阅读理解London-BigBenthelandmarkLondonclockrenownedforitsaccuracyandchime(钟声)stoppedtickingfor90minutesanengineersaidSaturday．Officialsdonotknowwhythe147-year-old

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　　London-Big Ben the landmark London clock renowned for its accuracy and chime(钟声) stopped ticking for 90 minutes an engineer said Saturday．

Officials do not know why the 147-year-old clock on the banks of the River Thames stopped at 10∶07 pm on Friday．It resumed keeping time but stalled again at 10∶20 pm and remained still for about 90 minutes before starting up again a spokeswoman for the House of Commons said．

　　There has been speculation(推测)that a recent period of hot weather may have been to blame．Temperatures in London reached 90 ℃ on Saturday and forecasts called it England’s hottest day in May since 1953．

　　Big Ben which is operated by the Palace of West-minister survived attacks by German Luftwaffe bombers during World War Two continuing to mark the time to within 1 . 5 seconds of Greenwich Mean Time．

　　However the clock has experienced occasional problems．In 1962 snow caused the clock to ring in the New Year 10 minutes late．In 1976 the clock stopped on April 30 1997 and once more three weeks later．

　　Big Ben is actually the clock’s 13-ton bell which was named after Sir Benjamin Hall the British commissioner of works at the time the clock was built．

　　The official name for the Gothic tower holding Big Ben is St．Stephen’s Tower．Standing 315 feet tall it was completed in 1858 after an 1834 fire destroyed most of the Palace of Westminister．

(1)

What does the underlined word “resumed”(in paragraph 2)mean?
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A．	stopped something from happening
B．	Went on doing something
C．	stopped because there is not enough power to keep it going
D．	started doing something again after stopping

(2)

How many occasional problems has Big Ben experienced so far?
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A．	3．
B．	4．
C．	5．
D．	6．

(3)

Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
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A．	Big Ben was known only for its accuracy．
B．	Big Ben also stopped because of the hot weather on April 30 1997．
C．	German Luftwaffe bombers didn’t destroy Big Ben during World War Two．
D．	An 1834 fire destroyed most of the Palace of West minister including Big Ben．

(4)

Which is the best title for the passage?
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A．	Hot weather is to blame
B．	London’s Big Ben mysteriously stops ticking
C．	The history of Big Ben
D．	Big Ben has experienced occasional problems

Answer 1

答案：1．D;2．C;3．C;4．B;