Why does the Leaning Tower of Pisa in Italy lean? It leans because of a mistake. It has leaned almost since the day the tower was built.

   In 1173, the people of Pisa, 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.

   However, there was a problem. 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 more floors, but they couldn’t figure out how to make it stop leaning.

   It took almost 180 years to finish the tower. Since then, the tower has leaned by another millimeter every year. Today, the Leaning Tower has eight floors and is 54.5 meters tall. By 1990, it was leaning by about 4 meters to one side. It was also slowly sinking into the ground. Many people became worried that it would soon fall apart.

   In 1998, repair works began on the tower, and by the end of 2001, it had been moved back by 45 centimeters. The tower will still lean, however, so it will need to be repaired again---in another 200 years.

1.why did the people of  Pisa want to build the tower?

     A. They needed a new church         B. They wanted to build the tallest tower in Tower         C. They  needed a bell tower.            D.  They wanted to build a leaning tower.

2.When did the tower begin to lean?

     A. from the first day it was built          B. after the first floor was built

     C. after the last floor was built           D. 180 years after it was built

3.When was the tower finished?

     A. in 1173     B. in 1180      C. in 1353    D. in 1474

4.Before being repaired,, the tower leaned every year by another _______

     A. 1 millimeter    B. 45 centimeters    C. 54.5 millimeters    D. 4 meters

5.Which of the following is NOT true about the tower?

 A. It was sinking into the ground      

 B. People were worried it might fall apart

C. It was repaired between 1990 and 1998.    

D. It will need to be repaired again in 200 years.

對話填空（共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分）

L＝Li Ying     X＝Xie Fei

( Xie Fei seems to be upset , so Li Ying goes to talk with him )

L: Hi , Xie Fei . What do you f        like doing during the coming winter holiday ?

X: I may have lots of things to do .

L : Don’t be upset . What happened ?

X: My parents plan toa         a baby in this winter vacation in s       of my opinion .

L: So you’ll have to looka       the baby . But why ?

X: They think I’veg       into bad habits and I’m especially lazy and impatient . They seem a little d         with me . They think taking care of a baby will possibly change me . But I don’t think I’m lazy . You know I have little housework to do , because my family is a t        one-child family .

L: In my opinion , their decision is reasonable . You’ll understand them f         .

X: I hope so .

( On the first day of the new term , Li Ying comes across Xie Fei on the way to school )

L : How was your winter vacation ?

X: It’s great . I have learned a lot . During the holiday , I have learned to do with a great d      of housework and how to care about others . Taking care of a baby made me more responsible .

L: That’s great . As thes       goes , “ No pains , no gains . ”

X: Yes , I agree with you .

The Heritage(遺產(chǎn)) at Risk programme aims to understand the overall state of England’s heritage by assessing each of its different elements. In particular we need to indetify those that are facing the greatest pressures and threats. We will use thes information to work out how to reduce those pressures and in turn to calculate the resources needed to make our unique heritage of historic places safe.

You can search for sites on the register by entering a site name,location,street or educational block in the box below.

Conservation areas

   A nationwide survey of conservation areas indicates that approximately 1 in 7 is at risk  from neglect(疏忽),decay(腐爛)or unpitying change.

   Show your suport for our campaign go save conservation areas from unavoidable declineand receive a free campaign pack by registering. There are some 9,300 conservation areas across England, meaning that we all live in or near to one or visit one regularly for work, shopping or rest. They are the element of England’s heritage that is all around us and which touches all of our lives. But until now no one had a clear idea what condition they were in.

Buildings

The task of assessing condition and risk started with buildings. Following a survey of all grades of listed buildings in London, English Heritage published in 1991 the first annual register of those at risk there.

The success of this London work led to the national buildings at risk strategy in 1998, and publication of a register of buildings at risk covering all grade I and II listed buildings and structural scheduled monuments in the country, at risk and vulnerable(易受傷害的).

Parks&Gardens

There are 1,600 entries on the current English heritage Register of Historic Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest. Sites at risk have typically been adversely(不利地) affected by development and neglect; often they have been changed by development and are faced with major change. Sometimes development beyond the boundary of a registered landscape can be just as harmful as construction within its boundaries; this is especially true that development would influence designed viwes that extend beyond the chosen site itself.

1.the purpose of using the information to work out how to reduce pressures is to      .

A.assess each of English heritage’s different elements

B.identify those that are facing the greatest pressures and threats

C.calculate the resources needed to make heritage of historic sites safe

D.help you to search for sites at risk on the register

2.It can be inferred  from “Conservation areas” that conservationareas across Elngland      .

A.are almost all at risk from neglect, decay or unpityuing change

B.can be entered with a campaign pack free of charge

C.are in very close connection with our lives

D.are in whatever condition people are sure about

3.The text mainly talks about      .

A.English heritage at risk    B.historic places of interest

C.English heritage register   D.location of English heritage

4.According to the last paragraph, the bad effect development has on the sites at risk is that      .

A.it has changed the sites at risk with no intention

B.it can sometimes cause harm beyond the registered boundaies

C.it would affect  the designed views instead of the chosen sites

D.it has neglected the local people of special historic interest

Thes chemical ,_______to kill biological organisms ,are unsafe and oten not specific in their targets .

1. A.
   having designed
2. B.
   to design
3. C.
   designing
4. D.
   designed