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 |
There are many kinds of pollution around us,1air pollution, soil pollution, noise pollution and light pollution. They are bad __2__ our health in many ways.
Burning gas, oil and coal creates air pollution. It can cause sore eyes and __3__ problems.
With the increase of pollution and the development of industry, litter is everywhere. It makes our environment dirty. People put lots of rubbish in the land. Farmers use too many __4___ in the fields. They destroy the soil. So soil pollution has become serious.
Noise pollution can make people__5_. For example, people may lose their hearing if they work in a _6_ place for a long time. Too much noise can cause high blood pressure __7__.
Working for a long time in strong, changeable light __8__ cause some kinds of illnesses. It makes people feel __9__ and is especially bad for the eyes.
With ___10__ pollution, our planet will become greener and our health will be better. Let’s be greener people.
1. A. such as B. for example C. as well as D. because of
2. A. to B. in C. for D. of
3. A. breath B. breathe C. breathed D. breathing
4. A. chemical B. chemicals C. chemist D. chemistry
5. A. blind B. lame C. deaf D. healthy
6. A. noise B. noisyC. quiet D. quietly
7. A. as well B. tooC. also D. either
8 A. must B. needC. should D. may
9. A. comfortable B. possibly C. terrible D. terribly
10. A. little B. less C. few D. fewer
Which of your two hands do you use most? Very few of us can use __1__ of our hands equally well. Most of us are right-handed. Only about five people ___2___ a hundred are left-handed. New-born babies can grasp(抓住)objects with__3____ of their hands, but in about two years they usually prefer to use their ___4___ hands. Scientists don’t know why this __5___.
Monkeys are our ___6___ relatives(亲戚)in the animal world. Scientists have found that monkeys prefer to use one of their hands more than the ___7___ ---but it can be either hand. There are as many right-handed monkeys as left-handed___8___ . Next time you visit the zoo, ___9___ the monkeys carefully. You’ll see that some of most them will prefer to use their right hands when they swing(荡秋千), and others will use their left hands. But most human beings use their right hands better and this makes life ___10___ for those who prefer to use their left hands. In fact we live in a right-handed world.
( )1. A. either B. both C. two D. all
( )2. A. from B. among C. from among D. out of
( )3. A. either B. neither C. two D. all
( )4. A. two B. both C. rightD. left
( )5. will happen B. happens C. take place D. will take place
( )6. A. farthest B. furthest C. best D. closest
( )7. A. other B. right C. left D. two
( )8. A. one B. ones C. monkey D. people
( )9. A. look B. see C. watch D. read
( )10.A. interesting B. comfortable C. easyD. difficult
When you write a letter or make a telephone call, your words 31a message. People communicate(沟通) with words. Do you think you can communicate__32__words? A smile33your face shows you are happy and friendly. Tears in your eyes tell34that you are sad. When you 35your hand in class, the teacher knows you want to say something36ask questions. You shake（摇头） your head, and people know you are saying no. You nod（点头） and people know you are saying37.
Other things can also give some information. For example, a sign at the bus stop helps you to know which bus 38. A sign on the wall of your school helps you to find the library. Signs on doors tell you 39to go in or out.40you ever noticed that there are a lot of signs around you and that you receive message41 them all the time?
People can communicate42many other ways.43 artist can use his drawings to tell about beautiful mountains, about the blue sea and many other things. Books44to tell you about all wonderful things in the world. They all help us to know 45 is going on in the world.A. take B. bring C. carry
A. by B. with C. without
A. in B. on C. at
A. others B. the others C. other
A. look up B. make upC. put up
A. when B. or C. but
A. no B. hello C. yes
A. to get B. to have C. to take
A. where B. how C. what
A. Do B. Did C. Have
A. from B. of C. about
A. with B. without C. in
A. The B. An C. A
A. wrote B. is written C. are written
A. what B. which C. that
A new term has begun. Teachers are 36 about the fact that new students are not easy to handle. They like to bring cellphones and MP3 players to school. What is 37 ，some students even use cellphones to do with out-of-class matters in class，or sometimes just for fun. Some other students listen to MP3 players when they are having a lesson that they are not interested in.
Are these new students really that38 ? ’Yes，’ says Delaney Kirk，a professor at Drake University.39 she adds it’s not their fault. Instead， the things that they bring into school---cellphones，MP3 players and so on --- and the teachers are to blame. Kirk first began thinking about students’ manners six years ago. ‘I had my first class in which students were sleeping or talking to each other. It seemed that learning well 40 nothing to do with them，’ she says. ’At first，I got worried about this，but then I said to myself， "You’re teaching41 ，and you need to manage this…These students need to know more about manners. It’s time to help them develop some good 42 . They shouldn’t waste time doing nothing when they are young. Sooner or later，they might regret the time they have wasted."’
Kirk also 43a list of suggestions to help teachers better manage their classes. The following are among her suggestions：
● Tell students how they will benefit by taking the class. On the first day of class，emphasize its importance 44 giving some homework that students must turn in next time.
● Do not allow them to bring cellphones and MP3 players to the class at all.
■ Decide 45 formal and informal the class will be.
A．excited B．worried C．surprised D．interested
A．bad B．worse C．good D．better
A．rude B．polite C．friendly D．curious
A．But B．However C．And D．Therefore
A．learned B．did C．had D．shared
A．management B．English C．Chinese D．lessons
A．ideas B．speeches C．habits D．classes
A．makes B．brings C．gets D．takes
A．Of B．on C．at D．by
A．what B．how C．which D．Why
" Wanted: A violin. Can’t pay much. Call…"
The ad in the newspaper made me remember my childhood. Because my family was 36 , I couldn’t have a violin. So I asked, "Daddy, may I have a 37？" Daddy’s face looked sad. But a few weeks later, Daddy went home with a case in his hand. Inside the case was a second—hand violin for seven dollars.
No one could know how 38 I was when I took my violin to school for my first lesson. Several years later, I became famous as a violinist. And then, I carefully 39 the violin away.
Now 40 this ad, I discovered the case deep in my closet(储藏室). I put it on the table. Then I picked up the 41 , walked to the telephone and called the number.
Later in the day, a man aged about 30 knocked at the door. "I’ve been expecting
someone can answer my advertisement. My daughter wants a violin so42 ," he said, examining my violin. "How much is it?"
I said, " 43 dollars. "
"Are you surer" he asked. "Seven dollars," I44 and then added, "I hope your daughter will be 45 to have it and enjoy it as I did. "
I smiled, but I found my tears roiling down my face.
A．rich B．poor C．large D．small
A．drum B．guitar C．violin D．piano
A．surprised B．excited C．bored D．interested
A．carried B．put C．took D．threw
A．about B．by C．in D．for
A．ad B．violin C．case D．newspaper
A．badly B．easily C．quickly D．luckily
A．Ninety B．Twenty C．Seven D．Five
A．repeated B．showed C．reminded D．suggested
A．clever B．sad C．afraid D．happy