2．FOR thousands of years，Stonehenge has confused visitors with a seemingly unanswerable question：Why would anyone carry so many huge stones across Britain and put them in a ring？It seems even stranger when you think of the fact that it was done by prehistoric people working without modern technology，not even a wheel．
Stonehenge has started endless debates over the centuries．Experts have said at different times that it was a temple，a calendar （日歷） or a graveyard （墓地）．
Yet"all the ideas to date could be mistaken，"said Julian Spalding，a famous art critic （評論家） and former director of some of the UK's leading museums．"We've been looking at Stonehenge the wrong way：from the earth，which is very much a 20th century viewpoint，"he told The Guardian．
Spalding has put forward a new theory about Stonehenge in his latest book，Realisation：From Seeing to Understanding．"The current theories about Stonehenge are based on looking across the ground，which is a modern idea，"he writes in his new book．He told The Guardian that in ancient times，spiritual ceremonies didn't happen on the ground．Prehistoric people believed that in this way they could get closer to the heavens．So Spalding says that"rituals （儀式） at Stonehenge were performed in the same way-not among the stones，but on top of them，"reported The Washington Post．
He re-imagines a scene in his book，explaining how the mysterious site was used：Stonehenge held up a large，circular platform （平臺）．It was a raised altar （圣壇） reached by stairs，and thousands of people might have worshipped （祈禱） there．
To support his theory，Spalding lists examples from ancient civilizations worldwide．In China，Peru and Turkey，such sacred （神圣的） monuments （遺跡） were built high up，whether on man-made or natural sites．In an interview with The Washington Post，Spalding said the wood that would have been used for the platform had long since rotted away （腐爛），leaving only the stone pillars （柱子） that supported it behind．
So far scholars have had"a fair degree of skepticism （懷疑）"about these ideas，according to The Huffington Post．Sir Barry Cunliffe，prehistorian and Oxford University archaeology （考古學） professor，said："He could be right，but I know of no evidence to support it…There are a large number of stone circles around the country which clearly didn't have a platform on top．So why should Stonehenge？"
32．What is the article mainly about？B
A．The history of Stonehenge．
B．A new theory about Stonehenge．
C．Why Stonehenge has started endless debates over the centuries．
D．How Stonehenge is different from other ancient civilizations．
33．According to Spalding's theory，StonehengeC．
A．was a prehistoric calendar
B．should be looked at from the earth
C．was a raised altar for worship
D．was simply a natural site
34．How does Spalding support his theory about Stonehenge？D
A．By raising questions．
B．By providing related figures．
C．By quoting other experts'research．
D．By giving examples from other civilizations．
35．We can infer from the article that Cunliffe isD Spalding's theory．
A．supportive of
B．a(chǎn)mazed at
C．worried about
D．doubtful about．
分析 數(shù)年來對于巨石陣有許多的爭論，Julian Spalding提出一種新的理論；
解答 32．B 考查主旨大意．通過第四段Spalding has put forward a new theory about Stonehenge in his latest book．關(guān)于巨石陣有許多的爭論，專家們提出一種新的理論，故選B項．
33．C 考查細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)第五段提到It was a raised altar （圣壇） reached by stairs，and thousands of people might have worshipped （祈禱） there．可知這是個舉行祈禱的圣壇，故選C項．
34．D 考查細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段提到To support his theory，Spalding lists examples from ancient civilizations worldwide．可知為了支持他的理論，以古代文明為例，故選D項．
35．D 考查推理判斷題．根據(jù)最后一段提到He could be right，but I know of no evidence to support it他可能是正確的但我知道沒有證據(jù)來支持這一看法，故選D項．
點評 本文是一個科教類閱讀，題目涉及多道細節(jié)理解題，做題時結(jié)合原文和題目有針對性的找出相關(guān)語句進行仔細分析，結(jié)合選項選出正確答案．推理判斷題也是要在抓住關(guān)鍵句子的基礎上合理的分析才能得出正確答案，切忌胡亂猜測，一定要做到有理有據(jù)．
