Question

Big Ben is not the name of a man. It is the name of a huge clock in London, London is the capital of the UK. This clock has four faces, so no matter(无论) where you stand, you can read the time on the face of Big Ben. Each face is the size of a double-decker(双层的) bus.

The hands are about four meters long. It is about the size of two people standing on top of each other. If you go to London, you may want to visit the House of Parliament(国会大厦). You will find Big Ben sitting at the top of the clock tower(塔) in the House of Parliament. You will hear it as well as(也) you see it. The big clock makes such a loud sound, "Ding dong, ding dong," it goes every quarter of an hour. A big man gave the clock the name. He was Sir Benjamin Hail. He did much building work in London many years ago,

1.Big Ben is_______.

A. a double-decker bus  B. a huge clock

C. the name of Ben    D. a building

2. The clock strikes(敲击) every_______ of an hour.

A. ten minutes    B. fifteen minutes

C. thirty minutes   D. forty -five minutes

3.Which two words mean the same as "large"?

A. big and double    B. huge and loud

C. big and huge    D. giant and small

4.You can read the time of Big Ben_______.

A. at the top of the clock tower

B. in the House of Parliament

C. on the hands of the huge clock

D. on the four faces of the clock

5. The title（标题） of the passage may be_______.

A. Big Ben    B. A clock

C. Sir Benjamin Hall.  D. The Capital of the UK

Answer

1.B

2.B

3.C

4.D

5.A

【解析】

试题分析：本文给我们介绍了大本钟的一些情况。大本钟是一个巨大的钟，这个钟在一小时的每十五分钟敲击一次。在大本钟的四面都能读到大本钟的时间。

1.

2.响一次。根据it goes every quarter of an hour. 一小时的每十五分钟响一次，故选B。

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5.

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