[]甘肃省白银市会宁县第四中学2016-2017学年高一上学期期末考试英语试题

会宁四中2016-2017学年度第一学期高一级期末 英语试卷 命题人： （时间：100分钟;满分：120分）( 本试卷分第Ⅰ卷(选择题)和第Ⅱ卷(非选择题)两部分。 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 第Ⅰ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）[来源:学§科§网] A [来源:Zxxk.Com] Two brothers, Herbert and James, lived with their mother and a cat named Edgar. James was particularly devoted to the cat, and when he had to leave town for several days, he left Herbert careful instructions about the pet’s care. At the end of his first day away, James telephoned his brother, “How is Edgar?” “Edgar is dead.” Herbert answered. There was a pause. Then James said, “Herbert, you’re insensitive (漠然的). You know how close I was to Edgar. You should have broken the news to me slowly. When I asked about Edgar tonight, you should have said, ‘Edgar’s on the roof , but I have called the fire department to get him down.’ And tomorrow when I called, you could have said the firemen were having trouble getting Edgar down, but you were hopeful they would succeed. Then when I called the third time, you cou