13.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(41)Aprocess and found something that has changed my(42)Bat college for the better:I discovered ASL-American Sign Language(美式手语).
I never felt an urge to(43)Cany sign language before.My entire family is hearing,and so are all my friends.The(44)Dlanguages were enough in all my interactions(交往).Little did I know that I would discover my(45)Afor ASL.
The(46)C began during my first week at college.I watched as the ASL Club(47)B their translation of a song.Both the hand movements and the very (48)A of communicating without speaking(49)Dme.What I saw was completely unlike anything I had experienced in the (50)B.This newness just left me(51)Dmore.
After that,feeling the need to(52)B further,I decided to drop in on one of ASL club′s meetings.I only learned how to (53)C the alphabet that day.Yet instead of being discouraged by my (54)Aprogress,I was excited.I then made it a point to (55)C those meetings and learn all I could.
The following term,I(56)D an ASL class.The professor was deaf and any talking was (57)A.I soon realized that the silence was not unpleasant.(58)C,if there had been any talking,it would have (59)B us to learn less.Now,I appreciate the silence and the (60)D way of communication it opens.
I never felt an urge to(43)Cany sign language before.My entire family is hearing,and so are all my friends.The(44)Dlanguages were enough in all my interactions(交往).Little did I know that I would discover my(45)Afor ASL.
The(46)C began during my first week at college.I watched as the ASL Club(47)B their translation of a song.Both the hand movements and the very (48)A of communicating without speaking(49)Dme.What I saw was completely unlike anything I had experienced in the (50)B.This newness just left me(51)Dmore.
After that,feeling the need to(52)B further,I decided to drop in on one of ASL club′s meetings.I only learned how to (53)C the alphabet that day.Yet instead of being discouraged by my (54)Aprogress,I was excited.I then made it a point to (55)C those meetings and learn all I could.
The following term,I(56)D an ASL class.The professor was deaf and any talking was (57)A.I soon realized that the silence was not unpleasant.(58)C,if there had been any talking,it would have (59)B us to learn less.Now,I appreciate the silence and the (60)D way of communication it opens.
41.A.searching | B.planning | C.natural | D.formal |
42.A.progress | B.experience | C.major | D.opinion |
43.A.choose | B.read | C.learn | D.create |
44.A.official | B.foreign | C.body | D.spoken |
45.A.love | B.concern | C.goal | D.request |
46.A.meeting | B.trip | C.story | D.task |
47.A.recorded | B.performed | C.recited | D.discussed |
48.A.idea | B.amount | C.dream | D.reason |
49.A.disturbed | B.supported | C.embarrassed | D.attracted |
50.A.end | B.past | C.course | D.distance |
51.A.showing | B.acting | C.saying | D.wanting |
52.A.exercise | B.explore | C.express | D.explain |
53.A.print | B.write | C.sign | D.count |
54.A.slow | B.steady | C.normal | D.obvious |
55.A.chair | B.sponsor | C.attend | D.organize |
56.A.missed | B.passed | C.gave up | D.registered for |
57.A.prohibited | B.welcomed | C.ignored | D.repeated |
58.A.Lastly | B.Thus | C.Instead | D.However |
59.A.required | B.caused | C.allowed | D.expected |
60.A.easy | B.popular | C.quick | D.new |
7.In 1973,I was teaching elementary school.Each day,27 kids(41)B"The Thinking Laboratory."That was the (42)Astudents voted for after deciding that"Room 104"was too(43)D.
Freddy was an average (44)B,but not an average person.He had the rare balance of fun and compassion(同情).He would(45)D the loudest over fun and be the saddest over anyone's(46)A.
Before the school year(47)D,I gave the kids a special (48)B,T-shirts with the words"Verbs Are Your(49)A"on them.I had advised the kids that while verbs(动词)may seem dull,most of the(50)Cthings they do throughout their lives will be verbs.
Through the years,I'd run into former students who would provide(51)D on old classmates.I learned that Freddy did several jobs after his(52)A from high school and remained the same(53)C person I met forty years before.Once,while working overnight at a store,he let a homeless man(54)Bin his truck.Another time,he(55)Ca friend money to buy a house.
Just last year,I was(56)D a workshop when someone knocked at the classroom door.A woman(57)C the interruption and handed me an envelope.I stopped teaching and (58)Ait up.Inside were the"Verbs"shirt and a (59)C from Freddy's mother."Freddy passed away on Thanksgiving.He wanted you to have this."
I told the story to the class.As sad as it was,I couldn't help smiling.Although Freddy was taken from us,we all(60)Bsomething from Freddy.
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Freddy was an average (44)B,but not an average person.He had the rare balance of fun and compassion(同情).He would(45)D the loudest over fun and be the saddest over anyone's(46)A.
Before the school year(47)D,I gave the kids a special (48)B,T-shirts with the words"Verbs Are Your(49)A"on them.I had advised the kids that while verbs(动词)may seem dull,most of the(50)Cthings they do throughout their lives will be verbs.
Through the years,I'd run into former students who would provide(51)D on old classmates.I learned that Freddy did several jobs after his(52)A from high school and remained the same(53)C person I met forty years before.Once,while working overnight at a store,he let a homeless man(54)Bin his truck.Another time,he(55)Ca friend money to buy a house.
Just last year,I was(56)D a workshop when someone knocked at the classroom door.A woman(57)C the interruption and handed me an envelope.I stopped teaching and (58)Ait up.Inside were the"Verbs"shirt and a (59)C from Freddy's mother."Freddy passed away on Thanksgiving.He wanted you to have this."
I told the story to the class.As sad as it was,I couldn't help smiling.Although Freddy was taken from us,we all(60)Bsomething from Freddy.
41.A.built | B.entered | C.decorated | D.ran |
42.A.name | B.rule | C.brand | D.plan |
43.A.small | B.dark | C.strange | D.dull |
44.A.scholar | B.student | C.citizen | D.worker |
45.A.speak | B.sing | C.question | D.laugh |
46.A.misfortune | B.disbelief | C.dishonesty | D.mistake |
47.A.changed | B.approached | C.returned | D.ended |
48.A.lesson | B.gift | C.report | D.message |
49.A.Friends | B.Awards | C.Masters | D.Tasks |
50.A.simple | B.unique | C.fun | D.clever |
51.A.assessments | B.comments | C.instructions | D.updates |
52.A.graduation | B.retirement | C.separation | D.resignation |
53.A.daring | B.modest | C.caring | D.smart |
54.A.wait | B.sleep | C.study | D.live |
55.A.paid | B.charged | C.lent | D.owed |
56.A.observing | B.preparing | C.designing | D.conducting |
57.A.regretted | B.avoided | C.excused | D.ignored |
58.A.opened | B.packed | C.gave | D.held |
59.A.picture | B.bill | C.note | D.diary |
60.A.chose | B.took | C.expected | D.borrowed |