I refuse to accept the blame for something________was someone else’s fault.
A.who B.that C.as D.what
科目：高中英语 来源：2014届浙江绍兴第一中学高三上学期回头考英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
Dear Guys,
I’d like to talk to you about the shame you subjected me to last night. Let me first refresh your memory: You, a group of fit, young men, were playing soccer on the field across from my apartment building. I, a better-than-average looking young woman, was walking along the sidewalk with my groceries. That’s when your ball came flying over the fence and landed in front of me.
One of you approached and asked politely if I would throw the ball back to you. Fighting the urge to drop my bags and run screaming down the street, I reluctantly (勉强地) agreed.
Before I continue, let me explain something that I didn’t have a chance to mention last night: I hate sports. More specifically, I hate sports involving balls. This results from my lack of natural ability when it comes to throwing, catching and hitting. I’m bad at aiming too. So you can understand why I’d be nervous at what I’m sure seemed to you like a laughably simple request.
However, wanting to appear agreeable, I put my bags down, picked up the ball and, eyes half-shut, threw it as hard as I could.
It hit the middle of the fence and bounced back to me.
Trying to act casually, I said something about being out of practice, then picked up the ball again. If you’ll remember, at your command, I agreed to try throwing underhand. While outwardly I was smiling, in my head, I was praying, Oh God, oh please oh please oh please. I threw the ball upward with all my strength, terrified by what happened next.
The ball hit slightly higher up on the fence and bounced back to me.
This is the point where I start to take issue with you. Wouldn’t it have been a better use of your time, and mine, if you had just walked around the fence and took the ball then? I was clearly struggling; my smiles were more and more forced. And yet, you all just stood there, motionless.
Seeing that you weren’t going to let me out of the trouble, I became desperate. Memories of middle school softball came flooding back. I tried hard to throw the ball but it only went about eight feet, then I decided to pick it up and dash with ball in hand towards the baseline, while annoyed thirteen-year-old boys screamed at me that I was ruining their lives. Children are cruel.
Being a big girl now, I pushed those memories aside and picked up the soccer ball for the third time. I forced a good-natured laugh while crying inside as you patiently shouted words of support over the fence at me.
“Throw it granny-style!” one of you said.
“Just back up a little and give it all you’ve got!” another offered.
And, most embarrassing of all, “You can do it!”
I know you thought you were being encouraging, but it only served to deepen the shame.
Anyway, I accepted your ball-throwing advice, backed up, rocked back and forth a little, took a deep breath and let it fly.
It hit the edge of the fence and bounced back to me.
I surprised myself-and I’m sure you as well-by letting out a cry, “DAMN IT!!!” I then willed myself to have a heart attack and pass out in front of you just so I’d be put out of my misery.
Alas, the heart attack didn’t happen, and you continued to look at me expectantly, like you were content to do this all night. I had become a sort of exhibition for you. I could feel your collective thoughts drifting through the chain-link: “Can she really not do it? But I mean, really?”
Unfortunately for you, I wasn’t really game to continue your experiment. Three failed attempts at a simple task in front of a group of people in a two-minute period was just enough blow for me for one night. I picked up the ball one last time, approached the fence and grumbled, “Please just come get the damn ball.”
And you did. And thanks to you, I decided at that very moment to never throw anything ever again, except disrespectful glances at people who play sports.
Sincerely, Jen Cordery
1.The writer agreed to throw the ball because ______.
A. she needed to have a relax carrying the heavy groceries
B. she wanted to refresh her childhood memories
C. she could not refuse the polite request from the young man
D. she had fallen in love with the young man at first sight
2.Why did the writer mention her middle school memory?
A. To explain why she failed the attempts to throw the ball back.
B. To complain that she had not mastered the ball throwing skills.
C. To show how cruel those 13-year-old boys were.
D. To express her dislike towards softball.
3. What the boys said before the writer’s third attempt actually made the writer _______.
A. inspired B. encouraged C. embarrassed D. depressed
4.What happened to the ball at last?
