2017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.docxVIP

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)A strange army of giants stands around the edges of a remote island in the Pacific Ocean.Or at least thats how it might appear.The figures lining Easter Island are 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 MysteryNearly a thousand giant stone figures stand side by side on Easter Island，now a part of Chile.Called moai (MOH－eye) by the locals，the statues can weigh more than 80 tons—about as much as ten whales—and some stand as tall as a three－story building.Scientists think islanders began creating the moai some 800 years ago to honor their ancestors.In land，scientists found a volcanic crater(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.So how did the stone figures travel as far as 11 miles from the crater to the islands coasts? 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，theyre able to rock the 10，000－pound figure side to side，moving it forward with every tug (拖拽)．“The statues shape makes this movement fairly easy，” team leader Carl Lipo says.In the past，researchers have tried other moving metho