(2017·全国卷Ⅰ)
While high school does not generally encourage students to explore new aspects of life, college sets the stage for that exploration. I myself went through this 1 process and found something that has changed my 2 at college for the better: I discovered ASL—American Sign Language(美式手语).
I never felt an urge to 3 any sign language before. My entire family is hearing, and so are all my friends. The 4 languages were enough in all my interactions(交往). Little did I know that I would discover my 5 for ASL.
The 6 began during my first week at college. I watched as the ASL Club 7 their translation of a song. Both the hand movements and the very 8 of communicating without speaking 9 me. What I saw was completely unlike anything I had experienced in the 10 . This newness just left me 11 more.
After that, feeling the need to 12 further, I decided to drop in on one of ASL club’s meetings. I only learned how to 13 the alphabet that day. Yet instead of being discouraged by my 14 progress, I was excited. I then made it a point to 15 those meetings and learn all I could.
The following term, I 16 an ASL class. The professor was deaf and any talking was 17 . I soon realized that the silence was not unpleasant. 18 , if there had been any talking, it would have 19 us to learn less. Now, I appreciate the silence and the 20 way of communication it opens.
【文章大意】作者发现美式手语后, 开始学习它, 并发现了使用它的优点。
1. A. searching B. planning C. natural D. formal
【解析】选A。词汇复现题。根据前面出现的explore和exploration可知, 我经历了这种探索(searching)过程。
2. A. progress B. experience C. major D. opinion
【解析】选B。逻辑推理题。此处指发现了使我的大学经历(experience)更好的东西。
3. A. choose B. read C. learn D. create
【解析】选C。逻辑推理题。根据空后面的一句话可知, 我的家人和朋友都听力正常, 所以我以前没有想学习(learn)手语。
4. A. official B. foreign C. body D. spoken
【解析】选D。逻辑推理题。美式手语是一种无声的语言, 我的家人和朋友听力都正常, 所以口头(spoken)语言对于我的交往已经足够了。
5. A. love B. concern C. goal D. request
【解析】选A。逻辑推理题。此处指我不知道我会发现对美式手语的爱(love)。
6. A. meeting B. trip C. story D. task
【解析】选C。逻辑推理题。下文叙述了我学习美式手语的经历, 所以此处表示在大学的第一周我的故事(story)开始了。
7. A. recorded B. performed C. recited D. discussed
【解析】选B。逻辑推理题。根据下一句中的the hand movements和communicating without speaking可知, 此处指他们用美式手语表演了(performed)一首歌。
8. A. idea B. amount C. dream D. reason
【解析】选A。逻辑推理题。此处指不说话就能交流的想法(idea)。
9. A. disturbed B. supported
C. embarrassed D. attracted
【解析】选D。逻辑推理题。此处指手的动作和无声的交流的想法吸引了(attracted)我。
10. A. end B. past C. course D. distance
【解析】选B。固定搭配题。此处指我得到了完全不同于过去的经历。in the past在过去。
11. A. showing B. acting C. saying D. wanting
【解析】选D。逻辑推理题。这种新鲜使我渴望(wanting)得到更多。
12. A. exercise B. explore C. express D. explain
【解析】选B。词汇复现题。根据第一段的explore和exploration可知, 此处指感觉到有必要进一步探索(explore)。
13. A. print B. write C. sign D. count
【解析】选C。背景常识题。既然是美式手语, 所以用手势表达。sign做手势示意。
14. A. slow B. steady C. normal D. obvious
【解析】选A。逻辑推理题。前一句提到那一天我只学习了字母表, 这说明我进步很慢(slow)。
15. A. chair B. sponsor C. attend D. organize
【解析】选C。词汇复现题。根据这一段前面出现的drop in on(参观, 参加)可知填attend, 指参加那些会议。
16. A. missed B. passed
C. gave up D. registered for
【解析】选D。逻辑推理题。根据后面的一句可知, 我注册学习了美式手语课程。register for表示“登记, 注册”。
17. A. prohibited B. welcomed
C. ignored D. repeated
【解析】选A。逻辑推理题。根据前面一句可知教授失聪, 所以用手语上课, 课堂上禁止谈话。另外, 根据后面的silence也可知。prohibit表示禁止。
18. A. Lastly B. Thus C. Instead D. However
【解析】选C。词语辨析题。我很快就意识到这种沉默很好。相反, 如果说话, 这些谈话会使我们学到更少。lastly最后; thus因此; instead相反; however然而。instead和however容易混淆, however解释为“然而”, 表示一种转折, 说明后面陈述的内容与前面的内容相反。instead也表示转折, 但更侧重于“取而代之”这层意思, 翻译成“相反地”。
19. A. required B. caused C. allowed D. expected
【解析】选B。词语辨析题。此处指许多谈话会让(caused)我学到更少。require sb. to do sth. 要求某人做某事; cause sb. to do sth. 让某人做某事; allow sb. to do sth. 允许某人做某事; expect sb. to do sth. 期望某人做某事。
20. A. easy B. popular C. quick D. new
【解析】选D。词汇复现题。根据第三段This newness just left me more. 可知, 此处指我感激沉默和它开启的新的(new)交流方式。
