English Channel 是英吉利海峡,那这个单词中的【channel】是海峡的意思?

英语句型问题 The english channel separates britain from europe . the country has not been invaded since 1066 (thanks to.. which )

把以下句子用括号的词连接起来
1.The English Channel separates Britain from Rurope.The country has not been invaded since 1066.(Thanks to..which)
2.Modern warfare is far more complex.Such fears no longer exist.(However,now that...)
3.Britain benefits enormously from a Channle Tunnel.Europe benefits enormously from a Channel Tunnle.(Both..and)

The first man _____ across the English Channel would receive Lord Northcliffe's prize.
A.who was going to fly
B.flying
C.to fly
D.having flown
为什么最佳选C?为什么其他三项不行?
新概念上的原文为：
In 1908 Lord Northcliffe offered a prize of 1000 pounds to the first man who would fly across the English Channel.

SAT
1.After Gertrude had swam the English Channel,she was celebrated as the first women ever to accomplish the feat.
had swam哪里错了？
2.The Young fish were very tiny,yet each of them ate many times its own weight in solid food every day.
我觉得weight in这里错了，但答案确是no error.难道有eat ...in food这种说法吗？

SAT语法题
After Gertrude Ederle had swam the English Channel,she was celebrated as the first woman ever to accomplish the feat.
had swam 错了 为什么?

完形填空
Erna Hart is going to swim across the English Channel tomorry.She is going to set out( 1 ) the French coast at five in the morning.Erna is only fourteen years old and she wants to set up a new world ( 2 ).She is a strong swimmer,so many people think she is ( 3 ) to succeed.Erna's father will set out with her in a small ( 4 ).Mr Hart has trined his daughter for
( 5 ).Tomorrow he will be watching her as she swims the long distance to England.Erna plans to take a short ( 6 ) every two hours .She will have something to ( 7 ) but she will not have any solid ( 8 ) Most of Erna's school friend will be ( 9 ) for her on the English coast.Among them will be Erna's mother ,who swam across the Channel ( 10 ) when she was a girl.
1.A.from B.with C.to D.across
2.A.map B.record C.news D.girl
3.A.sometimes B.often C.sure D.never
4.A.bus B.car C.train D.boat
5.A.years B.hours C.days D.minutes
6.A.rest B.time C.sleep D.swim
7.A.think B.do C.drink D.eat
8.A.gas B.food C.ice D.fish
9.A.looking B.coming C.waiting D.going
10.A.yourself B.itself C.oneself D.herself

can you point out the English channel on ___ map?
A.the
B.a
C./

France is abig ,country,with coasts on English Channel,Atlantic Ocean and ___Mediterranean Sea,
a the,the ,the B /// C,aaa,D,an.an.an

The first man_____ across the English Channel would receive Lord Northcliffe's prize.
A.who was going to fly
B.flying
C.to fly
D.having flown
选哪项?为什么?
原文为：
In 1908 Lord Northcliffe offered a prize of 1000 pounds to the first man who would fly across the English Channel.
上题的要求要和原文的意思一致!

英概 名词解释The english channel
英概名词解释the english channel

定语从句修饰介词宾语?
Thanks to the english channel which separates Britain from Europe,the countryhas not been invaded since1066.
在这句话中,主句是the countryhas not been invaded since1066,定语从句修饰的是the english channel ,不过定语从句不是修饰主句中主语和宾语吗,在此句中the english channel 应该不是主句中的主语和宾语吧,是介词短语thanks to的介词宾语吗?而Thanks to the english channel which separates Britain from Europe应该在主句中做什么成分?为什么可以这样用?后面可以加定语从句?

attempts to swim across the English Channel have been made by over 3700 people so far,but
of whom only 297 have succeeded

英语翻译
To swim across the english channel take at least nine hours.

对“She is going to swim across the English Channel tomorrow.”做句子分析
对“She is going to swim across the English Channel tomorrow.”中的“is going to swim across the English Channel”做句子分析,特别是“to swim across the English Channel”是做句中什么成分,起什么作用?
另：
mean to do sth = be going to do sth,那么mean在句中作什么成分,mean 后的to do sth 在句中又做什么成分?