Question

Big Ben is not the name of a man. It is the name of a big clock in London. London is the capital of England. This clock has four faces. So, no matter (無論) where you stand, you can read the time on the face of Big Ben. Each face is the size of a 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 Houses of Parliament (國會大廈). In that place you will find Big Ben sits at the top of the clock tower in the Houses of Parliament. You will probably hear it and see it. The big clock makes such a loud noise. ‘Ding dong, ding dong.’ It goes every quarter (四分之一) of an hour. The name of Big Ben comes from a big builder.

1.Big Ben is ____________.

A. a bus B. a clock C. the name of Ben D. a house

2.Big Ben is in ____________.

A. China B. the USA C. Japan D. the UK

3.The clock strikes (敲) every ________ minutes of an hour.

A. ten B. fifteen C. thirty D. forty-five

4.You can read the time of Big Ben ____________.

A. at the top of the clock tower

B. in the Houses of Parliament

C. on the hands of the huge clock

D. on the four faces of the clock

5.The underlined (劃線部分) word ‘hands’ means ________ in Chinese.

A. 手 B. 標志 C. 指針 D. 發條

 

Answer 1

1.B

2.D

3.B

4.D

5.C

【解析】

試題分析：本文介紹了英國倫敦的大本鐘。它在國會大廈的塔樓的頂部，它有四個面，所以無論你站在哪兒都能看到時間。每個面就像公交車那么大，指針約四米長，聲音很大，每15分鐘響一次。

1.It is the name of a big clock in London. 描述，可知Big Ben 是倫敦的一個大鐘的名字，故選B。

2.It is the name of a big clock in London. 描述，可知Big Ben在倫敦，而倫敦是英國的首都，所以它在英國，故選D。

3.It goes every quarter (四分之一) of an hour. 描述，可知它一個小時響四下，也就是每十五分鐘一下，故選B。

4.This clock has four faces. So, no matter (無論) where you stand, you can read the time on the face of Big Ben.描述，可知你可以從四個面讀到鐘上的時間，故選D。

5.The hands are about four meters long. 描述，可知鐘表的指針大約四米長，根據短文對鐘的描述，有鐘面，有指針，故選C。

考點：文化類短文閱讀。