六、短文填空
阅读短文，在空格处填入一个适当的单词或括号中单词的正确形式。
The mystery of Stonehenge (巨石阵) in England
Stonehenge is a very old place in England. It's famous for its big stones. They stand in a circle. No one (1)
(know) who built it or why, but it's been there for (2)
(thousand) of years. People from all over the world come to see (3)
every year.
The stones are huge (4)
heavy. Some of them weigh as much as a truck! (5)
(science) say people brought the stones from faraway places and put (6)
(they) together.
Why did people build Stonehenge? How long did it take them (7)
(build) it? Some say it was a place for ancient people to worship (敬奉) the sun. Others think it was a tomb (坟墓) for important people. Still, no one has found out the truth.
During special times like the summer solstice (夏至), the sun (8)
(go) up and aligns (对准) with certain stones, making (9)
amazing view. This makes many people (10)
(think) Stonehenge was built with knowledge (知识) of the stars.
解析：
1. 第(1)空：No one是不定代词，作主语时谓语动词用第三人称单数形式，故填knows。
2. 第(2)空：固定短语thousands of表示“成千上万的”，为固定搭配，故填thousands。
3. 第(3)空：此处指代前文的Stonehenge，用单数代词it。
4. 第(4)空：huge和heavy是并列形容词，用并列连词and连接。
5. 第(5)空：根据语境此处指“科学家”，且谓语为原形say，主语用复数Scientists。
6. 第(6)空：动词put后接人称代词宾格，they的宾格是them。
7. 第(7)空：固定句型It takes sb. some time to do sth.，故填to build。
8. 第(8)空：主语the sun是第三人称单数，一般现在时谓语用goes。
9. 第(9)空：amazing以元音音素开头，表“一个令人惊叹的景象”用不定冠词an。
10. 第(10)空：固定搭配make sb. do sth.，故填think。
