中考复习精选试题七一.阅读理解ThePlainofJars(石缸平原)isagreatmanmadewonder(奇观)inLaos,acountryinsoutheastAsia
Itismadeupofthousandsofstonejars
Morethan90jarsiteshavebeenfoundthere
Eachsitehasfrom1to400stonejars
Thejarscomeindifferentsizesfrom1to3meterstall
Scientistshavelongbeenperplexedbytheiroriginal(最初的)use
Notlongago,scientistsfoundancientthingsandburialpracticesatthePlainofJars
“Thiswillbethefirstmajoreffortsincethe1930stotrytounderstandthepurposeofthejarsandwhocreatedthem
”DougaldO'ReillyfromtheAustralianNationalUniversitysaid
“Thejarsareemptynow,butitispossiblethattheywereonceusedtoholdbodies
”Onlyafewsimpleobjects,suchasahandfulofglassbeads(玻璃珠),havebeenfoundattheburialsites
Andscientiststhinktheyarefromabout500or600BCto550AD
AnAustraliaLaosresearchteamspentamonthcollectingdata(资料)atthesite