【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 ink they might be moved across ice and snow. The ground in winter in this area is usually full of ice and snow, making it easier to move the rocks. The next task was to stand the stones up. The most difficult task was putting the top stones in place. Each one of these tasks took a lot of planning and a lot of strength, but the workers of Stonehenge were excellent builders. Why was the monument built? Some scientists think it39。s a burial ground. There are over 400 graves （burial sits） nearby. A man was buried with two gold earrings which are the oldest gold ever found in Britain （dated to 2470 BC）. Others think Stonehenge was built by early astronomers. Scientists believe that when a person stands in the center of the monument, the changing of seasons can be seen. Certain stones mark the location of the rising and setting moon in midwinter. Other stones mark the rising and setting sun in midsummer. The ancient people held religious ceremonies on these days. These ceremonies probably asked the gods to bring good weather for crops and to protect the people from bad weather. Stonehenge is an engineering success. Thousands of years later, it still stands. As a calendar, Stonehenge is very accurate. It shows that early people had a deep understanding of the movements to the sun and the moon. They didn39。t have machines or puters, but Stonehenge shows people could do many things using only their muscles and their brains.（1）he first building stage of Stonehenge was ________. A.to dig and cut the earth wallB.to move the blue stones across the iceC.to stand the stones upD.to put the top stones in place（2）Which evidence（證據(jù)） is given to support the idea that Stonehenge was a burial ground? A.Stonehenge was made of stones.B.It is a place for celebrating ceremonies.C.The passing of seasons can be seen there.D.Two gold earrings were found in a grave.（3）The underlined word accurate in the last paragraph probably means ________. A.correctB.strangeC.hugeD.heavy（4）Stonehenge was probably NOT originally built for ________. A.touristsB.religious reasonsC.a burial groundD.telling the seasons7．閱讀理解 Why does the sky change colors? What is the sky? How high is it? What color is it? What birds can live above it? These questions are difficult to answer, aren39。t they? In fact, the sky has no color. Then why does the sky look blue? We know that there is air around the world. When planes fly, they need air to lift their wings. Planes can39。t fly very high. That is because the air gets thinner when they go higher. The same will happen to us if we go high enough. If we go up about 1, 200 kilometers from the earth, we39。ll find no air there. Some birds can fly into the sky as high as a plane, but they cannot fly or live without air. Looking up above us, you will see the blue sky with white clouds. It is usually light blue. The color would be bluer when you see on the top of a high mountain. And you will see fewer clouds in the sky between you and the sun. Sometimes the sky doesn39。t look blue. When the sun rises and falls, you will see red, orange, and other colors in the sky. Such are the most beautiful moments of the day. Who can see the colors of the sky high above the earth? The astronauts! They can see those beautiful colors of the sky from the outer space. However, before flying into outer space, they sit in a spaceship high above the earth, and there is no air at all. The sky would be that dark and its color would be black. Now you may understand that we see colors because the air scatters（使散射） the sunlight. light travels through the air. Without air, there would be no light or colors. （1）Planes can39。t fly as high as possible because_________. A.the sky is blueB.the wings are heavierC.the sky has no colorD.the air bees thinner（2）When you stand on the top of a high mountain, you will see_________. A.more airB.the bluer skyC.more colorsD.more clouds（3）In Ningbo, we might see many colors in the sky at _________during the day. A.6: 00 a. m.B.10: 00 a. m.C.1: 00 p. m.D.2: 00 p. m.（4）The sky changes colors because____________. A.it39。s colorful itselfB.the world is colorfulC.the sunlight has colorsD.the air scatters the sunlight8．閱讀理解 A zerowaste life is a lifestyle that hardly creates any rubbish. So, a zerowaste store is about providing a kind of everyday and pleasantlooking zerowaste products to help people start on a zerowaste life journey. Zero waste or danshari was first suggested by a French woman called Bea Johnson. Her idea is: live a life and try not to create any rubbish。 use different kinds of ways to save the environment such as stopping the use of oneoff objects。 giving unwanted things to others or giving them away to organizations like the Red Cross. Yu Yuan, 27, is deeply interested in this idea. She and her boyfriend have lived in Beijing for many years. And earlier she used to buy things without thinking about them carefully until she saw a video about zero waste, in which a family of four placed the rubbish they produced every year in a jar （罐）. After watching the video, Yu wanted to experience this zerowaste lifestyle with her boyfriend. A zerowaste life follows the 6R ruleRefuse Reduce, Reuse, Repair, Recycle and Rot. Over AugustOctober when Yu followed the rule of zero waste 6R, she and her boyfriend Joe Harvey both produced only two cans of rubbish. Now, the couple have opened a small shop in Beijing, where they use wood products to take the place of plastic ones and cloth bags printed with environmentally friendly logos（環(huán)保標(biāo)志）. Most products sold in the store can be reused. The store also has secondhand books and CDs/DVDs with, ideas to make the best of the used things. Those who once experienced the nonwaste lifestyle have slowly changed their ideas, says Ya, The zerowaste lifestyle is not for ascetics （苦行僧）. It is just around us at our fingertips. Yu expects some of her friends to join her on the road to zero waste.（1）Bea Johnson suggests that people should ________. A.try to produce no rubbish in lifeB.share objec