考古学家们相信，他们在距离巨石阵（Stonehenge）约五公里外，发现了一处建造年代更早、结构更简单的巨石阵。

Stonehenge was built to mark the movements of the Sun. The huge stones were placed precisely to line up with the sunrise on the summer solstice and sunset on the winter solstice. 

巨石阵是为了标示出太阳的运动轨迹而建造。这些巨石经过精准排列，与夏至日出的方位和冬至日落的方位相对齐。

The discovery in the nearby village of Bulford was a much more simple construction. All that's left of it are two pits in the ground, about 120 metres apart, which archaeologists believe held large wooden posts. 

而在附近的巴尔福德村发现的这处遗址结构则简单得多。如今，它只剩下了地面上两个相距 120 米的土坑。考古学家们认为，这两个土坑里曾经竖立着大型木柱。

The holes were discovered about 10 years ago, but a new analysis examining how the posts were positioned, with the reconstruction of the ancient landscape, sky and horizon, reveals that they accurately lined upwith the Sun on the solstices.

这两个土坑早在十年前就已被发现，但一项新的分析通过研究木柱的排列方式，并结合对远古时期地形、天空和地平线的重建，发现它们与夏至和冬至时太阳的位置精确对齐。 

词汇表

mark 标示，标记
precisely 精准地，精确地
line up 对齐，排成一线
solstice 至日
pits 坑洞，土坑
archaeologists 考古学家
posts 柱子
reconstruction 重建，再现
landscape 地形地貌
horizon 地平线
accurately 准确地

听力练习

一、听第一遍音频，回答问题。  

1. What were Stonehenge and this newly discovered structure used for?

二、用一分钟阅读下列问题，然后听第二遍音频并回答问题。

1. The stones in Stonehenge were placed randomly and without much care.
a. True
b. False
c. Not given

2. The simpler structure is _______ to the site of Stonehenge.
a. far away from
b. right next to
c. quite close to

3. The discovery of the simpler structure is very recent.
a. True
b. False
c. Not given

4. A simple structure of standing stones has been found near Stonehenge.
a. True
b. False
c. Not given

三、听第三遍音频，将句子补充完整。（提示：可以反复听，直到听清楚每一个词）

1. The discovery in the nearby village of Balford was a _______________ construction.

2. The holes were discovered about 10 years ago, but a new analysis examining how the posts were _______________ the reconstruction of the ancient landscape sky and horizon reveals that they accurately lined up with the sun on the solstices.

答案

一、听第一遍音频，回答问题。

They were used to mark to movements of the sun.

二、用一分钟阅读下列问题，然后听第二遍音频并回答问题。

1. b. False. The huge stones were placed precisely to line up with the sunrise on the summer solstice and sunset on the winter solstice.

2. c. The discovery in the nearby village of Balford was a much more simple construction.

3. b. False. The holes were discovered about 10 years ago, but a new analysis examining how the posts were positioned with the reconstruction of the ancient landscape sky and horizon reveals that they accurately lined up with the Sun on the solstices.

4. b. False. All that's left of it are two pits in the ground about 120 metres apart, which archaeologists believe held large wooden posts.

三、听第三遍音频，将句子补充完整。（提示：可以反复听，直到听清楚每一个词）

1. The discovery in the nearby village of Balford was a much more simple construction.

2. The holes were discovered about 10 years ago, but a new analysis examining how the posts were positioned with the reconstruction of the ancient landscape sky and horizon reveals that they accurately lined up with the Sun on the solstices.