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Big Ben People all over the world write to Big Ben. They even send birthday presents. One present was a bottle of oil， to help keep Big Ben running. Big Ben is not a person. It's a clock！ Big Ben is a great clock high up in a tower of the parliament (议会) building. This is the building in London where laws are made. The people of London like to see Big Ben's friendly faces. They like to hear the chimes (钟曲声) every 15 minutes. They like to hear the big bell striking on the hour. BONG！ BONG！ BONG！ Radio sends the sound of the big clock to the rest of the world. The BBC began to broadcast the chimes in 1924. Ever since， Big Ben has been a radio star. Big Ben's story started in 1834. In that year the old Parliament building burned down. Its clock tower crashed to the ground. There had to be a new building-and a new clock. Plans were made. They called for a "King of Clocks， the biggest and best in the world". So the clock had to be big. And it had to keep very good time. The big clock was made in two years. Five more years went by before the clock tower was finished， then the four bells for the chimes were brought into the tower. And at last the giant (巨大的) hour bell was put in place. It rang out for the first time on July 11， 1859. This great bell had to have a name. A meeting of Parliament was called to pick one. The talk about names went on and on. Then Benjamin Hall got up to speak. He was a big man that the others liked. By this time they were all tired. Someone shouted， "Why not call it Big Ben？" Everybody laughed， and the meeting broke up. The name Big Ben came from then on.
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小题1:B小题2:D小题3:B小题4:D小题5:C试题分析：这篇短文为我们介绍的是英国的大本钟。大本钟有四张表盘，每一张表盘都像一辆公共汽车那么大。无论你站在哪里，都能看到大本钟上的时间。它的指针有4米长。在伦敦的国会大厦上，你可以看到大本钟，也能听到它的钟声。小题1:细节理解题。根据短文的第一句话BigBenisnotthenameofaman.ItisthenameofabigclockinLondon可知，BigBen不是一个人的名字，它是伦敦的一个大钟的名字。故BigBen是一个大钟。故选B。小题2:细节理解题。根据短文的前几句话BigBenisnotthenameofaman.ItisthenameofabigclockinLondon.LondonisthecapitalofEngland.可知，BigBen在伦敦，而伦敦是英国的首都。选项中theUK.也是英国的意思。故选D。A是中国；B是美国；C是日本。小题3:细节理解题。根据短文中Itgoes,everyquarterofanhour.可知，大本钟每一刻钟敲响一次。这句话中的quarter是一刻钟的意思，我们知道，一刻钟就是15分钟。故选B。小题4:细节理解题。根据短文中Thisclockhasfourfaces.So,nomatter（无论）whereyoustand,youcanreadthetimeonthefaceofBigBen可知，这个大本钟有四张表盘，所以无论你站在哪里，你都能看到大本钟上的时间。故选D。小题5:词义猜测题。hand我们知道它的本意是手，但是因为这篇短文主要为我们介绍的是英国的大本钟，所以我们知道，这里的hand指的是表盘上的指针。故选C。
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Elizabeth tower is a clock tower located on the Thames River in London, England. It is one of the landmark buildings in London. The bell tower is 95m high, 7m in diameter and weighs 13.7t.
伊丽莎白塔是坐落在英国伦敦泰晤士河畔的一座钟楼，是伦敦的标志性建筑之一。钟楼高95米，钟直径7米，重13.7吨。
Ring the Westminster bell every 15 minutes. Since the construction of the subway Jubilee line, the Elisabeth tower has been affected. Measurements show that the Elisabeth tower tilts about half a meter to the northwest.
每15分钟响一次，敲响威斯敏斯特钟声。自从兴建地铁Jubilee线之后，伊丽莎白塔受到影响，测量显示伊丽莎白塔朝西北方向倾斜约半米。
Built on April 10, 1858, Elizabeth tower is the largest clock in Britain. The tower is 320 feet high and the minute hand is 14 feet long.
伊丽莎白塔于1858年4月10日建成，是英国最大的钟。塔有320英尺高（约合97.5米），分针有14英尺长（约合4.27米）。
