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1、專題限時集訓(xùn)(二十一) 詞義猜測題A(2016·無錫第一學(xué)期期末考試)AstrangearmyofgiantsstandsaroundtheedgesofaremoteislandinthePacificOcean.Oratleastthat'showitmightappear.ThefiguresliningEasterIslandareactuallyhugestonescarvedtolooklikehulking(笨重的)humanfigures.Thestatueshave“guarded”thesecoastsforcenturies.Butnoteventheisla
2、ndersaresurehowtheygotthere.Joinscientificdetectivesastheyinvestigatethishistoricalmystery.TheMysteryNearlyathousandgiantstonefiguresstandsidebysideonEasterIsland，nowapartofChile.Calledmoai(MOH－eye)bythelocals，thestatuescanweighmorethan80tons—aboutasmuchastenwhales—andsomestandastallasathree－s
3、torybuilding.Scientiststhinkislandersbegancreatingthemoaisome800yearsagotohonortheirancestors.Inland，scientistsfoundavolcaniccrater(火山口)anddugoutancienttoolsthereusedtocarvefiguresfromthevolcanicrock.Butthecraterisfarfromwheremostofthestatuesnowstand.Andscientistsknowthepeopledidn'thavewheelso
4、ranimalstomovetherockgiants.Sohowdidthestonefigurestravelasfaras11milesfromthecratertotheisland'scoasts?Someideasareprettywild—peoplehavesuggestedthatthemoaiwalkedbythemselves，oreventhatspacealiensbeameddowntolendahand.ScientistsstruggledtoEasterIslandtofindoutthetruth.TheDetectives“Heave－h(huán)o！”
5、cryagroupofscientistsastheypullonropestiedtoahugestatue.TheinvestigatorsareseekingcluesaboutthemoaiinoneofEasterIsland'sgreenvalleys.Wonderingiftheislanderscouldhavetransportedthestatuesuprightwithjustropeandmusclepower，theywrappedthreestrongropesaroundtheforeheadofaten－foot－tallmoaicopy.Withs
6、everalpeoplepullingeachrope，they'reabletorockthe10，000－poundfiguresidetoside，movingitforwardwitheverytug(拖拽)．“Thestatue'sshapemakesthismovementfairlyeasy，”teamleaderCarlLiposays.Inthepast，researchershavetriedothermovingmethods.Onegrouptiedropetothetopandbaseofanactualmoaiandattemptedtodragitfo
7、rwardwithtwistingmotions.Anotherteamlaidareal13－footmoaiontoagiantlogandpulledthelogforward.Alltheexperimentssharedoneresult:Theinvestigatorsgotseriouspain!TheEvidenceAlthoughvariousscientificsleuths(偵查)foundwaystomovethemoai，researcher
