LONDON—Archaeologists have discovered a smaller prehistoric(史前) site near Britain’s famous circle of standing stones at Stonehenge.
Researchers have named the site “Bluehenge” after the color of the 27 Welsh stones that were laid to make up a path. The stones have disappeared, but the path of holes remains.
The new circle, unearthed over the summer by researchers from Sheffield University, represents an important find, researchers said Saturday. The site is about a mile away from Stonehenge.
Bluehenge, about 80 miles southwest of London, is believed to date back to about the time Stonehenge was built, about 5,000 years ago.
Mike Parker Pearson of Sheffield University said he believed the path and stonehenge itself were linked to rituals(仪式) of life and death.
Mike Parker suggested that the ancient funerary rituals began at a different circle site known as “Wood-henge”, which represented the world of the living. The bodies of the dead were then brought down the River Avon to Bluehenge, which represented death, and were finally carried along a ceremonial route known as the Avenue to Stonehenge.
Bournemouth University Professor Tim Darvill, an expert on Stonehenge, told Britain’s Dail Mail that Bluehenge “adds to the richness” of the ancient site’s story.
“This henge is very important because it forms part of the picture of ceremonial monuments in the area and puts Stonehenge into context,” Darvill was quoted(引述) as saying. “It’s no longer Stonehenge standing alone, but it has to be seen in context with the landscape.”

1. 1.

   How many henges are mentioned in this passage?

   1. A.
      Two
   2. B.
      Three
   3. C.
      Four
   4. D.
      Five
2. 2.

   Who believed the Stonehenge is related to ancient ritual of death?

   1. A.
      Archaeologists from London
   2. B.
      Welsh researchers
   3. C.
      Mike Parker Pearson
   4. D.
      Professor Tim Darvill
3. 3.

   What does the underlined sentence “It’s no longer Stonehenge standing alone, but it has to be seen in context with the landscape.” in the last paragraph mean?

   1. A.
      Stonehenge has noting to do with Bluehenge
   2. B.
      Woodhenge represented the world of living in ancient times
   3. C.
      Bluehenge represented death
   4. D.
      Stonehenge, Woodhenge and Bluehenge should be studied together
4. 4.

   From the passage we can learn that ______

   1. A.
      researchers have named the site “Bluehenge,” because they have found blue huge stones there
   2. B.
      funerary rituals were carried out along the path starting from Woodhenge, River Avon to Bluehenge, finally Stonehenge
   3. C.
      Bluehenge is 1 mile away from London
   4. D.
      Bluehenge dates back to 2000 BC

Every kid wishes to be an adult. But now as grown-ups, some adults find they cannot leave childhood behind.They become "kidults" (kid+adult). Being a kidult has become a lifestyle-choice among young people across Asia.

Some kidults collect toys they once played with. Hello Kitty, Garfield, and Snoopy have many adult fans around the world. It is not unusual to see a 20-something woman with a big, Garfield-shaped cushion (坐垫)on her sofa or a Hello Kitty mobile phone accessory (挂件).

Other kidults still enjoy children's stories and fairy tales. For example, Bloomsbury even published the Harry Potter novels with an adult cover. That way, no one else on the subway will know that an adult is actually reading a children's book!

"Kidults can be like vitamins to society. Adults who value their childhood and hold on to pure, child-like emotion may be needed in such a rough and dry society," said Lee Sojung, professor of Foreign Studies at Hankuk University(韩国外国语大学). He added that kidult culture may fill the generation gap between adults and kids. It could give children and their parents books, movies, and cartoon shows to enjoy together. He may be right.

Tim Greenhalgh, a professor, explained that some kidults just refuse to grow up. They value childhood because life in a busy and stressful city frightens them. Kidults would like to forget their age and openly show their fear of society and adulthood.

1.

Why did Bloomsbury publish the Harry Potter novels with an adult cover?

A. Bloomsbury knows some kidults don't want people to know that they are kidults

B. Bloomsbury thinks it can attract more readers

C. Bloomsbury knows kidults prefer to chose books for adults in nature

D. Bloomsbury thinks the cover with an adult is better

2.

Being a kidult is good in some way EXCEPT that _______.

A. it is helpful to solve some social problems

B. it can make people listen to their parents

C. it can improve the relationship between parents and their kids

D. it can help kidults feel relaxed

3.

According to the writer, _______.

A. our society is very dull                 

B. kidults have mental problems

C. being a kidult is nothing wrong          

D. some people can never grow up