Doyouhavetobeverysmarttoliveah-优题课

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 （1）　　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 （2）　　 language was enough．Little by little，I discovered my （3）　　for ASL．

The （4）　　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 （5）　　further，I decided to join one of ASL clubs．I only learned how to express my feelings （6）　　 my hands about the letters that day．Although my process was （7）　　，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 （8）　　．I soon realized that silence was not unpleasant．（9）　　，if there had been any talking，it would have caused to learn less．Now，I enjoy the silence and the （10）　　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

A tone﹣deaf（五音不全）teenager has surprised his family by suddenly being able to play music while after suffering a concussion （脑震荡）．Gordon，a high school student，now can play 13instruments ﹣（1）　　he has never learned music．

As a small child，he loved sports，dreamed of playing lacrosse （长曲棍球） as a career， and had no （2）　　in music．"He really had no musical （3）　　，" his mother told the reporter．"When he played lacrosse with a local team in Grade Six，he （4）　　backwards and hurt the back of his head （5）　　the ground．""I remember （6）　　and then I felt really dazed （恍惚的），" he told the reporter．"I didn' t really understand something（7）　　had happened．"The doctors told him he could return to the （8）　　．He did so，but unluckily he went on to suffer （9）　　couple of hard hits to the head，which sent him to the hospital again．

After that the doctors told him he couldn' t play sports any more，but there was one good side effect： his new﹣found （10）　　．"Now I can play many instruments，such as piano，guitar and violin．Music is the thing that gets me up in the morning，"he said．

（1）A．so	B．and	C．because	D．though
（2）A．interest	B．interested	C．interesting	D．interestedly
（3）A．problem	B．difficulty	C．instrument	D．talent
（4）A．falls	B．felt	C．fell	D．was falling
（5）A．above	B．below	C．along	D．against
（6）A．getting up	B．giving up	C．to get up	D．to give up
（7）A．good	B．bad	C．wonderful	D．boring
（8）A．classroom	B．hospital	C．concert	D．field
（9）A．another	B．other	C．the other	D．others
（10）A．hobby	B．illness	C．habit	D．skill

At the beginning of the new school year， every child was given a job． It was（1）　　most exciting thing for the children in class． As some jobs were more interesting than （2）　， the children hoped to get one of the best． Rita was a kind and quiet girl． Last year she got the best job to look after the class dog． She did it （3）　　．

This year each child got one of the normal jobs，（4）　　preparing the books for the lessons， cleaning the blackboard or looking after one of the pets． But to Rita's （5）　　， her job was very different． She was given a little box （6）　　some sand and one ant． Although the teacher explained that this ant was very special， Rita could not（7）___ 　feeling disappointed．

"I will turn this little task into something great，" Rita said to（8）　　． She started to study everything about the little ant， gave it the best food and made the box perfect． In the end the ant grew much bigger． One day， the teacher said that Rita's class had been chosen（9）　　to the tropical（热带的）rainforest with Doctor Martines to study all kinds of insects in summer， because the class had cared for the little ant best．

The class（10）　　joy． Everyone thanked Rita for being so patient． And children learnt that to be given the most important tasks you have to know how to have responsibility even in what seems the smallest tasks．

（1）A．a	B． an	C． the	D．不填
（2）A． other	B． others	C． the other	D． another
（3）A． perfectly	B． carelessly	C． sadly	D． happily
（4）A． next to	B． look like	C． as if	D． such as
（5）A． surprise	B． surprised	C． moved	D． moving
（6）A． through	B． without	C． with	D． except
（7）A． think	B． say	C． tell	D． help
（8）A． her	B． herself	C． him	D． himself
（9）A． to go	B． gone	C． went	D． going
（10）A． full	B． was full of	C． was filled	D． fill

Mr． Jackson was our science teacher． On the first day of class， he gave us a talk about an animal called wampus． He told us that the wampus lived on earth millions of years ago during the Ice Age and died out because of the change of climate （气候）． We all listened carefully and took （1） ____ of everything he said． Later we had a（2）____．

