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People all over the world write to Big Ben. They even send birthday presents. Big Ben is not a person
n. It's a clock.
Big Ben is the great clock hanging up in a tower of the parliament building. The people of London like
to see Big Ben's four friendly faces.They like to hear the bell striking (敲) on the hour. Bong! Bong! Bong!
Big Ben's story started in 1834. In that year the old parliament building was burned down. Its clock
tower fell to the ground. There had to be a new building and a new clock.
Plans were made. They called for a "King of Clock, the biggest and the best in the world". So the
clock had to be big. And it had to keep very good time.
In two years the big clock'was made.Five more years went by before the clock tower was last finished
d. Then the four bells for the chimes (鸣响) were brought into the tower. And at last the big hour bell
was put in place. It rang out for the first time on July llth, 1859.
This great bell had to have a name. A meeting of parliament was called to pick one. "This clock is the king of clocks," one man said, "Let's call the bell the Queen of Bells. "
"Then why not Victoria?" said another (Victoria was the British queen at that time), The talk about names went on and on. Then Benjamin Hall got up to speak. He was a big man. By this time they were all tired. Someone shouted, “Why not call it Big Ben and be done with it?"
Everybody laughed, and the meeting was over. But it was called Big Ben from then on. Not just the
bell but the whole clock..
1,In 1834, _______.
A. people finished the clock tower
B.people sold the clock tower
C.the clock tower broke down
2.Big Ben is the name ofa .
A. building
B. clock
C. beautifulgirl
3.It tookto build the clock tower_______.
A. seven years
B. five years
C. two years
4.Victoria might be the British queen_______.
A.in 1583
B.in 1768
C.in 1863
5.The best title for this passage is_______.
A.Why Big Ben Is So Big
B. British Parliament Building
C.How Big Ben Got Its Name
