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九年级英语(上)·WX 第一模块阅读能力拓展 Ⅰ.完形填空。 Bor Probably you have seen photos of the Grand Can Big Ben's story started in 1834. In that year the yon. But you must go there I to feel its size and old parliament building was burned down. Its clock beauty tower fell to the ground There had to be a new build The Grand Canyon is one of the greatest 2 won- ing and a new clock ders of the world The Colorado river made the grand Plans were made. People called for a"King of Canyon over millions of years. Slowly, the river cut Clocks, the biggest and the best in the world".So the down 3 hard rocks. At the same time, the land was clock had to be big. And it had to keep very good 4. Today the canyon is very 5. It's also very 6 time. In two years the big clock was made. Five more about 20 kilometres. And 7 its height there are years went by before the clock tower was last finished ferent kinds of plants and animals on both sides of the Then the four bells for the chimes ( nty ml)were canyon. The canyon looks different at different times of brought into the tower. And at last the big hour bell d different seasons and weather. At was put in place. It rang out for the first time on July sunrise, the red, gold, brown and orange colours of the11 1859 rocks are 9 clear and bright. Whethe er you see This great bell had to have a name. a meeting of Grand Canyon from the top or the bottom, it will be the parliament was called to pick one. This clock is a(n) 10 that you will never forget the king of clocks, " one man said. Let's call the bell you B. the Queen of Bells C. yours D yourself ¨ Then why not Victoria?” said another( ictoria 2.A. natura B. modern was the British queen at that time ). The talk about C. ancient D. national names went on and on Then benjamin hall got up to B through speak. He was a big man At this time they were all across tired. Someone shouted, Why not call it Big Ben and L. rise B. rising be done with it? C. rose risen Everybody laughed and the meeting was over. It more B.