- 阅读理解A
题干：ThepyramidsonthewestbankoftheNilewerebuiltbythepharaohs(法老）asroyaltombsanddatefromabout3,000BC.ThemostcelebratedarethoseatGiza,ofwhichthelargestistheonethathousedthepharaohknownasCheops.ThisisnowcalledtheGreatPyramid.SomeyearsagoitwasvisitedbyaFrenchmannamedBovis，whotookshelterfromthemiddaysuninthePharaoh'schamberwhichissituatedinthecenterofthepyramid,exactlyonethirdofthewayfromthebase.Hefounditunusuallyhumidthere,butwhatreallysurprisedhimwerethegarbagecarsthatcontained,amongtheusualtouristlitter，thebodiesofacatandsomesmalldesertanimalsthathadwanderedintothepyramidanddiedthere.Despitethehumidity,noneofthemhaddecayed,butjustdriedoutlikemummies.Hebegantowonderwhetherthepharaohshadreallybeensocarefullyembalmedbytheirsubjectsafterall，orwhethertherewassomethingaboutthepyramidsthemselvesthatpreservedbodiesinamummifiedcondition.BovismadeanaccuratescalemodeloftheCheopspyramidsandplacedit,liketheoriginal,withthebaselinesfacingpreciselynorth-southandeast-west.Insidethemodel，onethirdofthewayup,heputadeadcat.Itbecamemummified，andheconcludedthatthepyramidcausesrapiddehydration(脱水）.ReportsofthisdiscoveryattractedtheattentionofKarelDrbal,aradioengineerinPrague,whorepeatedtheexperimentwithseveraldeadanimalsandconcluded,“Thereisarelationbetweentheshapeofthespaceinsidethepyramidandthephysical，chemicalandbiologicalprocessesgoingoninsidethatspace.Byusingsuitableformsandshapes,wewouldbeabletomakeprocessesoccurfasterortodelaythem.”Drbalrememberedanoldsuperstitionwhichsaidthatarazorleftinthelightofthemoonbecameblunted(不尖的，钝的）.Hetriedputtingoneunderthismodelpyramid,butnothinghappened,sohewentonshavingwithituntilitwasblunt,andthenputitbackinthepyramid.Itbecamesharpagain.Theauthortriedkeepingthesameobjects-eggs，rump-steak，deadmice-inbothapyramidandanordinaryshoe-box,andtheonesinthemodelpyramidpreservedquitewellwhichthoseintheboxsoonbegantosmellandhadtobethrownout.Hewasforcedtoconcludethatacardboardreplica(复制品)oftheCheopspyramidisnotjustarandomarrangementofpiecesofpaper,butdoeshavespecialproperties.
题目：Which of the following has little to do with mummification? - A 、Embalmment.
- B 、Pyramid shape.
- C 、Humidity.
- D 、Position of the chamber.
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参考答案【正确答案：C】
推断题。本文第一段说，尽管里面很潮湿, 但尸体并没有腐烂, 说明潮湿和木乃伊没有关系。所以选C选项。
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