【高一 拓展阅读-旅行】Stonehenge in Wiltshire

StonehengeinWiltshireApileofrocksinthemiddleofEnglandmightnotseemlikeabigdeal，butitisifthey'retallandstandingstraightup.InWiltshire（威尔特郡），EnglandthereisaplaceknownasStonehenge（巨石阵）anditisoneofthemostfamousrockstructuresintheworld.MostarchaeologiststhinkStonehengewasbuiltbetween2000and3000BC.Itismadeupofaringofstonesallstandingupstraight，withafewstoneslaidhorizontallyacrossthetop.Intheringthereisanouterringandaninnerring.Noonereallyknowshowthestoneswereraisedandplacedintoposition.EvenlessisknownaboutwherethestonescamefromStonesaslargeasthosefoundinStonehengearenotcommoninthepartofEnglandwhereStonehengesits.Somearchaeologiststhinkthatpeopledraggedthestonesacrosslandandtowedthemthroughthewaterusingboats.Theythinkthatmanyofthestonestravelledupto250milestogettothelocationofStonehenge.Geologists，however，haveadifferent，andmorelikelyidea.Theythinkthatglaciersleftmanyofthebouldersinthearea.ThenthemakersofStonehengejustmovedalltheboulderstothespotwhereStonehengenowstands.WhatisevenmorepuzzlingiswhyStonehengewasbuilt.Somesaythemonumentwasusedtohelpancienthumanspredictsolareclipsesandtellthedifferencebetweensummerandwinter.Includedinthemonumentisaheelstone.Thesunrisesdirectlyoverthisstoneduringthesummerandwintersolstice（至日）.OthersthinkStonehengewasasortofhospitalbecausemanyskeletonswithlargewoundshavebeenfoundnearby.Stillothersthinkitwasaburialground,asmanyskeletonsdatingaroundthesametimehavebeenfoundaroundthemonument.Regardlessofhowandwhyitwasbuilt,Stonehengeisstillaprettyneatpileofrocks.Everyyear,nearlyonemillionpeopleheadtoWiltshire,Englandtoseeitforthemselves.ReadingComprehensionChoosethecorrectanswerforeachquestion.1.WhereisStonehenge?A.InEngland.B.InAmerica.C.InIndia.D.InAustralia.2.Whatmakesthisfamousrockstructureunique?A.Itisverypretty.B.Therocksstandstraightup.C.ItisinthemiddleofEngland.D.Ithasadistinctivecolour.3.Whichexplanationforthestonesismostbelievable?A.Theywerecarriedtherefromhundredsofmilesaway.B.Theywerebroughttherebyaliens.C.Theywereleftonthelandbyglaciers.D.Thearticledoesnotsay.4.Whatdotheskeletonsmakearchaeologistsbelieve?A.VisitingStonehengewasverydangerous.B.Carryingtherockscausedmanydeaths.C.Theheatfromthesuncausedpeopletodie.D.Thesitemayhavebeenancientburialgrounds.5.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Archaeologistsandgeologistshavedifferentviewsonthesourceofthestones.B.Itissaidthatthemonumentcanhelpancientpeoplepredictlunareclipses.C.WehavealreadyknownhowandwhyStonehengewasbuilt.D.AboutonebillionpeoplegotovisitWiltshireeveryyear.Vocabulary基础词pilen.堆，摞，叠ⅵ.摞起；堆积；把…堆积起来搭apileof…一摞…pileup堆积，积累straightadv.径直；直adj.直的；笔直的英notinacurveoratanangle；inastraightline搭gostraight直走；改邪归正famousadj.著名的，出名的英knownaboutbymanypeoplestructuren.建筑物；结构，构造记词根记忆：struct（建造）+ure（表结果）建筑物raisevt.养育；饲养；举起；增加，提高；筹募；提及英toliftormovesth.toahigherlevel记联想记忆：即使把头拾高（raise）也看不到上涨（rise）的房价例Mikeraisedcattlewhenhewasyoung.迈克小的时候养过牛。positionn.位置；职位记词根记忆：posit（放）+ion（表名词）→放下的地方→位置commonadj.普通的，常见的；公共的；共有的搭commonknowledge常识dragvt.（费力地）拖，拉，扯；硬拽例Momdraggedustoaclassicalmusicconcert.妈妈硬拉我们去听了一场古典音乐会。monumentn.纪念碑，纪念馆；古迹英abuildingthathasspecialhistoricalimportance记词根记忆：monu（提醒）+ment（表物）提醒人们的标志物→纪念碑predictv.预言，预料，预测记词根记忆：pre（预先）+dict（说）→预言例Nobodycanpredicttheoutcome.谁也无法预料结果。heeln.脚后跟；鞋跟记联想记忆：脚后跟（heel）的伤痊愈（heal）了woundv.使受伤n.伤口，创伤例Hegotwoundedinthewar.他在战争中受伤了。Vocabulary进阶词archaeologistn.考古学家horizontallyadv.水平地英inawaythatisflatandlevel；acrossandparalleltothegroundratherthanupanddowninneradj.内部的；内心的n.内部英inside；towardsorclosetothecentreofaplace记词根记忆：in（在…里面）+ner→内部的；内心的towvt./n.拖，牵引英topullacarorboatbehindanothervehicleusingaropeorchain搭tow...away把…拖走locationn.位置，场所；（电影的）外景拍摄地搭geographicallocation地理位置thegoldenlocation黄金地段geologistn.地质学家glaciern.冰川；冰河英alargemassofice，formedbysnowonmountains，thatmovesveryslowlydownavalley记词根记忆：glac（冰）+ier（表物）→冰川bouldern.巨石，巨砾英averylargerockwhichhasbeenshapedbywaterortheweather记联想记忆：肩（shoulder）上扛着巨石（boulder）spot