GRE阅读高频机经原文：Mystery of the Anasazi
<p> 10. <span word="Mystery">Mystery</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Anasazi">Anasazi</span></p><p> <span word="As">As</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tourists">tourists</span> <span word="prepare">prepare</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="depart">depart</span> <span word="Spruce">Spruce</span> <span word="Tree">Tree</span> <span word="House">House</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="asks">asks</span> <span word="Qumawunu">Qumawunu</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="question">question</span> <span word="thats">thats</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="everyones">everyones</span> <span word="mind">mind</span>: <span word="Why">Why</span>, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="invested">invested</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="place">place</span>, <span word="did">did</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ancestral">ancestral</span> <span word="Pueblo">Pueblo</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="behind">behind</span>?</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="park">park</span> <span word="rangers">rangers</span> <span word="answer">answer</span> <span word="sounds">sounds</span> <span word="well">well</span>-<span word="rehearsed">rehearsed</span>: <span word="We">We</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="thoughts">thoughts</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="moved">moved</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="moved">moved</span> <span word="out">out</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="knows">knows</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="sure">sure</span>.</p><p> <span word="But">But</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mystery">mystery</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="finally">finally</span> <span word="beginning">beginning</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="unravel">unravel</span>.</p><p> <span word="But">But</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="Crow">Crow</span> <span word="Canyon">Canyon</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="professional">professional</span> <span word="archaeology">archaeology</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="masses">masses</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="dismantle">dismantle</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="biggest">biggest</span> <span word="misconception">misconception</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="Mesa">Mesa</span> <span word="Verdes">Verdes</span> <span word="prehistory">prehistory</span>: <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ancestral">ancestral</span> <span word="Pueblo">Pueblo</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="vanished">vanished</span>.</p><p> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="dont">dont</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="vanished">vanished</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="thin">thin</span> <span word="air">air</span>, <span word="says">says</span> <span word="Kuckelman">Kuckelman</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="enigma">enigma</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ancestral">ancestral</span> <span word="Pueblo">Pueblo</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Mesa">Mesa</span> <span word="Verde">Verde</span> <span word="region">region</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="Why">Why</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="leave">leave</span>?</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="ancestral">ancestral</span> <span word="Pueblo">Pueblo</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="didnt">didnt</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="written">written</span> <span word="language">language</span>; <span word="no">no</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="detailed">detailed</span> <span word="account">account</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Mesa">Mesa</span> <span word="Verde">Verde</span> <span word="region">region</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="Kuckelman">Kuckelman</span> <span word="believes">believes</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="looks">looks</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="places">places</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="Goodman">Goodman</span> <span word="Point">Point</span> <span word="Pueblo">Pueblo</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="written">written</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="walls">walls</span> -- <span word="and">and</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="floors">floors</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="trash">trash</span> <span word="heaps">heaps</span>.</p><p> <span word="Theres">Theres</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="partially">partially</span> <span word="excavated">excavated</span> <span word="kiva">kiva</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="subterranean">subterranean</span> <span word="dwelling">dwelling</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="northwest">northwest</span> <span word="corner">corner</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="hold">hold</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="story">story</span>. <span word="Standing">Standing</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="Kuckelman">Kuckelman</span> <span word="lifts">lifts</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plywood">plywood</span> <span word="covering">covering</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="protect">protect</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="underground">underground</span> <span word="chamber">chamber</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="winter">winter</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="peers">peers</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="darkness">darkness</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="kiva">kiva</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="excavated">excavated</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="summer">summer</span>, <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="discovered">discovered</span> <span word="prehistoric">prehistoric</span> <span word="ash">ash</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hearth">hearth</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rabbit">rabbit</span> <span word="skeleton">skeleton</span> <span word="nearby">nearby</span>. <span word="Kuckelman">Kuckelman</span> <span word="thinks">thinks</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="findings">findings</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="remains">remains</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="meals">meals</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="eaten">eaten</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="village">village</span>.</p>
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