Question

【題目】 Have you heard of Big Ben? Big Ben is a very big and 【1】f__________ clock in London, the capital of England. It is much 【2】b__________ than many other clocks in the world. The clock weighs 23 tons (噸). Its minute hand is 4.27 metres 【3】l__________ and its hour hand is 2.75 metres long. The clock tower is about 98 metres h_________.

Big Ben got its name 【4】f__________ Sir Benjamin Hall. He was responsible (負責的) for the making of the clock. In 1858, people were 【5】b__________ the new House of Parliament (議會大廈) of England, and at the same time they were also building a big clock. However, 【6】n__________ could think of a good name for the big clock. Sir Benjamin Hall made a joke and said, “Why don’t we 【7】c__________ it Big Ben?” At his words, all the people laughed. But from then on, the new clock was【8】 r__________ called Big Ben.

Today, Big Ben is very famous and people from all over the world want to 【9】s__________ it. The clock is not only big but also accurate (精確的). It makes a loud 【10】s__________ every hour. On New Year’s Eve, millions of people listen to it on TV!

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】famous

【2】bigger

【3】long

【4】from

【5】building

【6】nobody

【7】call

【8】really

【9】see

【10】sound

【解析】

試題分析：這篇短文主要講述了英國著名的大本鐘，以及它名字的來歷。

【1】famous大本鐘在倫敦是非常大和著名的。根據(jù)句意及首字母的單詞故填famous 。

【2】bigger比世界上其他的鐘表它是更大的。根據(jù)題意可知用形容詞的比較級。故填bigger 。

【3】long它的分針是4.27米長，它的時針是2.75米長。根據(jù)句意及首字母的提示。故填long 。

【4】from Big Ben got its name f__________ Sir Benjamin Hall.句意：大本鐘從Sir Benjamin Hall.得到的名字。根據(jù)句意及首字母的提示故填from。

【5】building在1858年，人們正在建造議會大廈。根據(jù)題意可知用現(xiàn)在進行時。其結(jié)構(gòu)是be doing.。故填building。

【6】nobody而然，沒有人考慮大本鐘的好名字。根據(jù)句意及所給漢語提示故填nobody。

【7】call為什么我們不叫他大本鐘。短語cal lsb. Sth.表示稱某人……。根據(jù)題意故填call 。

【8】really但是從那個時候，這個新的鐘表真的成為了大本鐘。根據(jù)句意及所給單詞提示故填really。

【9】see今天，大本鐘是非常著名的，來自全世界的人們想看見它。短語want to do 想做某事。根據(jù)句意及所給漢語提示故填see。

【10】sound它會發(fā)出大的聲音。根據(jù)句意及所給首字母的提示故填sound。