木乃伊,即“人工干尸”。此词译自英语mummy,源自波斯语mumiai,意为“沥青”。世界许多地区都有用防腐香料体来收殓尸体,表示对死者的敬意。mummyEgyptiantemplemarkplatediseaselastproveresinskinsectionfigurenormallysurviven.木乃伊adj.埃及的n.庙n.斑点n.(照相)底片n.疾病v.持续v.显示出n.树脂n.皮肤n.切片n.(人的)体形;人像adv.通常地v.幸免于templen.庙,寺e.g.山上有座庙。Thereisatempleonthehill.mark1)n.斑点e.g.这匹马头上有一个白色斑点。Thehorsehasawhitemarkonitshead.2)n.分数e.g.得满分3)n.标记&v.标记e.g.做个标记getfullmarksmakeamarkplaten.盘子;底片diseasen.疾病e.g.他同疾病做了很长时间的斗争。Hefoughtagainstthediseaseforalongtime.lastvi.持续,延续(常跟一个表示时间的名词或短语,没有被动语态)e.g.这个会议将持续3个小时。Themeetingwilllastforthreehours.e.g.两国的战争一直持续到1453年。Thewarbetweenthetwocountrieslasteduntil1453.prove①vi.显示,表明表明是…,果然是…prove+tobe+adj.e.g.随着时间的推移,爱因斯坦的理论果然是正确的。_________________,Einstein'stheory____________________.②vt.证明,证实e.g.我将会向你证明我的想法。Iwillprovemyideastoyou.e.g.谁能证实那个呢?AstimewentonprovedtobecorrectWhocanprovethat?resinn.树脂skinn.皮肤e.g.他有着棕色的皮肤。Hehasbrownskin.sectionn.切片;部分;章节e.g.医生们检查从尸体上切下来的切片。Thedoctorsexaminedthesectioncutfromthedeadbody.e.g.这个测试由四个部分组成。Thetestconsistsoffoursections.figuren.(人的)体形;人像e.g.你最好多做锻炼来保持你的体形。You’dbetterdomoreexercisetokeepyourfigure.e.g.当她看到在她的卧里有个黑影时尖叫起来。Shescreamed________________________________________.normallyadv.通常地;正常地e.g.通常他的坏心情会持续一或两天。Normallyhisbadmoodlastsforoneortwodays.whenshesawadarkfigureinherbedroom(usually)survivev.幸免于;存活e.g.没有人在空难中幸存。Nobodysurvivedintheaircrash.e.g.我想知道他们靠那么可怜的收入是怎么能存活下来的。Iwonderhowtheycansurviveonsuchpoorincome.surviveone'shealthsurviveone'susefulness___________n.幸存者survivor年老体衰年老无用ThemummyofanEgyptianwomanwhodiedin800B.C.hasjusthadanoperation.B.C.为BeforeChrist(公元前)的缩写。haveanoperation(onsb.)动手术e.g.他鼻子动了手术。Hehadanoperationonhisnose.giveanoperationonsb.forsth.给某人做…手术e.g.这位医生给他做了癌症手术。Thedoctorgaveanoperationonhimforcancer.AstherewerestrangemarksontheX-rayplatestakenofthemummy,doctorshavebeentryingtofindoutwhetherthewomandiedofararedisease.strangemarks奇怪的斑点ontheX-rayplates在X光片上dieof死于......,因......而死(后面跟名词)e.g.那个男人死于重感冒。Themandiedofabadcold.dieofararedisease死于一种罕见的疾病Theonlywaytodothiswastooperate.Theoperation,whichlastedforoverfourhours,provedtobeverydifficultbecauseofthehardresinwhichcoveredtheskin.theonlywaytodosth.做某事的唯一办法e.g.成功的唯一办法是勤奋工作。Theonlywaytosucceedishardwork.lastforoverfourhours持续四个多小时provetobeverydifficult证实是非常困难的covertheskin覆盖在皮肤上Thedoctorsremovedasectionofthemummyandsentittoalaboratory.removeasection取下一个切片sendtoalaboratory送去实验室,送去化验TheyalsofoundsomethingwhichtheX-rayplatesdidnotshow:asmallwaxfigureofthegodDuamutef.Thisgodwhichhastheheadofacowwasnormallyplacedinsideamummy.asmallwaxfigure一个蜡制的小人像Duamutef胃、肠、肺和肝脏被分别保存在4个罐子里,传说这四个罐子由荷鲁斯(Horus)的四个儿子分别保管:多姆泰夫(Duamutef)保管胃,凯布山纳夫(Qebshenuf)保管肠,哈碧(Hapi)保管肺,艾姆谢特(Imset)保管肝脏。