I used to dream about Pisa when I was a boy．I read about the famous building called the Leaning Tower of Pisa (比萨斜塔)．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 ______．
A．Italian pizza
B．Italy's problem
C．how the Leaning Tower of Pisa got its name
D．why the author likes Pisa tower
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(2)
The writer used to think Pisa was ______．
A．in Spain
B．not very famous
C．not the same as pizza
D．the same as pizza
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(3)
The Leaning Tower of Pisa is ______．
A．modern B．falling down
C．600 years old D．60 years old
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(4)
The writer ______．
A．doesn't like the way the tower looks
B．likes the way the tower looks
C．thinks it's the most beautiful towel in Italy
D．doesn't like towers
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(5)
The writer likes the Leaning Tower of Pisa because ______.
Good morning．I’m Chen Hua．Here’s my culture report for today, Monday：
A new film starts tonight at the student cinema at eight o’clock．The film is Pirates of the Carribean．It’s a fantastic adventure film．Johnny Depp and Orlando Bloom are the stars．They are both very popular and famous, and they both act well in this film, and make their characters believable．
The story is about an old ship．It sails around the Carribean islands．Depp and Bloom try to find some lost gold．Then they come fare to face with some terrible men, and have to fight them．There's lots of action, and the fighting looks really dangerous．They also saves Keira Knightly．She plays Elisabeth, the daughter of a rich man．The scenes with Knightly and Bloom are beautiful and romantic．
The film isn't true to life, but it' s very exciting, and some of it is very funny．It' s an enjoyable film, although in my opinion there's too much fighting．But except for that, it's an excellent film．U you didn't see it when it first came out, I advise you to go and see it now．I' m sure you' 11 enjoy it．It' s showing all week．
(1)
Pirates of the Carribean is ________．
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A．
a tragedy
B．
a comedy
C．
an action film
D．
an adventure film
(2)
Depp and Bloom sails around the Carribean islands because ________．
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A．
they try to find some lost gold
B．
they try to find some gold
C．
they try to find some lost iron
D．
they try to find some lost iron
(3)
They meet ________．
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A．
some terrible men
B．
some terrible women
C．
some smiling men
D．
some smiling men
(4)
There's lots of action in the film because they have to ________．
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A．
fight the frightening people
B．
fight the terrible women
C．
make the film interesting
D．
make the film exciting
(5)
Keira Knightly plays
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A．
Depp and Bloom
B．
Elisabeth
C．
Orlando Bloom
D．
Johnny Depp
(6)
What Chen Hua doesn't like about the film is
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A．
untruth to life
B．
the adventure
C．
too much fighting
D．
the stars
(7)
Chen Hua advises people to see the film because ________．
New York State has passed the USA's first state law banning(禁止) motorists talking on cell phones．The ban will begin on November 1，although drivers caught using cell phones will be given only warningsduring the first month．
First-time violators(违法者) will face a $100 fine．A second time call for a $200 fine and every violation after that will cost $500．
At least a dozen localities have established(制定) bans，starting in 1999，and 40 states have had bans proposed but not passed．At least 23 countries，including the Great Britain，Italy，Israel and Japan，ban drivers from using cell phones．
There are about 115 million cell phones in use in the United States and more than 6 million in New York State．
“To think that I'm not going to use cell phone when at the same time I can still use my laptop(手提电脑)，I still can read a paper，I can still change my pants while driving at 65 mph．I think there's just something wrong,”an official said．
Other critics(批评) noted other things like eating,drinking coffee and doing make-up while driving．They suggested that the ban include a broader range of things．
(1)
What does the underlined word“warnings”mean?
A.The words that tells you not to do it again．
B.A textbook that talks about the law．
C.A lesson．
D.A $100 fine．
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(2)
How much fine will a cell phone user receive if he has been caught using it four times while driving after November?
A.$500. B.$1000. C.$1200. D.$1300.
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(3)
We can infer from this passage that ________ ．
A.some developed countries forbid drivers using cell phones
B.the ban has been put into effect in most states in the U.S.
C.more people in the U.S.are against the ban than for it
D.over fifty localities or states ban drivers from using cell phones
