Monthly Talks at London Canal Museum
Our monthly talks start at 19:30 on the first Thursday of each month except August. Admission is at normal charges and you don’t need to book. They end around 21:00.
November 7th
The Canal Pioneers, by Chris Lewis. James Brindley is recognized as one of the leading early canal engineers. He was also a major player in training others in the art of canal planning and building. Chris Lewis will explain how Brindley made such a positive contribution to the education of that group of early “civil engineers”.
December 5th
Ice for the Metropolis, by Malcolm Tucker. Well before the arrival of freezers, there was a demand for ice for food preservation and catering, Malcolm will explain the history of importing natural ice and the technology of building ice wells, and how London’s ice trade
February 6th
An Update on the Cotsword Canals, by Liz Payne. The Stroudwater Canal is moving towards reopening. The Thames and Severn Canal will take a little longer. We will have a report on the present state of play.
March 6th
Eyots and Aits-Thames Islands, by Miranda Vickers. The Thames had many islands. Miranda has undertaken a review of all of them. She will tell us about those of greatest interest.
Online bookings:www.canalmuseum.org.uk/book
More into:www.canalmuseum.org.uk/whatson
London Canal Museum
12-13 New Wharf Road, London NI 9RT
www.canalmuseum.org.uk www.canalmuseum.mobi
Tel:020 77130836
1.When is the talk on James Brindley?
A. March 6th. B. November 7th. C. February 6th. D. December 5th.
2.What is the topic of the talk in February?
A. The Canal Pioneers B. Ice for the Metropolis
C. An Update on the Cotsword Canals D. Eyots and Aits-Thames Islands
3.Who will give the talk on the islands in the Thames?
A. Liz Payne. B. Chris Lewis. C. Malcolm Tucker. D. Miranda Vickers.
在某学校门口及附近，上学和放学时候交通常常拥挤甚至堵塞，给师生、家长及市民带来许多不便，很多人为此担忧。作为一名该校学生，请你以李华的名义给某英语报社写信反映该情况，内容包括：
1．交通拥挤的原因；
2．提出至少两条建议。
注意：
1．词数100左右；
2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3．开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Editor,
I’m Li Hua, s student of Senior 3. I am writing to discuss the traffic problem near our school gate. ___________
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Yours,
Li Hua
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2．只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。
Now I want to tell you something what happened last weekend. On my way to the cinema, I noticed a foreigner talk to a policemen who seemed able to understand what the foreigner was saying. They two looked very worriedly. So I went up to see what I could do help them. I told the policeman the foreigner had lost his wallet or camera. Finally the foreigner got back his belonging with the help of the policeman. All of them thanked me. By the time I arrived at the cinema, the film have been over. Although I’d missed the film, but I was very happy because I had helped others with my efforts.
Visitors to Britain may find the best place to enjoy local culture is in a traditional pub. A team of1. (research) have discovered some of the unknown culture of British pubs---starting with the difficulty of 2.(get)a drink. His may sound in convenient, but there is3.hidden meaning.
Pub culture4.(form) to improve sociability in a society that is known for its coldness. Standing at the bar for service 5.(allow) you to chat with others who are waiting to be served. The bar counter is6.(possible) the only place in Britain where a 7. (friend) talk with strangers is considered to be entirely proper and really quite normal behavior. 8., if you do not follow the local rules, the experience may fall flat. For example, if you are in a big group,9.is best for one or two people to go to buy the drinks. Nothing makes the regular customers and bar staff angry 10.(much) than a group of strangers blocking all passages to the bar while they chat and hesitate about what to order.
My 14-year-old son, John, and I spotted the coat at the same time at a second-hand clothing store. It had a black collar, delightful tailoring, a Fifth Avenue label(标签) and a (an) _______price of $28.
We looked at _______, saying nothing, _______ John’s eyes shone. Dark, woolen topcoats were popular just then with_______, but could _______several hundred dollars now.
John_______the coat. He turned from side to side, eyeing himself in the mirror with a serious, studied_______that soon changed into a smile. The_______was perfect. John wore the coat to school the next day and came home_______ a big smile. “How did the kids like your coat?” I asked. “They love it.” He said,________folding it over the chair and smoothing it flat.
Over the next few weeks, the________came over John. Quiet, reasoned discussion was ________argument. He became more thoughtful and eager to________. “Good dinner, Mum,” he would say every evening. Once day when I suggested that he might start on homework before dinner, John said, “You are ________, and I guess I will.”
When I asked one of his teachers ________caused the changes, she said with laughter, “It must be his coat!” at the library, we ________ to meet a friend who had not seen our children for a long time. “________this be John?” he asked, looking up to John’s new height, assessing the cut of his coat, and extending his hand, one________to another.
John and I both knew we should never________a person’s clothes for the real person within them. As is known, what is on the inside should be ________ with what is on the outside.
1.A. unbelievable B. special C. reasonable D. average
2.A. the other B. others C. one another D. each other
3.A. therefore B. however C. thus D. but
4.A. teenagers B. people C. parents D. adults
5.A. spend B. cost C. pay D. take
6.A. touched B. held C. buttoned D. obtained
7.A. gesture B. expression C. attitude D. feeling
8.A. color B. fit C. price D. style
9.A. having B. showing C. behaving D. wearing
10.A. carefully B. carelessly C. patiently D. hurriedly
11.A. change B. satisfaction C. happiness D. generosity
12.A. because of B. aware of C. instead of D. apologize
13.A. regret B. please C. complain D. apologize
14.A. troublesome B. true C. right D. wrong
15.A. what B. how C. when D. that
16.A. decided B. came C. intended D. happened
17.A. Could B. Would C. Must D. Should
18.A. friend B. teacher C. gentleman D. fellow
19.A. watch B. mistake C. consider D. judge
20.A. compared B. connected C. combined D. matched
Most cars have seat belts as part of their equipment. Seat belts protect drivers and passengers in case of accidents. They also reduce the effect of a crash on the body.
1.Worldwide, the devices have protected up to a million people. America first recognized the invention of an automobile seat belt in 1849. The government gave a patent to an engineer named Edward Claghorn of New York City so that others would not copy his invention of a safety device. 2.This early version of safety belt was said to include hooks and other attachments for securing the person to a fixed object.
Other inventors followed with different versions of the seat belt. 3. It resulted from the work of a Swedish engineer, Nils Bohlin. His three-point, lap and shoulder seat belt first appeared on cars in Europe 50 years ago.
Nils Bohlin recognized that both the upper and lower body needed to be held securely in place. His invention contained a cloth strap(带子) that was placed across the chest and another strap across his hips(臀部).4.
Volvo was the first company to offer the modern seat belt to its cars. This company also provided use of Nils Bohlin's design to other car-makers.
5.He received a gold medal from the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences in 1995. He died in Sweden in 2002.
A. Claghorn called his invention a safety belt
B. The design joined the straps next to the hip.
C. The Swedish engineer won many honors for his seat belt.
D. Safety experts say that seat belts save thousands of lives a year in America alone.
E. There are many companies adopting Nils Bohlin's invention of the belt.
F. Claghorn was a promising young engineer with many honors all his life.
G. But more than 100 years passed before the current seat belt was developed.
