【正文】 llionaire passed away, leaving his children with a large ________. A. fortune B. luck C. money D. amount 2. Unfortunately, a fire broke out suddenly in his house and burnt all his ______, leaving him nothing but a car. A. furniture B. fortune C. possessions D. treasure 聯(lián)想拓寬： have good /bad fortune運氣好 /不好 make one39。 It is curious that he should know nothing about the 所知。 I was curious to hear what you had to say for yourself. 我很想知道你怎樣為自己辯解。 want 12. facts or information used in deciding or discussing sth. Step 2: Language focus ◆ 1. curious adj. 好奇的 ,稀奇的 ,莫名其妙的 知識探究： I heard a curious noise last night. 昨晚我聽到一個奇怪的聲音。 happy 8. keep or maintain (sth) in an unchanged or perfect condition 9. move (sth) from a settled or usual position or state 10. make a formal request 11. longing。 satisfied with what one has。注意：一空一詞 Characters Who was he? What did he do? How did he die? Gee Gould a friend of Carnarvon Visited the tomb of King Tuntankhamun. A high fever. Lord Carnarvon A British man 1. _____ in Egypt. 4. _______ Carter money to explore the mystery. Be present at the opened tomb. A fever. Howard Carter A famous explorer, especially for the 2. ________ of King Tutankhamun’s tomb. In 1891 set sail for Alexandria, Egypt. By the 1920s, searched for tombs of the Egyptian Kings. In 1922, 5. _____ the tomb of King Tuntankhamun. Seemed nothing to do with the tomb. Richard Bethell Carter’s secretary entered the tomb Heart trouble. Arthur Mace 3. ______ member Explored the tomb of King Tuntankhamun. Not mentioned Second period Step 1: Personal show Write down the words according to the definition 1. having a strong wish to know about something 2. a situation when two or more similar things happen at the same time by chance 3. search a place in order to discover something 4. something that is difficult to explain or understand 5. a door or a gate 6. chance, especially regarded as a power affecting people39。s achievements _______ (對??有最大的影響 ) our lives today? 2. By the 1920s, he ____ (已經(jīng)成為 ) an explorer, ____ (搜尋 ) the tombs of the Egyptian kings. 3. ______ (一進入 ) the tomb, Carter’s lucky pet bird, which had left in Cairo, was eaten by a snake. 4. Within seven years, 21 people who _______ (和??有關(guān) ) the opening of the tomb died. 5. Others believe that they were ____________ (和?有關(guān)聯(lián) ) a mummy39。 激勵 ,鼓勵 n. 數(shù)據(jù) 。保護 。 vt. result in νi. riddle n. female n.amp。s curse, as a punishment for those who enter the resting place of the dead. However, still others believe that there is a scientific explanation. Inside the tombs, there are many viruses. When a tomb is opened, fresh air disturbs the viruses. If breathed in, they can result in illness or even death. Today, when scientists examine mummies, they wear special clothing for protection. What is certain, though, is that ‘the curse of the mummy’ remains a riddle to this day. Dian Fossey is now regarded as one of the heroes of the 20th century. Her love for the mountain gorillas in Africa taught people about dangers these animals are facing. Dian was an outgoing and kind person, and able to gain valuable data about their lives by being a panion to them. Dian Fossey was born in California in 1932. She graduated from university in 1954 and worked at a children39。s death, the lights went out in Cairo, the capital of Egypt. Back in England, his dog died at approximately the same time. Gee Gould, a friend of Carnarvon’s, went to Egypt after he aring of his strange death. He too visited the tomb, only to catch a high fever the next day. Twelve hours later, he was dead. Carter39。s team began to fall ill and die. Upon their entering the tomb, Carter39。s team was working at a place near the city of Luxor. There, they came across the tomb of King Tutankhamun. It was the most important tomb that had ever been found. ‘The tomb contained more treas ure than any of us had ever seen before, as well as the mummy of the king,39。ndideit] n. 候選人 ,申請人 survival[s??vaiv?l] n. 幸存 ,存活 rocket [?r?kit] n. 火箭 status[?steit?s] n. 地位 ,身份 superior [su:?pi?ri?] n. 上級 ,上司 adj. 更好的 ,更高的 be in control [k?n?tr?ul] (of something) 掌管 ,控制 quality[?kw?liti] 。圍繞?運動 astronaut [?230。航海 。 n. 謀殺 various[?v??ri?s]adj. 各種各樣的 anization [??:g?nai?zei??n] n. 組織 。罕見的 discourage[dis?k?rid?] vt. 使灰心 ,使泄氣 devotion[di?v?u??n] n. 奉獻 。資料 panion [k?m?p230。l ?ti]n. 國籍 native[?neitiv]的 ,本國的 outgoing [?aut?g?ui?]adj. 愛交際的 。adj. 女性 (的 ) nationality[ ?n230。海軍上校 ,陸軍 .空軍上尉 warning [?w?:ni?] iceberg [?aisb?:g]n. 冰山 widespread[?waidspred] adj. 廣泛的 ,普遍的 requirement [ri?kwai?m?nt] n. 要求 ,規(guī)定 inspire[in?spai?] vt. 啟迪 ,賦予靈感 。ptin] ,飛機機長 。 vi. 勞動 ,努力工作 whichever pron. 無論 哪個 ,無論哪些 airplane [???plein]n. 飛機 signal[?sign?l] n. 信號 vi. amp。 vt. 呼吸 result[ri?z?lt] in νi. 導(dǎo)致 ,結(jié)果是? clothing[?kl?u240。in] ?之內(nèi) ,不超過 coincidence[k?u ?insid ?ns] ,碰巧 connection [k??nek??n]n. 聯(lián)系 punishment[?p?ni?m?nt] n. 懲罰 scientific[ ? sai ? n ?tifik] virus [?vai?r?s] disturb [di?st?:b] νt.打擾 ,擾亂 breathe[bri:240。封建 領(lǐng)主 e across (偶然 )遇見 ,發(fā)現(xiàn) entrance[?entr?ns] n. 入口 content[?k?ntent] n. 內(nèi)容 swallow[sw?l?u] vt. amp。保持 valley[?v230。埃及人的 fortune [?f?:t??n] 的錢 ,財富 ,運氣 jewel [?d?u:?l]n. 寶石 ,珠寶首飾 preserve[pri?z?:v] 存 。咒罵 * mummy[?m?mi] explorer[ik?spl?:r?] 險家 curious[?kju?ri?s] 奇的 。Unit 3 Amazing people 單元視窗 Wordlist * curse[k?:s] 。咒語 νt. 詛咒 。 求知欲強的 set sail啟航 tomb [tu:m]n. 墳?zāi)? Egyptian[i?d?ip??n]埃及的 。保護 。li] ,峽谷 lord [l?:d] ,貴族 ,大臣 。 vi. 吞下 ,吞咽 death[deθ ] n. 死亡 shortly[???:tli] ad 以不久 ,很快 within[wi?240。] vi. amp。i?] n. 衣