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A 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 of 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 (四分之一) of an hour. The name of Big Ben comes from a big builder.

(  )46. Big Ben is ____________.

  A. a bus    B. a clock    C. the name of Ben   D. a house

(  )47. Big Ben is in ____________.

  A. China      B. the USA      C. Japan      D. the UK

(  )48. The clock strikes (敲) every ________ minutes of an hour.

A. ten       B. fifteen      C. thirty      D. forty-five

(  )49. 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

(  )50. The underlined (划线部分) word ‘hands’ means ________ in Chinese.

A. 手     B. 标志     C. 指针     D. 发条

 

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Country

China

Australia

Italy

Great Britain

Capital

Beijing

Canberra

Rome

London

Places

of interest名胜

Population

About

1.3  billion

About

20  million

About

58  million

About

60  million

Position

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Eastern Asia

Oceania

Southern Europe

Western

Europe

Language

Chinese

English

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66.             has the largest population among these countries.

A.      Italy           B. Australia      C. China     D. Great Britain

67. If you want to visit Tower Bridge, you should travel to             .

A. Rome         B. London       C. Beijing    D. Canberra

68. You can visit              in the country with the smallest population.

A. Big Ben                        B. the Great Wall 

C. the leaning Tower of Pisa            D. the Opera House

69. From the form, you can find              in the western Europe.

   A. one country                       B. two countries  

C. three countries                    D. four countries

70. Which of the following is TRUE according to (根据)the information in the form ?

A. Australia and Great Britain aren’t English speaking countries.      

   B. Rome is a city in Southern Europe.   

   C. Canberra is the capital of Italy. 

D. The population of Italy is 60 million.

                          

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科目:初中英语 来源:期中题 题型:阅读理解

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      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 ______.
[     ]
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.
[     ]
A. ten minutes
B. fifteen minutes
C. thirty minutes
D. forty-five minutes
3. ______ have the same meaning as "large".
[     ]
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 ______.
[     ]
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 ______.
[     ]
A. Big Ben
B. A Clock
C. Sir Benjamin Hill
D. The Capital of the UK

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阅读理解。
    Big Ben is not the name of a man. It is the name of a huge (巨大的) clock in London. London is the capital
of the UK. 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 metres long. It is
about the size of two people standing on top of each other. If you go to London, you may want to visit the
House of Parliament (国会大厦). That is where 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. when it goes every quarter (四分之一) of an hour,
the big clock makes such a loud (声音大的) sound, "Ding Dong, Ding Dong,". 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 _____.
[     ]
A. a double-decker bus
B. a huge clock
C. the name of Ben
D. a building
2. The clock strikes (敲响) every _____of an hour.
[     ]
A. ten minutes
B. fifteen minutes
C. thirty minutes
D. forty-five minutes
3. Which word means the same as "large"?
[     ]
A. double
B. loud
C. huge
D. small
4. You can read the time of Big Ben _____.
[     ]
A. at the top of the tower
B. 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 (文章) may be _____.
[     ]
A. Big Ben
B. A clock
C. Sir Benjamin Hill
D. The Capital of the UK

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科目:初中英语 来源:期中题 题型:阅读理解

阅读理解。
     Big Ben is not the name of a man. It is the name of a huge clock in London.London is the capital of the
UK. 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 metres long. It is
about the size of two people standing on top of each other. If you go to London, you may want to visit the
House of Parliament (国会大厦). That is where 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," when it goes every quarter (四分之一) 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 ______.
[     ]
A. a double-decker bus
B. a huge clock
C. the name of Ben
D. a building
2. The clock strikes (敲响) every ______ of an hour.
[     ]
A. ten minutes
B. fifteen minutes
C. thirty minutes
D. forty-five minutes
3. Which of the two words mean the same as "large"?
[     ]
A. double
B. loud
C. huge
D. small
4. You can read the time of Big Ben ______.
[     ]
A. at the top of the tower
B. 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 ______.
[     ]
A. Big Ben
B. A clock
C. Sir Benjamin Hill
D. The Capital of the UK

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