甘肃省合水县第一中学2017-2018学年高一下学期期末考试英语试题（无答案）

2017-2018学年度第二学期高一英语期末考试试题 一．阅读理解。（共15小题；每小题3分，满分45分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。 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