The curse of the mummy Reading (Ⅱ) 1. Fill in the blanks with the words or phrases from the box. Change the form where necessary. 1) They have decided to take steps to _____ the old buildings in this small town, which will bring in more visitors in the future. 2) The Great London Fire, which began on 2 September 1666, _____ huge damage to the city of London. 3) Children _____ everything. They are always asking a lot of questions. 4) I don’t know much about his work, but I know it _____ animals. 2. Choose the best answer to complete each sentence. 1) People usually use salt to _____ food from going bad. A. preserve B. help C. delay D. disturb 2) The mother opened the door quietly so as not to _____ the sleeping baby. A. upset B. break C. disturb D. puzzle 3) It can’t be a(n) _____ that four jewellery stores were robbed in one night. A. accident B. incident C. chance D. coincidence 4) She _____ an old friend of hers yesterday while she was shopping at the department store. A. turned down B. dealt with C. came across D. took over 3. Paraphrase the following sentence. His careless driving resulted in the accident. = The accident _____ _____ his careless driving. = He drove carelessly, and _____ _____ _____, the accident happened. = The accident happened _____ _____ _____ _____ his careless driving. disturb preserve result in come across be curious about have something to do with PAGE(
课件网) Kuai Zhongshan Jiangsu Dagang High School Howard Carter personality: brave, bright, curious about The passage is developed in the order of _____ time In 1891 He ____ ___ for Alexandria. By the 1920s ◆ He had become an _____. ◆ He had found several important tombs. ◆ He had discovered a great _____ as well as the _____ bodies of dead kings. In 1922 He _____ _____ the tomb of King Tutankhamun. Within 7 years Not long after the discovery People in Carter’s team began to _____ ___ and die. 21 people who ____ _____ ___ ___ ____ the opening of the tomb died. set sail explorer fortune preserved came across fall ill had something to do with Strange deaths They were just _____. They were __ _____ ____ a mummy’s curse. When a tomb is opened, the viruses inside will be _____ and if breathed in, they can _____ __ deaths. The curse of the mummy remains a _____. coincidence in connection with disturbed result in Conclusion riddle Outline Howard Carter Achievements Strange deaths Explanations Conclusion curse preserve vt. …, he discovered a great fortune in jewels and gold, along with the preserved bodies of dead kings. (Page 42, Lines 9-11) to save sth. or sb. from being harmed or destroyed (to protect) Doing eye exercises can help to preserve our eyesight. Why is the fish put in the ice Because the fish can be well preserved in the ice. to keep food for a long time The government should take actions to preserve the Great Wall from being damaged. A woman was singing. One of the guests criticized (批评) the singer ... ...
