Stonehenge, the world-famous circle of stone columns in southern England, may have had a brother. A much bigger, older brother.

University of Bradford researchers announced Monday that they had discovered a monument of about 100 stones covering several acres thought to have been built around 4,500 years ago. The Stonehenge Hidden Landscapes Project discovered the monument, which is near Durrington Walls, also known as "superhenge." Stonehenge, which is believed to have been completed 3,500 years ago, is about 2 miles away. "What we are starting to see is the largest surviving stone monument that has ever been discovered in Britain and possibly in Europe," Vince Gaffney, who leads the project said.

The evidence was found under 3 feet of earth. Some of the stones are thought to have stood 15 feet tall. "Our radar data has shown an amazing row of up to 90 standing stones, a number of which have survived after being pushed over, and a large bank placed over the stones," said professor Wolfgang Neubauer, director of the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Archaeological Prospection and Virtual Archaeology.

“In the east, up to 30 stones … have survived below,” he said. The extraordinary scale and details of the evidence produced by the Stonehenge Hidden Landscapes Project, which the new discoveries at Durrington Walls, is changing greatly our understanding of Stonehenge and the world around it," Neubauer added.

“Everything written before about the Stonehenge landscape and the ancient monuments within it will need to be rewritten,” said Paul Garwood, a scientist and lead historian on the project at the University of Birmingham. The findings were announced on the first day of the British Science Festival being held at the University of Bradford.

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1.How many years is the superhenge older than the Stonehenge?

A 1,000 years.

B 2, 500 years.

C 3.500 years.

D 4,500 years.

解析：选A。A。细节理解题。根据第二段第一句的...thought to have been built around 4,500 years ago可知超级巨石阵是在4500年前建造的；而根据第二段第三句的which is believed to have been completed 3,500 years ago可知巨石阵是3500年前建造的；因此超级巨石阵早了1000年。

2.What do people know about the superhenge?

A It’s the largest surviving stone monument.

B It stands to the east of Stonehenge.

C It’s a stone weighing as much as 15 tons.

D Its number can be as many as 90.

解析：选D。D。细节理解题。根据第三段第三句的Our radar data has shown an amazing row of up to 90 standing stones...可以得知那里有90块巨石。

3.Where can people see the superhenge?

A Behind the Stonehenge.

B Underground.

C In the forest.

D Near the radar.

解析：选B。B。根据第三段第一句的The evidence was found under 3 feet of earth可知这个超级巨石阵在地下三英尺的地方被发现。

4.Why will everything written about the Stonehenge need to be rewritten?

A Because the details of superhenge will change people’s understanding of Stonehenge.

B Because a number of stones was pushed over, and a large bank placed over the stones.

C Because director of the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute thought it was really necessary.

D Because the Stonehenge has so many really beautiful stones around and below it.

解析：选A。A。细节理解题。根据第四段第二句的The extraordinary scale and details of the evidence produced by the Stonehenge Hidden Landscapes Project, which the new discoveries at Durrington Walls...可知新发现的超级巨石阵有很多新的东西，因此关于原来巨石阵的描述要重新改写。

5.What is the best title of the passage?

A The southern England has many historic sites

B The British Science Festival will be held again

C Bigger Brother Stonehenge found 2 miles away

D The Project at the University of Birmingham

解析：选C。C。标题概括题。根据文章第一段的…may have had a brother. A much bigger, older brother可以得知该文章主要讲述的是巨石阵还有一个“大哥哥”的事情。