初一下期阅读理解Big Ben is notthe name of a man.It is the name of a

初一下期阅读理解
Big Ben is notthe name of a man.It is the name of a big clock in London.London is the capital（首都） of Britian.thisclock has four faces.So no matter（无论） where you stand,you canread the time on the face of Big Ben.Every face is the size of a bus.The handsare about four meters long.It is about the size of two people standing on topof each other.If you go to London,youmay want to visit the House of Parliament.In that place you will find Big Ben sitting at the top of the clock tower（塔）in the House of Parliament(国会大厦).You will hear it andsee it.The clock makes such a loudnoise.“Ding dong,ding dong".It goes every quarter of an hour.
（ ）16.Big Ben is ___________.
A.a bus B.a clock C.the name of Ben D.a house
( )17.Big Ben is in ________.
A.China B.the USA C.Japan D.England
( )18.The clock strikes(敲打) every ________ of an hour.
A.ten minutes B.fifteenminutes C.thirty minutes D.forty-fiveminutes
( )19.You can read the time ofBig Ben _________.
A.at the top ofthe clock tower
B.in the Housesof parliament
C.on the handsof the huge clock
D.on the fourfaces of the clock
( )20.The underlined(划线部分) word “”means__________inChinese.
A.手 B.标志 C.指针 D.发条