Theyfearedthatthemummywouldfalltopieceswhentheycutitopen,butfortunatelythishasnothappened.falltopieces碎成碎片,散掉e.g.在暴风雨中,这座老房子散架了。Duringthestorm,theoldhousefelltopieces.e.g.那个美丽的花瓶已经碎成碎片。Thebeautifulvasehasalreadyfallentopieces.cutopen切开;剖开=gotopieces1、Anoperationisusuallyperformedbya_____.A.doctorB.dentistC.scientistD.surgeon2、Theywantedtoknowifthewomanhaddiedofarare_____.A.illnessB.painC.acheD.hurt3、Whatdidthewomandieof?(同义句)_____didthewomandie?A.HowB.WhereC.WhatD.When4、Theyhaven’tdecidedyet.(同义句)Theyare______undecided.A.evenB.yetC.moreD.still5、Doctorsoperatedonthemummy____.A.tofindoutwhatthewomanhaddiedofB.tofindoutwhatwasinsideitC.toremoveasmallwaxfigureofthegod,DuamutefD.becausethewomandiedofararedisease6、Thedoctors______A.foundoutwhattheywerelookingforB.couldn'tpreventthemummyfromfallingtopiecesC.haven'tyetfoundoutwhattheywerelookingforD.expectedtofindthesmallwaxfigureinsidethemummy多选详解1.a根据课文第4-5行…doctorshavebeentryingtofindoutwhetherthewomandiedofararedisease(……医生们一直试图搞清这位妇女是否死于一种罕见的疾病)可以判断只有a.tofindoutwhatthewomanhaddiedof是医生给她做手术的目的,而其他3个选择虽然都是课文中提及的情况,但不能说明手术的目的,所以选a.2.c根据课文第10-11行thedoctorshavenotyetdecidedhowthewomandied(医生至今还未确定这位妇女的死因。)可以推断,只有c.haven’tyetfoundoutwhattheywerelookingfor是课文所暗示的情形,而其他3个选择都与课文内容不符。所以只能选c.3.a前一句中的dieof是“死于”的意思,它后面跟的名词往往是表示死的原因。Whatdidthewomandieof?意思为“这妇女死于什么(疾病)?”是针对死亡原因提问的。因此该句需要选一个针对原因提问的疑问词才能与前一问句意义相同。b.where,c.what,d.when都不是问原因的,只有a.how是对原因提问的,所以应该选a.4.b本句前面短语Theonlywaytodothis...意思为做此事的唯一办法是……。该句需要一个能引导定语或表示从属关系的介词才能与前面的短语一致。只有b.of能引导定语,同时符合题目意思。5.c该句如果填a.difficult或d.difficultthe都不符合语法,因为a.前面缺少冠词,而d.冠词位置不对.b.thedifficult和c.adifficult前面都有冠词,但是根据习惯用法,当一个单数可数名词在句子中做表语时它前面应该用不定冠词,若有形容词修饰,应在形容词前面加不定冠词,只是当该名词后有定语从句或其他限定词或短语的时候前面才用定冠词,它前面的形容词是最高级时也应该用定冠词.该句中的名词operation是可数名词,它后面既没有定语从句,也没有其他限定成分,修饰它的形容词又不是最高级,前面不应该用定冠词,只能用不定冠词才合乎习惯用法.所以选c.后一句中的it指代前一句的Theoperation.6.d该句只有选d.covering意思才完整又合乎语法。covering是现在分词,可以做定语,其他3个都不合乎语法。7.d前一句Theyhaven’tdecidedyet是完成时否定句,句中的yet是副词,意思为“还”,“仍然”,它只能用于完成时否定句或疑问句中。而此句是一个肯定句,只是用undecided(尚未决定的)表示否定意义的词做表语,需要选一个与前一句中的yet含义相同的词,才能使两个句子意思相近。a.even和c.more都与yet意思不同,因为该句不是否定句,故也不能选b.yet.只有d.still(还,仍然)与yet意思相同,它只能用于肯定句中,所以选d.8.da.doctor(医生的总称),b.dentist(牙医),c.scientist(科学家),d.surgeon(外科医生)这4个词中只有d.最符合题目意思,因为只有外科医生才能做手术,所以选d.9.aa.markings(痕迹,斑点,疤痕),b.notes(笔记,记录),c.signs(记号,标志,征兆),d.message(口信,消息)中,只有a可以指图画或X光片子上的斑点,而其他3个都没有这个含义,所以选a.10.a只有a.illness(疾