Unit 4 Section Ⅰ Reading and Thinking -Comprehending（Word 教师用书）-【状元桥·优质课堂】2022-2023学年新教材高中英语选择性必修第一册（人教版2019）

作者读大学时开始了解美式手语，它给人们的交流打开了一扇大门。 (2017·全国Ⅰ完形精编) While high school does not generally encourage students to explore new aspects(方面) of life, college sets the stage for that exploration1.I myself went through this searching process and found something that has changed my experience at college for the better：I discovered ASL—American Sign Language(美式手语)． I never felt an urge to learn2 any sign language before.My entire family is hearing, and so are all my friends.In other words, the spoken languages were enough in all my interactions.Little did I know that I would discover my love for ASL.The story began during my first week at college.I watched as the ASL Club performed their translation of a song.Both the hand movements and the very idea of communicating without speaking can interpret everything.What I saw was completely unlike anything I had experienced in the past.This newness(新奇) just left me wanting more. After that, feeling the need to explore further, I decided to drop in on one of ASL club's meetings.I only learned how to sign the alphabet that day.Yet instead of being discouraged by my slow progress, I was excited.I then made it a point3 to attend those meetings and learn all I could.The following term, I registered for4 an ASL class.The professor was deaf and any talking was prohibited.I soon realised that the silence was not unpleasant.Instead, if there had been any talking, it would have caused us to learn less.Now, I favour the silence and the new way of communication it opens. 【词块采撷】 1．sets the stage for 为……做准备；为……铺平了道路 2．an urge to do sth 做某事的冲动 3．make it a point 特意 4．register for 登记；注册；选课 【亮句应用】 1．while用作并列连词，表示“对比” (2021·6月天津)By the time we got to middle school it was clear that my older brother preferred meditation(冥想), while I was a born performer who preferred the theatrical. 到我们上中学的时候，很明显，我哥哥更喜欢冥想，而我是一个天生的表演者，喜欢戏剧。 2．if引导的条件状语从句 (2021·全国甲写作)What's more, if I want to decorate my website with some Chinese elements, what should I do？此外，如果我想用一些中国元素装饰