Big Ben is not the name of a man. It is the name of a big clock in London. London is the capital(首都) of England. This clock has four faces. So no matter(不论) 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(米) long. It is about the size(尺寸) of two people standing on top of(在顶端) 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(钟楼) in the Houses of Parliament. You will probably(很可能) hear it and see it. The big clock makes such a loud noise, “Ding dong, ding dong”. It goes every quarter(15分钟) of an hour.
The name of Big Ben comes from a big builder(建筑师).
21. Big Ben is ________.
A.a bus | B.a clock | C.the name of Ben | D.a house |
22. Big Ben is in ________.
A.China | B.the USA | C.Japan | D.the UK |
23. The clock strikes(敲打) every ________ of an hour.
A.ten minutes | B.fifteen minutes | C.thirty minutes | D.forty-five minutes |
24. 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 |
25. The underlined(划线部分) word “hands” means ________ in Chinese.