Question

If you go to England, you may want to visit Big Ben. Big Ben is not the name of a man but a name of the clock in London. It has a long history of about 150 years. It is at the north end of the Palace of Westminster. The big clock has four faces (面). So you can read the face of the clock everywhere. The hands of it are about four meters (米) long each. When the new year comes, it chimes (報時) to welcome the start of the new year. There are also many fireworks (焰火) over the clock tower.

The big clock makes a very loud sound “Ding dong. Ding dong”--the clock gives the sound every 15 minutes of an hour.

1.What is Big Ben?

A. A man.

B. A house.

C. A clock.

D. A river.

2. How long is a hand of Big Ben?

A. 2 meters. B. 4 meters.

C. 15 meters. D. 16 meters.

3.Which of the following is TRUE about Big Ben?

A. It’s in the UK.

C. It gives the sound every 30 minutes.

B. It has three faces.

D. It is about 200 years old.

4.When the new year comes, what can you see over the clock tower?

A. Many birds. B. Many clock hands.

C. Many clocks. D. Many fireworks.

5.What’s the best title (標題) of the passage?

A. The clock tower C. Clock hands

B. The Palace of Westminster D. Big Ben

Answer 1