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.
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黄冈海淀全程培优测试卷系列答案科目：高中英语 来源：安徽省合肥市2017届高三第二次教学质量检测英语试卷（有答案) 题型：书面表达
假如你是李华，你们学校准备在下学期每天安排一节自习课。学校英语社团就此在学 生中做了一项调查。请你根据以下调查结果用英语写一篇发言稿。
内容包括：
1. 陈述调查结果；
2. 谈谈你个人的选择及理由。
注意：
1. 词数100左右;
2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3. 开头语已为你写好，不计入总词数。
参考词汇：自习课 a period for individual study
Good morning, everyone! Recently a survey has been done in our school about whether it is necessary to set aside a period in each school day for individual study.
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Thank you very much for your attention!
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科目：高中英语 来源：2017届青海省西宁市高三上学期期末同步练习考试英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
Meet Ben Saunders: adventurer, athlete, motivational speaker. Ben, at the age of 23, was the youngest man to ski solo (单人滑雪) to the North Pole. He dragged a 180-kilogramme sledge (雪橇) over 1,420 miles through the worst Arctic conditions. This year, as well as planning a return to the Arctic, Ben plans to ski solo from the Antarctic coast to the South Pole and back in the autumn, carrying all his supplies on his sledge.
Ben Saunders was fired after persuading the firm to support his disorganized first adventure. “Everything that could go wrong did go wrong. We were attacked by a bear. We started running out of food. It was just desperate. And we didn't get to the Pole; we didn't get there, so we had no media interest. No one heard about it: no book deal, and no speaking. I was so unhappy.”
People said it was impossible for me to get to the Pole. I said, “No, I can get there,” and I did. Self-belief, I see it as being a bit like a muscle — it's my belief that the more you stretch (伸展) yourself the stronger it gets. If you never do anything that's uncomfortable or risky then your self-belief gets weaker. So that's one of the lessons I've figured out along the way. The thing that I've stretched and tested is my self-belief.
“My Antarctic adventure is just practicable and that's what is exciting to me. If I knew it was possible, if I knew I could do it without too much bother, I wouldn't be interested.” Why? “Personally I'm attracted by the human performance element to it. Not that long ago, running a marathon was seen as the top point of human attempt, and now I wouldn't be that surprised if my mum said she was going to run one next year.”
People's horizons (见识) are changing. “I'm not particularly gifted, and I'm absolutely average. I've just chosen this one goal to achieve and I've been working hard to realize it. That's it. And that's the thing that attracts me: with enough training and enough determination, enough focus and preparation, how far can we go? And I don't think I've found out yet.”
1.What do we know about Ben Saunders' first adventure?
A. There was no press coverage.
B. It was supported by his company.
C. It was well planned and organized.
D. He actually reached the North Pole.
2.According to Ben Saunders, if you want to stretch your self-belief, you should _____.
A. often test your confidence B. try something adventurous
C. aim to reach the North Pole D. always stretch your muscles
3.Ben Saunders was excited about his Antarctic adventure because _____.
A. he liked running a marathon
B. he wanted to exercise his body
C. he knew it might be achievable
D. he was sure he could do it easily
4.What can we learn from the last paragraph?
A. We have to change our views about adventure.
B. We can never know our possibilities and energies.
C. We should have a reason for going on an adventure.
D. We have to be especially talented to have an adventure.
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科目：高中英语 来源：2016-2017学年河南省南阳市六校高一下学期第一次联考英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
Last Friday，6-year-old Landon Johnson went to the River Town Crossings Mall in Grandville with his family. While there, the boy and his cousins took turns chatting with Santa, sharing their Christmas desires.
After telling the man in red he wanted a Wii,a toy dinosaur and a remote control car, Landon hopped off Santa’s lap to rejoin his family.But a few moments later, he raced back to Santa’s side: he’d forgotten to tell him something important. Specifically,Landon shared his worry with Santa that his autism(自闭症）would land him on the “naughty list”.
