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1、甘肃省白银市会宁县第一中学2020学年高二英语上学期期中试题（无答案）（时间：90分钟;满分：120分）本试卷分第卷(选择题)和第卷(非选择题)两部分。第卷第一部分：阅读理解（共两节， 满分40分）第一节（共15小题, 每小题2分,满分30分）AA cowboy named Bud was looking after his herd in a mountain in Alberta when suddenly a BMW moved forward towards him. The driver, a young man in a suit, sunglasses and a tie, le
2、aned (靠着) out of the window and asked the cowboy, “If I tell you exactly how many cows and calves (小牛) you have in your herd, will you give me a calf?”Bud looked at the man, then looked at his herd and calmly answered, “Sure, why not?”The man parked his car, took out his computer and surfed a NASA (
3、美国航空及太空总署) page, where he called up a GPS (全球定位系统) satellite to get an exact fix on his location. Within seconds, the young man received an email on his cellphone. Finally, he printed out a full-color, 150-page report on his hitech HP printer, turned to the cowboy and said, “You have exactly 1,586 c
4、ows and calves.”“Thats right. Well, I guess you can take one of my calves,” said Bud. He watched the young man select one of the animals and looked on him with amusement as the young man put it into his car.Then Bud said, “Hey, if I can tell you exactly what your business is, will you give me back m
5、y calf?”The young man thought for a second and said, “Okay, why not?”“Youre a government official,” said Bud.“Wow! Thats correct,” said the man, “but how did you guess that?”“No guessing required,” answered the cowboy. “You showed up here even though nobody called you; you wanted to get paid for an
6、answer I already knew, to a question I never asked. You used millions of dollars worth of equipment trying to show me how much smarter than me; and you dont know a thing about how working people make a living or about cows. This is a herd of sheep . now give me back my dog.”1. The young man asked Bu
7、d for a calf because _.A. he really liked raising a calf B. he just wanted to show offC. he preferred helping the poor D. he guessed the number of calves2. Which of the following is TRUE about Bud according to the text?A. Bud gave a good lesson to the young man.B. Bud gave his calf to the young man
8、at last.C. Bud had to look after his herd because of his hard living.D. Bud admired the young man for his wealth very much.3. The underlined sentence in the last paragraph implies that _.A. Bud wanted to drive the young man awayB. Bud got a dog as a prize for his correct guessC. the young man learne
9、d how to tell dogs from sheepD. the young man thinking himself smart was foolish in factBI was eleven years old, waiting for my exam at Saraswati Vidyalaya, my school in Nagpur. “No. 12, please come forward.” Kirti, a very fat girl from my class, stepped ahead. I heard my classmates laughing and so
10、I tried to stop them with my eyes. But my good intentions were mistaken. The next morning, my teacher, Mrs. Kamble, told me, “Ashwini, Ive received a complaint about you.” I was shocked. The girl I was protecting thought Id been laughing at her.I tried to explain but the teacher refused to hear me o
11、ut. She punished me by making me stand by the door. I knew I was right. Such punishment to a class topper was simply unheard of. But, slowly, my pride disappeared. Instead of being angry, I understood the other students who have been punished at times. For the first time, I felt humbled (谦逊的).Three
12、years later, I was in the math class. Mr. Prabhuraman, wrote an equation (方程式) one hed taught us the day before on the blackboard. “Anyone who doesnt know how to solve this,” he said, “please leave the class at once.” I knew I could solve only the first two steps. But my pride made me stay there. Un
13、fortunately, the one who was asked to solve it was me. I just stood there, chalk in hand, trying not to look foolish. I prepared myself for a good talking-to (斥责), but Mr. Prabhuraman told me kindly, “Go back to your seat.”Today, two decades later, those incidents have made me think. One teacher pun
14、ished me for something I didnt do; the other forgave me for something I did wrong. Both experiences had an effect on me. They remind me that no matter what you accomplish (完成), you must always be humble.4. When the very fat girl appeared, Ashwini _.A. took no notice of her B. laughed at herC. said h
15、ello to her D. tried to stop others making fun of her5. After receiving a complaint, Mrs. Kamble _.A. said nothing about it B. was disappointedC. felt very angry D. tried to find out the truth6. Why did Ashwini refuse to leave the class?A. He felt it would make him lose face. B. He could work out the question.C. His teacher believed in his ability. D. His teacher never asked him any questions.7. The text is a story about _.A. how to communicate with others B. how to get along with teachersC. the ways to protect others D. the danger
