【文章內容簡介】 9.Someonesayingbadwordsaboutyoubehindyourbackmightmakeyou______.A.redfaced B.seered C.inthered D.intheblack30.Itcanbeinferredfromthearticlethat______.A.redhasdifferentmeaningsdependingonthecontext(情境)B.thecolorredisnotaspopularasitwasbeforeinBritainC.mostBritishpeopleareawareof(知道的)how popular the color red is in British cultureD.Britishpeopleareoftenaskedtoexplainthemeaningofthecolorred31.Themainpurposeofthearticleisto______.A.pare B.judge C.inform D.argueDFORthousandsofyears,Stonehenge(史前巨石陣)has confused visitors with a seemingly unanswerablequestion:WhywouldanyonecarrysomanyhugestonesacrossBritainandputtheminaring?Itseemsevenstrangerwhenyouthinkofthefactthatitwasdonebyprehistoricpeopleworkingwithoutmoderntechnology,notevenawheel.Stonehengehasstartedendlessdebatesoverthecenturies.Expertshavesaidatdifferenttimesthatitwasatemple,acalendar(日歷)oragraveyard(墓地). Yet“alltheideastodatecouldbemistaken,”saidJulianSpalding,afamousartcritic(評論家)and former director ofsomeofthe UK’sleadingmuseums. “We’vebeenlookingatStonehengethewrongway:fromtheearth,whichisverymucha20thcenturyviewpoint,”hetoldTheGuardian.SpaldinghasputforwardanewtheoryaboutStonehengeinhislatestbook,Realisation:FromSeeingtoUnderstanding.“ThecurrenttheoriesaboutStonehengearebasedonlookingacrosstheground,whichisamodernidea,”hewritesinhisnewbook.HetoldTheGuardianthatinancienttimes,spiritualceremoniesdidn’thappenontheground.Prehistoricpeoplebelievedthatinthiswaytheycouldgetclosertotheheavens.SoSpaldingsaysthat“rituals(儀式)atStonehengewereperformedinthesameway–notamongthestones,butontopofthem,”reportedTheWashingtonPost.Hereimaginesasceneinhisbook,explaininghowthemysterioussitewasused:Stonehengeheldupalarge,circularplatform(平臺).Itwasaraisedaltar(圣壇) reached by stairs,andthousandsofpeoplemighthaveworshipped(祈禱)there.Tosupporthistheory,Spaldinglistsexamplesfromancientcivilizationsworldwide.InChina,PeruandTurkey,suchsacred(神圣的)monuments(遺跡)were built high up, whether onmanmadeornaturalsites.InaninterviewwithTheWashingtonPost,Spaldingsaidthewoodthatwouldhavebeenusedfortheplatformhadlongsincerottedaway(腐爛),leaving onlythestonepillars(柱子)thatsupporteditbehind.Sofarscholarshavehad“afairdegreeofskepticism(懷疑)”about these ideas, accordingtoTheHuffingtonPost.SirBarryCunliffe,prehistorianandOxfordUniversityarchaeology(考古學)professor said: “He could be right, but I know of no evidence to support it…There are alargenumberofstonecirclesaroundthecountrywhichclearlydidn’thaveaplatformontop.SowhyshouldStonehenge?”32.Whatisthearticlemainlyabout?A.ThehistoryofStonehenge.B.AnewtheoryaboutStonehenge.C.WhyStonehengehasstartedendlessdebatesoverthecenturies.D.HowStonehengeisdifferentfromotherancientcivilizations.33.AccordingtoSpalding’stheory,Stonehenge______.A.wasaprehistoriccalendar B.shouldbelookedatfromtheearthC.wasaraisedaltarforworship D.wassimplyanaturalsite34.HowdoesSpaldingsupporthistheoryaboutStonehenge?A.Byraisingquestions. B.Byprovidingrelatedfigures.C.Byquotingotherexperts’research. D.Bygivingexamplesfromothercivilizations.35.WecaninferfromthearticlethatCunliffeis______Spalding’stheory.A.supportiveof B.amazedat C.worriedabout D.doubtfulabout第二節(jié)(共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分)根據短文內容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。LastmonthIgotthechancetotakepartinanunderwaterresearchprojectinanareaoftheGulfofMexicocalledtheFlowerGardens.Ateamofprofessionalresearchers,ledbythescientistDr.MattPhillips,wastryingtolearnmoreaboutthefishandvariouscreaturesthatliveinthispartofthesea. 36TheteamusedapieceofunderwaterequipmentcalledaRemotelyOperatedVehicle(ROV)tocollectinformation.TheROVcouldmeasurewaterdepthandtemperatureanditalsohadacamerathatsentlivefilmbacktotheboat. 37 Itwascontrolledbyaputerontheboat,andIwasallowedto1