Three Old Western Buildings with Over a Century’s History Known to Eastern People Picture Name Statue of Liberty Eiffel Iron Tower Leaning Tower of Pisa Position New York, by the mouth of Hudson River, America Paris, by Seine River, France Pisa, on the square of this city, Italy History Built from 1874 to 1884, carried to today’s position in 1886 Built in 1889 and repaired in the 1980s,used to be a bad design Built from 1173 to 1372, famous for its leaning due to a bad design of position Designer Frederic, a Frenchman Eiffel, a Frenchman Italians like Pisano and other Europeans Building purpose To be a spirit of liberty, now also a sign of the USA To celebrate the hundredth anniversary of French Revolution as a sign of Paris To be a bell tower and now a sign of Italy Word Box: statue 雕像 liberty 自由 lean 倾斜 anniversary 周年 revolution 革命 根据表格所提供的信息选择最佳答案 ( )1.From the table, we know _of the buildings are (is) over 130 years old. A. one B. two C. all ( )2.According to the information above, we are sure each designer was from _____. A. the country which owns his building B. America or Europe C. Europe ( )3._____ used to be considered as bad designs. A. Statue of Liberty and Eiffel Iron Tower B. Eiffel Iron Tower and Leaning Tower of Pisa C. All the three buildings ( )4. According to the table,the longest time that was spent in building is about _____ years. A.198 B.199 C.99 ( )5.Which is WRONG according to the table? A. Two of the buildings were built to show an active purpose. B. They are known to eastern people though they are western buildings. C. They are all a sign of a country and built by a river.
答案:1A 2C 3B 4B 5C