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, \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.
( )61. Big Ben is _______.
A. a double-decker bus B. a huge clock C. the name of Ben D. a building
( )62. The clock strikes(敲响) every _______ of an hour.
A. ten minutes B. fifteen minutes C. thirty minutes D. forty-five minutes
( )63. Which of the two words mean the same as \
A. double B. loud C. huge D. small
( )64. You can read the time of Big Ben _______.
A. at the top of the tower B. in the House of Parliament
C. on the hands of the huge clock D. on the four faces of the clock
( )65. The title (标题) of the passage may be _______.
A. Big Ben B. A clock C. Sir Benjamin Hill D. The Capital of the UK
( D )
It is Sunday today. It is a fine day. We don’t have any classes. We get up early and don’t have a big breakfast, only coffee, bread and butter. Now we are in the park. There are a lot of people in it.
First we go boating on the lake. Then we sit under the tree and have our picnic lunch. Some boys swim in the lake and others fly kites. Peter is very good at flying kites, and he is flying a very nice one with Mike over there. Sam and Bill like swimming. They are now swimming in the lake. How well they are swimming !
What are Lily and Lucy doing? Look, they are talking with some Chinese students. They are learning to speak Chinese. Miss Wang is helping them. Simon and Millie are sitting under a tree. They are looking after the clothes for the swimmers.
( ) 66. Where are Sam and Bill?
A. They are under a big tree. B. They are talking to their English
friends.
C. They are playing in the park. D. They are swimming in the lake.
( ) 67. What are Lily and Lucy doing?
A. They are having an English lesson. B. They are talking in Chinese.
C. They are talking with Miss Green. D. They are singing English songs.
( ) 68. What is under the tree near the lake?
A. A dictionary. B. The children’s clothes. C. A chair and a desk. D. Some
food and drinks.
( ) 69. Which of the following is NOT right?
A. It’s a fine day. B. Some Chinese students are talking to Lily and
Lucy.
C. There are no girls in Sam’s class. D. Children can swim in the lake
of the park.
( ) 70. Which of the following is right?
A. No girls are in the park. B. No one is swimming in the park
C. It is Sunday today. D. Miss Wang is not in the park.
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