A. The writer managed to throw the ball back.
B. The boy got the ball back by himself.
C. The writer threw the ball away out of anger.
D. The boys got angry and left without the ball.
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科目：高中英语 来源：2012-2013学年山西省高三第一次模拟考试英语试卷（解析版） 题型：完型填空
I walked into the grocery store not particularly interested in buying something. The sorrow of 1 my husband of 37 years was still too painful. And this grocery store held so many sweet 2 . Bob often came with me and almost every time he'd 3 to go off and look for something special. I'd always see him walking down the walkway 4 the three yellow roses in his hands. Bob knew I loved yellow roses. With a heart 5 with pain, I came to the meat shelf, I searched for the 6 small steak and remembered how Bob had loved his steak.
Suddenly a woman came beside me. She was in a soft green dress. I 7 as she picked up a large pack of T-bones, 8 them in her basket, hesitated, and then put them back. She saw me watching her and she smiled. "My husband loves T-bones, but 9 , at these prices, I don't know."
"My husband passed away eight days ago," I told her. "Buy him the steaks. And value every 10 you have together."
She smiled and I saw the feeling in her 11 as she placed the package in her basket and 12 away. I turned and pushed my cart forward too. Several minutes later I saw first the green suit and then 13 the pretty lady coming to me. In her arms she carried something. On her face was the 14 smile I had ever seen.
As she came closer, I saw what she held and 15 welled down. "These are for you, " she said and placed three beautiful yellow roses in my arms. She placed a gentle kiss on my cheek, then smiled again. I wanted to tell her what the roses 16 , but still unable to speak. I watched as she walked away as tears clouded my 17 . I looked down at the beautiful roses and found it almost 18 . How did she know?
Suddenly the 19 seemed so clear. I wasn't alone. "Oh, Bob, you haven't 20 me, have you?" I whispered, with tears in my eyes. He was still with me, and she was his angel.
1. A．leaving B．losing C．passing D．failing
2. A．flowers B．roses C．thoughts D．memories
3. A．pretend B．happen C．refuse D．decide
4. A．by B．between C．with D．during
5. A．full B．pleased C．filled D．crowded
6. A．perfect B．beautiful C．pretty D．very
7. A．saw B．watched C．found D．glared
8. A．fell B．carried C．took D．dropped
9. A．honestly B．generally C．usually D．exactly
10. A．dinner B．moment C．time D．year
11. A．hands B．voice C．eyes D．basket
12. A．wheeled B．ran C．slipped D．left
13. A．realized B．thought C．recognized D．received
14. A．saddest B．funniest C．strangest D．brightest
15. A．words B．feelings C．tears D．sweats
16. A．stood B．described C．designed D．meant
17. A．cart B．sight C．roses D．package
18. A．unknown B．uncommon C．unlike D．unreal
19. A．question B．case C．answer D．puzzle
20. A．forgotten B．disappointed C．hated D．missed
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科目：高中英语 来源：2015届福建省高一上学期期中考试英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
There was an American writer who often told such a story to his friends and readers:
It was an exhibition of the artists’ works organized by the Red Cross. I was invited as a special guest to take part in the exhibition. During this period, two cute girls of 16 or 17 years old came to me and asked for my signature(签名).
“I haven’t brought my pen. Is the pencil okay?” I asked. In fact I knew they wouldn’t refuse. I just wanted to show a well-known writer’s good manners to the common readers.
“Certainly,” the young girls readily agreed. I could see they were very excited. Of course, their excitement also made me more pleased with myself. One of the girls handed her notebook to me. I took out my pencil, wrote a few words of encouragement, and signed my name. The girl read my signature, frowned(皱眉), looked at me carefully and asked, “Aren’t you Robert Charboss?”
“NO,”I told her proudly, “I’m the author of Alice Adams, the winner of two Pulitzer Prizes.”
The young girl turned to another one, and said, “Mary, lend your eraser to me.”
At the moment, all my pride turned into a bubble (泡沫) immediately. Since then, I always warn(告诫)myself：Don’t think too highly of yourself even though you are so outstanding（杰出的）.
1.The writer went to the exhibition because he .
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A．would put out his new book |
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B．got a special invitation |
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C．wanted to meet his fans |
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D．wanted show off (炫耀) that he was an outstanding writer |
2.We can infer that the two girls were the fans of .