When the exam paper was（3）____ to me， I was surprised and sad． There was a big red "X" through each of my answers． I failed． But how come？（4）____ on the test paper， I had written down （5）____ Mr． Jackson said in class．

Then I realized that no one（6）____ the exam at all． What had happened？

"Very simple，" Mr． Jackson explained． "I had made up all that story about the wampus． There had never been any such animal， so the information in your notes was not correct． Do you expect to get（7）____ marks for incorrect answers？"

There was no need to say we were（8）____． What kind of test was this？ What kind of teacher was he？

How could we believe he gave us so much information about an animal that had not been there at all？ How was it possible （9）____ us students to doubt what the teacher taught us？

"The zeros on your papers will be（10）____ in your grade books，" he said． And he did it．

Through this （11）____， Mr． Jackson hoped that we would learn something． Teachers and books are not always（12）____． In fact， no one is． He told us not to let our mind go to sleep． Instead， we should keep thinking all the time and speak up if we think there are （13）　____ in our teachers' words or in books．

We should （14）____ the habit of doubting， and the ability to decide by ourselves． What a special（15）____ he gave us!

（1）A． books	B． notes	C． supports	D． messages
（2）A． discussion	B． question	C． test	D． plan
（3）A． returned	B． directed	C． added	D． compared
（4）A． Anyway	B． Luckily	C． Anywhere	D． Bravely
（5）A． when	B． whether	C． why	D． what
（6）A． refused	B． pushed	C． passed	D． praised
（7）A． useful	B． high	C． exact	D． low
（8）A． polite	B． glad	C． modern	D． angry
（9）A． with	B． over	C． for	D． of
（10）A． recorded	B． described	C． collected	D． circled
（11）A． experience	B． notice	C． introduction	D． progress
（12）A． interesting	B． right	C． active	D． silent
（13）A． decisions	B． reasons	C． points	D． mistakes
（14）A． repeat	B． risk	C． develop	D． move
（15）A． report	B． promise	C． model	D． lesson

A little boy invited his mother to attend his school 's first teacher﹣parent meeting．To the little boy's （1）____， she said she would go． This would be the first time that his classmates and teacher（2）____ his mother and he felt shame at her appearance． Although she was a beautifu woman， there was a serious scar（伤疤）that （3）____ nearly the entire right side of her face．The boy never wanted to （4）____ why or how she got the scar to others．

At the meeting， the people loved his mother for her （5）____ and natural beauty though she had the serious scar， but the little boy was still hot with shame and hid himself from veryone． However， he （6）____ of a conversation between his mother and his teacher by chance．The teacher asked（7）____， "How did you get the scar on your face？ "The mother replied ， "（8）____ my son was a baby， he was in a room that was on fire．

Everyone was too（9）____ to go in， so I went in． As I was （10）____ towards his bed， I saw a long piece of wood coming down and I placed myself （11）____ him trying to protect him． I was knocked down． But luckily， a fireman came in and （12）____ both of us．" She touched the burned side of her face． "This scar will be lasting， but to this day， I have never （13）____ what I did"

By this time， the little boy came out running towards his mother with tears in his eyes． He （14）____Her a big hug and thanked her for what she had done． From then on， he （15）____ minded the scar on his mother 's face．

（1）A．pleasure	B． disappointment	C．agreement	D．excitement
（2）A．noticed	B． greeted	C accepted	D． met
（3）A included	B passed	C． covered	D． brushed
（4）A． talk about	B． think about	C． worry about	D． hear about
（5）A． sadness	B． kindness	C． fashion	D． illness
（6）A． understood	B． heard	C． reported	D． cheered
（7）A． carefully	B． seriously	C． nervously	D． exactly
（8）A．B ecause	B． Since	C． While	D． When
（9）A． afraid	B． brave	C． tired	D． active
（10）A． walking	B． running	C． coming	D going
（11）A． behind	B． over	C． below	D． beside
（12）A．refused	B． saved	C． pulled	D． praised
（13）A．forgot	B． realized	C． considered	D． regretted
（14）A．gave	B． got	C． let	D． made
（15）A．ever	B． sometimes	C．never	D． always