甘肃省兰州市教育局第四片区2021-2021学年高一下学期英语期末考试试卷一、阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）1. (2020高一下兰州期末)阅读理解Monthly Talks at London Canal Museum Our monthly talks start at 19:30 on thefirst Thursday of each month except August. Admission is at normal charges andyou dont need to book. They end around 21:00.November 1th The CanalPioneers, by Chris Lewis. James Brindley is recognized as one ofthe leading early canal engineers. He was also a major player in trainingothers in the art of nanal planning and building. Chris Lewis will explain howBrindley made such a positive contribution to the education of that group ofearly civil enginerrs.December 2th Ice for theMetropolis, by Malcolm Tucker. Well before the arrival of freezers,there was a demand for ice for food preservation and catering, Malcolm willexplain the history of importing natural ice and the technology of building icewells, and how Londons ice trade grew.February 3th An Update onthe Cotsword Canals, by Liz Payne. The Smoudwater Canal is moving towardsreopenling. The Thames and Severn Canal will take a little longer. We will havea report on the present state of play.March 4th Eyots and Aits-Thames Islands, by Miranda Vickers. The Thames had many islands. Mirandahas undertaken a review of all of them. She will tell us about those ofgreatest interest. Online bookings: www.canalmuseum.org.uk/book More into: www.canalmuseum.org.uk/whatson London Canal Museum 12-13 New Wharf Road, London NI 9RT www.canalmuseum.org.uk www.canalmuseum.mobi Tel:020 77130836（1）When is the talk on James Brindley?A . February 6th.B . March 6th.C . November 1th.D . December 5th.（2）What is the topic of the talk in February?A . The Canal Pioneers.B . Ice for the MetropolisC . Eyots and Aits- Thames IslandsD . An Update on the Cotsword Canals（3）Who will give the talk on the islands in the Thames？A . Miranda VickersB . Malcolm TuckerC . Chris LewisD . Liz Payne2. (2020高一下兰州期末)阅读理解 Everyone needs friends. Asthe saying goes, Friends are Gods way of taking care of us. The American writer, SallySeamans, tells young students some smart ways to make friends. Sally saysfinding friendship is just like planting a tree. You plant the seed and takecare of it to make it grow. First you should choose afriend. What makes a good friend? It is not because a person has money or goodlooks. A good friend should be kind and patient. For example, if you have a badday, a good friend should listen to your complaints and do his best to help. Tomake friends, you cannot be too shy. You should make each other happy and shareyour lives. But things cannot always behappy. Even the best friends have fights. What should you do when you have afight with your friend? You have to talk to him or her. When there is no onearound, have an honest talk. If he or she doesnt want to talk, you could writea letter. There are three steps to befriends again: Tell him or her how you arefeeling; say what your friend has done wrong; explain why you did this or that.Remember that friendship is the most important thing in your life.（1）Sally wants to tell students the way to .A . make friendsB . plant treesC . get happyD . keep fit（2）According to the passage, a good friend should .A . be lovely and coolB . be kind and patientC . have lots of moneyD . have good looks（3）According to the passage, you can your friend after a fight .A . buy a present forB . never say a word toC . have dinner withD . write a letter to（4）Which of the following is TRUE?A . Friends are Gods son.B . People like fighting with their friends.C . To make friends, we need to plant the seed and take care of it.D . To make friends, we should be kind and beautiful.3. (2020高一下兰州期末)阅读理解 China is a land ofbicycles. At least it was back in 1992 when I traveled the country. Back theneveryone seemed to be riding a bicycle. Millions of them, all black. Cars wererare. Yet since my arrival in Beijing last year, Ive found the opposite istrue. There are millions of cars. However, people still use their bicycles toget around. For many, its the easiest and cheapest way to travel today.Bicycles also come in different colors - silver, green, red, blue, yellow,whatever you want. Its fun watching peoplebiking. They rush quickly through crossroads move skillfully through traffic, and ride even on sidewalks. Bicycles allow people the freedom to move about that cars just cant provide.Eager to be part of this aspect of Chinese culture, I decided to buy a bicycle. Great weather accompanied my great buy. I immediately jumped up on my bicycle seat and started home.My first ride home was orderly (守秩序的). To be safe, I stayed with a pack of bikers while cars on the streets came running swiftly out of nowhere at times. I didnt want to get hit. So I took the ride carefully.Crossing the streets was the biggest problem. It was a lot like cros