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 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 each other. If you go to London, you may want to visit the Houses of Parliament(国会). 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 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 UK   C. Japan      D. the USA        

3  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 four faces of the clock  D. on the hands of the huge clock

4  The clock strikes (敲；打) every _______ minutes of an hour.

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

阅读理解.

　　It's Saturday today. Jim doesn't go to school. He has breakfast at eight thirty. He finds his five friends. They begin to play football behind the house. His sister Kate watches them. But the ball is broken. His father, Mr. Black, works in a factory. He can mend it. The children thank him. Now it's ten fifteen and they are playing football.

（1）It's _______ today.

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（2）_______ children are playing football.

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（3）Mr. Black is a _______.

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（4）What can Mr. Black do for the children?

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A．Play football with the children.

B．Eat breakfast.

C．Mend the football.

D．Throw the ball away.

（5）Kate ______.

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A．likes playing football

B．plays football with her brother

C．helps mend the ball

D．watches the boys playing football

阅读理解.

　　It's Saturday today. Jim doesn't go to school. He has breakfast at eight thirty. He finds his five friends. They begin to play football behind the house. His sister Kate watches them. But the ball is broken. His father, Mr. Black, works in a factory. He can mend it. The children thank him. Now it's ten fifteen and they are playing football.

（1）It's _______ today.

[　　]

（2）_______ children are playing football.

[　　]

（3）Mr. Black is a _______.

[　　]

（4）What can Mr. Black do for the children?

[　　]

A．Play football with the children.

B．Eat breakfast.

C．Mend the football.

D．Throw the ball away.

（5）Kate ______.

[　　]

A．likes playing football

B．plays football with her brother

C．helps mend the ball

D．watches the boys playing football