2015年高考英语全国卷1及答案(3)

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”. 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. 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. 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.

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( )21. When is the talk on James Brindley?

A. February 6th. B. March 6th.

( )22. What is the topic of the talk in February?

A. The Canal Pioneers.

C. Eyots and Aits---Thames Islands

A. Miranda Vickers. B. Malcolm Tucker. C. November 7th. D. December 5th. B. Ice for the Metropolis. D. An Update on the Cotswold Canals C. Chris Lewis. D. Liz Payne. ( )23. Who will give the talk on the islands in the Thames?

B

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 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 7:00 am to 1