Michael Jackson fans are coming a Chicago museum to see a 3,000 year old Egyptian statue which looks remarkably like the late king of pop. Staff have been rushed off their feet since Jackson's death as thousands of mourners visit the exhibition to pay tribute to the star.
The statue has skinny cheeks and - most strikingly - a tipless nose. It is on display at the Ancient Egypt exhibition at The Field Museum in the United States. The bust(半身像) was bought in Cairo in 1889 and has been on display at the museum for 21 years.
But its popularity has risen rapidly since Michael Jackson's death after fans started writing about the ancient statue on internet blogs. The bust was carved during the New Kingdom Period, which ran between 1550 BC to 1050 BC. This was around the same time as famous Egyptians Ramesses and King Tut.
The museum's 4,500 daily visitors are banned from touching or kissing the statue, which is protected behind a glass screen. Astonished fans stand admiring the statue and discussing its likeness with others who have travelled to see it.
Darnell Williams, the director of guest relations, said some fans were treating a visit to the museum like a pilgrimage(朝圣). He said: "The statue has been here for years but interest has been raised since Michael Jackson's death. People are coming from all over the country to see the statue and compare its likeness to the king of pop.
"They want to touch and kiss the model like it is some sort of God but it is behind a screen to protect it from damage. Once people see it they are astounded and can't stop talking about its likeness. It really is remarkable."
James Phillips, manager of near east and north African exhibits, said little was known about the origins of the model.
He said: "The likeness is astonishing but I think it is probably a coincidence. We do not believe Michael Jackson ever visited the museum or saw the exhibit and there is therefore little chance he based his image on it. We believe the model is missing a nose because early Christians or Muslims removed noses from paintings and models to make them non-human.
小題1:Many people are streaming to see the Egyptian statue to ­­­­­_______.
A．satisfy their curiosity
B．show their respect to Jackson
C．enjoy the splendid Egyptian culture
D．learn about the history of Egyptian
小題2:The underlined words “rushed off their feet” in the first paragraph mean”______”.
A．extremely busyB．rather tired
C．very annoyedD．quite surprised
小題3:The statue is rapidly getting popular mainly because of ________.
A．Jackson’s deathB．its archaeological value
C．the InternetD．its long history
小題4:It can be inferred that the exhibits at the Ancient Egypt exhibition are classified by _________.
A．a(chǎn)geB．a(chǎn)reaC．kindD．value

小題1:B
小題2:A
小題3:C
小題4:B

小題1:B細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第一段thousands of mourners visit the exhibition to pay tribute to the star 這里的tribute（稱贊）說明很多人來這里是為了表示對Jackson的尊敬。
小題2:A 猜測詞義題。根據(jù)下一句thousands of mourners visit the exhibition to pay tribute to the star很多Jackson的歌迷來這里，導(dǎo)致職員們很忙碌。故A正確。
小題3:C 推理題。根據(jù)第三段1,2行But its popularity has risen rapidly since Michael Jackson's death after fans started writing about the ancient statue on internet blogs.說明很多歌迷在博客中寫了關(guān)于這個the ancient statue，可以推斷正是網(wǎng)絡(luò)讓其受歡迎了。故C正確。
小題4:B。從整篇文章可以看出古埃及的展覽是以地區(qū)劃分的。
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