Pisa is an Italian city known for its Leaning Tower.
The Tower, interestingly enough, started leaning in the middle of its construction — when its first three stories were completed. Bonnano Pisano, the engineer in charge, tried to correct the lean by making the new stories slightly taller on the short side, only to find that the added marble caused the Tower to sink still further. Work was suspended several times as engineers sought fresh solutions, until the Tower was finished in the 14th century, still leaning. The construction, begun in 1174, nearly took 200 years.
In modern times the structure has been several times strengthened by cement, but to this day it is still in danger of collapse. Various schemes have been under consideration for saving, it. To rebuild an upright tower would be easy enough for modern engineering, but it would not be the same edifice as people love and remember it. The Leaning Tower must be left leaning, saved, not reconstructed
A. At the beginning of its construction.
B. In the middle of its construction.
C. When the construction was finally finished.
D. Nobody knows about it.
Pisa is an Italian city known for its Leaning Tower.
The Tower, interestingly enough, started leaning in the middle of its construction — when its first three stories were completed. Bonnano Pisano, the engineer in charge, tried to correct the lean by making the new stories slightly taller on the short side, only to find that the added marble caused the Tower to sink still further. Work was suspended several times as engineers sought fresh solutions, until the Tower was finished in the 14th century, still leaning. The construction, begun in 1174, nearly took 200 years.
In modern times the structure has been several times strengthened by cement, but to this day it is still in danger of collapse. Various schemes have been under consideration for saving, it. To rebuild an upright tower would be easy enough for modern engineering, but it would not be the same edifice as people love and remember it. The Leaning Tower must be left leaning, saved, not reconstructed
A. It makes its city Pisa well-known.
B. Its construction took nearly 200 years.
C. Many measures have been taken to correct the lean.
D. If you go to Pisa now, you can go and visit the Leaning Tower.
Every city has its museums and you would be forgiven for thinking they are rather boring. In reality nothing could be further from the truth — particularly when you visit the Manchester Museum in the city of the same name.
In fact if you are looking for somewhere to take the kids for the day, this is the ideal place to try. All you have to do is mention the words mummies (木乃伊) and dinosaurs to them and they are guaranteed to want to find out more!
While the museum does all it can to draw in the attention of kids of all ages, it does a pretty good job at fascinating the adults as well. There is a whole section about Ancient Egypt (where you will find the mummies) which is rich in history and incredible information. The displays even go back as far as prehistoric (史前的) Egypt.
You might also be surprised to know that the Manchester Museum is home to more than 17,000 different coins. These are obviously not the kind of coins we use today, but rather thos
A. the mummies and coins
B. the mummies and vivarium
C. the mummies and dinosaurs
D. the coins and vivarium
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