英语阅读理解Big Ben is one of London's best-known landmarks,and lo

英语阅读理解
Big Ben is one of London's best-known landmarks,and looks most spectacular at night when the clock faces are lighted.You even know when parliament is in session,because a light shines above the clock face.
The four dials(钟面) of the clock are 23 feet square,the minute hand is 14 feet long and the figures are 2 feet high.Minutely regulated (校准) with a stack(堆) of coins placed on the huge pendulum (钟摆),Big Ben is an excellent timekeeper,which has rarely stopped.
The name Big Ben actually refers not to the clock-tower itself,but to the thirteen-ton bell hung within.The bell was named after the first commissioner行政长官) of works,Sir Benjamin Hall.This bell came originally from the old Palace of Westminster,and was given to the Dean(教长) of St.Paul by William III.Before returning to Westminster to hang in its present home,it was refashioned in Whitechapel in 1858.The BBC first broadcast the chimes(报时) on the 31st December 1923 there is a microphone(扩音器) in the turret (塔楼) connected to Broadcasting House.
During the Second World War in 1941,a bomb destroyed the Lower Chamber(众议院,下院)of the Houses of Parliament,but the clock tower remained intact and Big Ben continued to keep time and strike away the hours,its unique sound was broadcast to the nation and around the world,a welcome reassurance (恢复信心) of hope to all who heard it.
The tower is not open to the general public,but those with a "special interest" may arrange a visit to the top of the Clock Tower through
their local (UK) MP.
11.When parliament has a meeting________
A.Big Ben lights the parliament
B.the clock faces are lighted
C.a light is on above the face
D.Big Ben strikes the time
12.Which of following statements is true according to the passage ________
A.Big Ben has only one hand.
B.Coins are used to make Big Ben work more precisely.
C.Big Ben has never stopped.
D.Big Ben has a huge pendulum made of coins.
13.The bell was once owned by ______________.
A.the old Palace of Westminster
B.Sir Benjamin Hall
C.The Dean of St.Paul
D.The BBC
14.the BBC first broadcast the chimes on the eve of ____________.
A.1858
B.1923
C.1924
D.1914
15.the word intact in Line 2,Para.4 probably means _____________.
A.uninjured
B.uncut
C.unharmed
D.undamaged