专题限时集训21 词义猜测题

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1、专题限时集训(二十一)　词义猜测题A(2016·无锡第一学期期末考试)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－ho！”

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(侦查)foundwaystomovethemoai，researcher