阅读理解AnancientEgyptianmummyreturnedhome150yearsafterbeingstolenbyaCanadiandoctor．ThemummyisbelievedtobeRamsesⅠthefounderofthe19thDynastyofancientEgy

　　阅读理解

　　AnancientEgyptianmummyreturnedhome150yearsafterbeingstolenbyaCanadiandoctor．

　　ThemummyisbelievedtobeRamsesⅠthefounderofthe19thDynastyofancientEgypt．Itwas?stolen?inthe19thcenturyatthetimewhenmany?explorersfromEuropeandAmericawantedtofindthemummifiedbodiesofPharaohs(法老)．TheyhadheardstoriesofthePharaohsbeingburiedwithtreasuresofgreatartistic?scientificandfinancialvalue．

　　ButwhenKingTutwasdiscoveredin1922inEgypttheyrealizedthePharaohsmighthavebeenburiedwithsomethingelseaswell－curses(咒语)．

　　AssoonasEnglishmanHowardCarterfoundKingTut’stombstrangethingsstartedtohappen．OnthenightofthediscoveryCarter’scanary(金丝雀)waskilledbyasnake．ItwasthesamekindofsnakefoundonasymbolwornbythePharaohsontheirforeheads．AfewmonthslaterLordCarnarvonthemanwhopaidforCarter’stripdiedsuddenlyinCairoofunknowncauses．By1935nofewerthan21peopleconnectedwiththediscoveryofthetombhaddied．

　　AftermuchargumentoverwhetherthecurseofKingTutreallyexistedfouryearsagoGermanscientistGotthardKramertriedtofinditoutforcertain．Hediscoveredthatbacteria(细菌)onthemummycouldhavebeenresponsibleforthedeaths．“Whenthisbacteriaentersthebodythroughthenosemouthoreyes”Kramersaid“itcanresultinillnessorevendeathparticularlytothosewithbadhealth．”

　　Butperhapsthepowerofthecurseisinthemindsofthosewhobelieveit．Carterthemanwhoactuallyopenedthetomblivedto66beforedyingofnaturalcauses．“Allsensiblepeopleshoulddismiss(不予理会)thesecurseideasasrubbish”hesaid．

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　　The19thcenturywasatimewhen_________．

　　[]A．

　　peoplefromAmericaandEuropetriedtogetmummifiedbodiesofPharaohs

　　B．

　　manymummifiedbodiesofPharaohsweredestroyed?

　　C．

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