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1、⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯最新资料推荐⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯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.ThefiguresliningEasterIslandareactuallyhugestonescarvedtolooklikehu

2、lking(笨重的)humanfigures.Thestatueshave“guardedthese”coastsforcenturies.Butnoteventheislandersaresurehowtheygotthere.Joinscientificdetectivesastheyinvestigatethishistoricalmystery.TheMysteryNearlyathousandgiantstonefiguresstandsidebysideonEasterIsland，nowa

3、partofChile.Calledmoai(MOH－eye)bythelocals，thestatuescanweighmorethan80tons—aboutasmuchastenwhales—andsomestandastallasathree－storybuilding.Scientiststhinkislandersbegancreatingthemoaisome800yearsagotohonortheirancestors.Inland，scientistsfoundavolcaniccr

4、ater(火山口)anddugoutancienttoolsthereusedtocarvefiguresfromthevolcanicrock.Butthecraterisfarfromwheremostofthestatuesnowstand.Andscientistsknowthepeopledidn'thavewheelsoranimalstomovetherockgiants.Sohowdidthestonefigurestravelasfaras11milesfromthecratertot

5、heisland'scoasts?Someideasareprettywild—peoplehavesuggestedthatthemoaiwalkedbythemselves，oreventhatspacealiensbeameddowntolendahand.ScientistsstruggledtoEasterIslandtofindoutthetruth.TheDetectives“Heave－ho！”cryagroupofscientistsastheypullonropestiedtoahu

6、gestatue.TheinvestigatorsareseekingcluesaboutthemoaiinoneofEasterIsland'sgreenvalleys.Wonderingiftheislanderscouldhavetransportedthestatuesuprightwithjustropeandmusclepower，theywrappedthreestrongropesaroundtheforeheadofaten－foot－tallmoaicopy.Withseveralp

7、eoplepullingeachrope，they'reabletorockthe10，000－poundfiguresidetoside，movingitforwardwitheverytug(拖拽)．“Thestatue'sshapemakesthismovementfairlyeasy，”teamleaderCarlLiposays.Inthepast，researchershavetriedothermovingmethods.Onegrouptiedropetothetopandbaseofa

8、nactualmoaiandattemptedtodragitforwardwithtwistingmotions.Anotherteamlaidareal13－footmoaiontoagiantlogandpulledthelogforward.Alltheexperimentssharedoneresult:Theinvestigatorsgotseriouspain!TheEvidenceAlthoughvariousscienti