Question

I was in the fifth grade when I first dipped my fingers into the endless ocean of expression and allowed my hands to grow a(n)_______.

I remember my hands being sweaty as I wandered _______ into her classroom. From corner to corner, the_______were decorated with clippings (剪报) and posters  _______ Deafness and American Sign Language. Pictures of _______hands hung from the bulletin boards (宣传牌).

Once the rest of my classmates _______ in their seats, she began. She did not speak. Her hands _______ about gracefully as she signed, “Hello. My name is Ms. Lewison. Your name what?” These signs did not _______ until later that week, but still I sat upright at my desk, trying to figure them out. My entire first impression of her was “_______”.

As months passed, my class transformed to an unusually large family. Ms. Lewison was like our ________. When we were feeling troubled, we just let our ________do the talking. The lesson became less about following the lesson itself and more about ________.

Ms. Lewsion performed a tough task. She ________ replaced all the ignorance in me with ________. Then she opened my ________ and opened it even wider. She would find time to turn me into a ________ signer. She taught me that there are no limits and my abilities are ________.

Today my fingers have learned to ________. Ms. Lewison pushed me ________ into the ocean of Deaf Culture and I have become a strong swimmer in diverse ________.

1.A. picture    B. voice    C. order    D. poster

2.A. calmly    B. excitedly    C. quickly    D. anxiously

3.A. walls    B. ocean    C. students    D. desks

4.A. caused by    B. related to    C. contributing to    D. aimed at

5.A. welcoming    B. outstanding    C. signing    D. waving

6.A. settled    B. seated    C. backed    D. locked

7.A. flowed    B. wandered    C. flew    D. came

8.A. draw attention    B. make sense    C. catch sight    D. hold breath

9.A. silent    B. dull    C. strange    D. strict

10.A. teacher    B. partner    C. friend    D. mother

11.A. bodies    B. hearts    C. hands    D. eyes

12.A. sings    B. language    C. love    D. life

13.A. successfully    B. finally    C. easily    D. unwillingly

14.A. confidence    B. patience    C. curiosity    D. freedom

15.A. mouth    B. mind    C. arms    D. fingers

16.A. clever    B. unique    C. special    D. fluent

17.A. endless    B. strong    C. weak    D. uncertain

18.A. dip    B. dance    C. swim    D. think

19.A. firmly    B. hardly    C. gently    D. heavily

20.A. classes    B. worlds    C. families    D. waters

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.A

4.B

5.C

6.A

7.C

8.B

9.A

10.D

11.C

12.D

13.A

14.C

15.B

16.D

17.A

18.B

19.C

20.D

【解析】文章讲述了Ms. Lewison努力训练作者成为流利的手语者，让作者在另一个不同的领域畅游的故事。

1.B

考查名词。A. picture图画；B. voice声音；C. order命令；D. poster海报。根据上文“when I first dipped my fingers into the endless ocean of expression”可知，作者让手指发出声音（voice）。故选B。

2.D

考查副词。A. calmly镇静地；B. excitedly兴奋地；C. quickly快速地；D. anxiously焦虑地。根据上文“my hands being sweaty”可知，作者焦虑地走进她的课堂。故选D。

3.A

考查名词。A. walls墙；B. ocean海洋；C. students学生；D. desks桌子。根据“were decorated with clippings (剪报) and posters”可知，墙上装饰着剪报和海报。故选A。

4.B

考查固定搭配。A. caused by由……引起；B. related to与……有关；C. contributing to有助于；D. aimed at目的在于。根据“Deafness and American Sign Language.”可知，这些海报是关于失聪和美国手势语的。related to关于。故选B.

5.C

考查动词。A. welcoming欢迎；B. outstanding突出；C. signing打手势；D. waving摇摆。根据“American Sign Language.”可知，宣传牌上悬挂着打手势的手的图片。故选C。

6.A

考查动词。A. settled解决；B. seated坐下；C. backed使后退；D. locked锁上。根据下文“she began”可知，我其余的同学安坐在座位上。settled安静下来。故选A。

7.C

考查动词。A. flowed流动；B. wandered徘徊；C. flew飞；D. came来。根据下文“as she signed”可知，她的手做手势的时候上下飞舞。故选C。

8.B

考查固定搭配。A. draw attention引起注意；B. make sense有意义；C. catch sight看见；D. hold breath屏住呼吸。根据下文“trying to figure them out.”可知，这些手势对作者来说还没有意义，即作者还看不懂这些手势。故选B。

9.A

考查形容词。A. silent沉默的；B. dull迟钝的；C. strange奇怪的；D. strict严格的。根据上文“as she signed, “Hello. My name Ms. Lewison. Your name what?””可知，作者对Ms. Lewison的第一印象是沉默（silent）。因为Ms. Lewison是用手势打招呼，不出声，故选A。

10.D

考查名词。A. teacher老师；B. partner伙伴；C. friend朋友；D. mother妈妈。根据上文“As months passed, my class transformed to an unusually large family.”可推知，既然是成为一个大家庭，故Ms. Lewison就像我们的妈妈。故选D。

11.C

考查名词。A. bodies身体；B. hearts心；C. hands手；D. eyes眼。根据上文“allowed my hands”可知，当我们有困难的时候，我们让手来说话。根据前文所知，作者是学手语。故选C。

12.D

考查名词。A. sings歌声；B. language语言；C. love爱；D. life生活。根据上文“When we were feeling troubled,”可知，课程不太像课程本身，而是更多的关于生活。故选D。

13.A

考查副词。A. successfully成功地；B. finally最后；C. easily容易地；D. unwillingly不愿意地。根据上文“Ms. Lewison performed a tough task.”可知，Ms. Lewison 成功地用好奇心代替我的无知。故选A。

14.C

考查名词。A. confidence信心；B. patience耐心；C. curiosity好奇；D. freedom自由。根据下文“Then she opened my ________ and opened it even wider.”可知，作者心里充满了好奇（curiosity）。故选C.

15.B

考查名词。A. mouth嘴；B. mind思想；C. arms胳膊；D. fingers手指。根据上文“replaced all the ignorance in me with      .”可知，她打开了我的思想。故选B。

16.D

考查形容词。A. clever聪明的；B. unique独特的；C. special特殊的；D. fluent流利的。句意：她花时间将我变成流利的手语员。fluent流利的。故选D。

17.A

考查形容词。A. endless无止境的；B. strong强壮的；C. weak虚弱的；D. uncertain不确定的。根据上文“there are no limits”可知，她告诉我没有限制，我的能力是无止境的。故选A。

18.B

考查动词。A. dip浸；B. dance跳舞；C. swim游泳；D. think思考。根据上文可知，作者学会手语，手学会舞蹈（dance）。故选B。

19.C

考查副词。A. firmly坚定地；B. hardly几乎不；C. gently轻轻地；D. heavily沉重地。句意：Ms. Lewison 轻柔地将我推进聋哑人文化的海洋。gently温柔地。故选C。

20.D

考查名词。A. classes班级；B. worlds世界；C. families家庭；D. waters水域。根据“a strong swimmer”可知，作者成为在不同领域的游泳者。waters水域。故选D。