An ancient Egyptian mummy thought to be that of Pharaoh Ramses Ⅰ has returned ho

Anancient Egyptian mummy thought to be that of Pharaoh Ramses Ⅰ has returned homeafter more than 140 years in North American museums. The body was carried offthe plane in Cairo in a box draped in Egypt’s flag.

TheMichael Carlos Museum gave it back after tests showed it was probably that ofthe man who ruled 3 000 years ago. The US Museum acquired(得到) it three years ago from a Canadian museum,which in turn is thought to have bought it from Egyptian grave robbers in 1860.The mummy was welcomed back home with songs and military band music during aceremony at the national museum in Cairo.

ZahiHawass, head of Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities(文物最高委员会), traveled from the US with the body andsaid it would be moved next year to the Luxor Museum in Southern Egypt. “We arenot 100% sure that the mummy is that of Ramses Ⅰ. ”said Mr. Hawass. “But we are100% sure that it is of a king. ”

Atlanta’sMichael Carlos Museum acquired the mummy in 1999, but offered to return itafter hi-tech scanning(扫描)equipment indicated it was likely to be that of Ramses Ⅰ. The museum websitesaid it had been acquired from the Niagara Falls Museum. It is thought aCanadian collector bought the mummy for the Niagara Falls Museum around 1860from an Egyptian family which had stumbled on(偶然发现)a tomb filled with royal mummies at a site near Luxor.

Mr.Hawass praised the handover(移交)as “a great, civilized gesture”. And he appealed(呼吁)to other world museums to return Egypt’s antiquities, particularly the RosettaStone in the British Museum, and the Bust of Nefertiti in the Berlin Museum.

1. Justbefore the handover, Ramses’ mummy was kept in    .

A. theLuxor Museum   B.the Michael Carlos Museum

C. theNiagara Falls Museum D.a Canadian museum

2. Whichis the correct order of the following according to the passage?

a. Themummy returned home.

b. Themummy was kept in the Niagara Falls Museum.

c.Egyptian grave robber sold the mummy.

d. Themummy was kept in the Michael Carlos Museum.

e. ACanadian collector bought the mummy.

A. c e da b  B.a b d e c

C. a e cb d  D.c e b d a

3. Thepassage mainly tells us    .

A. thehistory of Ramses’ mummy

B. thetraveling of Ramses’ mummy to the Niagara Falls Museum

C. thereturning of Ramses’ mummy to Egypt

D. theroyal family of Ramses

4. Whichis TRUE according to the passage?

A. Allthe Egypt’s antiquities have returned home after the handover.

B.Niagara Falls Museum is an American museum.

C. Buyingthe mummy from the Egyptian family was a great, civilized gesture.

D.Ramses’ Mummy had been kept in Canada for more than a century.

试题答案

答案：1B2D3C4D