1 . I often dreamed about Pisa when I was a boy. I read about the famous building called the Leaning Towers of Pisa(比萨斜塔）. But when I read the word Pisa, I was thinking of pizza. I thought this tower must be the best place to buy pizza in the world.

Many years later, I finally saw the Leaning Tower. I knew then that it was Pisa and no pizza and that the tower got its name because it really did lean to one side. Some people want to try to fix it. They are afraid that it may fall over and they don’t want it to lean over the city.

I don’t think it a good idea to try to fix it. The tower probably will not fall down. It’s 600 years old. Why should anything happen to it now? And, if you ask me, I like what it looks like. It seems to say nothing is perfect. Imperfect things may be more interesting. Why is it so famous? There are many other older, more beautiful towers in Italy but Pisa tower is the most famous.

1. The writer used to think the Tower of Pizza ______.

A．wasn’t famous	B．needed fixing
C．had nothing to do with pizza	D．was a place to buy pizza

2. One of the reasons why the tower got its name was that _____________.

A．“Pisa” sounded like “Pizza”	B．it leaned to one side
C．it leaned to both sides	D．it didn’t lean to any side

3. Which of the following is true about the Leaning Tower of Pisa?

A．The tower has fallen over the city of Pisa.

B．It’s a good idea to try to fix the Leaning Tower.

C．Pisa Tower is the oldest tower of all in Italy.

D．The writer likes it because of its being imperfect.

2 . Do you know Australia? Australia is the largest island in the world. It is a little smaller than China. It is in the south of the earth.     1    The population of Australia is nearly as large as that of Shanghai. The cities in Australia have got little air or water pollution.     2     You can clearly see fish swimming in the rivers. Plants grow very well.

Last month we visited Perth, the biggest city in Western Australia, and went to a wild flowers’ exhibition. There we saw a large number of wild flowers we had never seen before. We had a wonderful time.     3     In spring every year Perth has the wild flowers’ exhibition.

After visiting Perth, we spent the day in the countryside. We sat down and had a rest near a path at the foot of a hill.      4     Suddenly we heard bells ringing at the top of the hill. What we saw made us pick up all our things and run back to the car as quickly as we could. There were about three hundred sheep coming towards us down the path.       5     After a short drive from any town, you will find yourself in the middle of white sheep. Sheep, sheep, everywhere are sheep.

A．The people of Australia are very hard-working.

B．Australia is the sixth largest country in the world.

C．Australia is famous for its sheep and kangaroos.

D．Australia is big, but its population is not large.

E．Perth is famous for its beautiful wild flowers.

F．The sky is blue and the water is clean.

G．It was quiet and we enjoyed ourselves.

3 . Ottawa is the capital of Canada. It is the second largest city in Ontario and the fourth largest city in the country.

The Centre Block is the main building on Parliament Hill (国会山). It is also the location of several ceremonial spaces, such as the Hall of Honor and the Memorial Chamber. The present Centre Block is the second iteration of the building，after the first was destroyed by fire in 1916，and it is one of the most recognizable buildings in Canada.

Downtown Ottawa is the commercial and economic centre of the city. Most of the buildings are office towers. While most of Ottawa’s high tech industry is based elsewhere, it has a significant presence in the downtown core. The downtown also contains a number of apartments, hotels, and the older single family homes and townhouses along its edges.

The National Gallery of Canada is one of Canada，s premier art galleries. The Gallery has a large and varied collection of paintings, drawings, sculpture and photographs. Although its focus is on Canadian art, it also holds works by some noted American and European artists.

The Rideau Canal is the oldest continuously operated canal system in North America. At the very beginning，the purpose of the Rideau Canal was military, as it was intended to provide a secure supply and communication route between Montreal and the British naval base in Kingston. It remains in use today primarily for pleasure boating, with most of its original structures remained. The locks on the system open for navigation in mid-May and close in mid-October.
1. What does "iteration" probably mean in the 2nd paragraph? _____.

A．Repair

B．Design

C．Copy

D．Landmark

2. In the core of Downtown Ottawa, we could see _____.

A．a large number of tall towers

B．head offices of Ottawa’ s high tech industry

C．a number of apartments and hotels

D．the older single family homes and townhouses

3. Collections in the National Gallery of Canada are mainly _____.

A．paintings and drawings	B．sculpture and photographs
C．works by Canadian artists	D．artwork by Americans and European

4. Which of the following is true about the Rideau Canal? _____.

A．It is the oldest canal system in North America

B．It was originally for the military purpose

C．The original structures remain never changed

D．People can only go boating from May to October