高考英语（江苏专版）二轮复习与策略专题限时集训21词义猜测题Word版含解析.docVIP

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)re actually huge stones carved to look like hulking (笨重的) human figures.The statues have “guarded” these coasts for centuries.But not even the islanders are sure how they got there. Join scientific detectives as they investigate this historical mystery.The Mystery Nearly a thousand giant stone figures stand side by side on Easter Island，now a part of Chile.Called moai (MOH－eye) by the localsas a three－story building.(火山口) and dug out ancient tools there used to carve figures from the volcanic rock.But the crater is far from where most of the statues now stand.And scientists know the people didnt have wheels or animals to move the rock giants. Some ideas are pretty wild—people have suggested that the moai walked by themselves，or even that space aliens beamed down to lend a hand.Scientists struggled to Easter Island to find out the truth. The Detectives “Heave－ho！” cry a group of scientists as they pull on ropes tied to a huge statue.The investigators are seeking clues about the moai in one of Easter Islands green valleys.Wondering if the islanders could have transported the statues upright with just rope and muscle power，they wrapped three strong ropes around the forehead of a ten－foot－tall moai copy.With several people pulling each rope－pound figure side to side(拖拽)．“The statues shape makes this movement fairly easyr Carl Lipo says. In the past，researchers have tried other moving methods.One group tied rope to the top and base of an actual moai and attempted to drag it forward with twisting motions.Another team laid a real 13－foot moai onto a giant log and pulled the log forward.All the experiments shared one result: The investigators got serious pain!The Evidence Although various scientific sleuths(侦查) found ways to move the moaihniques might have only worked over short distances and on flat land.Others would have damaged the moai. Many people think the statues were laid horizontally on wooden sleds which were dragged with rope