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 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 has 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. February 6th. B. March 6th.

C. November 7th. D. December 5th.

2.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 Cotsword Canals

3.Who will give the talk on the islands in the Thames.

A. Miranda Vickers B. Malcolm Tucker

C. Chris Lewis D. Liz Payne

閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑

This is my third story. When I was 17, I read a quote(引述) that something like,”If you live each day it was your last, someday you'll most certainly be right.” Since then, for the past thirty?three years，I've looked the mirror every morning and asked myself：“If today were the last day of my life，would I want to do what I am ____ to do today？”And whenever the answer has been ”No” for too many days in a row(連續(xù))，I know I need to change something.

About a year ago I was with cancer. The doctors told me this was almost certainly a type of cancer that is incurable, and that I should to live no longer than three to six months. They advised me to go home and get my in order，which is doctors' code for ”prepare to ”. Later that evening when the doctors the cells taken from my pancreas(胰腺)under a microscope，they started crying because it turned out to be a very rare form of pancreatic cancer that is with surgery. I had the surgery and, , I'm fine now.

This was the closest I've been to facing death, and I hope it's the closest I get for a few more decades. Death is the we all share. No one has escaped it. And that is it should be，because death is very likely the single invention of life. It's life's change agent. It clears out the old to make for the new. Your time is , so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma(信條)—which is living with the results of other people's thinking. Don't let the noise of opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most importantly, have the courage to your heart and intuition(直覺(jué)). They already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.

1.A. said B. described C. went D. expressed

2.A. unless B. as if C. even if D. as long as

3.A. in B. at C. through D. in

4.A. about B. off C. out D. of

5.A. connected B. infected C. affected D. diagnosed

6.A. want B. dream C. expect D. imagine

7.A. duties B. businesses C. affairs D. life

8.A. work B. start C. talk D. die

9.A. looked B. viewed C. realized D. noticed

10.A. curable B. possible C. acceptable D. suitable

11.A. carefully B. thankfully C. anxiously D. hopefully

12.A. possession B. destination C. expectation D. position

13.A. ever B. even C. never D. still

14.A. when B. while C. as D. since

15.A. better B. worst C. worse D. best

16.A. use B. a difference C. sense D. way

17.A. endless B. repeated C. countless D. limited

18.A. others' B. others C. anyone's D. some others

19.A. listen B. follow C. take D. accept

20.A. however B. whatever C. somehow D. somewhat

閱讀下面短文,按照句子結(jié)構(gòu)的語(yǔ)法性和上下文連貫的要求,在空格處填入一個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)脑~或使用括號(hào)中詞語(yǔ)的正確形式填空,并將答案填寫(xiě)在答題卡標(biāo)號(hào)為16-25的相應(yīng)位置上。

Mr. Johnson lived in the woods with his wife and children. He owned __1.___ farm, which looked almost abandoned. ___2.___ (lucky), he also had a cow which produced milk every day. He sold or exchanged some of the milk in the towns nearby ___3.___ other food and made cheese and butter for the family with what ___4.__ (leave). The cow was their only means of support, in fact. One day, the cow was eating grass __5.___ it began to rain heavily. While making great efforts to run away, she _6.___ (fall) over the hill and died. Then the Johnson tried to make a living __7.__ the cow. In order to support his family, Mr. Johnson began to plant herbs and vegetables. Since the plants took a while to grow, he started cutting down trees __8.___ (sell) the wood. Thinking about his children’s clothes, he started growing cotton too. When harvest came around, he was already selling herbs, vegetables and cotton in the market __9.___ people from the town met regularly. Now it occurred to ___10.___ that his farm had much potential and that the death of the cow was a bit of luck.

There have always been a lot of commonly believed but false ideas about being fat and doing exercise. Some people believe that they can’t help putting on weight as they get older, while others hold that if they stop exercising, their muscles will turn into fat. Here are some more myths:

I’ll never lose weight---I come from a fat family

Wrong! While we can’t change the body type we are born with, we can’t blame our genes for making us fat. There’s plenty of evidence that fatness runs in families, and the main reason is that they share the same habits of eating too much and exercising too little.

I am fat because I burn calories slowly

Wrong! Fatness is not caused by a slow metabolism(新陳代謝). In fact, although fat people consume 消耗more energy than slim people, they also fail to realize how much they eat! Keeping a diary can help you work out your daily food intake more accurately.

Exercise is boring

Wrong! Anything will become boring if you do it repetitively. The key is to develop a balanced and varied多樣的 program that’s fun as well as progressive. If you enjoy a Sunday walk, take a difference route. If you do yoga, try a tai chi class. If you like swimming, set yourself a distance or time challenge.

