4．________ could prove that Stonehenge was not only a prehistoric monument but a Roman and mediaeval monument.

A．The location of the bluestones

B．The magical qualities of the bluestones

C．Roman ceramics and ancient stone hammers

D．Years of hard research of Wainwright

3．The archaeologist team drew the conclusion by the fact that ________.

A．many pieces of charcoal were found around Stonehenge

B．radio­carbon dating was used to check the bluestones

C．many bodies of the sick and the injured were found buried around Stonehenge

D．humans were active around Stonehenge before 7000 B．C.

2．Before bluestones were transported there，Stonehenge may have been used only as ________.

A．a monument　 B．a pilgrimage site　　　 C．a religious image　 D．a cemetery

1．Faraway bluestones were transported to Wiltshire probably because they ________.

A．were of great value at the time

B．looked more beautiful than the stones there

C．looked like green diamonds

D．were thought to have the function of treatment

20．A.character　 　　　　 B．captain　　　　　　 C．person　 　　　　　 D．figure

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Archaeologists said Stonehenge，Britain’s most famous prehistoric monument，may have been an ancient pilgrimage (朝圣) site for the sick who believed its stones had healing qualities.

It has always been a mystery why bluestones，the smaller stones that form part of the circle，were transported around 155 miles from Preseli Hills in Wales to Wiltshire in southern England.Archaeologists from Bournemouth University，who carried out the dig in April-the first at Stonehenge since 1964-believe the bluestones were respected as healing stones.“It was the magical qualities of these stones that transformed the monument and made it a place of pilgrimage for the sick and the injured of the Neolithic world (新石器时代)，” a statement from the archaeologist team said.

Geoffrey Wainwright，president of the Society of Antiquaries of London and one of the experts leading the work，said that one reason which led to the conclusion was that a number of the burials around Stonehenge showed signs of injury and disability.

The archaeologists said in the statement that radio­carbon dating (放射性碳测年法) put the construction of the circle of bluestones at between 2400 B．C. and 2200 B．C.，a few centuries later than originally thought.But they found pieces of charcoal dating from before 7000 B．C.，showing humans were active in the area much earlier than previously thought.

During the dig，the researchers also found Roman ceramics (陶器) and ancient stone hammers.“We now know，much to our surprise and delight，that Stonehenge was not just a prehistoric monument，but it was a Roman and mediaeval (中世纪的) monument，” said Wainwright.

Another of the team leaders，Tim Darvill of Bournemouth University，said the bluestones appeared to be the most important to the purpose of Stonehenge although it may have had more than one function.Other theories about Stonehenge are that it was a religious site or that it acted as a calendar.

19．A.hate　 　　　　　　　 B．treasure　　　　　 C．admit 　　　　　　 D．recognize

18．A.potential　 　　　　 B．goal　　　　　　　　 C．enthusiasm　 　D．confidence

17．A.matter　 　　　　　　 B．aspect　　　　　　　 C．issue　 　　　　　　 D．thing

16．A.with　 　　　　　　　 B．alongside　　　　 C．on　 　　　　　　　 D．for

15．A.act　 　　　　　　　　 B．deserve　　　　　　 C．play　 　　　　　　 D．take