One of the greatest mysteries on Earth is the statues which stand on Easter Isla

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One of the greatest mysteries on Earth is the statues which stand on Easter Island. Easter Island, which was almost uninhabited when it was discovered on Easter Day in 1722 by a Dutch captain, is the most distant island in the world covered with hundreds of giant statues, each weighing veral tons and some standing more than 30 feet tall.Who built the statues and why and how did they get there? Nobody knows the answer for sure. One theory suggests that Easter Island was first inhabited by Polynesians, who traveled thousands of miles in their canoes（独木舟）in 400 A.D. However, the ocean currents（洋流）which carried them there would not take them back, so that they could not leave. The statues appear to have been made out of the top edge of the walls of a volcano on the island. Then, it may have been rolled or dragged down to the foot of the volcano(火山). Then, it was stood upright（直立）and ropes were tied around it, which was made to act as a pulley（滑轮）. Over a period of months, a statue could be walked for miles down to the ocean. Finally, it was placed in line with other statues, all of them looking towards the center of the island. This process was difficult. If a statue fell over, it was too heavy to be pulled upright again, so the islanders went back and carved another statue. The population of Easter Island must have reached 11,000. Later, the resources of the island were ud up and people began fighting and eating each other. Work on the statues stopped and the statues were knocked over. When the first Europeans finally arrived on the island, most of the people had died out. 小题1:This passage is mainly about ________ .A．the discovery of Easter IslandB．the statues on Easter IslandC．the history of Easter IslandersD．the earliest population on Easter Island小题2: Which of the following correctly tells of the possible working process after a statue was made? a. It was stood upright and ropes were tied around it. b. It was walked for miles down to the ocean. c. It was placed in line with other statues.d. It was moved to the foot of the volcano.A．c-d-a-bB．d-b-a-cC．a-c-b-dD．d-a-b-c小题3: It’s not a fact that ________ .A．Easter Island is the most distant island in the worldB．Easter is the name of a holidayC．not all the statues were placed in a lineD．the island was once rich in natural resources小题4:The underlined word uninhabited most probably means ________.A．mysteriousB．lostC．unknown to the worldD．with no people living there

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小题1:B小题1:D小题1:C小题1:D

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小题1:根据第一段的第一句可知，选B。故选B。小题1:根据倒数第三段可知，顺序是d-a-b-c。故选D。小题1:根据倒数第三段“Finally, it was placed in line with other statues”可知，C项不正确。故选C。小题1:根据第一段1772年复活节那天，荷兰一位船长发现了“复活节岛”，当时岛上几乎没有人居住，故选D。

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