It has long been known the ancient Egyptian rulers, or pharaohs (法老), were buried with great ceremony and lavish (大量的) treasures that were to be used in the other world.

　　Unfortunately, until 1922 no remains of any of the pharaohs or their treasures had ever been found. In that year, however, an archaeologist named Howard Carter and his sponsor, Lord Carnavon, were at last successful. They found the tomb of King Tutankhamen, who was buried 3,200 years ago. King Tut's tomb was the first fully preserved burial site to be uncovered in Egypt's Valley of the Kings. The two men found the tomb to contain wonderful treasures. Gold figures and magnificent furniture decorated with gold were found in the myriad (许多) of secret rooms and tunnels within the pyramid.

　　The only disappointment for Howard Carter came when he found that King Tut's body was nothing but dust. Apparently a mistake had been made when the king's remains were mummified (使成木乃伊). Carter did, however, find 143 pieces of jewelry within the mummy case, mostly made of gold and precious stones.

　　Actually, despite all the publicity about the remarkable finds in his tomb, Tutankhamen's reign (统治时期) as pharaoh was short and relatively uneventful (太平的). He died when he was just 18 years old.

　　Section_ⅠWarming Up & Reading - Pre­reading

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　　A VISIT TO THE ZHOUKOUDIAN CAVES

　　A group of students (S) from England has come to the Zhoukoudian caves for a visit. An archaeologist① (A) is showing them round②.

　　A：Welcome to the Zhoukoudian caves here in China. It is a great pleasure to meet you students from England, who are interested in archaeology③. You must be aware that④ it's here that we found evidence⑤ of some of the earliest people who lived in this part of the world. We've been excavating⑥ here for many years and ...

　　 　　①archaeologist /ˌɑːkI'ɒlədʒIst/n.考古学家(美archeologist)

　　②show sb. round 带领某人参观

　　③archaeology /ˌɑːkI'ɒlədʒI/n.考古学(美archeology)

　　④be/become aware that ...意识到；认识到

　　⑤evidence n．证据；证明

　　⑥excavate /'ekskəveIt/vt.挖掘；发掘