从方框中选择适当的单词，并用其适当的形式完成短文，每词只能用一次，每空一词。century  or   pre...

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从方框中选择适当的单词，并用其适当的形式完成短文，每词只能用一次，每空一词。

Stonehenge, a rock circle, is not only one of Britain’s most famous historical places but also one of its greatest mysteries. Every year it___51___more than 750,000 visitors. People like to go to this place especially in June as they want to see the sun rising on the___52___day of the year.

For many years, historians believed Stonehenge was a temple where ancient leaders___53___tocommunicate with the gods. However, historian Paul Stoker thinks this can't be true because Stonehenge was built so many___54___ago. “The leaders arrived in England much later,” he points Out.

Another popular idea is that Stonehenge might be a kind of calendar. The largest stone were ___55___together in a certain way. On midsummer’s morning, the sun shines___56___into the center of the stones. Other people believe the stones have a medical purpose. They think the stones can___57___illness and keep people healthy. “As you walk there, you can feel the energy_____58_____your feet move up your body,” said one visitor. No one is sure_____59_____Stonehenge was used for, but most agree that the position of the stones must be for a special purpose. Some think it might be a burialplace____60____a place to honor ancestors. Others think it was built to celebrate a victory over an enemy.

【回答】

51. receives   

52. longest   

53. tried    

54. centuries   

55. put    

56. directly   

57. prevent   

58. from    

59. what   

60. or

【解析】

这篇短文主要是介绍来世界上最伟大的奇迹之一——巨石阵。

51.句意：每年接待超过75万游客。根据Every year这里是一般现在时态，主语是第三人称单数，谓语动词变第三人称单数。receives的意思是“接收”。根据句意，故填receives。

52.句意：人们喜欢去这个地方，尤其是在六月，因为他们想去。看到太阳在一年中最长的一天升起。根据文中especially in June as they want the sun rising可知，这里是最长的一天。the longest day表示最长的一天。根据句意，故填longest。

53.句意：很多年来，历史学家认为巨石阵是一座古*人试图与神沟通的寺庙。短语try to do sth.表示设法去做某事；这里是一般过去时态，try的过去式是tried。根据句意，故填tried。

54.句意：然而，历史学家保罗·斯托克认为这不可能是真的，因为巨石阵是几百年前建造的。so many+名词复数，century意思是“世纪”，这里用复数，根据句意，故填centuries

55.句意：最大的石头是以某种方式放置的。这里是一般过去时态的被动语态，put的过去分词是put。根据句意，故填put。

56.句意：在仲夏的早晨，太阳直接照*到石头的中心。这里是副词修饰动词。direct的副词是directly，意思是“直接地”，根据句意，故填directly。

57.句意：他们认为这些石头可以预防疾病，保持人们的健康。Can+动词原形；prevent的意思是“阻止”，根据句意，故填prevent。

58.句意：当你走到那里的时候，你可以感觉到你脚上的能量向上移动。from表示从……。根据句意，故填from

59.句意：没有人能确定巨石阵是用来做什么的。这里是what引导的宾语从句。根据句意，故填what。

60.句意：有人认为这可能是一个祭祀祖先的墓地或地方。根据a place to honor ancestors.可知这里用or来连接，意思是“或者”，根据句意，故填or。

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