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.Butnoteventheislandersaresurehowtheygotthere.Joinscientificdetectivesastheyinvestigatethishistoricalmystery.TheMysteryNearlyathousandgiantstonefiguresstandsidebysideonEasterIsland，nowapartofChile.Calledmoai(MOH－eye)bythelocals，thestatuescanweighmorethan80tons—aboutasmuchastenwhales—andsomestandastallasathree－storybuilding.Scientiststhinkislandersbegancreatingthemoaisome800yearsagotohonortheirancestors.Inland，scientistsfoundavolcaniccrater(火山口)anddugoutancienttoolsthereusedtocarvefiguresfromthevolcanicrock.Butthecraterisfarfromwheremostofthestatuesnowstand.Andscientistsknowthepeopledidn'thavewheelsoranimalstomovetherockgiants.Sohowdidthestonefigurestravelasfaras11milesfromthecratertotheisland'scoasts?Someideasareprettywild—peoplehavesuggestedthatthemoaiwalkedbythemselves，oreventhatspacealiensbeameddowntolendahand.ScientistsstruggledtoEasterIslandtofindoutthetruth.TheDetectives“Heave－ho！”cryagroupofscientistsastheypullonropestiedtoahugestatue.TheinvestigatorsareseekingcluesaboutthemoaiinoneofEasterIsland'sgreenvalleys.Wonderingiftheislanderscouldhavetransportedthestatuesuprightwithjustropeandmusclepower，theywrappedthreestrongropesaroundtheforeheadofaten－foot－tallmoaicopy.Withseveralpeoplepullingeachrope，they'reabletorockthe10，000－poundfiguresidetoside，movingitforwardwitheverytug(拖拽)．“Thestatue'sshapemakesthismovementfairlyeasy，”teamleaderCarlLiposays.Inthepast，researchershavetriedothermovingmethods.Onegrouptiedropetothetopandbaseofanactualmoaiandattemptedtodragitforwardwithtwistingmotions.Anotherteamlaidareal13－footmoaiontoagiantlogandpulledthelogforward.Alltheexperimentssharedoneresult:Theinvestigatorsgotseriouspain!TheEvidenceAlthoughvariousscientificsleuths(侦查)foundwaystomovethemoai，researchersstilldon'tagreeonwhatreallyhappened.Someofthesetechniquesmighthaveonlyworkedovershortdistancesandonflatland.Otherswouldhavedamagedthemoai.Manypeoplethinkthestatueswerelaidhorizontallyonwoodensledswhichweredraggedwithropeacrosslogtracks.“Thiswouldhavebeenthesafestwaytomovethemoai，”archaeologistJoAnneVanTilburgsays.“Itexplainswhyhardlyanyaredamaged.”Butthetruthmayneverberevealed.(Expertsareprettysure，though，thataliensweren'tinvolved.)Afterall，theislandersstoppedmakingthestatuesatleast300yearsago，laterhundredsofislanderslefttheislandorcaughtdeadlydiseasesbroughtbyexplorers.Manyofthemoai'ssecretsdisappearedwiththem.Todaytheonlyremainingwitnessestotheeventsarethemoaithemselves.Andthelipsofthesestone－facedgiantsaresealed.在智利的复活节岛的海边矗立着一排既重又高的巨型石像——摩埃石像。本文主要讲述了科学家们对摩埃石像的搬运方式的调查。虽然他们提出了种种解释，但也只能是猜测，不能令人信服。也许有关摩埃石像的真相永远不会被揭露，将一直成为未解之谜。1．Howmanypossiblewaysofmovingtherockgiantsarementionedinthepassage?A．Three.B．Four.C．Five.D．Six.B[细节理解题。根据第五段第三、四句、第六段及第八段首句可知，文章提到了将摩埃石像竖着向两边晃动、上下扭动、依靠木头移动以及用木制雪橇沿着木头轨道移动这四种移动巨型石像的方法。故选项B符合题意。]2．Whichofthe...
