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<B> Easter Island, part of present-day Chile, is home to hundreds of figure-like statues known as Moai. Theisland was once one of the most heavily-populated isles in that region of the world. Though not many people liveon Easter Island today, its population reached 10,000 sometime after people of Polynesian descent settled herearound 500 AD. To many people’s shock, the number of inhabitants went down to 2,000 in the span of 100 years.Scholars and researcher have pointed out several possible reasons behind such drastic drop; for example,overpopulation, deforestation and the overuse of resources on an isolated island that had few to begin with. In fact,the food supplies of the people ran out so quickly that the inhabitants had to resort to cannibalism in order tosurvive, which also explains the drop in population. Despite its sad past, Easter Island is well-known for Moai—huge statues weighing 20 tons each and standingstraight up to a height of 20 feet. The largest one, named Paro, stands at over 30 feet high and weighs 75 tons.Carved out of volcanic ash found on the island, these statues were created by the best artisans of the communityand represented dead ancestors as well as powerful, living chiefs. Used as conduits between the gods and chiefs,the Moai were key components of the inhabitants’ ceremonies.It is not known whether the Moai were transported from their place of manufacture or built in their locations,but because of their size, it is assumed that an enormous amount of manpower and engineering was needed tomove them. The island is pretty low key in tourism these days, as there’s not much for travelers to do. Visiting the Moai,however, definitely makes the journey to this remote and isolated island worthwhile. 
 

51. What may be the best title of the article?
(A) Easter Island—then and now.
(B) The glorious past and gloomy present of the Moai.
(C) The artistic value of Easter Island statues.
(D) Easter Island—the most isolated place on earth.

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答案：B[無官方正解]
難度：適中0.5
統計：A(0),B(5),C(1),D(1),E(0)

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