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A．the writer |
B．Alice Adams |
C．Robert Charboss |
D．the Red Cross |
3.The underlined sentence “all my pride turned into a bubble immediately” means that the writer .
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A．had realized that he was too proud of himself |
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B．felt very angry when he heard the girl’s words |
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C．was so polite to the girls and helped them a lot |
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D．was regret to sign his name for the girl |
4.This story teaches us to be a(an) person.
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A．careful |
B．outstanding |
C．modest |
D．easy-going |
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科目：高中英语 来源：2013届云南省芒市高二下学期期末考试英语试卷（解析版） 题型：完型填空
By my third day in the hospital, I realized Tom didn’t visit. I couldn’t understand 36 my best friend wouldn’t come to see me. Struggling against the 37 , I phoned his __38 . His mother answered, and when I asked for Tom, she got 39 . “He’s not here right now,” she said. I thought it was 40 that she didn’t tell me where he was or 41 to have him call me. But I was so weak, I just let it 42 . I found out later that Tom’s mother called my parents right after we rang 43 . My phone call really made her 44 , and she 45 they talk to me. Later that night, my mom 46 . Did I remember drinking? Did I remember in a car？I had 47 what she was talking about, so she finally told me the news: I’d hit a tree. Tom, in the 48 seat, was thrown from the car and killed instantly. The only reason I’d lived was because of my 49 .
My first 50 was of shock. I’d been drink-driving? Hit a tree? Killed Tom? I felt like the 51 person in the world. Even after I was able to 52 several weeks later, I didn’t want to eat, I didn’t want to talk. I just 53 at the wall in my 54 and cried. The only person I wanted to see was Tom. I didn’t feel like 55 with any of my old friends.
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科目：高中英语 来源：20102011学年度安徽亳州市第一学期期末高二英语教学检测卷 题型：完型填空
完形填空 (共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。
It seemed like an everyday moment, but now I realize that when he introduced himself to me, it was the beginning of a life-changing experience.
I met him at a summer 1.
, and although I met hundreds of people every day, I became his 2.
. We talked, like everyone else, about our 3.
and hobbies. We were not 4.
at all, but we really had a lot in common. By the end of the camp, we were 5.
stories and laughs, and promised to 6.
.
When I returned home, I 7.
that I had lost the paper with his e-mail address on it. I looked through all my stuff (东西), but without 8.
. One day, I thought to look him up on the online network that was set up for the campers. 9.
I was online, an instant message suddenly appeared on the 10.
. It was the boy who I had just tried to 11.
a moment before.
A series of very meaningful conversations 12.
then. I don’t know 13.
, but for some reason we started to 14.
our deepest feelings in 15.
, and learned from each other’s pain and experiences. It was a very new 16.
for me，and it was extremely beneficial to my heart and my soul. 17.
I had found someone who was willing to 18.
me without prejudice (偏见).
I have only known him for three months, but the 19.
in me is great．I love, I live, and I believe in my life. I 20.
cry every night because of the happiness inside me. I dearly hope that he has also benefited from our exchanges even though we are hundreds of miles apart and can only communicate by messaging.
21.A．class B．party C．camp D．pub
22.A．classmate B．friend C．partner D．colleague
23.A．schools B．homes C．interests D．teachers
24.A．familiar B．strange C．different D．similar
25.A．sparing B．telling C．sharing D．showing
26.A．have a party B．keep in touch C．get along D．have fun
27.A．knew B．announced C．regretted D．realized
28.A．reason B．1uck C．doubt D．pity
29.A．Before B．Although C．When D．Since
30.A．screen B．desk C．board D．computer
31.A．1ook up B．find out C．call on D．hear from
32.A．heard B．started C．appeared D．existed
33.A．why B．where C．what D．which
34.A．create B．express C．hide D．refuse
35.A．writing B．working C．displaying D．listing
36.A．treatment B．solution C．experience D．way
37.A．Rapidly B．Finally C．Shortly D．Hardly
38.A．thank B．help C．understand D．support
39.A．1ove B．hope C．respect D．anger
40.A．always B．no longer C．sometimes D．often
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