Big Ben is the nickname for the great bell of the clock in London. The name was given in honor of Sir Benjamin Hall, who was in charge of the work when the bell was built in 1856.
The clock has become a landmark of the United Kingdom and London, particularly in the visual media. When a television or film-maker wishes to quickly show a non-UK audience a certain location in Britain, a popular way to do so is to show an image of the Clock Tower.
The Clock Tower is a focus of New Year celebrations in the United Kingdom, with radio and TV stations turning to its chimes（报时钟声） to welcome the start of the year.
Londoners who live a proper distance from the Clock Tower and Big Ben can, by means of listening to the chimes both live and on the radio or television, hear the bell strike thirteen times on New Year’s Eve. This is possible because the speed of sound is a lot slower than the speed of radio waves.
Big Ben has appeared in many films. In the 1978 version of The Thirty-Nine Steps, the hero attempted to halt the clock’s progress to prevent a linked bomb blowing up by hanging from the minute hand of its western face. It was also used in the filming of Shanghai Knights starring Jackie Chan and Owen Wilson, and was described as being partially destroyed in the film Doctor Who. An animated version（卡通版） of the clock was also used as the setting in the Walt Disney film The Great Mouse Detective, and was shown being destroyed by a UFO in the film Mars Attacks!
66. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. The nickname of the clock was given by Benjamin.
B. The clock strikes thirteen times to welcome the New Year.
C. The radio and TV make a mistake about the clock’s chimes.
D. Benjamin was responsible for the work when the bell was built.
67. The second paragraph mainly wants to show us that Big Ben is_______ .
A. a symbol of the UK and London
B. a most popular scene for film-makers
C. a must-see sight for tourists to London
D. a popular place to have pictures taken
68. The underlined word“halt” in Paragraph 5 probably means“_______”.
A. look into something
B. get something to stop
C. make something work again
D. draw people’s attention to something
69. In which of the following movies was the clock destroyed?
A. The Thirty-Nine Steps and Shanghai Knights.
B. Shanghai Knights and Doctor Who.
C. The Great Mouse Detective and Doctor Who.
D. Mars Attacks and Doctor Who.
70. In which section of a newspaper would the passage be found?
A. Entertainment & Sports
B. Business & Economy
C. Sightseeing & Tourism
D. Culture & Arts
66.【解析】选D。推理判断题。通读全文可知A、B、C项都不符合原文的意思，其中B项干扰性较大。只有D项在文章的第一段交代比较清楚。
67.【解析】选A。推理判断题。通读文章第二段可知，整段都是讲大本钟这座钟塔如何成为伦敦甚至英国的标志。故只有A项最符合文意。
68.【解析】选B。词义猜测题。由The Thirty-Nine Steps这部电影的介绍可知，主角试图阻止大本钟停止下来，从而避免一颗定时炸弹爆炸。故选B。
69.【解析】选D。细节理解题。通读文章最后一段可知，其中在Doctor Who和Mars Attacks这两部影片中，大本钟遭到了毁坏。
70.【解析】选C。推理判断题。这是一篇说明文，简单介绍了大本钟的相关史实，因此可以推出，这应该是出自报纸的观光和旅游版。故选C。
优学名师名题系列答案科目：高中英语 来源： 题型：009
People all over the world write to Big Ben. They even send birthday’s presents. One
1. ________
present was a bottle of oil- to help keeping
2. ________
Big Ben running. Big Ben is a clock in London. Big Ben is the great clock
highly up in
3. ________
a tower, the building in London where laws are made there. People like to see Big Ben’s
4. ________
friendly face (The clock has four). They like
5. ________
to hear the chimes (钟声) each 15 minutes. They
6.________
like to hear the big bell beating the four.
7. ________
“BONG BONGBONG”. Radio sends the noise of the big clock to
8. ________
the rest of the world. The BBC begins to send
9. ________
chimes in 1923. Ever since, Bit Ben had been a
10. ________
radio star.
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科目：高中英语 来源：英语教研室 题型：009
1. ________
present was a bottle of oil- to help keeping
2. ________
Big Ben running. Big Ben is a clock in London. Big Ben is the great clock
highly up in
3. ________
a tower, the building in London where laws are made there. People like to see Big Ben’s
4. ________
friendly face (The clock has four). They like
5. ________
to hear the chimes (钟声) each 15 minutes. They
6.________
like to hear the big bell beating the four.
7. ________
“BONG BONGBONG”. Radio sends the noise of the big clock to
8. ________
the rest of the world. The BBC begins to send
9. ________
chimes in 1923. Ever since, Bit Ben had been a
10. ________
radio star.
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阅读下列各小题, 根据括号内的汉语提示, 用句末内的英语单词完成句子。
1．____________________________ （尽管雨下得很大）, they didn’t cancel the football match．．（as）
2．In London the huge clock_____________________________ （被称为） “Big Ben” is a major tourist attraction．（refer）
3．_____________________________ （在国外长大）, he couldn’t speak Chinese well．（bring）
4．Jenny sat motionless, listening to the teacher with _________________________ （心不在焉）．（wander）
5．He was upset about the constant noise, _____________________________ （不能将注意力集中在工作上）．（unable, centre）
6．Jack _____________________________ （和他的父亲就这件事发生意见分歧）, which made both of them very unhappy．（differ）
7．_____________________________ （除了熟悉中国的历史）, Ben knows a lot about Chinese geography．（apart）
8．He _____________________________ （连续三次进行了尝试）, and eventually succeeded at the third attempt．（attempt）
9．_____________________________ （患心脏病） for many years, he takes his medicine wherever he goes．（suffer）
10．By last Friday his money _____________________________ （他的钱由于失业而用完了） unemployment．（run, consequence）
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科目：高中英语 来源：天津同步题 题型：阅读理解
A. a landmark of the UK and London
B. a most popular scene for film makers
C. a must-see sight for tourists to London
D. a popular place where to have pictures taken
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