Easter Island

Would you like to go on a cruise to a remote island? If your answer is “yes,” set sail with us for a well-known island in the southeastern Pacific Ocean. Where are we headed? Easter Island! The name “Easter Island” comes from Dutch explorer Jacob Roggeveen.He was the island's first European v____(1)____,on Easter Sunday, 1722.

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Easter Island is believed to be the remotest inhabited （有人居住的）island in the world. It is f____(2)____ for its 887 huge statues. They are called moai and were created by the early Rapanui people （拉帕努伊人）between 1100 and 1680．

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The statues were carved out of solidified volcanic ash （火山灰）.The Rapanui carvers used only stone chisels （凿子） to create these grand statues. A single moai statue could have taken a team of six men about one year to f____(3)____ Experts believe each statue might represent a dead leader of a native family.

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Although many statues remain in the quarry（采石场）， some were moved to other areas on Easter Island. Some of the statues w____(4)____ over 80 tons. So how did the Rapanui people t____(此题不填)____ these heavy statues up to 11 miles away without wheels or animals?

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Although many statues remain in the quarry（采石场）， some were moved to other areas on Easter Island. Some of the statues w____(此题不填)____ over 80 tons. So how did the Rapanui people t____(5)____ these heavy statues up to 11 miles away without wheels or animals?

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Experts have come up with many d____(6)____ theories（说法）over the years． But even to this day, no one knows for sure how these statues got to their current 1____(此题不填)____around the island. This is the biggest mystery of Easter Island.

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Experts have come up with many d____(此题不填)____ theories（说法）over the years． But even to this day, no one knows for sure how these statues got to their current 1____(7)____around the island. This is the biggest mystery of Easter Island.

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Which country does Easter Island belong to?

• Hawaii

• Chile

• It is a separate country, does not belong to another.

José Antonio Tuki …

• is from Easter Island.

• came to Easter Island to work.

• carved some statues on Easter Island.

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On Easter Island today, the moai …

• are important for the island’s economy

• have lost their significance.

• are regarded as a problem.

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