1、根据上文中“While high school does not generally encourage students to explore new aspects of life”的关键词“explore”及下文的内容可知，此处指作者在大学通过学习美式手语经历了探索（searching）的过程。planning“计划制订”；natural“自然的”；formal“正式的”。42A.progress BexperienceCmajor DopinionB解析：根据下文的内容可知，作者发现了把自己的大学经历（experience）变得更美好的东西。progress“进步”；major“专业”
2、；opinion“意见，想法，看法”。43A.choose BreadClearn DcreateC解析：以前，作者从没感觉到（自己）有学习（learn）任何手语的强烈欲望。choose“选择”；create“创造”。44A.official BforeignCbody DspokenD解析：根据上文中的“My entire family is hearing, and so are all my friends”及下文中的“languages were enough in all my interactions（交往）”可知，口语对作者所有的（社会）交往来说已经足够了。spoken lang
3、uage“口语”符合语境。official“正式的，官方的”。45A.love BconcernCgoal Drequest根据上下文语境可知，作者不知道自己会喜爱（love）美式手语。concern“关心，担心，忧虑”；goal“目标”；request“要求”。46A.meeting BtripCstory Dtask这个故事（story）始于作者上大学的第一周。meeting“会议”；trip“旅行”；task“任务”。47A.recorded BperformedCrecited Ddiscussed根据句中的关键词“watched”可知，此处指作者看到美式手语社团的成员表演（perfo
4、rmed）。record“记录，录音”；recite“背诵”；discuss“讨论”。48A.idea BamountCdream Dreason手部动作和无需用语言交流的想法（idea）吸引了作者。amount“数额，数量”；dream“梦想”；reason“原因，理由”。49A.disturbed BsupportedCembarrassed Dattracted参见上题解析。attract“吸引，引起的注意”，符合语境。disturb“打扰，打搅”；support“支持”；embarrass“使尴尬，使难堪”。50A.end BpastCcourse Ddistance根据上下文语境可知
5、，作者看到的完全不像自己过去（past）所经历过的任何事情。end“结尾”；course“过程，课程”；distance“距离”。51A.showing BactingCsaying Dwanting这种新事物使作者想要（接触）更多。show“展示”；act“表演，扮演”；want“想要”。52A.exercise BexploreCexpress Dexplain根据上下文语境和第一段中的关键词“explore”可知，作者觉得自己有进一步探索（explore）美式手语的需要。exercise“锻炼，训练”；express“表达”；explain“解释”。53A.print BwriteCsi
6、gn Dcount根据语境可知，作者那天只是学会了如何用手语来表示全部字母。print“打印，印刷”；write“写”；sign“打手语”；count“数数”。54A.slow BsteadyCnormal Dobvious根据上文的“I only learned how to _ the alphabet that day.”可知，作者并没有对自己缓慢的（slow）进步感到沮丧。steady“稳步的”；normal“正常的”；obvious“明显的”。55A.chair BsponsorCattend Dorganize根据语境，尤其是上文的“made it a point to”和下文的“
7、and learn all I could”可知，作者努力做到参加（attend）这些会议。chair“主持（会议、讨论等）”；sponsor“赞助，举办”；organize“组织”。56A.missed BpassedCgave up Dregistered for根据下文的内容可知，作者注册参加了一个美式手语课程。miss“想念，错过”；pass“通过”；give up“放弃”；register for“注册，选课”。57A.prohibited BwelcomedCignored Drepeated根据上文的“The professor was deaf and any talking”
8、可知，作者所参加的课程的教授是个耳聋的人，故任何谈话都是被禁止（prohibited）的。welcome“欢迎，欣然接受”；ignore“忽视”；repeat“重复”。58A.Lastly BThus CInstead DHowever根据上下文的语境可知，作者很快意识到无声并非不愉快的，反而（Instead），如果有任何谈话的话，会导致（caused）作者他们学习得更少。Lastly“最后，终于”；Thus“因此”；However“然而”。59A.required Bcaused Callowed Dexpectedrequire“要求”；allow“允许”；expect“期望”。60A.e
9、asy Bpopular Cquick Dnew根据语境可知，作者现在非常喜欢这种无声以及它打开的新的（new）沟通方式。easy“容易的”；popular“受欢迎的”；quick“快速的”。全国卷）In 1973, I was teaching elementary school.Each day, 27 kids _41_ “The Thinking Laboratory.”That was the _42_ students voted for after deciding that “Room 104” was too _43_Freddy was an average _44_， b
10、ut not an average person. He had the rare balance of fun and compassion（同情）He would _45_ the loudest over fun and be the saddest over anyones _46_Before the school year _47_， I gave the kids a special _48_， Tshirts with the words “Verbs Are Your _49_” on them. I had advised the kids that while verbs
11、（动词） may seem dull, most of the _50_ things they do throughout their lives will be verbs.Through the years, Id run into former students who would provide _51_ on old classmates. I learned that Freddy did several jobs after his _52_ from high school and remained the same _53_ person I met forty years
12、 before.Once, while working overnight at a store, he let a homeless man _54_ in his truck. Another time , he _55_ a friend money to buy a house.Just last year, I was _56_ a workshop when someone knocked at the classroom door. A woman _57_ the interruption and handed me an envelope. I stopped teachin
