Big Ben, the landmark of London, a clock famous for its accuracy and chimes(和谐的钟声), stopped w

Big Ben, the landmark of London, a clock famous for its accuracy and chimes(和谐的钟声), stopped w

小题1:C 小题2:A 小题3:D

试题分析：这篇文章讲的是大本钟突然停了下来，这可能是因为天气炎热造成的，文章还提到以往大本钟停止工作的情况。 小题1:细节题：根据第二段的句子：stopped at 10:07 p.m. Friday. It continued keeping time, but stopped again at 10:20 p.m.可知大本钟这次停了两次，根据第四段的内容可知以前停过四次，一共是六次，所以选C。 小题2:细节题：根据第三段的句子：There has been speculation(推测) that a recent period of hot weather may have been to blame(责备).可知大本钟停止工作的原因可能是高温，所以选A。 小题3:主旨题：根据全文的内容和第一段的句子：Big Ben, the landmark of London, a clock famous for its accuracy and chimes(和谐的钟声), stopped working for 90 minutes, an engineer said Saturday.可知这篇文章讲的是大本钟突然停了下来以及可能的原因，所以选D。