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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.
B. a huge clock
C. the name of Ben
D. a building
B. fifteen minutes
C. thirty minutes
D. forty-five minutes
B. loud
C. huge
D. small
B. in the House of Parliament
C. on the hands of the huge clock
D. on the four faces of the clock
B. A clock
C. Sir Benjamin Hill
D. The Capital of the UK
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试题【阅读理解。 Big Ben is not the name of a man. It is the name of a huge clock in Lo】；主要考察你对社会历史类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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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.
B. a clock
C. the name of Ben
D. a house
B. the USA
C. Japan
D. the UK
B. fifteen
C. thirty
D. forty-five
B. in the Houses of Parliament
C. on the hands of the huge clock
D. on the four faces of the clock
B. 标志
C. 指针
D. 发条
(风俗) of the country.
When people meet each other for the first time in Britain, they say "How do you do?" and shake hands
(握手). Usually they do not shake hands when they just meet or say goodbye. But they shake hands when
they haven"t met for a long time or when they will be away form each other for a long time.
Last year a group of German students went to England for a holiday. Their teacher told them that the
English people hardly ever shake hands. So when they met their English friends at the station, they kept
their hands behind their backs. The English students had learned that the Germans shake hands as often
as possible, so they put their hands in front and got ready to shake hands with them. It made both of them
laugh.
country.
B. not helpful
C. very helpful
D. very bad
B. meet for the first time
C. say goodbye to each other
D. say hello to each other
B. when they say "How do you do?"
C. when they just meet or say goodbye
D. when they haven"t met for a long time
B. English people like shaking hands very much.
C. German people hardly ever shake hands.
D. Both English people and Germans don"t like shaking hands.
B. languages
C. customs
D. languages and customs
It has leaned almost since the day the tower was built.
In 1174, the people of Piza, Italy wanted to build a bell tower. They wanted the tower to be the most
beautiful bell tower in all of Italy. The city also needed a bell tower because the church did not have one.
As soon as the first floor of the building was finished, the tower started to lean. Builders tried to make
the building straight again as they added more floors, but the Leaning Tower only got worse as the tower
grew.
It took almost 180 years to finish the tower. It is 54.5 metres tall, and it leans almost 4 metres to one
side. The tower is also sinking into the ground on which it was built. Every year, the tower leans another
1.5 centimetres.
Like all old buildings, it is also falling apart. If someone cannot figure out (想出) a way to save the
tower, the Leaning Tower of Piza will fall down after 175 more years.
B. Canada
C. England
D. Italy
B. 1165
C. 1174
D. 1800
B. 175; 4
C. 54.5; 4
D. 180; 4
B. 1245
C. 1340
D. 1354
B. The Leaning Tower of Piza is a bell tower.
C. It took almost 180 years to finish the Leaning Tower of Piza.
D. The Leaning Tower of Piza maybe falls down after 175 more years.
streets, you only have to avoid crowds of people. About 19 million travelers visit Venice for the enjoyable
environment, art and food each year.
Seeing Venice on foot is the best. You can walk through the city in about an hour. Look around St. Mark"s
Basilica and the Doge"s Palace. But you should know walking along the streets isn"t as easy as traveling on the
city"s canals (运河). The canals are Venice"s "streets". And you can enjoy the Grand Canal, the Rialto Bridge and
many wooden buildings.
Venice is fantastic. You shouldn"t miss it in your life. No matter how long you"re in Venice, it will leave a
pleasant feeling on you.
1. What will you find disappearing as soon as you arrive in Venice?
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2. What are millions of visitors came to Venice for?
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3. What are Venice"s "street"?
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4. Which is the best way to do sightseeing in Venice according to the writer?
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5. How will the visitors feel in Venice according to the writer?
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for many different 1 . We shake hands when we meet new people 2 during special festivals. Players often
shake hands before or after 3 . Business people shake hands when they make a deal.
Why do people shake hands 4 shaking feet? This is because of the fact that a long time ago most people
5 knives or guns. If some of them decided that they did not want to 6 , they would show their empty
hands. 7 people shook hands so that they could not 8 knives in their sleeves (袖子). Later on, handshaking
became a symbol of 9 .
Now we don"t have to 10 people with guns or knives. However, we still shake hands all the time! The
reason is simple — it is still a way to show friendship.