Question

High school does not encourage students to know about the new things in life，but college sets the stage for it．I myself went through this  ______process（过程）and found something that has changed my experience at college for the better： I discovered ASL﹣American Sign Language．

I never felt it necessary to learn any sign language before．All of my family members can hear，and so are all my friends．The  ______ language was enough．Little by little，I discovered my  ______ for ASL．

The _____began during my first week at college．I watched it carefully when the ASL club performed their translation of a song．Both the hand movements and the idea of communicating without speaking attracted me．What I saw was completely different from anything I had experienced in the past．This new form of communication just made me want more．

After that，feeling the need to ____ further，I decided to join one of ASL clubs．I only learned how to express my feelings  ______  my hands about the letters that day．Although my process was  ____，I wasn' t disappointed about it．I then tried my best to take part in those club' s meetings and learned all I could．

The following term，I decided to be a member of an ASL class．The professor was deaf and any talking wasn' t ____．I soon realized that silence was not unpleasant．_____，if there had been any talking，it would have caused to learn less．Now，I enjoy the silence and the _______ way of communication．

1.A. talking    B. planning    C. searching    D. looking

2.A. body    B. spoken    C. written    D. foreign

3.A. love    B. question    C. need    D. goal

4.A. map    B. trip    C. story    D. task

5.A. ask about    B. know about    C. worry about    D. talk about

6.A. at    B. on    C. in    D. with

7.A. ready    B. slow    C. common    D. nervous

8.A. allowed    B. welcomed    C. turned    D. repeated

9.A. Finally    B. Besides    C. Instead    D. However

10.A. easy    B. popular    C. new    D. quick

Answer

1. C

2. B

3. A

4. C

5. B

6. D

7. B

8. A

9. C

10. C

【解析】

本文讲述了作者在大学期间学习手语的经历。刚开始作者认为自己没有必要学习手语，直到有一次看到手语俱乐部的表演，深深地为之吸引，从而产生了学习手语的渴望。

1.C

考查动词辨析．A谈论；B计划；C搜索；D看；根据I myself went through this （1）process我自己经历了这个，后面应该是搜索过程，故答案是C．

2.B

考查形容词辨析．A身体；B口语；C写；D外国的；根据前面All of my family members can hear，and so are all my friends我所有的家人都能听到，我所有的朋友也都能听见．也就是听力都正常，所以口语交流足够用，spoken language是口语，故答案是B．

3.A

考查名词辨析．A爱；B问题；C需要；D目标；根据下文This new form of communication just made me want more这种新的交流方式让我更想要更多地了解它，可知是深深地爱上了它，故答案是A．

4.C

考查名词辨析．A地图；B旅行；C故事；D任务；根据The （4）began during my first week at college根据文章这里指开始接触ASl的经历，用story，故答案是C．

5.B

考查短语辨析．A询问；B打听；了解； C担心；D讨论； 根据后面I decided to join one of ASL clubs我决定加入一个ASL俱乐部，可知前面是，感觉需要进一步多交谈，故答案是B．

6.D

考查介词辨析．A在..；B在..上；C在…里；D和…根据I only learned how to express my feelings （6）my hands about the letters that day应该是那天只用手势表达我的感情，用方式，故答案是D．

7.B

考查形容词辨析．A准备；B慢；C普通；D紧张；根据后面I wasn' t disappointed about it．我没有失望，应该是进步很慢，故答案是B．

8.A

考查动词辨析． A允许；B欢迎；C转；D重复；根据The professor was deaf and any talking wasn' t 因为教授是聋子，任何谈话应该都不被允许，故答案是A．

9.C

考查副词辨析．A最后；B此外；C反而；D然而；根据前面I soon realized that silence was not unpleasant安静是很愉快的，后面if there had been any talking，it would have caused to learn less．如果有声音，反而不造成影响，Instead表转折，反而，故答案是C．

10.C

考查形容词辨析．A容易的；B流行的；C新的；D快的；根据I enjoy the silence and the （10）way of communication．这里指靠手势语交流的新方法，故答案是C．