高考英语全国卷2017 I完形填空翻译与解析
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 41  process and found something that has changed my 42 at college for the better: I discovered ASL-American Sign Language(美式手语).
I never felt an urge to  43  any sign language before. My entire family is hearing, and so are all my friends. The  44   language were enough in all my interactions(交往). Little did I know that I would discover my 45   for ASL.
The   46   began during my first week at college. I watched as the ASL Club   47   their translation of a song. Both the hand movements and the very 48   of communicating without speaking 49  me. What I saw was completely unlike anything I had experienced in the   50  .This newness just left me  51   more.
After that, feeling the need to  52 further, I decided to drop in on one of ASL club`s meetings.
I only learned how to 53 the alphabet that day. Yet instead of being discouraged by my idea是什么意思英语翻译54 progress, I was excited. I then made it a point to   55 those meetings and learn all I could.
    The following term, I   56  an ASL class. The professor was deaf and any talking was   57   . I soon realized that the silence was not unpleasant.  58   , if there had been any talking, it would have   59 us to learn less. Now, I appreciate the silence and the 60 way of communication it opens.
41. A. searching        B. planning              C. natural              D. formal
42. A. progress            B. experience            C. major                    D. opinion
43. A. choose            B. read                    C. learn                    D. create
44. A. official            B. foreign                C. body                    D. spoken
45. A. love                B. concern                C. goal                    D. request
46. A. meeting            B. trip                    C. story                    D. task
47. A. recorded            B. performed            C. recited                D. discussed
48. A. idea                B. amount                C. dream                D. reason
49. A. disturbed            B. supported                C. embarrassed            D. attracted
50. A. end                B. past                    C. course                D. distance
51. A. showing            B. acting                C. saying                D. wanting
52. A. exercise            B. explore                C. express                D. explain
53. A. print                B. write                C. sign                    D. count
54. A. slow                B. steady                C. normal                D. obvious
55. A. chair                B. sponsor                C. attend                D. organize
56. A. missed            B. passed              C. gave up                D. registered for
57. A. prohibited            B. welcomed          C. ignored                D. repeated
58. A. Lastly                B. Thus                 C. Instead                  D. However
59. A. required              B. caused                 C. allowed                  D. expected
60. A.easy                   B. popular                   C. quick                   D. new
重点单词短语:
new aspects of life生活的新方面 
set the stage for sth 使某事成为可能,为某事铺平道路
change ... for the better /worse (使…) 变得更好/差
urge to do sth 做某事的欲望/冲动
Little did I know 我几乎不知道,我几乎没有想到 (否定词提前,部分倒装)
anything I had experienced我经历过的任何事情
leave v.leftleft让…处于(某种状态、某地等)leave sb/sth doing sth.
This newness just left me wanting more. 这种新奇让我想要了解更多。
go further 进一步说,提出更极端的意见;更经久,为更多人服务
the need to do sth. 做某事的需要/欲望 the need (for sb/sth) to do sth.
be discouraged by/at sth  因…而气馁;对…感到沮丧
make it a point to do sth = made a point of doing sth (因重要或必要)保证做,必定做 
解 析:
While high school does not generally encourage students to explore new aspects of life, college sets the stage for that exploration. 虽然高中并没有鼓励学生去探索生活的其他方面,但是大学为那些探索铺平了道路。
I myself went through this 41 process and found something that has changed my 42 at college for the better: I discovered ASL---American Sign Language(美式手语). 我自己经历了这样(  )过程。并发现了一些东西,这些东西使我在大学的(  )变得更好:我发现了
美式手语。
41.考查形容词:searching探索的;  planning计划的;  natural天然的;  formal正规的
42.考查名词:progress进步,进展;    experience经历;    major专业课;    opinion看法
41.这里的“this”肯定是指前面说过的什么东西,文章的首句讲到高中一般不鼓励学生探索explore生活的新方面,大学为那些探索exploration奠定了基础.可知,我经历了这样探索的(searching)过程。故选Asearch explore 的同义替换,
42.结合上下文可知,作者的发现让他在大学的经历(experience)变得更好,故选B.
I never felt an urge to 43 any sign language before. My entire family is hearing, and so are all my friends. The  44   language were enough in all my interactions(交往). Little did I know that I would discover my 45   for ASL.  之前,我从来没有感觉到一种(    )美式手语的冲动。我全家都是听得到的,我的朋友也是。在我所有的交往中,(  )语言就足够了。我几乎没有想到我会发现自己对美式手语的(  )
    43.考查动词:choose;    read;    learn;    create创造
44. official    官方的;  foreign外国的;    body身体;  spoken口语的
45.考查形容词:love;  concern担心;    goal目标;    request请求
43.44.由句意作者的家人和朋友都听得到,可推出作者从来没有觉得自己想学(learn)手语。口语(spoken)就足够了。故选C,D.