填空题 The world is full of wonderful places, both natural and man-made.
Easter Island lays in the south-eastern Pacific Ocean, about 3,600 31
Kilometers west of mainland Chile. The island is called Easter Island
because of it was discovered on Easter Sunday in 1772 by Dutch 32
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 33
the volcanic rock. These massive stone figures have made Easter
Island a famous site. They were probable made by Polynesians 34
Between about 1000 and 1600 CE. One mystery about these statues
is how the primitive Polynesians, using only the simplest stone tools, 35
carved and then move these statues. The answer seems to be that they 36
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 37
Over the centuries, Easter Island has suffered from deforestation, disease,
war and climate changes. As result, most of the island"s native Polynesian 38
identify has been lost. However, the island"s magnificent stone figures 39
will keep people fascinating in Polynesian history and culture for many 40
years to come.