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Monthly Talks at London Canal （运河）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 Cotsword Canals, by Liz Payne．The Smoudwater 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（从事）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
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Eve was waiting in the corridor outside her class．She was feeling sick．She had two exams that day and physics was first．She really hated physics．It was her worst subject．Lisa looked back at her, and then looked away quickly．Eve thought she looked guilty．She didn't have a problem with physics．She didn't have a problem with anything..．Miss Perfect!
“Hi, Eve! So what's wrong with you and Lisa?”asked Tina,“I thought you were friends.”“Yes, so did I,” said Eve.“But she hasn't spoken to me for two weeks now．She promised to help me review for the physics exam too, but then she's ignored（忽略）all my calls and texts.”
While in the exam, Eve found Lisa was holding her phone on her knee under the table and reading from it．Eve couldn’t believe it! Is that how Lisa always got such good grades? She thought about telling the teacher, but she hesitated．The next exam was history．That was Eve’s favorite subject but she couldn't concentrate．She didn't know what to do about Lisa．Just then, Mr．Reed, their teacher, walked past．“Mr．Reed…”
Lisa was called to the teachers' office and there waited Mr．Reed…
The history test was over．Eve was walking towards the school gate when she heard footsteps behind her．It was Lisa．Eve could see that she had been crying．“Listen,” said Lisa．“I'm really sorry I haven't answered your calls, but my dad had a heart attack two weeks ago and he's in hospital．He had a big heart operation today and I was very worried about him．So I was reading texts from my mum, but Mr．Reed caught me．He thought I was cheating．He believes me now, but I have to take the exam again．I'm sorry I didn't tell you what was happening．Will you forgive me?”
1.The reason for Eve's feeling sick is most probably that _______.
A．she found Lisa was looking back at her
B．she had to take two exams within one day
C．she was worried about the physics exam
D．she had been waiting for too long a time
2.Lisa didn't help Eve review for the physics exam because _______.
A．she had to look after her sick father
B．she herself was quite bad at physics
C．she didn't consider Eve as a true friend
D．she was selfish and hated to waste time
3.At the end of the story Eve probably felt _______.
A．confident and optimistic
B．regretful and sorry
C．sad and angry
D．glad and inspired
4.What lesson can we learn from this passage?
A．A friend in need is a friend indeed.
B．A life without a friend is a life without sun.
C．Old friends and old wines are the best.
D．Friendship should be based on trust.
书面表达（共1小题）
假设你叫李华，自从上了高中后，发现自己不是很适应高中的学习生活。就目前的情况，你给自己初中时最信赖的王老师写一封求助信。信的内容如下：
1．高中学习和初中学习有很大差别：学科比初中多(9门功课)；每天作业时间3-4小时；课外活动时间很少；睡眠时间不足；考试压力大，家长期望高。
2．你目前学习中存在的最大问题及感受(例如数学、英语成续不好)。
要求：词数不少于100词；不能逐句翻译，可以适当发挥。
参考词汇：适应be／get used to 压力pressure
家长期望高high expectations from parents
课外活动after-class activities
完成句子（共1小题）请根据中文原文完成下列各英文译文。
1.据报道，一位有经验的科学家即将负责该项目。
It's reported that an experienced scientist will be______of the project．
2.外面非常吵，我无法专心做家庭作业。
_____the loud noise outside．I can't concentrate_____my homework．
3.万一发生火灾，请按那个红色按钮。
_________of fire，please press the red button．
4.他正在向一家英国的电脑公司申请一个工作岗位。
He is applying_____a computer company_____a job in English．
5.这些著名的演员们通过每天在健身房锻炼来保持健康。
The famous actors keep fit by_______in the gym every day．
阅读填空（共1小题）
阅读下面短文，根据所读内容，在第1至5小题的横线上填入适当的单词，使文章通顺连贯。
Mr．Rock teaches maths at a secondary school．He knows well of his neighbors except the man 1. __lives next door．The man never speaks to anyone and no one know what he does to make 2.__living．
One day．when Mr．Rook came home from work，he found a gold necklace outside his door．Mr．Rook wondered where it came from．He thought that perhaps someone had dropped it．Mr．Rock planned to take3.__to the police station the next day．He thought the police would be able to find the owner．Just then，the police came to Mr．Rook's home4.__saw the necklace in his hand．Mr．Rock was very shocked when he was accused(起诉)of robbery(抢劫)．A policeman told him that a jewelry(珠宝)shop had been robbed．A witness said that she had seen someone run 5. __ the jewelry shop into Mr．Rock's building right after the robbery．Mr．Rock was not the robber, but how could he prove it?
细读下面短文，根据所读内容在文后第1至第3小题的具体要求，尽可能简要回答问题。
A Trip to the Forest
One day Bob took two of his friends into the mountains．They put up their tents and then rode off to a forest to see how the trees were growing．
In the afternoon when they were about ten kilometers from their camp(营地)，it started to snow．More and more snow fell．Soon Bob could hardly see his hands before his face．He could not find the road．
Bob knew there were two roads．One road went to the camp，and the other went to his house．But all was white snow．Everything was the same．How could he take his friends back to the camp? Bob had an idea．The horses! Let the horses take them back! But what would happen if the horses took the road to his house? That would be a trip of thirty—five kilometers in such cold weather! It was getting late．They rode on and on．
At last the horses stopped．Where were they? None of them could tell．John looked around．What was that under the tree? It was one of their tents!
1.Why did John and his two friends go to the forest?
2.How did Bob find their tents?
3.When did the story most likely to happen?
