The Big Ben is very famous throughout the world, but nobody
6 h0 K" ~3 h$ A/ E4 |& n really knows the reason why it is called Big Ben. However, there; }; _8 e. u" }' k; y5 J
are two stories may explain the reason. Some people say that it was __1__
4 G; I" Y4 g. f6 e named Benjamin Caunt, a boxer, who was called Big Ben. __2__1 S$ y2 W/ |! k7 {6 O
More people believe the name comes from a Welshman,Sir Benjamin Hall. __3__3 y- I e1 S t
He commissioned the work in 1859. A story arose that, during a debate) W0 J$ r) J' h( C. s( h9 h
in House of Commons on what to call the bell, Sir Benjamin was about __4__
( }$ W1 G+ p' O4 x to give his ideas that someone who sat behind the front bench shouted, __5__2 e) _9 `' h/ h a! J0 ~
"Let's call it Big Ben!"
9 ?5 B; o! `4 i$ s The history of the bell tower, since the beginning of its design, is" D d: l( A+ H: O& Y5 X# X& ?
by no means smooth, however. Due to disagreements about the clock's
* F- X( A$ w E( _* R9 D- R design, it takes fifteen years to build. In 1857, the structure was __6__
% j( C+ U6 e, k. O completed and tested on the ground, but a four-foot crack appeared,( K" b4 U' A1 ]4 }/ d) Y. k; H. j
and the bell had to cast again. Finally, the clock started ticking __7__
4 q) w0 p/ c9 n% u on May 31,1859, and stroke its first chime on July 11. Then, in __8__
, t5 d; s, Z+ o September, the bell cracked again. It was silent for four years7 {% c# E1 {& k5 }* G
but was eventually turned a quarter of a revolution. As a result,+ `( u; c; V8 u
the crack was not under the striking hammer. Craftsmen made a
6 j4 D2 l! j6 @+ a9 s' y0 k8 p square above the crack to stop it to cracking further and it can __9__
$ K& n. f2 K! T5 L, j3 @3 O still be seen today.
6 W B8 `: L+ X' _2 T( Z The Big Ben is famous not only for its thirteen-ton weight, but also
' w {8 V: A$ ?- q* {! N for its accuracy, that is a result of its presise mechanism. __10__
7 J" }$ ]# I' q3 Q$ e Even one extra penny's weight on the balance would cause a gain
7 A7 I8 H3 W( X8 T+ r0 o of two fifths of a second in twenty hours. Although there have been
# b( H+ x4 ]* J9 B* g0 p5 A+ u several problems, the bell still chimes today.
* R, A# E1 _! l" \! U1 w' s7 D, } 答案及解析:
" w' F5 P( @$ e7 ~+ v# f9 ? 1.^may--that/which+ |1 ]- i5 ]5 O7 ]( N* e" K
two stories 后面添加that/which。此处缺少关系代词,关系代词作may explain the reason的主语不能省略。7 z- }: F- d0 Q& m
2.named^--after
- I% l- V/ x7 N% Y8 s% N1 z 根据上下文意思,这里是说大本钟是根据一个拳击手GenjaminCaunt的名字命名的,所以用固定搭配be named after。8 O! ~# m4 J5 I2 N8 r# z
3.comes--came
* l$ M! _ N; F; L! h+ R- {5 t 根据上下文的时态综合看来,这里是说过去的情况,所以要用一般过去时。5 D6 R/ o) P$ i# h
4.^House--the
6 |# Q) X, X3 E" d$ b/ I4 V: C& b House of Commoms是专有名词,前面需要定冠词。$ [* @6 `; z7 b3 u; k5 U
5.that--when
& ^! U3 ^* D' J. `% d N# o0 v+ p& [& ^ 根据上下文意思,此处是说当Sir Benjamin正要书哦自己的看法时,坐着第一排座位后面的某个人喊道:“我们就叫它大本钟好了。”事实上,此处句中的was about to已经给了我们提示,让人不禁想到be about to do sth.when 的习惯用法。
2 G5 J) L9 N9 t; f% o 6.takes--took: N5 a! w% s( @2 m; s+ y
这里还是时态上前后一致的问题。
% L3 e) T) a& }* e2 P7 l0 E 7.^cast--be
7 L7 v+ |, |0 p+ y8 d6 g0 g* h; b, K 此处需要的是被动态,“大本钟不得不被再次浇铸”* C) G+ e; ?) O+ }
8.stroke--struck. d$ X8 f' W- S/ i. C$ _
此处的意思是大本钟“敲响”了,struck是原型动词strike的过去式,而stroke是动词原形,意思是“抚摸,轻抚”。
: p3 e1 |3 J3 a+ P4 P( G3 B! p 9.to--from0 I5 H6 @3 l% D8 k1 o% Y; [! B
这里需要的意思是“阻止……的发生”,所以用固定搭配“stop...from doing...”4 R7 `$ l) C0 k: m2 \/ Z4 X/ @% ~% p
10.that--which& i# s, q* Q1 s% N
此处是非限定性定语从句,that不可以使用,要用关系代词which。 |