In 1834, the clock tower in London was burned...

In 1834, the clock tower in London was burned down. People planned to build a new clock which would be the biggest and best in the world. So the clock had to be big and keep very good time. The big clock was made in two years. Five more years later the tower was finished. Then people put the big clock in the tower, and made it ring out for the first time on July 11, 1859.

In order to give the bigclock a good name, people held a meeting. Someone wanted to call it the Queen of Bells, and someone thought Victoria was good. At last, a man named Benjamin Hall stood up. He was a big man. Before he started to speak, someone shouted, “Why not call it Big Ben? ”Everybody laughed and agreed with him.

From then on, Big Ben became its name. And it also became a famous building of London. People all over the world write to Big Ben. They even send birthday presents—bottles of oil-to help keep Big Ben running. Big Ben is not only a clock but also a dear friend ofpeople.

1. Big Ben’s birthday is　 ___________.

A. July 11, 1854　　　　 B. 1834

C. July 11, 1859　　　 D. July 11, 1852

2.How did Big Ben get its name?

A. Benjamin Hall gave it the name.

B. Big Ben got its name because of a joke.

C. Big Ben got its name from the Queen of the UK.

D. Victoria gave it the name.

3.The phrase “keep very good time” means ____________.

A. have a good time　　　 B. show people the correct time

C. keep running　　　　　　 D. be made in time

4.Which of the following is NOT true?

A. People all over the world look Big Ben as their friend.

B. People all over the world even send oil to Big Ben.

C. People think Big Ben will reply their letters.

D. People think Big Ben is the biggest and best clock in the world.

5.Benjamin Hall is 　　 .

A. a man who built Big Ben

B. a man who was always very funny

C. the man who burnt down the old clock

D. a man who attended the meeting which was held to make a name for the big clock

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The Tower of London is well-known in the world and in the history people called it simply the Tower. Now people often call it White Tower. It’s on the north bank of the River Thames（泰晤士河）, next to the Tower Bridge. You can cross the bridge over the River Thames and turn right onto Lower Thames Street. After a 15-minute walk, the Tower is on your right. Between the river and the Tower is Tower Wharf, a beautiful free road with excellent views of the river, tower and bridge, together with HMS Belfast and London City Hall on the opposite bank.

The Tower of London is a historic monument in central London of England. William the Conqueror, first built it in 1078. However, the Tower as a whole is now made up of several buildings, including two rings of high walls and a river round the tower. The Tower first was built as a fortress, a royal palace and a prison. It was particularly for those royal prisoners, such as the princes, the princesses and the queens. The phrase “sent to the Tower” came from the last use. It has also been used as a place of recording public information and watching space. Since 1303, it has become the home of the Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom.

1.Nowadays, people often call the Tower of London________.

A.Tower of London B.the Tower

C.Crown Tower D.White Tower

2.Where is London City Hall?

A.On the north bank of the River Thames. B.On the east bank of the River Thames.

C.On the south bank of the River Thames. D.On the west bank of the River Thames.

3.Which of the following is RIGHT?

A.The Tower was only used to hold those royal memebers.

B.The Tower of London is made of two rings of high walls and a river round the tower.

C.The phrase “sent to the Tower” means “to enjoy beautiful views”.

D.Lower Thames Street is on the north bank of the River Thames.

4.What’s the main idea of the passage?

A.Ask people to visit the Tower of London.

B.Tell people some information about the Tower of London.

C.Tell people the history of the United Kingdom.

D.Tell people how the phrase “sent to the Tower” came from.

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500 years ago in Britain, the burning of coal (煤) was increasing in cities like London. Coal was used in factories and also used to heat homes. Coal, when burnt makes a lot of smoke, which makes the air very dirty.

About 200 years ago, the Industrial Revolution (工业革命) began in Britain. Factories were built, and even more coal was burnt. Air pollution was becoming a really big problem.

Smoke and fog together make smog (烟雾). Smog was a big problem in London's winter. Because of the cold weather, more coal was burnt to warm houses and this made more smoke.

When smog stayed over a city, it became really hard to breathe and see clearly. In 1952, the Great London Smog happened and more than 4,000 people died because of the smog.

New laws (法律) were made in 1956 and 1968 to stop such sad things from happening again. These laws were called the Clean Air Acts.

These laws were made so that air would become cleaner. The laws encouraged people to use less coal or switch to other fuels such as gas. Factories started using tall chimneys (烟囱) so that the smoke would go high up in the sky and no longer cover cities, and new factories were built in the countryside. Smog appeared less often and the air became cleaner.

1.From the passage, we learn that smog was a big problem in ______ in London.

A．spring            B．summer           C．autumn           D．winter

2.The underlined words "switch to" mean "______"  in Chinese.

A．发明             B．换用             C．拒绝             D．节省

3.Which was NOT a way people in Britain used to make the air cleaner, according to the passage?

A．Factories built higher chimneys.

B．People began to use less coal.

C．More People began to ride bikes.

D．New factories were built outside cities.

4.Which is the best title for the passage?

A．Air Pollution in Britain in the Past.

B．How to Make the Air Cleaner.

C．Smog Is Bad for the Environment.

D．New Laws to Stop Air Pollution.

