Question

【题目】A

For centuries Stonehenge has mystified and enraptured archaeologists and visitors. So maybe it is not surprising that another monumental wonder from prehistory has been overlooked for so long — even though it is just a mile away.

Experts have discovered an “extraordinary” line of giant stones that dates back more than 4,500 years. The area around Stonehenge is littered with prehistoric sights but the 90 or more stones, lying 3ft underground, have only just been discovered by sophisticated radar equipment towed by radar equipment.

The buried monoliths are each up to 15ft tall. Instead of being arranged in a circle as they are at Stonehenge, it is thought they once formed a long standing line.

“We are looking at one of the largest stone monuments in Europe and it has been under our noses for something like 4,000 years,” said Professor Vince Gaffney, from the University of Bradford, one of the archaeologists leading the research. “It’s truly remarkable. We don’t think there’s anything quite like this anywhere else in the world. This is completely new and the scale is extraordinary.”

Prof. Gaffney believes the stones may have been planted by the same people who built Stonehenge, but he doubts whether there is a direct link between the two monuments.

These stones were placed along a steep slope, cut into a natural dry valley to form a C-shaped feature.

Precisely why the stones were put there remains a mystery. The archaeologists believe that at some stage the stones were pushed over. This was not done to damage the monument but rather to preserve whatever it was about the stones that seemed so important. “There was a transformation in the landscape that we do not understand,” Prof. Gaffney said. “The stones had significance. These were special places. Societies were organized, as with the great cathedrals, to create these things.”

【1】What have experts found according to Paragraph 2?

A. An observation post. B. Underground stones.

C. An ancient cemetery. D. A sacrificial site.

【2】 What can we know about Stonehenge from the passage?

A. A post history wonder confused archaeologists centuries.

B. The mystery of Stonehenge has been solved.

C. The stones might have some connections with the Stonehenge.

D. It is the largest stone monument all over the world.

【3】Which sentence is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Such stone monument is common all around the world.

B. The stones might serve for a certain purpose.

C. The stones were inserted into a plain.

D. The stones pushed over were to reduce the height of the monument.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】B

【解析】

【语篇解读】文章介绍离著名的巨石阵不远处专家发现一群地下的石头，它们的形状和规模让专家很惊讶，专家正在对它们的作用做研究。

【1】细节理解题。根据文章第二段的句子“The area around Stonehenge is littered with prehistoric sights but the 90 or more stones, lying 3ft underground,”可知，专家发现了一些地下的石头。故选B。

【2】细节理解题。根据文章第五段的句子“Prof. Gaffney believes the stones may have been planted by the same people who built Stonehenge, but he doubts whether there is a direct link between the two monuments.” 可知，这些石头有可能和巨石阵有某些联系。故选C。

【3】推理判断题。根据文章最后一段的句子“The stones had significance. These were special places. Societies were organized, as with the great cathedrals, to create these things.”可知，这些石头可能起着某种作用。故选B。