Ⅳ. 根据表格内容补全短文。

The tower was just three stories tall in 1178.
He dropped two different iron balls from the top of the tower.
Do you know the Leaning Tower of Pisa? It is in Pisa, a city in 1. .
In 1173, people in Pisa began to build the tower. They wanted it to be round and tall, taller than any other tower in Italy. In 2. , when the tower was just three stories tall, it began to lean. There was a war in Pisa at that time. So construction (建造) on the tower stopped for years. After about 200 years, in 1372, the construction was finished. The tower has eight stories. It is about 55 metres tall from the ground.
But why does it lean? There are different opinions about this. Some people have pointed out that while the tower is very tall and heavy, the ground is made of 3. and clay. The tower leans because it is sinking into the soft ground.
The tower is famous not only because of what it looks like, but also because of a famous 4. . The great scientist Galileo did this experiment around 1590. He dropped two iron balls from the top of the tower—one weighing 8kg and the other weighing 4kg. Most people thought the heavier ball would land first. However, both balls landed on the ground 5. .

Ⅳ. 1. Italy 2. 1178 3. soft sand 4. (ball) experiment 5. at the same time

【解析】
本题需结合给定的比萨斜塔相关表格信息补全短文，各空对应查找如下：
1. 由表格Place栏内容“It is in Pisa, a city in Italy.”可得答案；
2. 由表格History栏内容“The tower was just three stories tall in 1178.”可得答案；
3. 由表格“Why does it lean?”栏内容“the ground is made of soft sand and clay”可得答案；
4. 由表格最后一栏主题及文中对伽利略相关实验的描述可得答案；
5. 由表格最后一栏内容“The balls landed on the ground at the same time.”可得答案。
【答案】
1. Italy 2. 1178 3. soft sand 4. (ball) experiment 5. at the same time
【知识点】
细节查找，信息匹配，文化常识
【点评】
本题为基础类阅读信息提取题，所有答案都可直接在表格中找到对应原文，主要考查学生定位、提取有效信息的能力，仔细比对文本即可得分。
【难度系数】
0.8