【題目】Have you ever heard of Stonehenge( 巨石陣 )? These ancient huge stones have been standing on the Salisbury Plains(索爾茲伯平原 ) in England for thousands of years. Who build Stonehenge? Some people said that the ancient Greeks built it. Some people said that it was a site where UFO landed. It’s still a mystery.

However, it is clear that the first stones arrived at Stonehenge around the same time as the ancient Egyptians were building the pyramids. These stones can only be found in South Wales, nearly 150 miles away. It was a huge job to move these stones far from Wales because originally there were about 80 of them here at Stonehenge. And each of the stone weighs about forty tons. To move one of these forty-ton stones, we need at least 150 people.

However, building Stonehenge was much more difficult. It is not just simply one stone piled on to top of another, they’re joined together.

Though many of the stones have fallen, Stonehenge still attracts nearly five thousand tourists every day. And after nearly 5000 years Stonehenge is still standing. It is sure that Stonehenge has something to do with the summer and winter solstices (夏至日/冬至日). Nature may well know all the answers, but science has yet to prove its theories. It seems Stonehenge isn’t ready to tell all its secrets yet.

【1】How did ancient people move these huge stones to the plain?

A. By air. B. By ship. C. By labor D. Unknown

【2】Which of the following statement is true?

A. The scientists have already solved all the problems about Stonehenge.

B. It is easier to build Stonehenge than to transport there huge stones.

C. Some aliens build Stonehenge as a site to land their UFO.

D. Stonehenge showed the summer and winter solstices to ancient people.

【3】Which is the best title for the passage?

A. An Egyptian Mystery. B. The Building of Stonehenge.

C. Answer of Nature. D. Stonehenge—An Ancient Secret.

【答案】

【1】D

【2】D

【3】D

【解析】試題巨車陣這些古老的巨石一直屹立在英國(guó)的索爾茲伯里平原，是誰(shuí)建造了巨車陣？怎樣建造的？這仍然是個(gè)謎。

【1】根據(jù)第二段以及It was a huge job to move these stones far from Wales because originally there were about 80 of them here at Stonehenge.可知，把這些石頭移離威爾士是一項(xiàng)巨大的工作，但是并沒(méi)有說(shuō)明如何搬動(dòng)的。故選：D。

【2】根據(jù)最后一段第三句It is sure that Stonehenge has something to do with the summer and winter solstices (夏至日/冬至日)可知，“Stonehenge showed the summer and winter solstices to ancient people巨石陣向古代人們展示了夏至和冬至”這是正確的。故選：D。

【3】本文主要介紹了一直屹立在英國(guó)的索爾茲伯里平原巨石陣，它是誰(shuí)建造的，以及如何建造的，到如今仍是個(gè)謎。所以Stonehenge—An Ancient Secret最符合本文主旨大意。故選：D。

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