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 ____18____ process and found something that has changed my ____19____at college for the better:I discovered ASL-American Sign Language(美式手语).
I never felt an urge to____20____any sign language before.My entire family is hearing,and so are all my friends.The____21____ language were enough in all my interactions(交往).Little did I know that I would discover my ____22____ for ASL.
The____23____ began during my first week at college. I watched as the ASL Club ____24____their translation of a song. Both the hand movements and the very____25____of communicating without speaking____26____ me. What I saw was completely unlike anything I had experienced in the____27____ .This newness just left me____28____more.
After that, feeling the need to___29_____further, I decided to drop in on one of ASLclub`s meetings. I only learned how to____30____the alphabet that day. Yet instead of beingdiscouraged by my____31____ progress,I was excited. I then made it a pointto ____32____ those meetings and learn all I could.
The following term, I____33____ an ASL class. The professor was deaf and anytalking was___34_____ . I soon realized that the silence wasnot unpleasant. ____35____ , if there had been any talking, itwould have___36_____usto learn less. Now, I appreciate the silence and the____37____ way of communication it opens.
第一句译文“一般来说，尽管高中不鼓励学生探索生活的新的方面，但是大学却为探索提供了平台。”两次提到了“explore”，所以我在大学自己亲身经历了探索的过程。search和explore同义词替换，下句的found也和search对应。
在大学阶段的探索过程中，我发现了一些改变了我人生经历的事情。
下文提到作者的家人和朋友都没有耳疾。所以在此之前，作者从来没有觉得有必要去学习手语。
上文提到朋友和家人都没有耳疾，所以口语足以应付日常的交流。
上文都在强调手语对作者来说是没有必要的。所以作者从来没想过自己会喜欢上美式手语。以此来形成强烈的反差
承接上文，开始讲述我学习美式手语的故事。
美式手语俱乐部在表演他们的节目的时候，我在一旁观看。
全靠手势，而不掺杂任何语言的交流方式深深地吸引了我。
这种只靠手势，全程没有语言交流的方式深深地吸引着我。此处的attract和前面的love遥相呼应。
“我所看到的和我之前所经历的任何事情都不一样。”下文的newness新鲜感是与过去做的对比。所以选择past。
“这种新鲜感让我想要更多的了解它。”下文提到“further”更深的，更进一步的，wanting more与further为同义词替换。
“觉察到进一步探索它的需求，我决定再次参加一次美式手语俱乐部的聚会。”上文提到作者仅仅是观看了美式手语的表演，而下文提到作者在那一天学习了怎样用手语表达字母表，这是对美式手语的进一步了解和探索。而且文章多次出现“explore”一词，所以此题属于原词复现。
在当天我学会了怎样用手语表达字母表。“American Sign Language”也可以给出暗示。
discouraged “使……失望，沮丧”表达的是消极的情感，所以slow progress“缓慢的进步”也是消极的情感。两者在感情色彩上保持一致。并且与后面的excited形成对比。
词汇辨析题。当时作者只是个大学生，没有能力去sponsor“赞助”会议，也不能去organize“组织”会议，应为参与，参加会议。
词汇辨析题。下一学期，作者报名参加了美式手语这门课程。register for 注册，报名。
词汇辨析题。上文提到教授听不见声音，所以课堂上不允许有任何的语言交流。易错选项为C，ignore为“无视，不理睬”。教授并不是有意地不理睬学生的谈论，只是他根本听不到。
固定搭配。cause somebody to do something 导致某人做某事，给某人造成……的结果。
对于作者而言，这种无声的交流方式是全新的体验。