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Big Ben is the name of a clock.A.True.B.False.
Big Ben is the name of a clock.
A.True.
B.False.
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Big Ben is the name of a clock.
A.True.
B.False.
第一节 短文理解1
根据短文内容,判断文后给出的陈述是否正确。认为正确的,选[A](True);认为错误的,选[B](False)。
Peter: Oh, 1 can't believe it. I am now in London, in England. I see the Big Ben. Big Ben is not the name of a man. It is a very big clock... Oh, I am so happy.
Happy: How are you?
Peter: I'm fine, thank you.
Happy: How was your holiday?
Peter: It was fun.
Happy: Where did you go?
Peter: I went to England.
Happy: How did you go there?
Peter: I went by plane.
Happy: What did you do and what did you see?
Peter: I saw the Big Ben. The hands are four meters long. And I bought presents for you!
Happy: Oh, thank you. Did you take any pictures?
Peter: Yes. Er…Where did 1 put my pictures?...
Peter: Oh, it's a dream!
Big Ben is in London, England.
A.True.
B.False.
If anything goes wrong with Big Ben, ______.
A.Mr. John Vernon will stop the bell
B.several people will arrive immediately
C.everyone will call Mr. Vernon at once
D.clockmakers will come to look after it
Big Ben was named after
A.Christopher Wren.
B.Benjamin Hall.
C.Ben John.
D.Ben Nevis.
Big Ben is renowned for its accuracy and even____________.(经受住了10余次袭击) by Luftwaffe bombers (德国纳粹空军) during the Second World War.
A.a famous clock in the world
B.a famous builder in London
C.a famous singer in the world
D.a famous painter in England
A.The Tower of London
B.The Big Ben
C.The Stonehenge
D.Westminster Abbey
What did Ben Parker announce in Philadelphia?
A.The opening of a new restaurant
B.The new system of manufacturing
C.A big wage increase
D.An energy conservation plan
A. Which of the following is NOT a landmark of London?
B.The Tower of London
C.London Bridge
D.Big Ben
E.Louvre Museum
Big Ben is the great clock【C3】______up in a tower of the Parliament building. This is the building in London where laws are【C4】______. The people of London like to see Big Ben's four friendly faces. They like to hear the chimes【C5】______. 15 minutes. They like to hear the bell【C6】______on the hour. Bong! Bong! Bong!
Big Ben's story started in 1834. In that year the old parliament building burned【C7】______. Its clock tower crashed to the ground. There【C8】______to be a new building—and a new clock.
Plans were made. They called【C9】______a "King of Clocks, the biggest and best in the world". So the clock had to be big. And it had to【C10】______very good time.
In two years the big clock was made. Five more years went by【C11】______the clock tower was finished. Then the four bells for the chimes were brought into the tower. And at last the giant hour bell was put in【C12】______. It rang our for the first time【C13】______July 11, 1859.
This great bell had to【C14】______a name. A meeting of Parliament was called to pick【C15】______. "This clock is the King of Clocks," one man said. "Let's call the bell the Queen of Bells."
"Then why not Victoria?" said【C16】______.(Victoria was the British queen at that time)The talk about names went【C17】______. Then Benjamin Hall got up to speak. He was a big man that others liked. By this time they were all【C18】______. Some one shouted, "Why not call it Big Ben and be done【C19】______it?"
Everybody laughed, and the meeting broke up. But Big Ben it was from then on. Not just the bell【C20】______the whole clock.
【C1】
A.once
B.usually
C.ever
D.even