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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
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1．When is the talk on James Brindley？C
A．February 6th．
B．March 6th．
C．November 7th．
D．December 5th．
2．What is the topic of the talk in February？D
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
A．Miranda Vickers
B．Malcolm Tucker
C．Chris Lewis
D．Liz Payne．

分析 文章主要介紹了在倫敦運(yùn)河博物館每個(gè)月的講座安排．內(nèi)容包括講座的時(shí)間、做講座的人以及講座內(nèi)容的簡介．

解答 1．C  細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)文章第二段第二句"James Brindley is recognized as one of the leading early canal engineers．"所對應(yīng)的日期是November 7th．可知，詹姆斯•布林德利的講座在11月7日．故選C．
2．D  細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)文章第四段February 6th中的第一句"An Update on the Cotsword Canals，by Liz Payne．The Stroudwater Canal is moving towards reopening．"可知，2月份講座的主題是關(guān)于科茨伍德運(yùn)河的更新問題，故選D．
3．A  細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)文章第五段第一句"Eyots and Aits-Thames Islands，by Miranda Vickers．"可以知道做報(bào)告的人是Mirands Vickets．故選A．

點(diǎn)評 考查學(xué)生的細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力．做細(xì)節(jié)理解題時(shí)一定要找到文章中的原句，和題干進(jìn)行比較，再做出正確選擇．在做推理判斷題時(shí)不要以個(gè)人的主觀想象代替文章的事實(shí)，要根據(jù)文章事實(shí)進(jìn)行合乎邏輯的推理判斷．

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D．To stop people from meeting their clients if necessary．
23．Compared with traditional umbrellas，the Eco-friendly UmbrellaB．
A．is changeable       
B．hasn't any surface
C．can be folded       
D．is made of newspapers
24．Where does the text probably come from？A
A．A science report           
B．A personal blog
C．A health report             
D．An official document．

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8．Tens of thousands of South Africans have joined dozens of world leaders for the national memorial service for former President Nelson Mandela．The service was held in front of a noisy crowd in the FNB stadium in Johannesburg．
US President Barack Obama said Mr Mandela was a"giant of history"，describing him as the last great liberator of the 20th Century．The former South African president died last Thursday，aged 95．
The country is observing a series of commemorations（紀(jì)念） leading up to the funeral on Sunday．The memorial service，which began at about 12：00 （10：00 GMT），lasted about four hours．It was one of the biggest gatherings of international dignitaries（高層） in recent years，with more than 100 current（現(xiàn)任的） or former heads of state or government attending．
There had been fears people would be turned away．But with heavy rain，security and transport issues，and the fact that Tuesday was not declared a national holiday，areas of the 95，000-capacity stadium remained empty．Introducing the proceedings，the master of ceremonies，Cyril Ramaphosa，said that Mr Mandela's"long walk is over…and he can finally rest"．
Current South African President Jacob Zuma made the keynote address but was booed （喝倒彩）in some parts of the ceremony．He said Mr Mandela was"one of a kind…a fearless freedom fighter who refused to allow the cruelty of the apartheid（種族隔離） state to stand in way of the struggle for the liberation of his people"．Mr Zuma announced he was renaming the Union Buildings in Pretoria，where Mr Mandela will lie，as the Mandela Amphitheatre．
Earlier Mr Obama delivered his address，carried on the White House web site，to huge cheers．He said："It is hard to eulogise（頌揚(yáng)） any man…h(huán)ow much harder to do so for a giant of history，who moved a nation towards justice．"He said Nelson Mandela had taught the world the power of action and the power of ideas，and that it had taken a man like Mr Mandela to free not only the prisoner but also the jailer．
60．Why was the memorial service said to be one of the biggest gatherings of international dignities in recent years？．D
A．Because large amounts of money had been spent．
B．Because everyone in the country had been asked to attend．
C．Because Nelson Mandela had taught the world the power of action．
D．Because more than 100 current or former heads of state or government attended it
61．The memorial service for Nelson Mandela took placeB
A．on Sunday 
B．on Tuesday 
C．on Thursday
D..on the day the passage doesn't mention
62．When Mr．Obama said"It is hard to eulogise（頌揚(yáng)） any man…h(huán)ow much harder to do so for a giant of history…"，he meantB．
A．We don't need to eulogise Nelson Mandela
B．It is much harder to eulogise Nelson Mandela 
C．We shouldn't eulogise Nelson Mandela in a hurry．
D．It is much easier to eulogise Nelson Mandela
63．It can be inferred thatC
A．Nelson Mandela only used the power of action to win his struggle．
B．Nelson Mandela paid much attention to the power of ideas to win his struggle．
C．Nelson Mandela used both the power of action and the power of ideas to win his struggle．
D．Nelson Mandela refused to use the power of ideas to win his struggle．

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