1. (2021七下·高州月考) 阅读短文，从每小题所给的四个选项中，选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳答案。

Big Ben is not the name of a man. It is the name of a big clock in London. London is the capital of England. This clock has four faces. So, no matter(无论) where you stand, you can read the time on the face of Big Ben. Each face is the size of a bus. The hands are about four metres long. It is about the size of two people standing on top of each other. If you go to London, you may want to visit the Houses of Parliament(议会大厦). In that place you will find Big Ben sits at the top of the clock tower in the Houses of Parliament. You will probably hear it and see it. The big clock makes such a loud noise, “Ding dong, ding dong.” It goes every quarter(四分之一) of an hour. The name of Big Ben comes from a big builder.

1. （1） Big Ben is ________.

   A . a bus B . a big clock C . a building D . the name of Ben
3. （2） Big Ben is in ________.

   A . China B . the USA C . Japan D . the UK
5. （3） The clock strikes(敲) every ________ minutes of an hour.

   A . ten B . fifteen C . thirty D . forty-five
7. （4） You can read the time of Big Ben

   A . at the top of the clock tower B . in the Houses of parliament C . on the hands of the huge clock D . on the four faces of the clock
9. （5） The underlined(画线的) word "hands" means ________ in Chinese.

   A . 手 B . 标志 C . 指针 D . 发条