No pain, no gain

Wrong! Exercise is not meant to hurt. Indeed, pain is your body telling you something’s wrong, and continuing to exercise could lead to serious injury. You may experience mild discomfort as you begin to exercise regularly, but this is adapting to the positive changes in your lifestyle and the aches should disappear relatively quickly. If you don’t, rest and seek medical advice.

1.What does the author think about being fat?

A. It is the family genes that make people fat.

B. People are fat because they consume too little energy.

C. A diary of exercise can prevent people from becoming fat.

D. It is the result of people’s unbalanced lifestyle.

2.According to the author, how can we make exercise more interesting?

A. By taking varied exercise.

B. By choosing simple exercise.

C. By doing regular exercise.

D. By sticking to（堅(jiān)持）outdoor exercise.

3.What is the purpose of the passage?

A. To state the importance of keeping fit.

B. To clarify(澄清) some misunderstandings about fatness and exercise.

C. To test what has long been believed about keeping fit.

D. To explain some medical facts about being fat and doing exercise.

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。

I was ten when I first sat with my grandmother behind the cashier(收銀臺(tái)) in her grocery store. _1.__ I quickly learned the importance of treating customers politely and saying “thank you.”

At first I was paid in candy. _2._ I worked every day after school, and during the summer and on weekends and holidays from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. My father helped me set up a bank account._ 3.__

By the time I was 12, my grandmother thought I had done such a good job that she promoted me to selling cosmetics(化妝品). I developed the ability to look customers directly in the eye. Even though I was just a kid, women would ask me such things as “What color do you think I should wear?” I took a real interest in their questions and was able to translate what they wanted into makeup(化妝) ideas. _4.__

The job taught me a valuable lesson: to be a successful salesperson, you didn’t need to be a rocket scientist—you needed to be a great listener. _5.__ Expect they are no longer women buying cosmetics from me; instead, they are kids who tell me which toys they would like to see designed and developed.

A. Later I received 50 cents an hour.

B. Before long, she let me sit there by myself.

C. I ended up selling a record amount of cosmetics.

D. Today I still carry that lesson with me: I listen to customers.

E. My grandma’s trust taught me how to handle responsibility（承擔(dān)責(zé)任）.

F. Soon I found myself looking more beautiful than ever before.

G. Watching my money grow was more rewarding/worthy than anything I could have bought.

短文改錯(cuò) (共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分)

假定英語(yǔ)課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請(qǐng)你修改你同桌寫(xiě)的以下作文。文中共有10處語(yǔ)言錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯(cuò)誤僅涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。

增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)（^），并在其下面寫(xiě)出該加的詞。

刪除：把多余的詞用斜線(\)劃掉。

修改：在錯(cuò)的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫(xiě)出修改后的詞。

注意：1. 每處錯(cuò)誤及其修改均僅限一詞;

2. 只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計(jì)分。

Tom was having much trouble get up in the morning and was always late with work. His boss wanted to fire him if he didn’t start coming on time, but he went to the doctor for a help. The doctor gave him some medicine and told him to take them before he went to bed. The man does as told and slept really well, wake up before the alarm had even gone off. He had time for a properly breakfast and was still the first reach the factory. “Boss,” he said, “that medicine really works!” “I’m pleasing to hear it,” said his boss, “but where were you yesterday?”

你是北京第20中學(xué)的一名學(xué)生。請(qǐng)根據(jù)下面圖畫(huà)寫(xiě)一篇題為"My Colorful School Life"短文。

要求：1. 短文應(yīng)包括圖畫(huà)的全部?jī)?nèi)容; 禁止使用數(shù)字符號(hào)，注意使用第一人稱(chēng)。

2. 要緊扣主題，適當(dāng)發(fā)揮，使句子表達(dá)流暢；注意使用正確時(shí)態(tài)；

3. 詞數(shù)100個(gè)左右。開(kāi)頭結(jié)尾已給。

My Colorful School Life

I’m a student from

__________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________

I enjoy my colorful school life.

Malls are popular places for Americans to go. Some people spend so much time at malls that they are called mall rats. Mall rats do not leave the shop until they drop in the hundreds of stores under one roof.

People like malls for many reasons. They feel safe because malls have police stations or private security (安全) guards. Parking is usually free, and the weather inside is always fine. The newest malls have beautiful rest area with waterfalls and large green trees.

The largest mall in the United States is the Mall of America in Minnesota. It covers 4.2 million square feet. It has 350 stores, eight night clubs, and a seven-acre (公頃) park! There are parking spaces for 12,750 cars. About 750,000 people shop every week.

