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 several tons and some standing more than 30 feet tall.
Who built these 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 used 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 these people had died out.
【小题1】This passage is mainly about ________ .

A.the discovery of Easter IslandB.the statues on Easter Island
C.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 world
B.Easter is the name of a holiday
C.not all the statues were placed in a line
D.the island was once rich in natural resources
【小题4】The underlined word uninhabited most probably means ________.
A.mysteriousB.lost
C.unknown to the worldD.with no people living there

Once upon a time there lived a woman who had a bad temper(脾气). She  1 at everyone around her. For most of her life she believed the anger inside her was  2  else’s fault(过错).

She went to see a wise monk(高僧) to ask for  3  . The monk told her to take a large pot(罐子) from his kitchen, fill it with  4 , and stand outside on the sidewalk in front of his house. “It’s hot outside,” the monk said to her “When a person  5 , you must give him or her a glass of water. Do this until there is no left inside you.”  7  she stood outside with a water pot and served water to walkers every day for the next several weeks.

Every morning she asked   8  if there was any anger inside her. And every morning the answer was, “yes.” So she continued  9 water. Until one afternoon when a man walked up, took the water pot out of her hand and drank the water up, and then  10 it onto the ground as he went on his way.

The woman was very  11 . Unable to control herself, she  12  the pot and threw it at the rude man. The pot broke into pieces over the back of his head and he fell to the ground, bleeding.

As the woman calmed down, she realized the mistake of what she had made and began to cry. She called 911 and  13  what had happened. A moment later an ambulance(救护车) and two police cars arrived and took the man away. Then one of the police officers walked over to the woman, who was  14 crying, and said, “ The city owes(欠) you a big ‘thank you.’ That man has been  15 our wanted list for over a year now. He is an important suspect in many murder cases and robberies.”

1.                A.pointed        B.laughed         C.smiled    D.screamed

 

2.                A.anybody        B.somebody       C.everybody D.nobody

 

3.                A.information     B.news           C.advice    D.message

 

4.                A.juice           B.water          C.milk D.coffee

 

5.                A.walks past       B.drives past      C.rides past D.runs past

 

6.                A.water          B.money         C.anger    D.energy

 

7.                A.Because        B.But            C.So   D.Unless

 

8.                A.herself         B.himself         C.itself D.themselves

 

9.                A.drinking        B.serving         C.selling    D.buying

 

10.               A.put            B.dropped        C.fell   D.threw

 

11.               A.happy          B.excited         C.surprised  D.angry

 

12.               A.gave up        B.picked up       C.put up D.cleared up

 

13.               A.spoke          B.told           C.reported  D.asked

 

14.               A.already         B.still            C.always D.never

 

15.               A.on            B.in             C.at    D.to

 

 

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