专题一记叙文2017 年Cloze1 2017 全国卷Ⅰ,30 分 话题:学习美式手语 词数:235While high school does not generally encourage students to explore new aspects of life, college sets thestage for that exploration. I myself went through this1process and found something thathas changed my2at college for the better: I discovered ASL — American Sign Language(美式手语).I never felt an urge to3any sign language before. My entire family is hearing, and so are allmy friends. The4languages were enough in all my interactions(交往). Little did I know that Iwould discover my5for ASL.The6began during my first week at college. I watched as the ASL Club7their translation of a song. Both the hand movements and the very8ofcommunicating without speaking9me. What I saw was completely unlike anything I hadexperienced in the10. This newness just left me11more.After that, feeling the need to12further, I decided to drop in on one of ASL Club’s meetings.I only learned how to13the alphabet that day. Yet instead of being discouraged by my14progress, I was excited. I then made it a point to15those meetings and learn all I could.The following term, I16an ASL class. The professor was deaf and any talking was17. I soon realized that the silence was not unpleasant.18, if there had been anytalking, it would have19us to learn less. Now, I appreciate the silence and the20way of communication it opens.1.A. searchingB. planningC. natural D. formal2.A. progress B. experience C. major D. opinion3.A. choose B. read C. learn D. create4.A. official B. foreign C. body D. spoken5.A. love B. concern C. goal D. request6.A. meeting B. trip C. story D. task7.A. recorded B. performed C. recited D. discussed8.A. idea B. amount C. dream D. reason9.A. dist...