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.
A．手
B．标志
C．指针
D．发条
小题1:B
小题2:D
小题3:B
小题4:D
小题5:C
题目分析：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Big Ben is not the name of a man. It is the name of a big clock in London可知，Big Ben 不是一个人的名字，它是伦敦的一个大钟的名字。故Big Ben 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.可知，Big Ben 在伦敦，而伦敦是英国的首都。选项中the UK.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It goes, every quarter of an hour.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This clock has four faces. So, no matter （无论）where you stand, you can read the time on the face of Big Ben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。