阅读理解。

     I often dreamed about Pisa when I was a boy. I read about the famous building called the Leaning Tower

of Pisa.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 place to buy pizza in the world, I thought.

     Many years later finally saw the Leaning Tower. I knew then that is was Pisa and no 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 it. They are afraid it may fall over and they don`t like it leans over the city.

     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 what it looks like. To me it is a very human kind

of leaning.Nothing is perfect, 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 ________.

A. Italian pizza

B. Italy`s problems

C. How the Leaning Tower of Pisa got its name

D. Why the writer likes Pisa

2. The writer used to think Pisa ________.

A. in Spain

B. not very famous

C. not the same as pizza

D. the same as pizza

3. The Leaning Tower of Pisa is ________.

A. modern

B. falling down

C. 600 years old

D. 60 years old

4. The writer ________.

A. doesn`t like what the tower looks like

B. likes what the tower looks like

C. thinks it`s the most beautiful tower in Italy

D. doesn`t like towers

5. The writer likes the Leaning Tower of Pisa because ________.

A. it`s old

B. it`s perfect

C. it sells pizza

D. it`s imperfect

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第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Our neighbour’s son was getting married in 2009 at an out-of-town church, and my husband and I were invited. We immediately rushed out to a    36   , and I bought a nice pink dress with a jacket. The dress was a little    37   , but I had a month to go before the June 30 wedding and I would     38    a few pounds.

June 29 came and, of course, I hadn’t lost a single pound; in fact I had    39    two. But I    40    a nice new girdle (紧身内衣) would cure everything. So on our way out of the city we     41    once again at the store. I ran in and told the clerk I needed a   42    large girdle. The clerk found the box with the     43    girdle marked “LG”, and asked if I would like to try it on. “Oh, no, a large will fit just right. I    44    try it on.”

The next morning was rather hot, one of those thirty-four degree days, I suppose, so I    45   to get dressed until about 45 minutes before time to go. I opened the box only to   46      a new girdle in a small size. Since it was too late to find another one and the dress wouldn’t     47    right without a girdle, a fight    48    in the hotel room between me and the girdle. Have you ever tried to    49    20 pounds of potatoes into a five-pound bag? That’s it. Finally my husband,      50    like crazy, got hold of each side and shook me down into it. At once I put on the pink dress, which didn’t    51    very well with my red face, and was ready to go.

Finally we got to the    52   . I heard one of the people say that they were having a High Mass (大弥撒). I turned to my husband and asked, “What is a High Mass?” He shrugged his     53   .

54   , I learned that this particular mass would last one hour, twenty-two minutes and eight and one half seconds - the priest (神父 ) was going to bless     55   except my girdle.

36. A. hotel        B. store        C. church             D. office

37. A. long        B. tight        C. little          D. perfect

38. A. put on         B. gain         C. lose          D. miss

39. A. won         B. received       C. gained        D. lost

40. A. think        B. suggested     C. demanded      D. figured

41. A. went         B. arrived     C. stopped        D. entered

42. A. size          B. length      C. width         D. depth

43. A. described     B. bought     C. sold          D. talked

44. A. can’t        B. needn’t     C. shouldn’t      D. mustn’t

45. A. wanted        B. expected      C. tried          D. waited

46. A. find          B. notice      C. search         D. look

47. A. work        B. use          C. fit           D. wear

48. A. broke down   B. broke out     C. broke up      D.broke away

49. A. pull          B . lay         C. push          D. shake

50. A. laughing        B. crying      C. shouting       D. smiling

51. A. do            B. go         C. work          D. look

52. A. town        B. store        C. church         D. hotel

53. A. shoulders     B. arms        C. head          D. hands

54. A. Happily       B. Generally     C.Luckily         D.Unfortunately

55. A. something    B. nothing     C. anything       D. everything