初一英语任务型阅读

初一英语任务型阅读
There are many wonders in the world and the Moai(摩艾) is one of them.They are works of art .They are treasures left by the ancient people.
The Moai lies on Easter Island ,they are about 887 huge robot-like stone statues(雕塑),but only 288 were raised successfully.It took scientists about 15 years to measure（度量） them .（1）The largest Moai is 21.60meters ________ and ______ over 160 tons(吨) .No one knows how to build the statues without modern machines.who made them and what people made them for.Another mystery on the Easter Island is that many rock carvings exist there,written in a kind of language which appeared before written Chinese took shape.It is thought at one time,the large population on the island destroyed the ecosystem（生态系统）.Soon fighting and illnesses made many islanders die.（2）Now the government of Chile（智利） is trying to protect the Moai from being destroyed.
1．在（1）句的空白处分别填入一个适当的词使句意完整,上下文通顺：（每空一词）.
2． Where does Moai lie?
3．将(2)句译成中文.
4．在文中找出与下面句子意思相近的句子,并写出该句.
Scientists spent fifteen years measuring them.
5．在文中写出最能表达该短文主题的句子.