The first indoor mall in the United States was built in 1965 in Edina, Minnesota. People loved doing all their shopping in one place. More malls were built all over the country. Now, malls are like town centers where people come to do many things. They shop, of course. They also eat in food houses that have food from all over the world. They see movies at theatres. Some people even get their daily exercise by doing the new sport of mall walking. Others go to malls to meet friends.

In some malls, people can see a doctor or a dentist (牙醫(yī)) and even attend church. In other words, people can do just about everything in malls. Now residents (居民) can actually live in their favorite shopping center.

1.Malls are .

A．large shopping centers which also act as town centres

B．large parks with shops

C．the most popular places Americans go to

D．town centers

2.Why have malls become so popular?

A. Because people can do everything there

B. Because people can do many other things besides shopping for all they need

C. Because people feel safe in malls with police stations around

D. Because people enjoy the fresh air and can have a good rest there

3.Malls have to be large places because

A. many people drive their cars to go malls

B. there have to be some restaurants, clinics and theatres

C. many people hope to do sports in the malls

D. they have to meet different needs of so many people

4.Those are called mall rats.

A. who are busy stealing in the mall

B. who have visited the biggest malls

C. who are often found busy shopping in malls

D. who live under the roof of the mall

閱讀下面短文，從短文后面各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)(A、 B、C 和 D)中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。

An old woman had lost her eyesight completely, so she went to a to help her see again and made a bargain with him: if he could cure her, he would be paid well. But if he couldn’t, she would not pay him anything.

The doctor had a(an) ointment(藥膏). When it was put on the eyes for a period of time, it restored the eyesight of anyone who was sightless.

The doctor began to his patient daily. But knowing that she couldn’t see, he started the valuables in her house. When there was nothing left, he decided to cure her and his payment.

When the woman recovered her eyesight, she saw that her valuables had gone and the doctor was the thief. So, saying that she was cured, she refused to pay him. The doctor was and he insisted on his fees. But the old woman refused and the two went to the .

The judge asked the old woman she refused to pay the doctor. She said, “I did to give him the money if I recovered my eyesight. However, if I remained blind, I was to give him . Now he that he has cured me, but I am blind.”

Everyone there looked at her . “ How can you say that? Everyone can see that your eyesight has been restored,” said the judge .

The old woman replied, “ I can’t see. Before I my eyesight, I had seen many valuable things in my house. But now, I am not able to see a thing of in it.”

The judge that she was indeed blind and let her go.

1.A. friend B. doctor C. teacher D. professor

2.A. special B. expensive C. regular D. poor

3.A. visit B. call C. expect D. question

4.A. cleaning B. counting C. stealing D. appreciating

5.A. depended on B. cared about C. gave up D. asked for

6.A. explained B. hoped C. guessed D. forgave

7.A. nearly B. once C. not D. well

8.A. ashamed B. surprised C. touched D. encouraged

9.A. playground B. street C. house D. court

10.A. why B. whether C. how D. when

11.A. pretend B. promise C. refuse D. manage

12.A. everything B. something C. nothing D. anything

13.A. wished B. admitted C. realized D. declared

14.A. quite B. ever C. even D. still

15.A. in surprise B. in peace C. as usual D. on purpose

16.A. friendly B. seriously C. proudly D. carefully

17.A. slowly B. finally C. really D. almost

18.A. lost B. failed C. had D. hurt

19.A. price B. meaning C. use D. value

20.A. reported B. agreed C. worried D. doubt

閱讀下面短文，按照句子結(jié)構(gòu)的語(yǔ)法性和上下文連貫的要求，在空格處填入一個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)脑~或者括號(hào)中詞語(yǔ)的正確形式填空，并將答案填寫(xiě)在答題卡標(biāo)號(hào)為1-10的相應(yīng)位置上。

Julia：（chatting with her e-friends online）oh my god ! it must be so late. 1.__________ are you. What time is it?

Mary: just after 2 am.

Julia: what’s wrong? Can’t you go to sleep?

Mary: no, actually I was waiting for you. I have 2..____________ important to tell you.

Julia: really? What is it?

Mary: I’ve had an offer 3.___________(work) for a company in your city.

Julia: I can’t believe it! Is it true? You are moving here?

Mary: I’m still hesitated4.___________ whether to accept the position. With the upcoming holiday I think it’s the perfect chance to visit the city and take a good look at the company before making the final decision. 5.______________ you have time I think we could get together in person.

Julia: just give me the dates and I 6..___________(make) sure I’m free. You know after all this chatting online， it will be great to meet you in real life. I look forward to7._________(see) you soon!

Mary: me too. But I think I am going to bed now. My head is getting heavy. Have 8._________ nice day there!

Julia: thanks. This is so9._________(excite). Sleep tight and sweet dreams!

Mary: talk to you 10._________(late).