考研英语报刊文章阅读及剖析十
<p> 考研英语报刊文章阅读及剖析(10)</p><p> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="burial">burial</span> <span word="site">site</span> <span word="at">at</span> 22,000 <span word="feet">feet</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="giving">giving</span> <span word="scientists">scientists</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="grisly">grisly</span> <span word="Incan">Incan</span> <span word="sacrificial">sacrificial</span> <span word="rites">rites</span></p><p> <span word="By">By</span> <span word="modern">modern</span> <span word="standards">standards</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hostile">hostile</span> <span word="summit">summit</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Mount">Mount</span> <span word="Llullaillaco">Llullaillaco</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Argentine">Argentine</span> <span word="Andes">Andes</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="kids">kids</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="Inca">Inca</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="differently">differently</span> <span word="though">though</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="some">some</span> 500 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="three">three</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="ascended">ascended</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="frigid">frigid</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="treacherous">treacherous</span> <span word="upper">upper</span> <span word="slopes">slopes</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 22,000-<span word="ft">ft</span>. <span word="peak">peak</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="spent">spent</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> 17,000-<span word="ft">ft</span>. <span word="level">level</span>, <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="rituals">rituals</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="guessed">guessed</span> <span word="at">at</span>. <span word="Now">Now</span>, <span word="accompanied">accompanied</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="retinue">retinue</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="adults">adults</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="moved">moved</span> <span word="steadily">steadily</span> <span word="upward">upward</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="return">return</span>. <span word="Once">Once</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="summit">summit</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="children">children</span>--<span word="two">two</span> <span word="girls">girls</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="boy">boy</span>, <span word="between">between</span> <span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="and">and</span> 15 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="old">old</span>--<span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="ritually">ritually</span> <span word="sacrificed">sacrificed</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="entombed">entombed</span> <span word="beneath">beneath</span> 5 <span word="ft">ft</span>. <span word="of">of</span> <span word="rocky">rocky</span> <span word="rubble">rubble</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="buried">buried</span> <span word="alive">alive</span>.</p><p> <span word="And">And</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="ended">ended</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tireless">tireless</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Johan">Johan</span> <span word="Reinhard">Reinhard</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="independent">independent</span> <span word="archaeologist">archaeologist</span> <span word="funded">funded</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Geographic">Geographic</span> <span word="Society">Society</span>. <span word="Reinhard">Reinhard</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="specialty">specialty</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="scaling">scaling</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Andes">Andes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="search">search</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sacrificial">sacrificial</span> <span word="remains">remains</span>; <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="located">located</span> 15 <span word="bodies">bodies</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="famed">famed</span> <span word="ice">ice</span> <span word="maiden">maiden</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1995. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="three">three</span>, <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="discovery">discovery</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="week">week</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="impressive">impressive</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="frozen">frozen</span> <span word="solid">solid</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="burial">burial</span>. <span word="Two">Two</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bodies">bodies</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="perfectly">perfectly</span> <span word="preserved">preserved</span>; <span word="the">the</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="evidently">evidently</span> <span word="damaged">damaged</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="lightning">lightning</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="internal">internal</span> <span word="organs">organs</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="intact">intact</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="contain">contain</span> <span word="blood">blood</span>. <span word="Says">Says</span> <span word="Craig">Craig</span> <span word="Morris">Morris</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="expert">expert</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Andean">Andean</span> <span word="archaeology">archaeology</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="City">City</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="Museum">Museum</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Natural">Natural</span> <span word="History">History</span>: <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="truly">truly</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fantastic">fantastic</span> <span word="discovery">discovery</span>.</p>
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