阅读理解

　　Big Ben is not the name of a man. It is the name of a huge clock in London. London is the capital (首府) of England. This clock has four faces. So, no matter where you stand, you can read the time on the face of Big Ben. Each face is the size of a double decker(层) 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 Houses of Parliament (国会大厦). In that place you will find Big Ben sits at the top of the clock tower(塔) in the Houses of Parliament. You will probably (可能的) hear it as well as see it. The giant clock makes such a loud noise(声音). “Ding dong, ding dong,” it goes, every quarter of an hour.

　　

　　The clock was named after a big man. He was Sir Benjamin Hall. This man did much building work in London many years ago.

　　 　　

(1) Big Ben is ________.

　　

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A．a double decker bus	B．a huge clock
C．the name of Ben	D．a building.

　　 　　 　　

(2) The clock strikes (敲钟，打点) every ________ of an hour.

　　

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A．ten minutes	B．fifteen minutes
C．thirty minutes	D．a building

　　 　　 　　

(3) Which two words mean the same as large? ________.

　　

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A．Big and double	B．Huge and loud
C．Giant and huge	D．Giant and small

　　 　　 　　

(4) You can read the time of Big Ben ________.

　　

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A．at the top of the clock tower	B．in the Houses of Parliament
C．on the hand of the huge clock	D．on the four faces of the clock

(5) The title of this passage is ________.

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A．Big Ben	B．A clock
C．Sir Benjamin Hall	D．The capital of England

阅读理解

　　Big Ben is not the name of a man. It is the name of a huge clock in London. London is the capital (首府) of England. This clock has four faces. So, no matter where you stand, you can read the time on the face of Big Ben. Each face is the size of a double decker(层) 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 Houses of Parliament (国会大厦). In that place you will find Big Ben sits at the top of the clock tower(塔) in the Houses of Parliament. You will probably (可能的) hear it as well as see it. The giant clock makes such a loud noise(声音). “Ding dong, ding dong,” it goes, every quarter of an hour.

　　The clock was named after a big man. He was Sir Benjamin Hall. This man did much building work in London many years ago.

1．Big Ben is ________.

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2．The clock strikes (敲钟，打点) every ________ of an hour.

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3．Which two words mean the same as large? ________.

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

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5．The title of this passage is ________.

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　　London is a famous city. It has a long history. Many people visit it every year. When you visit London, you must see these beautiful places.

　　·Buckingham Palace

　　Do you know who lives there? Of course, the queen（女王）lives there. It was built for the Duke（公爵）of Buckingham in 1703. After that, many buildings were built there. In the Palace, there are a lot of art works. The Palace is opened to public（公众）for two months each summer.

　　·Big Ben

　　It is a very famous clock in London. It is on a tower（塔）. The tower is 316 feet high, and the clock is 23 feet wide. The minute hands are 14 feet long. It was built in 1859.

　　·Tower Bridge

　　It is London's most famous place. Inside the twin towers, you can see the stories of the bridge.

　　·London Zoo

　　Children must be interested in it! It was opened in 1828. It is the most famous zoo in the world. You can see about 650 kinds of animals in the zoo.

(1) How many beautiful places are in this article?

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A．Five.

B．Four.

C．Three.

(2) Which place do children love?

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A．Big Ben.

B．Tower Bridge.

C．London Zoo.

(3) Which place does the queen live in?

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A．Buckingham Palace.

B．London city.

C．London town.

(4) Do many people come to see the beautiful places every year?

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A．Yes, they do.

B．No, they don't.

C．Maybe.

(5) When do people visit the Palace?

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A．In winter.

B．In spring.

C．In summer.

　　London has a population (人口) of over 7,000,000. From about the year 1800 until the Second World War, London was the biggest city in the world. But now there are many cities which are much bigger than it.

　　London is famous for many things. Tourists come from all over the world to visit its famous buildings and hear the famous clock, Big Ben.

　　Like many big cities, London has problems with traffic and pollution which stop the city from developing. Over one million (百万) people a day use the London underground, but there are still too many cars on the streets. The car isn't clear, but it is anyhow (无论如何) cleaner than it was 100 years ago.

　　For me, the best things about London are the parks. There are five in the city center. But my children's favorite place is Hamleys, the biggest toy shop in the world.

(1) What's the Chinese for “underground” in the passage?

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(2) When was London the biggest city in the world?

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(3) What's Big Ben in London?

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(4) How many people use the London underground every day?

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A．Over half of its population

B．Over three quarters of its population

C．Over 100,000

D．Over 1,000,000

(5) How was the air in London 100 years age?

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A．It was much cleaner than it is now.

B．It was the same as it is now.

C．It was the cleanest in the history of London.

D．It was not as clean as it is now.