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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 grew.
February 6th
An Update on the Cotswold 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 has many islands.Miranda has undertaken a review of all of them.She will tell us about those of greatest interest.
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London Canal Museum
12-13 New Wharf Road，London NI 9RT
Tel：020 7713 0836
语篇解读 本文为一篇应用文。介绍了英国的London Canal Museum分别在十一月、十二月、二月和三月举行的四次monthly talks的相关信息，包括名称、主讲人、主要内容，并附加介绍了具体联系方式等信息。 21．When is the talk on James Brindley? A．February 6th. C．November 7th. 答案 C
解析 细节理解题。根据题干关键信息词James Brindley直接定位到原文第二段，尤其是关键信息句“James Brindley is recognized as one of the leading early canal engineers.”和“Chris Lewis will explain how Brindley made such a positive contribution to the education of that group of early ‘civil engineers’．”。由此可知November 7th这一天的报告是关于James Brindley的，故选择C项。 22．What is the topic of the talk in February? A．The Canal Pioneers. B．Ice for the Metropolis. C．Eyots and Aits—Thames Islands. D．An Update on the Cotswold Canals. 答案 D
解析 细节理解题。由题干中的February可将答案锁定在“February 6th”的话题“An Update on the Cotswold Canals”中。显然答案为D。 23．Who will give the talk on the islands in the Thames? A．Miranda Vickers. C．Chris Lewis. 答案 A
解析 细节理解题。根据题干中的关键词islands，the Thames可知答案在“March 6th”中。Miranda Vickers在其报告“Eyots and Aits—Thames Islands”中对泰晤士河中的岛屿做了一个全景的回顾。因此答案为A。
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The freezing Northeast hasn’t been a terribly fun place to spend time this winter，so when the chance came for a weekend to Sarasota，Florida，my bags were packed before you could say “sunshine”．I left for the land of warmth and vitamin C(维生素C)，thinking of beaches and orange trees.When we touched down to blue skies and
B．Malcolm Tucker. D．Liz Payne. B．March 6th. D．December 5th.
warm air，I sent up a small prayer of gratefulness.Swimming pools，wine tasting，and pink sunsets(at normal evening hours，not 4 in the afternoon)filled the weekend，but the best part—particularly to my taste，dulled by months of cold-weather root vegetables—was a 7 a．m.adventure to the Sarasota farmers’ market that proved to be more than worth the early wake-up call.
The market，which was founded in 1979，sets up its tents every Saturday from 7 a．m.to 1 p．m.，rain or shine，along North Lemon and State streets.Baskets of perfect red strawberries；the red-painted sides of the Java Dawg coffee truck；and most of all，the tomatoes：amazing，large，soft and round red tomatoes.
Disappointed by many a broken，vine-ripened(蔓上成熟的) promise，I’ve refused to buy winter tomatoes for years.No matter how attractive they look in the store，once I get them home they’re unfailingly dry，hard，and tasteless.But I homed in，with uncertainty，on one particular table at the Brown’s Grove Farm’s stand，full of fresh and soft tomatoes the size of my fist.These were the real deal—and at that moment，I realized that the best part of Sarasota in winter was going to be eating things that back home in New York I wouldn’t be experiencing again for months.
Delighted as I was by the tomatoes in sight，my happiness deepened when I learned that Brown’s Grove Farm is one of the suppliers for Jack Dusty，a newly opened restaurant at the Sarasota Ritz Carlton，where—luckily for me—I was planning to have dinner that very night.Without even seeing the menu，I knew I’d be ordering every tomato on it.
语篇解读 本文为一篇记叙文。作者冬季去佛罗里达州的萨拉索塔度假，游泳池、品酒以及粉红色的晚霞都令作者陶醉不已。但是，最吸引作者的还是农贸市场里的西红柿。 24．What did the author think of her winter life in New York? A．Exciting. C．Relaxing. 答案 B
解析 推理判断题。由第一段中的“The freezing Northeast hasn’t been a terribly fun place to spend time this winter...”和“...dulled by months of cold-weather root vegetables...”可知，作者厌倦了纽约的冬天，因为那里根本没有乐趣，同时也厌倦了冬天的根茎蔬菜，所以可以推断出作者认为纽约的冬天是令人厌烦、枯燥和单调的。故选B项。 25．What made the author’s getting up early worthwhile? A．Having a swim.
B．Boring. D．Annoying.
B．Breathing in fresh air. C．Walking in the morning sun. D．Visiting a local farmers’ market. 答案 D
解析 细节理解题。根据首段末句可知，让作者最感惬意的事情是逛早上七点的农贸市场。因此D项为最佳答案。
26．What can we learn about tomatoes sold in New York in winter? A．They are soft. C．They taste great. 答案 B
解析 细节理解题。根据第三段第二句可知，作者之所以不再购买冬季的西红柿是因为不论商店里的西红柿看起来多么诱人，买到家里就会变得又干又硬，索然无味。故选B项。 27．What was the author going to do that evening? A．Go to a farm. C．Eat in a restaurant. 答案 C
解析 推理判断题。根据题干关键信息词that evening可定位到最后一段中的“...I learned that Brown’s Grove Farm is one of the suppliers for Jack Dusty，a newly opened restaurant at the Sarasota Ritz Carlton，where—luckily for me—I was planning to have dinner that very night.”，句中的that very night是关键信息词。由此可知，这个农场是Jack Dusty(一个新开的饭馆)的一个(蔬菜和水果)供应商，而幸运的是作者那晚正好要去这个位于the Sarasota Ritz Carlton的饭馆吃饭。故C项正确。
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Salvador Dali(1904－1989) was one of the most popular of modern artists.The Pompidou Centre in Paris is showing its respect and admiration for the artist and his powerful personality with an exhibition bringing together over 200 paintings，sculptures，drawings and more.Among the works and masterworks on exhibition the visitor will find the best pieces，most importantly The Persistence of Memory.There is also L’Enigme sans Fin from 1938，works on paper，objects，and projects for stage and screen and selected parts from television programmes reflecting the artist’s showman qualities.
The visitor will enter the World of Dali through an egg and is met with the beginning，the world of birth.The exhibition follows a path of time and subject with the visitor exiting through the brain.
B．Check into a hotel. D．Buy fresh vegetables. B．They look nice. D．They are juicy.
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