TheotherdayIwastalkingtoastran-优题课

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 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.

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．

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

When I was13 my only purpose was to become the star on our football team.That meant 21 Miller King,who was the best 22 at our school.

Football season started in September and all summer long I worked out.I carried my football everywhere for 2 3 .

Just before September,Miller was struck by a car and lost his right arm.I went to see him after he came back from 24 .He looked very 25 ,but he didn ^'t cry.

That season,I 26 all of Miller`srecords while he 27the home games from the bench.We went 10-1 and I was named most valuable player, 28 I often had crazy dreams in which I was to blame for Miller's 29 .

One afternoon,I was crossing the field to go home and saw Miller 30 going over a fence-which wasn't 31 to climb if you had both arms.I'm sure I was the last person in the world he wanted to accept 32 from.But even that cha l lenge he accepted.I 33 him move slowly over the fence.When we were finally 34 on the other side,he said to me, ＂ You know,I didn't tell you this during the season,but you did 35 .Thank you for filling in for 36 . ＂

His words freed me from my bad 37.I thought to myself,how even without an arm he was more of a leader.Damaged but not defeated,he was 38ahead of me. I was right to have 39him.From that day on，I grew 40and a little more real.

21.

A．

cheering for

B．

beating out

C．

relying on

D．

staying with

22.

A．

coach

B．

student

C．

teacher

D．

player

23.

A．

practice

B．

show

C．

comfort

D．

pleasure

24.

A．

school

B．

vacation

C．

hospital

D．

training

25.

A．

pale

B．

calm

C．

relaxed

D．

ashamed

26.

A．

held

B．

broke

C．

set

D．

tried

27.

A．

reported

B．

judged

C．

organized

D．

watched

28.

A．

and

B．

then

C．

but

D．

thus

29.

A．

decision

B．

mistake

C．

accident

D．

sacrifice

30.

A．

stuck

B．

hurt

C．

tried

D．

lost

31.

A．

steady

B．

hard

C．

fun

D．

fit

32.

A．

praise

B．

advice

C．

assistance

D．

apology

33.

A．

let

B．

helped

C．

had

D．

noticed

34.

A．

dropped

B．

ready

C．

trapped

D．

safe

35.

A．

fine

B．

wrong

C．

quickly

D．

normally

36.

A．

us

B．

yourself

C．

me

D．

them

37.

A．

memories

B．

ideas

C．

attitudes

D．

dreams

38.

A．

still

B．

also

C．

yet

D．

just

39.

A．

challenged

B．

cured

C．

invited

D．

admired

40.

A．

healthier

B．

bigger

C．

cleverer

D．

cooler

Alia Baker is a librarian in Iraq. Her library used to be a 36place for all who loved books and liked to share knowledge. They 37various matters all over the world. When the war was near, Alia was 38 that the fires of war would destroy the books, which are more 39to her than mountain of gold. The books are in every language - new books, ancient books, 40a book on the history of Iraq that is seven hundred years old.

She had asked the government for 41 to move the books to a 42 place, but they refused. So Alia took matters into her own hands. 43 , she brought books home every night, 44 her car late after work. Her friends came to 45 her when the war broke out. Anis who owned a restaurant 46to hide some books. All through the 47, Alia, Anis, his brothers and neighbours took the books from the library, 48 them over the seven-foot wall and 49 them in the restaurant. The books stayed hidden as the war 50 . Then nine days laters, a fire burned the 51 to the ground.

One day, the bombing stopped and the 52left. But the war was not over yet. Alia knew that if the books were to be safe, they must be 53again while the city was 54 . So she hired a truck to bring all the books to the houses of friends in the suburbs(郊区). Now Alia waited for the war to end and 55peace and a new library.

36.

A．

meeting

B．

working

C．

personal

D．

religious

37.

A．

raised

B．

handled

C．

reported

D．

discussed

38.

A．

worried

B．

angry

C．

doubtful

D．

curious

39.

A．

practical

B．

precious

C．

reliable

D．

expensive

40.

A．

then

B．

still

C．

even

D．

rather

41.

A．

permission

B．

confirmation

C．

explanation

D．

information

42.

A．

large

B．

public

C．

distant

D．

safe

43.

A．

Fortunately

B．

Surprisingly

C．

Seriously

D．

Secretly

44.

A．

starting

B．

parking

C．

filling

D．

testing

45.

A．

stop

B．

help

C．

warn

D．

rescue

46.

A．

intended

B．

pretended

C．

happened

D．

agreed

47.

A．

war

B．

night

C．

building

D．

way

48.

A．

put

B．

opened

C．

passed

D．

threw

49.

A．

hid

B．

exchanged

C．

burnt

D．

distributed

50.

A．

approached

B．

erupted

C．

continued

D．

ended

51.

A．

restaurant

B．

library

C．

city

D．

wall

52.

A．

neighbours

B．

soldiers

C．

friends

D．

customers

53.

A．

sold

B．

read

C．

saved

D．

moved

54.

A．

occupied

B．

bombed

C．

quiet

D．

busy

55.

