阅读理解。
Big Ben is not the name of a man. It is the name of a huge clock in London. 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 double-decker (双层的) bus. The hands are about four meters long.
If you go to London, you may want to visit the House of Parliament (国会大厦). You will find Big Ben
sitting at the top of the clock tower (塔) in the House of Parliament. You will hear it as well as see it. The big
clock makes such a loud sound. "Ding dong, ding dong" as it goes every quarter of an hour.
The clock was named after a big man. He was Sir Benjamin Hill. He 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 a man
D. a name of the House of Parliament
2. The clock strikes every ______ of an hour.
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A. ten minutes
B. fifteen minutes
C. thirty minutes
D. forty-five minutes
3. ______ have the same meaning as "large".
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A. Big and double
B. Huge and loud
C. Big 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. only in the House of Parliament
C. on the hands of the huge clock
D. on the four faces of the clock
5. The title (标题) of the passage may be ______.
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A. Big Ben
B. A Clock
C. Sir Benjamin Hill
D. The Capital of the UK