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 （无论）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. （国会大厦）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.
小题1:Big Ben is _____.
| A．a bus | B．a clock | C．the name of Ben | D．a house |
小题2:Big Ben is in _______.
| A．China | B．the USA | C．Japan | D．the UK |
小题3:The clock strikes (敲；打) every _______ minutes of an hour.
| A．ten | B．fifteen | C．thirty | D．forty-five |
小题4: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 hands of the huge clock | D．on the four faces of the clock |
小题5:The underlined (划线部分) word “ hands” means ___ in Chinese.