His mom, Naomi Johnson, explained to WOOD-TV this week that Landon is often told he's “naughty” by people who mistake his autism for bad behavior.“You get the stares when you're at the grocery store if he's too loud，” Johnson said. “He's been told by other people before, 'You don't need to be so naughty,'or ' Why are you naughty? '.”
Johnson says Santa took the time to listen to Landon's worries，and held the boy's hands all the while.“Santa sat him next to him and took Landon's hands in his and started rubbing them, calming them down. Santa asked Landon if it bothered him, having Autism? Landon said yes, sometimes. Then Santa told him it shouldn't. It shouldn’t bother him to be who he is，” Johnson said.
Landon told Santa that he sometimes “ gets in trouble at school and it's hard for people to understand that he has autism"，but that he's “not a naughty boy”.
“You know I love you and the reindeer (驯鹿） love you and it's OK. You're a good boy"，Santa told WOOD-TV about the chat with Landon.''You're a good boy,you know.”
Johnson said she was incredibly moved by Santa's thoughtful words.“This stranger in a red suit told my son the same message I’ve been trying to get through to him for a while now that he's special and I love him just the way he was made"，the mom told Today.com.“Seeing Landon's face light up in that moment was just incredible.I couldn't stop crying. He was the real Santa Claus.”
1.What did Landon do after he raced back to Santa?
A. He shared Christmas desires with Santa.
B. He checked if he was the real Santa Claus.
C. He asked for a toy dinosaur and a remote control car.
D. He told Santa how his autism had bothered him.
2.What did Santa tell Landon to do?
A. Avoid those who mistake him. B. Try to change the way he behaves.
C. Tell others about his autism. D. Remain what he is.
3.What can we infer from the text?
A. Every child is quite possible to be bothered by autism.
B. Naughty boys are hard to understand because of their bad behaviors.
C. Chatting with Santa was a special Christmas gift for Landon.
D. Santa Claus are always popular with children and their parents.
4.What's the best title for the text?
A. Find time to chat with Santa
B. Don't stay with naughty boys
C. It's OK to be you
D. Autism is really a problem
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科目：高中英语 来源：2016-2017学年福建省高二下学期第一次月考英语试卷（解析版） 题型：完形填空
The books in David’s schoolbag felt like bricks as he ran down the street. What he wanted to do was to play basketball with Eric, _______ his mother told him he would have to return his sister’s books to the library first.
He had _________ set foot in a library and he wasn’t about to do so today. He would just _________ the books in the outside return box. But there was a_________: it was locked.
He went into the building, only a few minutes ___________ closing time. He put the books into the return box. And after a brief _________ in the toilet, he would be on his way to the playground to_________ Eric.
David stepped out of the toilet and stopped in _________ —the library lights were off. The place was _______. The doors had been shut. They__________ be opened from the inside. He was trapped—in a library!
He tried to __________ a telephone call, but was unable to ____________. What’s worse, the play phones were on the outside of the building.________ the sun began to set, he searched for a light and found it.
__________he could see. David wrote on a piece of paper: “________! I’m TRAPPED inside!” and stuck it to the glass door. __________, someone passing by would see it.
He was surprised to discover that this place was not so unpleasant, __________. Rows and rows of shelves held books, videos and music. He saw a book about Michael Jordan and took it off the shelf. He settled into a chair and started to __________.
He knew he had to__________, but now, that didn’t seem to be such a__________ thing.
1.A. or B. because C. but D. since
2.A. ever B. never C. nearly D. often
3.A. drop B. pass C. carry D. take
4.A. case B. mistake C. question D. problem
5.A. during B. before C. over D. after
6.A. rest B. break C. stop D. walk
7.A. meet B. visit C. catch D. greet
8.A. delight B. surprise C. anger D. eagerness
9.A. lonely B. noisy C. empty D. crowded
10.A. wouldn’t B. needn’t C. shouldn’t D. couldn’t
11.A. make B. fix C. use D. pick
12.A. get on B. get up C. get in D. get through
13.A. As B. If C. Though D. Until
14.A. On time B. Now and then C. At last D. By the way
15.A. Help B. Hello C. Come D. Sorry
16.A. Truly B. Surely C. Thankfully D. Gradually
17.A. at most B. as usual C. in short D. after all
18.A. read B. play C. watch D. write
19.A. stand B. wait C. sleep D. work
20.A. cool B. strange C. bad D. nice
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科目：高中英语 来源：四川省广元市2017届高三第二次高考适应性统考英语试卷（有答案） 题型：七选五
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.
