阅读下面的短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
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 process and found something that has changed my 42 at college for the better:I discovered ASL-American Sign Language(美式手语).
I never felt an urge to 43 any sign language before.My entire family is hearing,and so are all my friends.The 44 language were enough in all my interactions(交往).Little did I know that I would discover my 45 for ASL.
The 46 began during my first week at college. I watched as the ASL Club 47 their translation of a song. Both the hand movements and the very 48 of communicating without speaking 49 me. What I saw was completely unlike anything I had experienced in the 50 .This newness just left me 51 more.
After that, feeling the need to 52 further, I decided to drop in on one of ASL club`s meetings. I only learned how to 53 the alphabet that day. Yet instead of being discouraged by my 54 progress,I was excited. I then made it a point to 55 those meetings and learn all I could.
The following term, I 56 an ASL class. The professor was deaf and any talking was 57 . I soon realized that the silence was not unpleasant. 58 , if there had been any talking, it would have 59 us to learn less. Now, I appreciate the silence and the 60 way of communication it opens.
答案
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
43. C 考查动词辨析。choose：选择 read：看，读 learn：学习 create：创造 句意：我以前从没有过学习手语的冲动 分析可知故选C。
44. D 考查形容词辨析。official：官方的foreign：外国的body：肢体的spoken：口语的 根据前文My entire family is hearing,and so are all my friends.可知作者的家人及朋友都可以听得到，作者认为在平时的交流中，再加上肢体语言就足够了。body language：肢体语言 故选D。
45. A考查名词辨析。love：热爱concern：关心，顾虑 goal：目标request：请求 句意：我没想过我会发现自己对美式手语的热爱。前文中I never felt an urge to learn any sign language before作者表明以前从未想过学习手语，而根据后文内容可知作者非常喜欢手语。故选A。
46. C 考查名词辨析。meeting：会议 trip：旅行story：故事task：任务 句意：故事发生在我上大学的第一周 分析可知在这里作者开始讲述在大学学习手语的事情，故选C。
47. B 考查动词辨析。record：记录 perform：表现，表演 recite：背诵discuss：讨论 句意：在ASL 俱乐部表演一首歌的翻译时，我正观看着。分析可知ASL 俱乐部是手语俱乐部，应该是在用手语表演一首歌。故选B。
48. A 考查名词辨析。idea：想法amount：数量dream：梦想reason：原因 句意：手部的动作和不用语言进行交流的想法吸引了我 分析可知作者当时在看手语表演，而手语就是为了想借助手势进行交流。故选A。
49. D 考查动词辨析。disturb：打扰 support：支持embarrass：使...难堪attract：吸引 分析语境可知ASL 俱乐部的表演吸引了作者，否则作者也不会去学习手语。故选D。
52.B考查动词辨析。exercise：锻炼 explore：探索 express：表达explain：解释 句意：在那之后，我感觉到想要探索更多关于手语的东西，我参加了ASL 俱乐部的一次会议。故选B。
53.C 考查动词辨析。print：打印write：写sign：签名；打手势count：数 句意：那天我只学会了写字母表。分析可知作者第一次参加手语俱乐部的会议，学会的应该是最基本的写字母表。当然，打印字母表、在字母表上签名、数字母表和学习手语都没有联系。故选C。
54.A考查形容词辨析。slow：缓慢的steady：平稳的 normal：正常的obvious：明显的 句意：我并没有因为缓慢的进步而沮丧，相反我很兴奋。因为作者只学会了写字母表，所以进步是很慢的。故选A。
55.C 考查动词辨析。chair：主持；使…入座sponsor：赞助 attend：参加 organize：组织 句意：我下定决心参加俱乐部所有的会议去学习我能学习的一切。attend meeting：参加会议 故选C。
56.D 考查动词辨析。miss：错过，想念pass：通过give up：放弃register for：报名注册 句意：接下来的一个学期，我报名上了一个手语班。故选D。
57.A 考查动词辨析。prohibit：禁止welcome：欢迎ignore：忽视repeat：重复 句意：教授的耳朵听不见，任何口语交流都是禁止的。根据后文if there had been any talking可知在课堂上没有口语交流。故选A。
58.C 考查副词辨析。lastly：最后，终于thus：因此；如此instead：反而however：然而 句意：反而，如果当时有口语交流，那只会造成我们学的手语更少。根据前文I soon realized that the silence was not unpleasant.可知作者很快意识到安静并不是令人不愉快的。反而有口语交流会影响手语的学习。故选C。
59.B 考查动词辨析。require：要求cause：造成 allow：允许expect：期待 句意：如果当时有口语交流，那只会造成我们学的手语更少。故选B。
60.D 考查形容词辨析。easy：简单的popular：受欢迎的quick：快速的 new：新的 句意：现在我很感激当时的安静并且享受它带来的一种新的交流方式 分析可知手语对于作者来说是一种新的交流方式，故选D。
