阅读理解。
Big Ben is not the name of a man. It is the name of a huge (巨大的) 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 metres 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). That is where 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 see it. when it goes every quarter (四分之一) of an hour,
the big clock makes such a loud (声音大的) sound, "Ding Dong, Ding Dong,". The clock was named after a
big man. He was Sir Benjamin Hill. 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 (敲响) every _____of an hour.
A. ten minutes
B. fifteen minutes
C. thirty minutes
D. forty-five minutes
3. Which word means the same as "large"?
A. double
B. loud
C. huge
D. small
4. You can read the time of Big Ben _____.
A. at the top of the 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 (文章) may be _____.
A. Big Ben
B. A clock
C. Sir Benjamin Hill
D. The Capital of the UK