13、g and _58_ it up. Inside were the “Verbs” shirt and a _59_ from Freddys mother. “Freddy passed away on Thanksgiving. He wanted you to have this.”I told the story to the class. As sad as it was, I couldnt help smiling. Although Freddy was taken from us，we all _60_ something from Freddy.作者讲述了自己的学生Fred
14、dy的性格特征，以及多年后他的生活和工作状况，并说明了作者自己从他身上学到了一些东西。41A.built BenteredCdecorated Dran在1973年，作者正在教小学。每天27个小孩进入“思想实验室”。enter“进入”，符合语境。build“建造”；decorate“装饰”；run“管理，经营”。42A.name BruleCbrand Dplan根据下文的“Room 104”可知，“The Thinking Laboratory”是学生们选举出来的名字。name“名字”；rule“规则”；brand“品牌”；plan“计划”。故选A项。43A.small BdarkCstra
15、nge DdullRoom 104这个名字被学生们选举换成The Thinking Laboratory，所以可判断出学生们认为Room 104这个名字太乏味了。dull“枯燥的，无趣的”，符合语境。故选D项。44A.scholar BstudentCcitizen Dworker根据上文中的“I was teaching elementary school”可知，作者正在教小学，故可推知Freddy是一个普通的学生。故选B项。45A.speak BsingCquestion Dlaugh根据下文中的“the loudest over fun”可知，Freddy对有趣的事情会笑得最大声。46A
16、.misfortune BdisbeliefCdishonesty Dmistake根据上文中的the saddest可知，Freddy对别人的不幸是感到最悲伤的。misfortune“不幸”；disbelief“不信，怀疑”；dishonesty“不诚实”；mistake“错误”。47A.changed BapproachedCreturned Dended根据语境可知，此处表示在学年结束前。end“结束”，符合语境。change“改变”；approach“靠近”；return“返回”。48A.lesson BgiftCreport Dmessage在学年结束前，给孩子们的应是礼物。49A.
17、Friends BAwardsCMasters DTasks根据下文可知，作者认为尽管动词看起来是枯燥的，但是孩子们在一生中所做的大多数趣事就是动词。再结合选项可知，A项符合语境。50A.simple BuniqueCfun Dclever由while可知，空处与dull形成对比，故选C项。simple“简单的”；unique“独特的”；clever“聪明的”。51A.assessments BcommentsCinstructions Dupdates根据语境可知，很多年来，作者偶然遇到以前的学生会给他提供一些他们老同学的最新消息，所以作者才了解到Freddy的一些情况。update“最新消
18、息”，符合语境。assessment“评估，评价”；comment“评论”；instruction“指导，教导”。52A.graduation BretirementCseparation Dresignation根据空前的“did several jobs”可知，此处表示Freddy从高中毕业后。graduation“毕业”，符合语境，故选A项。retirement“退休”；separation“分离”；resignation“辞职”。53A.daring Bmodest Ccaring Dsmart根据下文中的“he let a homeless man. a friend money t
19、o buy a house”可知，他让一个无家可归的人睡在他的卡车里，还借给朋友钱去买房子，故可推知他仍然是作者四十年前遇到的那个乐于助人的人。caring“乐于助人的”，符合语境。故选C项。54A.wait Bsleep Cstudy Dlive根据上文中的“while working overnight”可知，Freddy上夜班时，让一位无家可归的人在他的卡车里睡觉。55A.paid BchargedClent Dowed因为Freddy是一位乐于助人的人，所以是借给朋友钱买房子。lend“借出”，符合语境。pay“支付”；charge“（向）收费”；owe“欠（钱），负（债）”。56A.
20、observing Bpreparing Cdesigning Dconducting根据下文中的“I stopped teaching”可知，作者正在举办一个研习班，这时有人敲教室的门。conduct“实施，执行”，符合语境。observe“观察”；prepare“准备”；design“设计”。57A.regretted Bavoided Cexcused Dignored根据下文中的“I stopped teaching”可知，作者当时正在上课，所以这位女士为打断作者讲课而请求原谅并递给作者一个信封。excuse“原谅（某人的小错）”，符合语境。regret“遗憾，后悔”；avoid“避免
21、”；ignore“忽视”。58A.opened Bpacked Cgave Dheld根据上文中的“handed me an envelope. I stopped teaching”可知，一位女士递给作者一个信封，作者停止了教学并打开它。pack“打包，装箱”；give“交给”；hold“握住，抓住”。59A.picture Bbill Cnote Ddiary根据下文中的“Freddy passed away on Thanksgiving.”可知，这个信封里装着一张Freddy的妈妈写的便条。picture“图片”；bill“账单”；diary“日记”。60A.chose Btook C
22、expected Dborrowed根据上文中的“Although Freddy was taken from us”可知，尽管Freddy从我们中被带走了，但是我们所有人都从Freddy那儿拿走了一些东西，即从Freddy的身上学到了一些东西。全国卷）A Toronto man is offering a free roundtheworld air ticket to the right woman. But _21_ apply. You must be named Elizabeth Gallagher and have a Canadian _22_Jordan Axani, 28,
23、 said he and his then girlfriend, Elizabeth Gallagher, booked heavily discounted roundtheworld air tickets in May, but their _23_ ended and he did not want her ticket to _24_. The ticket had a strict notransfer（不可转让） _25_， but since passport information was not required when _26_， any Canadian Elizabeth Gallagher can _27_ it. “I just want to see the ticket go to good use and for someone to _28_ a lot of joy，” said Axani. He posted his _29_ on a social networking website, and received thousands of emails, including thirty from actual Elizabeth Gallaghers with the _30_ passports. “More _31_，
