Question

If you go to England, you may want to visit Big Ben. Big Ben is not the name of a man but a name of the clock in London. It has a long history of about 150 years. It is at the north end of the Palace of Westminster（威斯敏斯特）. The big clock has four faces. So you can read the face of the chock everywhere.The hands of it are about four meters（米）long.When the new year comes, it chimes to welcome the start of the new year. There are also many fireworks over the clock tower.

The big clock makes a very loud sound “Ding dong.Ding dong”-the clock gives the sound every 15 minutes of an hour.

1.Ｗhat is Big Ben?

A. A man B. A tower C. A clock D. A plane

2.How long are the hands of Big Ben?

A. 2 meters B. 4 meters C. 15 meters D. 16 meters

3.Which of the following is True about Big Ben?

A. It has three faces. B.It’s in the UK.

C. It gives the sound every 30 minutes D. It is about 200 years old.

4.What dose the underlined word chimes mean?

A. 微笑 B. 报时 C. 呐喊 D. 跑步

5.What’s the best title（标题）of the passage？

A. The clock tower B. The palace of the westminster

C. Clock hands D. Big Ben

 

Answer 1

1.C

2.B

3.B

4.B

5.D

【解析】

试题分析：本文介绍的是英国的大本钟，它有150多年的历史，有四个面，指针长约四米，新年到来的时候它用报时来庆祝，声音很大，每15分钟响一次。

1.

2.

3.

4.chimes to welcome the start of the new year.既然它是钟表，当然是用报时来欢迎新年的到来，故选B。

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考点：故事类短文阅读。