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【题目】 Today, I’d like to introduce the Big Ben to you. It’s a name of a famous building in London, the capital of England. The Big Ben stands on the bank of the Thames River. It was built in 1858 and first struck time in 1859. It is like a very old man who is still standing there and striking time rightly. It seems to tell people that “Time waits for no man”, and everyone should work hard. As the symbol of London, the clock tower is 95 meters high. Only the main bell weighs 13.5 tons. It has four faces, so no matter where you stand, you can read the time. Each face is as big as a bus. The hour hand is more than 2 meters long and the minute hand is over 4 meters long. It’s very huge, isn’t it? The Big Ben is so famous that large numbers of tourists from all over the world come to visit it every year.

阅读短文, 根据英文释义及首字母提示拼写单词。

【1】i________________make known for the first time by telling something about something or somebody to others

【2】s_______________a sign, shape or object that is used to express something else

阅读短文, 进行同义句转换,每空一词。

【3】The Big Ben is so famous that large numbers of tourists from all over the world come to visit it every year.

The Big Ben is so famous that large numbers of tourists from ________and ________come to visit it every year..

任务 4:根据短文(B)内容回答问题。

【4】Where does the Big Ben stand?

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【5】When was the Big Ben built?

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【6】How many times is the minute hand longer than the hour hand of the Big Ben?

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Answer 1

【答案】

【1】introduce

【2】symbol

【3】 home abroad

【4】On the bank of the Thames River

【5】In 1858

【6】Once

【解析】

本文介绍了大本钟的情况。是伦敦的有名建筑物之一，也是伦敦的象征，每年来自全世界的人们都会去参观它。

【1】句意：第一次告诉一些事情或者把某人介绍给别人。

根据第一句，今天我要把大本钟介绍给大家。i开头，文章中有的词，表示介绍。故答案为introduce。

【2】句意：一个用来解释某事的标志，形状或者物体。

根据第七句，作为伦敦的象征，说的就是大本钟，是具有代表性的东西。故答案为symbol。

【3】句意：大本钟如此有名以至于全世界的大量游客每年来参观它。

all over the world遍及全世界，就是来自国内和国外的游客，国内的是home，国外的是abroad。故答案为home/abroad.

【4】句意：大本钟坐落在哪里？

根据第三句“The Big Ben stands on the bank of the Thames River.”可知，坐落在泰晤士河上。首字母大写，故答案为On the bank of the Thames River。

【5】句意：大本钟什么时候建立的？

根据第四句“It was built in 1858 and first struck time in 1859.”可知，建于1858年。首字母大写，故答案为In 1858。

【6】句意：大本钟的分针比时针长几倍？

根据倒数第三句“The hour hand is more than 2 meters long and the minute hand is over 4 meters long.”可知，时针两米多长，分针四米多长，分针是时针的两倍长，比时针长一倍。首字母大写，故答案为Once。