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Stonehenge, the worldfamous circle of stone columns, may have had a brother, a much bigger, older brother.
Researchers of University of Bradford announced they had discovered about 100 stones covering several acres. They thought these stones had been built around 4,500 years ago. The Stonehenge Hidden Landscapes Project discovered the monument, which is near Durrington Walls and also known as “superhenge”. Stonehenge, which is believed to have been completed 3,500 years ago, is about 2 miles away. “What we are starting to see is the largest surviving stone monument that has ever been discovered in Britain and possibly in Europe，” said Vince Gaffney.
The evidence was found under 3 feet of earth. Some of the stones are thought to have stood 15 feet tall.“Our radar data has shown an amazing row of up to 90 standing stones, a number of which have survived after being pushed over, and a large bank placed over the stones，” said Professor Wolfgang Neubauer, director of the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Archaeological Prospection and Virtual Archaeology.
“In the east, up to 30 stones…have survived below，” he said. “The extraordinary scale and details of the evidence produced by the Stonehenge Hidden Landscapes Project are changing greatly our understanding of Stonehenge and the world around it，” Neubauer added.
“Everything written before about the Stonehenge landscape and the ancient monuments within it will need to be rewritten，” said Paul Garwood, a scientist and lead historian on the project at the University of Birmingham. The findings were announced on the first day of the British Science Festival being held at the University of Bradford.
语篇导读 本文介绍了研究者在英国的巨石阵附近发现的一个规模更大的巨石阵。
1．How many years is the superhenge older than the Stonehenge?
A．About 1,000 years． B．About 2,500 years.
C．About 3,500 years． D．About 4,500 years.
解析 A 数字计算题。根据第二段第二句可知，超级巨石阵是在大约4 500年前建造的；而根据第二段第四句可知，巨石阵是3 500年前建造的；因此超级巨石阵早了大约1 000年，故选A项。
2．What do people know about the superhenge?
A．It’s larger than Stonehenge.
B．It stands to the east of Stonehenge.
C．Its stone weighs as much as 15 tons.
D．It is made up of about 90 stones.
解析 A 细节理解题。根据第一段中的bigger可知，超级巨石阵比巨石阵大，故选A项。
3．Where can people see the superhenge?
A．Behind the Stonehenge. B．Underground.
C．In the forest. D．Near the radar.
解析 B 细节理解题。根据第三段第一句可知，这个超级巨石阵在地下，故选B项。
4．Why will everything written about the Stonehenge need to be rewritten?
A．Because the details of superhenge will change people’s understanding of Stonehenge.
B．Because a number of stones were pushed over, and a large bank was placed over the stones.
C．Because director of the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Archaeological Prospection and Virtual Archaeology thought it was really necessary.
D．Because the Stonehenge has so many really beautiful stones around and below it.
解析 A 细节理解题。根据第四段第二句可知，这个更大规模的超级巨石阵的发现，改变了人们对巨石阵原有的认知，故选A项。
