话题五 语言学习 第二节 话题阅读-2020高考英语【步步高】大一轮复习话题晨背与阅读训练（北师大版）

第二节　话题阅读 (2017·全国Ⅰ，完形填空) 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).[来源:学.科.网] I never felt an urge to   43   any sign language before.My entire family is hearing，and so are all my friends.The   44   languages 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. 语篇解读　本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作为正常人的作者开始认识并喜欢上美式手语的故事。 41.A.searching B.planning C.natural D.formal 答案　A 解析　由上文中的“explore new aspects of life”可知，所填词与explore(探索)在词义上相近，故选searching(寻找)。planning计划；natural自然的；formal正式的。 42.A.progress B.experience C.major D.opinion 答案　B 解析　根据语境可知，此处指作者发现了朝更好的方向改变自己大学经历(experience)的东西。另外，第三段中的“I had experienced”也给出了提示。progress进步；major专业；opinion观点。 43.A.choose B.read C.learn D.create 答案　C 解析　后面一句提到作者的全家人及他所有的朋友都有听觉，因此他之前从没有想学(learn)手语的强烈愿望。另外，第四段中的“I only learned how to...”也给出了提示。choose选择；read阅读；create创造。 44.A.off