Question

   Why does the Leading Tower of Piza (比薩斜塔) in Italy lean (傾斜) ？It leans because of a mistake. It has leaned almost since (自從) the day the tower was built.

   In 1174,the people of Piza,Italy wanted to build a bell tower. They wanted the tower to be the most beautiful bell tower in all of Italy. The city also needed a bell tower because the church did not have one.

   As soon as the first floor of the building was finished,the tower started to lean. Builders tried to make the building straight again as they added (加) more floors,but the Leaning Tower only got worse (更糟) as the tower grew.

   It took almost 180 years to finish the tower. It is 54. 5 metres tall,and it leans almost 4 metres to one side. The tower is also sinking into the ground on which it was built Every year,the tower leans another 1. 5 cm.

   Like all old buildings,it is also falling apart. If someone cannot Hgure out (想出) a way to save the tower,the Leaning Tower of Piza will fall down after 175 more years.

() 1. The Leaning Tower of Piza is in .

   A. America   B. Canada   C. England   D. Italy

() 2. People built the Leaning Tower of Piza in .

   A. 1175   B. 1165   C. 1174   D. 1800

() 3. The Leaning Tower of Piza is metres tall,and it leans almost metres to one side.

   A. 180;54. 5   B. 175;4   C. 54. 5;4   D. 180； 4

() 4. People finished the Leaning Tower of Piza nearly in  .

   A. 1174   B. 1245   C. 1340   D. 1354

() 5. Which of the following is not TRUE?

   A. The Leaning Tower of Piza leans less than 0. 5 cm every year.

   B. The Leaning Tower of Piza is a bell tower.

   C. It took almost 180 years to finish the Leaning Tower of Piza.

   D. The Leaning Tower of piza maybe falls down after 175 more years.

Answer 1

1. D 2. C 3. C 4. D 5. A