Question

People all over the world write to Big Ben. They even send birthday presents. Big Ben is not a person. It’s a clock.  Big Ben is the great clock hanging up in a tower of the parliament building. The people of London like to see Big Ben’s four friendly faces. They like to hear the bell striking (敲)on the hour. Bong! Bong! Bong!
Big Ben’s story started in 1834. In that year the old parliament building was burned down. Its clock tower fell to the ground. There had to be a new building and a new clock.  Plans were made. They called  for a “King of Clock, the biggest and the best in the world”. So the clock had to be big. And it had to keep very good time.  In two years the big clock was made. Five more years went by before the clock tower was last finished. Then the four bells for the chimes (鸣响) were brought into the tower. And at last the big hour bell was put in place. It rang out for the first time on July 11, 1859.  This great bell had to have a name. A meeting of parliament was called to pick one. “This clock is the king of clocks,” one man said. “Let’s call the bell the Queen of Bells.”  “Then why not Victoria?” said another (Victoria was the British queen (英国女王) at that time). The talk about names went on and on. Then Benjamin Hall got up to speak. He was a big man. By this time they were all tired. Someone shouted, “Why not call it Big Ben and be done with it?”  Everybody laughed, and the meeting was over. But it was called Big Ben from then on. Not just the bell but the whole clock.
【小题1】In 1834, what happened to the clock tower?

A．People finished the clock tower.

B．People sold the clock tower.

C．People polluted the clock tower.

D．The clock tower broke down.

【小题2】 Big Ben is the name of a _______.

A．building	B．clock
C．beautiful girl	D．city

【小题3】 In which year might Victoria be the British queen?

A．1583

B．1768

C．1620

D．1863

【小题4】Which is the best title (标题)for this passage?

A．Why Big Ben Is So Big

B．British Parliament Building

C．How Big Ben Got Its Name

D．British Queen Victoria

Answer 1

【小题1】D
【小题2】B
【小题3】D
【小题4】C

解析试题分析：短文告诉我们大本钟的故事开始于1834年。在1834年，钟楼坏了。两年后大钟被制成。在一次议会上这个大钟被命名为大本钟。
【小题1】细节理解题。在1834年，钟楼发生了什么事？根据Big Ben’s story started in 1834. In that year the old parliament building was burned down. Its clock tower fell to the ground. 可知，故选D。
【小题2】细节理解题。大本钟是一口钟的名字。根据Big Ben is not a person. It’s a clock. 可知答案是B。
【小题3】细节理解题。在哪年Victoria成为英国女王？根据It rang out for the first time on July 11, 1859.  “Then why not Victoria?” said another (Victoria was the British queen (英国女王) at that time). 可知，故选D。
【小题4】推理判断题。这篇短文的最佳题目是大本钟是怎样获得名字的。通读全文可知本文主要是说的大本钟名字的来历，故应该选C。
考点：社会文化类短文阅读。