浙江省温州市第二外国语学校2014-2015学年高二下(10)

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

68. 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 69. 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.

70. What the boys said before the writer s third attempt actually made the writer ________. A. inspired

B. encouraged

C. embarrassed

D. depressed

71. What s the writer s purpose in writing this open letter? A. To express her regret over what she did the day before. B. To announce that she would never play ball games again. C. To joke on her own inability to throw the ball over the fence. D. To criticize the young men for their cruelty to her pride.

五、首字母填空，请根据句意和首字母提示，写出单词的正确形式（每小题1分，共8分） 1. They looked disappointed, for they were d_________ in the football match.

2. The writer was so a_________in his writing that he forgot to flick the ashes from his cigar. 3. To my d_______, the teacher announced that I ranked first in the mid-term examination. 4. Unlike his pessimistic friends, he is o____________ about the future and believes everything will get better and better.

5. The United Kingdom c__________ of four countries, that is, England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

6. We can forecast what the weather will be like tomorrow, but it s impossible to p________ what will happen to our life in the future.

7. Effective measures must be taken to prevent the river from being p______________. 8. English speakers also enjoy other forms of Asian poetry---Tang poems from China in p_____.