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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 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 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 infor:www.canalmuseum.org.uk/whatson
London Cannal Museum
12-13 New Wharf Road, London NI 9RT
www.canalmuseum.org.uk www.canalmuseum.mobi
Tel:02077130836
21. When is the talk on James Brindley?
A. February 6th. B. March 6th.
C. November 7th. D. December 5th.
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 Cotsword Canals
23. Who will give the talk on the islands in the Thames?
A. Miranda Vickers. B. Malcolm Tucker.
C. Chris Lewis. D. Liz Payne.
【答案】21. C 22. D 23. A
【解析】
文章主要介紹了倫敦運河博物館每個月的講座安排。包括講座時間、做講座的人以及講座的內(nèi)容。
【21題詳解】
C 細節(jié)理解題 根據(jù)文章第二段James Brindley is recognized as one of the leading early canal engineers.可知關(guān)于James Brindley的講座在November 7th（十一月七號），故選C。
【22題詳解】
D 細節(jié)理解題 根據(jù)第四段第一句話An Update on the Cotswold Canals, by Liz Payne.可知February（二月）講座的主題是An Update on the Cotswold Canals，故選D。
【23題詳解】
A 細節(jié)理解題 根據(jù)第五段Eyots and Aits---Thames Islands, by Miranda Vickers.可知講解泰晤士河島嶼的是Miranda Vickers。故選A。
【點睛】
細節(jié)理解題：可采用“尋讀法”，即“帶著問題找答案”，先從問題中找到關(guān)鍵詞，這種關(guān)鍵詞可以被稱為“定位詞”，然后以此為線索，運用略讀查讀等方法快速的找到問題的答案。例如第一題中根據(jù)關(guān)鍵詞James Brindley定位到第一段的內(nèi)容，就可以得出正確的答案。
