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

If you want to watch and know something about birds, you must find a good place near the bird nest(巢).

Birds sit on eggs and take care of their babies from April to June. Because the baby birds are too young to leave the nest, mothers often go to look for food and come back in several minutes. So it is good to watch birds. When we watch birds, we’d better hide ourselves in a close place to the nest, and it’s better to use binoculars (双筒望远镜).

But how to make a bird nest? A good bird nest must be very fine, strong, thick and comfortable. If you want to make one, please follow these:

a. Each nest must have six boards (木板). Don’t make the boards too slippery (滑).

b. Dig a small hole in the front of the nest as a “door”. The “door” can’t be too small, so birds can fly in or out easily.

c. Make sure the rainwater can’t go into the nest.

d. One piece of the board should be easy to open.

e. Don’t forget to color the nest.

根据短文内容,完成下列表格(每格只能填一个词)。

How do birds look after1. birds?

They sit on eggs and2. for their baby birds for about three3. . Mothers often4. and come back to the nest during the time to look for5., because the babies are too young.

When we watch birds

We’d better6. ourselves in a close place to the nest, and you had7. use binoculars.

How to make a bird8. ?

a. Each nest must have six boards. Don’t make them too slippery .

b. Dig a small hole in the front of the nest as a “door”. The “door” is big so birds can fly in or out easily.

c. Make the rainwater9. go into the nest.

d. One piece of the board should be easy to open.

e.10. to color the nest.

Are you interested in mysteries?

In Northern Scotland there is a long, deep lake called Loch Ness(尼斯湖).

More than 200 meters deep, it is the largest lake in the UK. People say a big monster lives in its dark, cold waters. It weighs more than 1,000 kilos and is at least ten meters long. Some people say it has a head like a horse. Others say it looks like a snake. Many people travel to Loch Ness to look for this strange monster, but only a few people have seen it. At least, they say they have seen it.

The Loch Ness Monster is a famous mystery .The first story about a monster in Loch Ness was told over 500 years ago, but the legend of the monster spread widely only in the twentieth century. In 1933, a husband and wife reported that they saw a big monster in the middle of the lake. Since then, a number of people have said that they have seen a monster in Loch Ness. Several people have taken photos, but at least one of them was a hoax (骗局) . During the 1960s, a team was formed to look for the monster. They took many photos and made movies, but they were never able to find a monster.

There is no real fact that a monster lives in Loch Ness, but there is also no fact that one doesn’t live. One thing is true about Loch Ness:there are a lot of tourists there.

根据短文内容,判断下列句子正(T)、误(F).

1.There is a long, deep lake called Loch Ness in Northern Scotland.

2.Many people think that the monster has a head like a snake.

3.The first story about the monster was told over 500 years ago.

4.During the 1960s, a team of people went to look for the monster and they found it.

5.From the passage, we learn about a legend about the monster in Loch Ness Lake.

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