effect on the environment.

　　(　　)2.They were very curious about the people who lived upstairs.

　　(　　)3.She came across some old photographs in a drawer.

　　(　　)4.She is a talented musician as well as being a photographer.

　　(　　)5.The hurricane has resulted in many thousands of deaths.

　　(　　)6.Sandra was determined to become a doctor and her persistence paid off.

　　[答案]　1－6　CEBAFD

　　The curse(诅咒) of the mummy(木乃伊)

　　Howard Carter is one of the most famous explorers(探险家)the world has ever known①.He was brave and loved to visit and explore new places.During his life，he discovered many amazing things.

　　Howard Carter did not go to school，but learnt to draw from his father，who was an artist②.He was bright and curious about the world outside his home town.In 1891，at the age of 17，he set sail for Alexandria，Egypt.By the 1920s，he had become an explorer，searching for the tombs(坟墓) of the Egyptian kings.He found several important ones.Inside the tombs，he discovered a great fortune in jewels(珠宝) and gold，along with the preserved bodies of dead kings.These preserved bodies are known as mummies.

　　In 1922，Howard Carter made his most amazing discovery of all，in the Valley of the Kings，in Egypt.He had received money from Lord(贵族) Carnarvon，a British man who was very interested in Egypt③.Carter's team was working at a place near the city of Luxor.There，they came across the tomb of King Tutankhamun.It was the most important tomb that had ever been found④.'The tomb contained more treasure than any of us had ever seen before，as well as the mummy of the king，'said Carter.'After we looked into the tomb，we closed it and hid its entrance.We wanted to study the tomb later when we had more time⑤.Afterwards，all of its contents(内容) would go into a museum.'

木乃伊的诅咒