A．

dreamed of

B．

believed in

C．

cared about

D．

looked for

At my heaviest I weighed 370 pounds. I had a very poor relationship with food: I used it to

16 bad feelings, to make myself feel better, and to celebrate. Worried about my health, I tried many different kinds of 17 but nothing worked. I came to believe that I could do nothing about my 18 .

When I was 50, my weight problem began to affect me 19 . I didn't want to live the rest of my life with this 20 weight any more.

That year, I 21 a seminar where we were asked to create a project that would touch the world. A seminar leader shared her 22 story -she had not only 125 pounds, but also raised ＄25,000 for homeless children.

23 by her story, I created the As We Heal(痊愈), the World Heals 24 . My goal was to lose 150 pounds in one year and raise ＄50,000 25 a movement founded 30 years ago to end hunger. This combination of healing myself and healing the world 26 me as the perfect solution.

27 I began my own personal weight program, I was filled with the fear that I would

28 the same difficulties that beat me before. While the 29 hung over my head, there were also signs that I was headed down the right 30 . I sent letters to everyone I knew, telling them about my project. It worked perfectly. Donations began 31 in from hundreds of people.

Of course, I also took some practical steps to lose weight. I consulted with a physician（内科医生）, I hired a fitness coach, and I began to eat small and 32 meals. My fund-raising focus also gave me new motivation to exercise 33 .

A year later, I 34 my goal: I lost 150 pounds and raised ＄50,000! I feel that I've been given a second life to devote to something that is 35 and enormous.

16.

A．

add

B．

mix

C．

kill

D．

share

17.

A．

diets

B．

drinks

C．

fruits

D．

dishes

18.

A．

height

B．

ability

C．

wisdom

D．

weight

19.

A．

temporarily

B．

recently

C．

seriously

D．

secretly

20.

A．

ideal

B．

extra

C．

normal

D．

low

21.

A．

attended

B．

organized

C．

recommended

D．

mentioned

22.

A．

folk

B．

success

C．

adventure

D．

science

23.

A．

Surprised

B．

Amused

C．

Influenced

D．

Disturbed

24.

A．

project

B．

business

C．

system

D．

custom

25.

A．

in search of

B．

in need of

C．

in place of

D．

in support of

26.

A．

scared

B．

considered

C．

confused

D．

struck

27.

A．

As

B．

Until

C．

If

D．

Unless

28.

A．

get over

B．

run into

C．

look for

D．

put aside

29.

A．

excitment

B．

joy

C．

anger

D．

fear

30.

A．

row

B．

hall

C．

path

D．

street

31.

A．

breaking

B．

flooding

C．

jumping

D．

stepping

32.A

A．

. heavy

B．

full

C．

expense

D．

healthy

33.

A．

regularly

B．

limitlessly

C．

suddenly

D．

randomly

34.

A．

set

B．

reached

C．

missed

D．

dropped

35.

A．

stressful

B．

painful

C．

meaningful

D．

peaceful

For a long time Gabriel didn't want to be involved in music at all. In his first years of high school, Gabriel would look pityingly at music students, __36__across the campus with their heavy instrument cases, __37__at school for practice hours __38__ anyone else had to be there. He swore to himself to__39__music, as he hated getting to school extra early.

__40___, one day, in the music class that was __41__of his school's standard curriculurn, he was playing idly （随意地）on the piano and found it ____42___to pick out tunes.With a sinking feeling, he realized that he actually __43__doing it. He tried to hide his __44__pleasure from the music teacher, who had __45__over to listen. He might not have done this particularly well, __46__the teacher told Gabriel that he had a good___47__and suggested that Gabriel go into the music store-room to see if any of the instruments there __48__him. There he decided to give the cello(大提琴) a __49__. When he began practicing,he took it very __50__. But he quickly found that he loved playing this instrument, and was __51__to practicing it so that within a couple of months he was playing reasonably well.

This __52__, of course, that he arrived at school early in the morning, __53__his heavy instrument case across the campus to the __54__looks of the non-musicians he had left__55__.

A．travelling

B．marching

C．pacing

D．struggling
A．rising up

B．coming up

C．driving up

D．turning up
A．before

B．after

C．until

D．since
A．betray

B．accept

C．avoid

D．appreciate
A．Therefore

B．However

C．Thus

D．Moreover
A．part

B．nature

C．basis

D．spirit
A．complicate

B．safe

C．confusing

D．easy
A．missed

B．disliked

C．enjoyed

D．denied
A．transparent

B．obvious

C．false

D．similar
A．run

B．jogged

C．jumped

D．wandered
A．because

B．but

C．though

D．so
A．ear

B．taste

C．heart

D．voice
A．occurred to

B．took to

C．appealed to

D．held to
A．change

B．chance

C．mission

D．function
A．seriously

B．proudly

C．casually

D．naturally
A．committed

B．used

C．limited

D．admitted
A．proved

B．showed

C．stressed

D．meant
A．pushing

B．dragging

C．lifting

D．rushing
A．admiring

B．pitying

C．annoying

D．teasing
A．over

B．aside

C．behind

D．out