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  3. The world is full of wonderful places, both natural and man-made. Easter Island lays in the south-eastern Pacific Ocean, about 3

The world is full of wonderful places, both natural and man-made. Easter Island lays in the south-eastern Pacific Ocean, about 3

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问题     The world is full of wonderful places, both natural and man-made.
Easter Island lays in the south-eastern Pacific Ocean, about 3, 600【M1】______
kilometers west of mainland Chile. The island is called Easter Island
because of it was discovered on Easter Sunday in 1772 by Dutch【M2】______
explorer Jacob Roggeveen. Inhabited by Polynesians since 300 or
400 CE, Easter Island is now a World Heritage Site.
The most amazed sight on it is the giant statues carved out of【M3】______
the volcanic rock. These massive stone figures have made Easter
Island a famous site. They were probable made by Polynesians【M4】______
between about 1000 and 1600 CE. One mystery about these statues
is how the primitive Polynesians, using only the simplest stone tools,【M5】______
carved and then move these statues. The answer seems to be that they【M6】______
were pulled along the rails made from trees by lots of people together.
This could also be the reason why there are few tree on the island.【M7】______
Over the centuries, Easter Island has suffered from deforestation, disease,
war and climate changes. As result, most of the island’s native Polynesian【M8】______
identify has been lost. However, the island’s magnificent stone figures【M9】______
will keep people fascinating in Polynesian history and culture for many【M10】______
years to come.
【M1】
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答案lays改为lies
解析 (作“位于”意时lay是lie的过去式，这里是一般陈述，用一般现在时，故改为lies。)
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