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北京市人大附中2017-2018学年高二下学期英语第一次月考试卷
Why do so many tourists come to Easter Island? Because it has world-famous stone statues (雕像) . These statues, whose likenesses look like humans with huge stone cylinders(柱状物)balancing on their heads like hats, have tourists coming from all over the world. The tourists come to see these works of ancient art carved by the early inhabitants of the island. They come to see the mystery that has puzzled historians for decades.
Easter Island is located in a remote part Of the South Pacific Ocean about 2,300 miles west of Chile. Easter Island covers just 45 square miles and its Polynesian name is Rapa Nui.
On Easter Sunday 1722, a Dutch explorer named Jacob Roggeveen was the first European to see Easter Island. The early Polynesians carved the statues within the holes of the volcano (火山) using only stone tools. Then they moved these huge statues to various destinations throughout the island. These 600 statues range in height from 10 to 40 feet. Some of them weigh as much as 50 tons. How could the early Polynesians lift hundreds of heavy statues out of the volcano? How did they move them across the island to their various locations? All of these questions, as well as many others, remain unanswered.
The early islanders probably worshiped (崇拜) these eyeless giants until sometime around 1670. In 1680, a war broke out between two groups of islanders. The victors(胜利者)of the war and ancestors of the present inhabitants, broke down many of the statues. In most cases, they broke the necks of the statues.
Now 15 of the statues on Easter Island have been repaired to their original positions on their stone platforms. Even today, using modern tools and machinery, putting up such large statues and balancing cylinders on top of their heads presents a challenging task.
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The Bangkok Mass Transit Authority (BMTA) is charged with providing bus service to people living and working in Bangkok and the nearby provinces. As of February, 2005, the BMTA operated a total of 113 routes, served by 3,526 buses, of which 1,665 were regular buses and 1,861 air-conditioned buses. There were also privately-owned buses operated under the BMTA with a total of 3,535 regular and air-conditioned buses and 1, 067 minibuses including 2,325 small buses which provide services in lanes. An average of 3.4 million people use these services daily.
Types of Buses and Fares
Type | Bus color | Fare | Service time |
Regular bus | Cream-red | 7 baht | 05:00-23:00 |
Regular bus | White-blue | 8 baht | 05:00-23:00 |
Expressway bus | Cream-red | 9 baht | 05:00-23:00 |
All-sight service bus | Cream-red | 8.5 baht | 23:00-05:00 |
Air -conditioned bus | Cream-blue | 11、13、15、17、19 baht(depending on the distance ) | 05:00-23:00 |
Fare Exemptions
The following passengers are eligible for bus fare exemptions:
⒈BMTA bus inspectors
⒉Mailmen in uniform while on duty
⒊Holders of BMTA employee ID cards
Half-Price Concessions
The following passengers are eligible for half-price fares when using the service of regular buses.
⒈The blind with a certificate from the Association of the Blind
⒉Soldiers and policemen in uniform
⒊Holders of official certificates or medals as specified by the Regulation on Bus Fare
Fare Concessions for Air-conditioned Buses
Holders of the following official certificates and medals are eligible for air-conditioned bus fare reductions.
⒈Victory Medal(Off-spring of this medal are also entitled)
⒉Border Service Medal
⒊Free-Mall Protection Medal
⒋European Royal War Medal
⒌Non-active War Veterans Classes 1 2 3 and 4
⒍BTMA Employee ID cards
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