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科目：高中英语 来源：山东省烟台市2017届高三3月高考诊断性测试（一模）英语试卷 题型：短文填空
The IMA Blood Bank 1. (set) up in 1995 with a goal that no needy patient should ever die due to lack 2. blood in Dehradun and its surrounding areas．
Deeply 3.(move) by the pain and suffering of a child who was being taken to Delhi with a bleeding leg wrapped in plastic，4.(simple) because there was no blood bank in Dehradun，Dr Dipak started a movement to create a blood bank by engaging(联合) with the local community． 5. began as a small activity has taken the shape of an inspiring institution of international standards．Due to the huge voluntary support from the local people，the blood bank has enough blood to function round 6.clock to serve the local patients．
7.(help) more people in India，the IMA Blood Bank has also developed a team to educate the public about blood donation．They are trying to make people understand that donating blood is one of the highest 8.(form) of charity．It can be donated by almost any adult who is 9.(health)．It is safe to donate every three to six months because blood is recovered very quickly in the body．
Meanwhile，the media plays a major role in 10.(create)a higher level of awareness about blood donation．This will encourage more and more people to donate blood voluntarily．
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科目：高中英语 来源：山东省济宁市2017届高三第一次模拟（3月）英语试卷 题型：短文改错
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：在错的词下画一横线，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。
I felt delighted to be informed the news that I would be our Student Union’s next minister of health．Therefore，when I calmed down，I began to realize what challenging the job would be．I can still remember the first time I hold a meeting with all the members，that was a real challenge for me．With so many eyes fixing on me，I struggled to speak as my face and ears turned complete red．I had never felt so nervous ago．
Although I went through a series of difficulty，I gained a lot as well—a plenty of new friends，the ability to communicate and an improvement in my organizational skills．
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科目：高中英语 来源：2016-2017学年河南省洛阳市高一3月月考英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
Some unwelcome visitors from North America have been turning up in the waters off the coast of Great Britain.
North American lobsters (龙虾) have been found in the North Sea (between Great Britain and Northwest Europe), far from their own habitat. The lobsters usually live along the eastern coast of Canada and the United States.
It is impossible that the lobsters could have made the 5,600-kilometre journey on their own. They were probably brought to Britain and then got away from containers. Some of the lobsters that were caught had elastic bands (松紧带) holding their legs shut, like lobsters that are kept in containers in stores or restaurants.
Many may have been “set free” from some ships passing through the area. Sometimes passengers order a live lobster from a tank in the dining room and then ask the waiter to throw it overboard instead of cooking it.
According to official records, 26 North American lobsters have been caught in waters off Great Britain since 1988. However, it is believed many more have been found but not reported.
It is against the law to let North American lobsters come into British waters. If they settle down in European waters, it would be bad for the local lobsters. The
two live in the same place and eat the same food. But North American lobsters are larger, stronger and more aggressive (好斗的) than European lobsters, and they produce young more quickly.
As a result, they could take food and space away from the local lobsters, and from other types of shellfish that live in the same area. These lobsters may also carry diseases that could harm the local lobsters.
1.Those unwelcome lobsters _____.
A. could travel 5,600 km a day on their own
B. used to live in waters off Great Britain
C. would soon disappear in British waters
D. might have escaped on the way to Britain
2.What can we learn about European lobsters?
A. They are growing too fast to be kept under control.
B. Shellfish often take away their food and space.
C. They are easily harmed by North American lobsters.
D. People become ill easily if they eat these lobsters.
3.The author's purpose of writing the text is most likely to _____.
A. discuss B. report
C. advertise D. introduce
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