unit 3 amazing people 课时作业(二)
reading： the curse of the mummy
i. 根据课文内容，选出正确答案：
1. howard carter’s father was a(n) ________.
a. teacherb. explorerc. artistd. historian
2. we can infer that howard carter discovered the tomb of king tutankhamun _______.
a. at the age of 48b. on his own expense
c. and found it emptyd. and found it had been broken in before
3. which of the following statements is true?
a. carter went to egypt on foot when he was 17.
b. carter had a bird which served as a guide to the tomb.
c. only those who were present when the tomb was opened died strangely.
d. carter was the last to die, shortly after all the other members of his team died.
4. why did all those people die within q quite short period of time?
a. because they had been cursedb. it was coincidence
c. because of the viruses in the tombd. no one knows for sure.
5. which is the correct order of death?
a. lord carnaron’s dogb. carter’s birdc. carter d. george gould
a. b,a,c,db. a,b,d,cc. b,a,d,cd. b,d,a,c
6. strange things that happened to the people who had something to do with the opening of the tomb included the following expect ___________.
a. a nake attacking peopleb. people dying of different diseases
c. lights going out in cairod. lord carnarvon’s dog dying in england
ii. 根据首字母提示或中文提示补全单词：
1. we must e_________ all possible ways to increase food production.
2. the boy was c___________ about everything he saw.
3. the d___________ of radium (镭) has helped many people.
4. don’t d__________ the headmaster; he is busy.
5. c__________ with what he has already, the new stamps were not very interesting.
6. the policemen showed great _________ (勇敢) in face of danger.
7. he remembered how _________ (奇怪) it had affected him.
8. what a _________(巧合) to meet in san francisco!
9. there are many ________(古代) buildings in rome.
10. they told me a good story of their _____________ (童年).
iii. 单项选择：
