Mysterious Ancient Civilization[1]StonehengeFor years,...

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Mysterious Ancient Civilization

[1]Stonehenge

For years, the closest theories that ___41__ had as to how the stones of Stonehenge were transported ___42__ from Merlin using magic to aliens. Uses for Stonehenge ranged from ritual magic to a life-size ___43__. But researchers and archaeologists have recently discovered additional stones and monuments in the ground around Stonehenge ___44__ means that the still-standing stones were merely a focal point ___45___ many more stones. This also gives a stronger hint that the stones were used as a calendar to ___46__ the Sun for the purposes of keeping track of seasons for farming.

[2]Egypt

___47__ a significant amount of time, researchers ____48___ men too little credit in the construction of the pyramid(金字塔).

For a time, scientists ___49__ that the pyramids were built with technology that was too

___50__ for the time period which made the conspiracy theorists go nuts with thoughts of aliens

giving the Pharaohs space tools to build these massivestructures. But ___51___, ancient Egypt has proven to have the advanced technology and thepyramids aren't built perfectly. In fact, the tools

used to build the pyramids, like rope andcounter-balancing, are time period appropriate especially ____52___ it meant the pyramids werebuilt over a period of 20 years.

[3]Mayans(瑪雅人)

After the Spaniards ____53___ the Mayan civilization, the mystery was that the people of thisancient civilization completely disappeared. People thought that ____54___ give the mayans theirtechnology or that the Mayans were aliens themselves and "went home" after the Spanishcolonization of the Americas, thus explaining why the Mayans left without a ___55___. But researchers

have found that it's simply not true. The Mayans actually ___56___ and formed smaller colonies

of their own and grew Mayan population from there. There are areas of SouthAmerica where the mayan language is still spoken and you can find descendants of these ancient people.

[4]Terracotta Army(兵馬俑)

After Chinese farmers discovered the massive Terracotta Army that made archaeological history, ___57__ and researchers had no idea how the thousands of clay soldiers were designed

to protect the tomb of Emperor Qin Shihuang, making it one of the biggest mysteries of ancient

China. ___58___, historians thought the soldiers were ____59__ in an assembly-linefashion, but each warrior had its own specific feature. Historians then took photos of eachwarrior's ears which are as unique as our fingerprints and discovered that each warrior wasbased on a real-life ___60__.

41. A. anyone B. someone C. none D. everyone

42. A. originated B. cut C. ranged D. apart

43. A. schedule B. date C. form D. calendar

44. A. what B. that C. who D. which

45. A. among B. amongst C. between D. of

46. A. truck B. trick C. tank D. track

47. A. For B. As C. On D. In

48. A. give B. given C. were giving D. were given

49. A. claim B. suggest C. say D. inform

50. A. younger B. smart C. advanced D. clever

51. A. in the order B. in reality C. as saying D. for instance

52. A. since B. as C. though D. but for