I used to dream about Pisa when I was a boy. I read about the famous building called the Leaning Tower of Pisa(比薩斜塔). But when I read the word Pisa, I was thinking of pizza. I thought this tower was a place to buy pizza. It must be the best pizza in the world, I thought.

  Many years later I finally saw the Leaning Tower. I knew then it was Pisa and not pizza. But there was still something special about it for me. The tower got its name because it really does lean to one side. Some people want to try to fix(整修)it. They are afraid it may fall over and they do not like the way it looks.

  I do not think it's a good idea to try to fix it. The tower probably will not fall down. It is 600 years old. Why should anything happen to it now? And, if you ask me, I like the way it looks. I like the way it leans over the city. To me it is a very human kind of leaning. Nothing is perfect(完美), it seems to say.

  And who cares? Why do people want things to be perfect? Imperfect things may be more interesting. Let's take the tower in Pisa. Why is it so famous? There are many other older, more beautiful towers in Italy. But Pisa tower is the most famous. People come from all over the world to see it.

(1)This passage is about ______.

[  ]

AItalian pizza

BItaly's problem

Chow the Leaning Tower of Pisa got its name

Dwhy the author likes Pisa tower

(2)The writer used to think Pisa was ______.

[  ]

Ain Spain

Bnot very famous

Cnot the same as pizza

Dthe same as pizza

(3)The Leaning Tower of Pisa is ______.

[  ]

Amodern

Bfalling down

C600 years old

D60 years old

(4)The writer ______.

[  ]

Adoesn't like the way the tower looks

Blikes the way the tower looks

Cthinks it's the most beautiful tower in Italy

Ddoesn't like towers

(5)The writer likes the Leaning Tower of Pisa because ______.

[  ]

Ait's old

Bit's perfect

Cit sells pizza

Dit's imperfect

答案:D;D;C;B;D
解析:

(1)整體把握文意知,作者寫文章的目的是闡述他為什么喜歡 Pisa tower。

(2)由第一段第三句 But when I read the word Pisa, I was thinking of pizza.可知。

(3)由第三段第三句 It is 600 years old. 可知。

(4)由第三段第五、六句... I like the way it looks. I like the way it leans over the city. 可知。

(5)由文章最后一段第三句 Imperfect things may be more interesting. 可知,作者認(rèn)為不完美也許更有趣。


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