(2015·全國(guó)Ⅰ，A)

　　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 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 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.

　　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 info：www.canalmuseum.org.uk/whatson

　　London Canal Museum

　　12­13 New Wharf Road，London NI 9RT

　　www.canalmuseum.org.uk　www.canalmuseum.mobi

　　Tel：020 7713 0836

　　文章大意：本文是一則關(guān)于倫敦運(yùn)河博物館月度講座安排的廣告。

　　1.When is the talk on James Brindley?

　　A.February 6th. B.March 6th.

　　C.November 7th. D.December 5th.

　　答案：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. 和最后一句可知克里斯·劉易斯的講座內(nèi)容和詹姆斯·布林德利有關(guān)，此講座對(duì)應(yīng)的日期是November 7th，故選C項(xiàng)。

　　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 Cotswold Canals.

　　答案：D　細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)題目中的February定位到第四段，該日期對(duì)應(yīng)的講座是本段的第一句An Update on the Cotswold Canals, by Liz Payne.故選D項(xiàng)。

　　3.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：A　細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第五段第一句Eyots and Aits—Thames Islands, by Miranda Vickers.可知應(yīng)選A項(xiàng)。

　　(二)同義互現(xiàn)

　　(2015·全國(guó)Ⅱ·D)

　　Choose Your One­Day Tours!

　　Tour A—Bath & Stonehenge including entrance fees to the ancient Roman bathrooms and Stonehenge—￡37 until 26 March and ￡39 thereafter.

　　Visit the city with over 2,000 years of history and Bath Abbey，the Royal Crescent and the Costume Museum.Stonehenge is one of the world's most famous prehistoric monuments dating back over 5,000 years.

　　Tour B—Oxford & Stratford including entrance fees to the University St Mary's Church Tower and Anne Hathaway's house—￡32 until 12 March and ￡36 thereafter.

　　Oxford：Includes a guided tour of England's oldest university city and colleges.Look over the “city of dreaming spires(尖頂)”from St Mary's Church Tower.Stratford：Includes a guided tour exploring much of the Shakespeare wonder.

　　Tour C—Windsor Castle & Hampton Court including entrance fees to Hampton Court Palace—￡34 until 11 March and ￡37 thereafter.

　　Includes a guided tour of Windsor and Hampton Court，Henry Ⅷ's favourite palace.Free time to visit Windsor Castle(entrance fees not included).With 500 years of history，Hampton Court was once the home of four Kings and one Queen.Now this former royal palace is open to the public as a major tourist attraction.Visit the palace and its various historic gardens，which include the famous maze(迷宮)where it is easy to get lost!

　　Tour D—Cambridge including entrance fees to the Tower of Saint Mary the Great—￡33 until 18 March and ￡37 thereafter.

　　Includes a guided tour of Cambridge，the famous university town，and the gardens of the 18th century.

　　文章大意：本文向我們介紹了英國(guó)境內(nèi)一日游的四條路線，其中包括每條路線的價(jià)格。

　　4.Which tour will you choose if you want to see England's oldest university city?

　　A.Tour A. B.Tour B.

　　C.Tour C. D.Tour D.

　　答案：B　細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由題干中的England's oldest university可以定位到原文Tour B中Oxford: Includes a guided tour of England's oldest university city and colleges.可直接鎖定答案，故選B項(xiàng)。

　　5.Which of the following tours charges the lowest fee on 17 March?

　　A.Windsor Castle & Hampton Court.

　　B.Oxford & Stratford.

　　C.Bath & Stonehenge.

　　D.Cambridge.

　　答案：D　細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)每一部分的價(jià)格可知：3月17日Tour A為37英鎊，Tour B為36英鎊，Tour C為37英鎊，Tour D為33英鎊，故選D項(xiàng)。