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It was three o'clock. A man was walking down a high street in the north of England. He was wearing a dark suit and carrying a suitcase. His name was Terry and he and he had lived away from home for twenty years. In fact he was in prison(监狱),

Terry was feeling totally depressed because everything in his hometown had changed. The park where he used to play was now a car park. The house where he was born had dis appeared and in its place,  ironically(具有讽刺意味地)， was a bank. Terry wanted to have a cup of coffee in the old small restaurant where he used to go with his friend after school,   but it had become a fast food restaurant. He entered it,   sat down,   and asked for a cup of coffee. Then he felt sadder when he thought of what he had seen.

While paying for the coffee he found an old ticket in his wallet. It was for a pair of shoes he had taken to be repaired the day before the bank robbery 20 years ago. The shoe repairer was an old man then, so Terry was sure that he must be dead. But when he turned the cor ner of the steet, he couldn't believe his eyes. The shop was still there! And it was the same shoe repairer! He looked about a hundred years old. Terry was so happy! Terry told him that he had lived in Australia for the past twenty years and that he forgot to pick up the shoes before he left England. The shoe repairer disappeared into the back of the shop. After ten minutes he came back.

"Were they dark brown,   Italian shoes,   size 42?"he asked slowly.

"Yes!nsaid Terry,   excitedly.

"I haven't repaired them，”the shoe repairer said slowly. “You can take them tomorrow afternoon. ”

1.How long had Terry been away from home?

A. Ten years.         B. Five years.              C. Twenty years.    D. Fifteen years.

2.Where was Terry before he went back home?   A prison in________.

A. Australia            B. England            C. America           D. London

3.Why was Terry sent to prison?   Because he________.

A. killed a man  B. hit a woman

C. cheated(欺骗) others-       D. robbed a bank

4.The words "totally depressed" in the second paragraph(段落) means "________".

A. very happy       B. very unhappy     C. very excited       D. very nervous

5.What's the best title(标题) for the passage?

A，Some things never change

B.Everything have changed

C,A kind shoe repairer

D,A longly man

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I had a very unusual experience on1.星期天。At around ten   o'clock in the morning, I was walking down the street when a UFO landed in 2.f_____ of me. You can imagine how 3.奇怪的it was! An alien got out and walked down the Center Street. I 4.跟随it to see where it was going, and I was very surprised when it went into a souvenir shop. While it was looking at the souvenirs, the assistant called the 5.p_______.

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I had a very unusual experience on1.星期天。At around ten   o'clock in the morning, I was walking down the street when a UFO landed in 2.f_____ of me. You can imagine how 3.奇怪的it was! An alien got out and walked down the Center Street. I 4.跟随it to see where it was going, and I was very surprised when it went into a souvenir shop. While it was looking at the souvenirs, the assistant called the 5.p_______.

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The Tower of London is in the north bank of the River Thames．According to the history，King Edward of England had promised to give the throne to William，Duke of Normandy．But at last he gave the throne to Harold Godwinson，his English brother in law．

William was quite angry that he was not the king．He sent his army to fight against England and on October 14，1066，the Duke’s Norman soldiers won，and later，William became the king．At the beginning，the new king thought the people of London did not obey rules．And the new king felt that he needed to protect himself and keep the wild people of London in line．So he built the Tower of London soon．

The tower was a changing project for the kings of England．King after king built upon the Tower adding walls and smaller towers around it．Around the year 1240 King Henry III made the Tower of London his home．He whitewashed the tower，widened the grounds to include a church，and added a great hall and other buildings．The Normans called the tower “La Tour Blanche（White tower）”．

As time went by，the addition of other smaller towers，extra buildings，walls and walkways，became the splendid example of castle，fortress，prison，palace and finally museum that we enjoy today．

根据材料内容选择最佳答案。

1.The underlined word“throne”probably means“　　　 ”．

A.the position of being a king B.the position of being a soldier

C.the right to use the power D.the right to lead the army

2.The Tower of London has a history of about 　　　 ．

A.600 years B.700 years C.800 years D.1，000 years

3.Why did William fight against England according to the passage？

A.King Edward didn’t keep his promise． B.William hated the people of London．

C.King Edward died in England． D.William had the strongest army．

4.Who built the Tower of London first？

A.Kind Edward． B.William C.Harold Godwinson D.King henry III．

5.What can we infer from the passage about the Tower of London？

A.It has heen made bigger over the centuries． B.It is the biggest prison in the world．

C.It is the tallest Building in the world． D.It is in the north of London．

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阅读下面的短文，根据短文内容及首字母提示，在短文空白处填上一个适当的词，使短文完整、通顺，语法正确。

Big Ben lies in the tower in London. It is very famous around the world, but few people really know why it was built and c1.Big Ben .

Long ago, the queen of England knew that many clocks had different times. People were

e2.early or late. she had it built so that people would have the s3. time.

How did Big Ben get its name? Some people say that it was named after Benjamin Caunt, a boxer. People called him Big Ben. But more people believe it was named after Sir Benjamin Hall. He was in c4. of this work in 1859. A story was told that during the discussion about what the bell should be called, Sir Benjamin was going to give his ideas when an officer behind him shouted suddenly, "Let' s call it Big Ben! " From t5.on, it was named Big Ben .

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Now it is 7 o’clock in 　　　 morning in Beijing and 11 o’clock at 　　 night in London.

A. 不填；the　　　 B. the；the　　　　 C. the；不填　　　　　 D. the；a

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Now it is 7 o’clock in 　　　　 morning in Beijing and 11 o’clock at 　　　　 night in London.

A. 不填；the　　　 B. the；the　　　

C. the；不填　　　 D. the；a

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