Question

【题目】阅读短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

Look at the tower! Nothing is wrong with your eyes. 【1】 As the name says, the Leaning （倾斜的）Tower of Pisa leans. It is in Pisa, a city in Italy.

【2】 In 1173, people in Pisa began to build the tower. In 1178, when the tower was just three storeys（层）tall, it began to lean. There were wars in Pisa at the time. So the construction（建造）of the tower stopped for years. After about 200 years, in 1370, people finished the construction.【3】 It is 55.86 meters tall.

【4】 There are many opinions. One goes like this: The tower is very tall and heavy, but the ground is made of soft sand and clay. When the ground sinks, the tower leans.

Did you know these? The tower was first the bell tower to a large church.【5】Each bell stands for a musical note（音符）. From 1990 to 2001, the tower was closed to visitors. Workers repaired it. The tower may stand for another 200 years.

A.The tower has eight storeys.

B.There are seven bells in it.

C.There is something wrong with the tower.

D.Why does it lean?

E.Let’s know about its history

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】E

【3】A

【4】D

【5】B

【解析】

你听说过比萨斜塔吗？这是一个著名的建筑，有几百年的历史，位于意大利的比萨市。这个塔一开始不是倾斜的，那么究竟为什么它后来变得倾斜了呢？我们从文章中来了解一下吧。

【1】我们观察图片可以看到，图片中的塔是倾斜的。上句话说Nothing is wrong with your eyes你的眼睛没有问题，那么就是这座塔有了问题。故应选C。

【2】根据这一段的内容可知，这里给我们介绍了比萨斜塔的历史，这一段中出现了一些表示时间、年代的词，如In 1173…In 1178…After about 200 years, in 1370等等。这个空在这一段的开头，是这一段的中心句，故应选E。

【3】根据空格所在的上下文可知，这里介绍的是比萨斜塔的一些具体信息，前面讲的是在1370年，人们修建完成了这座塔。下句话说的是这座塔的高度，空格上也应是介绍塔的信息，故应选A，意思是“这座塔有八层。”

【4】根据下文的意思可知，关于比萨斜塔为什么会倾斜，人们有不同的观点，这里作者给我们讲述了其中的一种。因此这个空应选D，意思是“它为什么会倾斜？”

【5】根据下句话Each bell stands for a musical note可知，这里提到每个钟代表一个音符，因此这个空应介绍塔里的钟，故应选B，意为：它里面有七个钟。