2019学年度人教版选修八Unit 5Meeting your ancestors Period1Reading学案设计(7页word版)
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construction of Stonehenge.

Stonehenge was begun around 3000 BC. In about 2300 BC the huge stone circles were built. The biggest stone weighed approximately 20 tons. But the smaller blue stones, still weighing 4 tons on average, came from west Wales. It is not yet known how these were conveyed over a distance of 380 km. It is also a mystery how early man was able to construct Stonehenge without the use of modern construction machines and lorries.

He is an example of people who brought culture and new techniques from the European mainland to Britain. In terms of technical development people were going from the Stone Age to the Bronze Age and then to the Iron Age.

36. Which are not included in the things that are found in the grave of a man'?

A. Tools, a bone pin, a bow and a cushion stone

B. A copper knife and two gold earrings.

C. Two pots, arrows and materials to make arrows.

D. some chicken and grains.

37. The man buried in the grave might be ______ at that time.

A. A poor man B. a kind-hearted man

C. a rich man D. an ordinary man

38. Why is the man buried in the grave called the "king of Stonehenge" ?

A. He was buried three miles from Stonehenge.

B. He had the oldest gold ever found in Britain.

C. He might be a member of a powerful class who might have organized the construction of Stonehenge.

D. All of the above.

39. What does the third paragraph mainly talk about?

A. How Stonehenge was built.

B. Building Stonehenge was hard.

C. Stonehenge was made of big stones.

D. It is a mystery how Stonehenge was built.

40. We can infer that _______ .