题目

阅读理解　　Every evening, some part of the BritishCommonwealth hears the chimes(和谐的音调) of Big Ben, largest of the bells in the clock tower of the Palace of Westminster. The tower is popularly called Big Ben, but it is the great bell which really is Big Ben. It is this bell which chimes out the quarter hours to the people of London. For Britons at sea or living in distantlands, the sound of Big Ben is still a link with home, for the chimes are broadcast each evening by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC).　　Big Ben has been chiming out the quarter hours now for nearly half and a century. It started chiming on June 11,1859.　　At that time, Parliament couldn't decide what to name the bell. A light-hearted member of Parliament called attention, in a speech, to the impressive hulk(巨大笨重之物)of Sir Benjamin Hall, Queen Victoria's ChiefLord of the Woods and Forests.　　“Call it Big Ben.” said the speaker, and the name stuck.　　Big Ben is 9 feet in diameter, 7 feet inches tall, and the thickness where the hammer strikes is 8.75 inches.　　The clock that regulates the chiming of Big Ben keeps good time. In 1939, the RoyalAstronomer made a 290-day check on the performance of the clock. He found that during this test the margin of error(误差) was less than two-tenths of a second in 24 hours on 93 days and greater than one second only on 16 of the 290 days.　　There was an unexpected lapse(慢) on August 12, 1945, and consternation(惊慌) swept through the Ministry of Works. On that dark day, the clock was five minutes slow. A flock of starlings(欧掠鸟) had roosted(栖息) on the minute hand.　　Notes: The BritishCommonwealth：英联邦　　Palace of Westminster：英国议会大厦　　RoyalAstronomer：英国皇家天文学家1．The year 1959 was the .[　　]A．59th anniversary of Big BenB．100th anniversary of Big BenC．last year Big Ben was heardD．year in which Big Ben was restored2．Big Ben was named after .[　　]A．Benjamin DisraeliB．Benjamin FranklinC．Sir Benjamin HallD．Queen Victoria's godson3．In 1939, the RoyalAstronomerfound that the clock that regulates the chiming of Big Ben .[　　]A．was usually very inaccurateB．lost 24 hours in 290 daysC．had a very small margin of error most of the timeD．no longer kept good time due to war damage

阅读理解　　Every evening, some part of the BritishCommonwealth hears the chimes(和谐的音调) of Big Ben, largest of the bells in the clock tower of the Palace of Westminster. The tower is popularly called Big Ben, but it is the great bell which really is Big Ben. It is this bell which chimes out the quarter hours to the people of London. For Britons at sea or living in distantlands, the sound of Big Ben is still a link with home, for the chimes are broadcast each evening by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC).　　Big Ben has been chiming out the quarter hours now for nearly half and a century. It started chiming on June 11,1859.　　At that time, Parliament couldn\'t decide what to name the bell. A light-hearted member of Parliament called attention, in a speech, to the impressive hulk(巨大笨重之物)of Sir Benjamin Hall, Queen Victoria\'s ChiefLord of the Woods and Forests.　　“Call it Big Ben.” said the speaker, and the name stuck.　　Big Ben is 9 feet in diameter, 7 feet inches tall, and the thickness where the hammer strikes is 8.75 inches.　　The clock that regulates the chiming of Big Ben keeps good time. In 1939, the RoyalAstronomer made a 290-day check on the performance of the clock. He found that during this test the margin of error(误差) was less than two-tenths of a second in 24 hours on 93 days and greater than one second only on 16 of the 290 days.　　There was an unexpected lapse(慢) on August 12, 1945, and consternation(惊慌) swept through the Ministry of Works. On that dark day, the clock was five minutes slow. A flock of starlings(欧掠鸟) had roosted(栖息) on the minute hand.　　Notes: The BritishCommonwealth：英联邦　　Palace of Westminster：英国议会大厦　　RoyalAstronomer：英国皇家天文学家1．The year 1959 was the ________.[　　]A．59th anniversary of Big BenB．100th anniversary of Big BenC．last year Big Ben was heardD．year in which Big Ben was restored2．Big Ben was named after ________.[　　]A．Benjamin DisraeliB．Benjamin FranklinC．Sir Benjamin HallD．Queen Victoria\'s godson3．In 1939, the RoyalAstronomerfound that the clock that regulates the chiming of Big Ben ________.[　　]A．was usually very inaccurateB．lost 24 hours in 290 daysC．had a very small margin of error most of the timeD．no longer kept good time due to war damage

题目解答

答案

B;C;C

解析

本题主要考查对文章细节信息的理解和推理能力。解题的关键在于仔细阅读文章，准确把握每个问题所涉及的关键信息，并对选项进行逐一分析判断。

第1题

本题考查知识点、解题思路：本题考查对文章中时间信息的理解和计算。需要根据文章中提到的大本钟开始报时的时间，计算出1959年是大本钟的多少周年。
解析：文章中明确提到大本钟于1859年6月11日开始报时，那么到1959年，经过的年数为$1959 - 1859 = 100$年，所以1959年是大本钟的100周年纪念日。
- A选项“59th anniversary of Big Ben”（大本钟的59周年），计算错误，不符合题意。
- B选项“100th anniversary of Big Ben”（大本钟的100周年），计算正确，符合题意。
- C选项“last year Big Ben was heard”（大本钟最后一次被听到的年份），文章未提及，不符合题意。
- D选项“year in which Big Ben was restored”（大本钟被修复的年份），文章未提及，不符合题意。

第2题

本题考查知识点、解题思路：本题考查对文章中大本钟命名原因的理解。需要在文章中找到关于大本钟命名的相关描述。
解析：文章中提到“At that time, Parliament couldn't decide what to name the bell. A light - hearted member of Parliament called attention, in a speech, to the impressive hulk(巨大笨重之物)of Sir Benjamin Hall, Queen Victoria's Chief Lord of the Woods and Forests. ‘Call it Big Ben.’ said the speaker, and the name stuck.”，这表明大本钟是以本杰明·霍尔爵士的名字命名的。
- A选项“Benjamin Disraeli”，文章未提及，不符合题意。
- B选项“Benjamin Franklin”，文章未提及，不符合题意。
- C选项“Sir Benjamin Hall”，与文章内容相符，符合题意。
- D选项“Queen Victoria's godson”，文章未提及，不符合题意。

第3题

本题考查知识点、解题思路：本题考查对文章中关于大本钟报时误差信息的理解。需要根据文章中英国皇家天文学家对大本钟报时误差的检查结果来判断选项。
解析：文章中提到“He found that during this test the margin of error(误差) was less than two - tenths of a second in 24 hours on 93 days and greater than one second only on 16 of the 290 days.”，这说明在大多数时间里，大本钟报时的误差非常小。
- A选项“was usually very inaccurate”（通常非常不准确），与文章中误差小的描述不符，不符合题意。
- B选项“lost 24 hours in 290 days”（290天内慢了24小时），文章未提及，不符合题意。
- C选项“had a very small margin of error most of the time”（大多数时间误差非常小），与文章内容相符，符合题意。
- D选项“no longer kept good time due to war damage”（由于战争破坏不再走时准确），文章未提及，不符合题意。