When people talk about the buildings in London, which one will you think of first, London Bridge, London Tower(伦敦塔) or Big Ben(大笨钟)? Big Ben is the name of a great clock in the north of London. It is a tall building, and it has four faces. It is 156 years old now. Big Ben doesn’t always work well, and people last repaired it in 1976.

This time Big Ben doesn’t work well again. People have to repair it. It needs a lot of money to repair Big Ben. It’s about £40 million. Big Ben will close for 4 months.

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1.Which is NOT in the passage?

A The Great Wall.

B London Tower.

C Big Ben.

D London Bridge.

解析：选A。细节理解题。文章并未提到中国的长城，故选A。

2.Big Ben is in the______of London.

A east

B south

C north

D west

解析：选C。细节理解题。根据第一段第二句Big Ben is the name of a great clock in the north of London.可知，故选C。

3.How old is Big Ben?

A 4

B 40

C 156

D 1976

解析：选C。细节理解题。根据第一段倒数第二句It is 156 years old now.可知，故选C。

4.You will know the______when you see Big Ben.

A English history

B time

C love

D weather

解析：选B。推理判断题。Big Ben是一个clock，所以能够知晓“时间“，故选B。

5.What’s the best title for the passage?

A Big Ben needs repair.

B Big Ben stops work.

C The story of Big Ben.

D Famous buildings in London.

解析：选A。主旨大意题。A项“大本钟需要维修”契合文章主要内容，故选A。