阅读理解 Stonehengeis the most famous of the stone circles of the British Islands for its unusual engineering．It is good in condition, so it is a good example to study．Built in 2800 B．C．, Stonehenge 题目和参考答案——青夏教育精英家教网—

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　　Stonehenge(巨石阵)is the most famous of the stone circles of the British Islands for its unusual engineering．It is good in condition, so it is a good example to study．Built in 2800 B．C．, Stonehenge shows that early people were very good at problem-solving and organization．The builders of Stonehenge had to figure out how to build it without modern machines．They also had to organize the work of hundreds, perhaps thousands, of workers to build it．

　　First they had to carve the stones．Then, they had to transport the heavy stones(up to four tons!)twenty kilometers to Stonehenge．The next task was to stand the stones up．The most difficult task was putting the top stones in place．Each one of these tasks took a lot of planning and a lot of strength, but the workers of Stonehenge were excellent builders．

　　Why did these people work so hard to build Stonehenge? Researchers believe that Stonehenge is a huge calendar．Certain stones mark the location of the rising and setting moon in midwinter．Other stones mark the rising and setting sun in midsummer．The ancient people held religious ceremonies on these days．These ceremonies probably asked the gods to bring good weather for crops and to protect the people from bad weather．

　　As a historical site, Stonehenge is an engineering success．Thousands of years later, it still stands．As a calendar, Stonehenge is very accurate．It shows that early people had a deep understanding of astronomy(天文学)and the movements of the sun and the moon．They didn’t have machines or computers, but Stonehenge shows people could do many things using only their muscles and their brains．

(1)

How long does Stonehenge have a history of?
[　　]
A．	About 2000 years．
B．	About 2800 years．
C．	About 4000 years．
D．	About 4800 years．

(2)

What was the most difficult task in building Stonehenge?
[　　]
A．	Carving the stones．
B．	Transporting the stones．
C．	Putting the top stones in place．
D．	Standing the stones up．

(3)

What was the main purpose of Stonehenge for its builders?
[　　]
A．	It was used for education．
B．	It was built for the foreign tourists．
C．	It was home from bad weather for the poor．
D．	It was a calendar for marking important religious days．

(4)

The underlined word “accurate” in the last paragraph probably means ________．
[　　]
A．	correct
B．	strange
C．	huge
D．	heavy

(5)

What does Stonehenge tell about ancient people?
[　　]
A．	They didn’t need to work hard．
B．	They didn’t care about religion．
C．	They were good at problem-solving and organization．
D．	They were stronger and cleverer than modern people．

答案：1．D;2．C;3．D;4．A;5．C;

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