(2019·深圳市高三年级第二次调研考试)Twoyearold Nancy is deaf. However, that hasn't stopped her from being a(n) __1__ little girl trying to “chat” to anyone she meets. As soon as she goes out into town with her parents, she starts __2__ in the hope that the person she is talking to __3__ sign language too.
Normally, hearing loss is a social __4__ for those who don't know how to use sign language. Anyone Nancy tried to talk to __5__ this and felt so sorry they couldn't __6__. They wished they could __7__ her and say something back, but they found themselves completely __8__.
Then, something amazing happened. Instead of causing a __9__， this barrier brought the community (社区) together. Determined to __10__ sign language so that they could talk to Nancy, her __11__ hired an instructor on their own, and now they are __12__ to taking classes together. The teacher __13__ that this is really remarkable because, quite often, even the parents of deaf children don't __14__ to learn the language. But here Nancy has a full community that is signing and communicating with her, and it is a __15__ story.
The teacher also says that this level of inclusion will make a huge difference in Nancy's __16__. It almost certainly guarantees that she will be a happier and more __17__ individual in the future. Nancy's parents are already noticing a __18__ in their daughter and they have no words to express how __19__ they are to their neighbors.
With a little girl and a lot of love, the neighbors __20__ make the neighborhood a community.
篇章导读：本文是一篇记叙文。南希是一个从小失聪但想要与人沟通的外向的孩子。为了读懂她的手语，社区里的邻居们请了一位老师来教他们学习手语。有了小女孩和很多的爱，这些邻居们真正地把这个社区变成了一个大家庭。
1.A.independent B．helpful
C.outgoing D．generous
答案：C 根据设空后的“little girl trying to ‘chat’ to anyone she meets”可知，失聪并没有阻止南希成为一个想要和遇到的每一个人聊天的外向的(outgoing)小女孩，故选C。
2.A.signing B．cheering
C.waving D．smiling
答案：A 根据上文可知南希失聪了，因此随着她长大了，她开始“打手语”(signing)，对应下文的“sign language”，故选A。
3.A.accepts B．appreciates
C.recognizes D．knows
答案：D 南希希望与她交谈的人也懂(knows)手语，故选D。
4.A.mistake B．barrier
C.conflict D．stress
答案：B 根据第三段第二句中的“this barrier”可知，此处指听力丧失是一种社交障碍(barrier)。故选B。
5.A.discussed B．ignored
C.realized D．denied
答案：C 句意：每一个南希试图与之交谈的人都意识到了(realized)这一点。故选C。
6.A.respond B．apologize
C.return D．agree
答案：A 句意：他们很抱歉他们不能回应(respond)。故选A。
7.A.inspire B．protect
C.trust D．understand
答案：D 根据设空后的“say something back”可知，他们希望他们能够明白(understand)南希的意思，故选D。
8.A.at risk B．in surprise
C.at a loss D．in a hurry
答案：C at risk “处于危险中”；in surprise “惊奇地”；at a loss “困惑，不知所措”；in a hurry “匆忙”。根据语境可知，他们发现自己完全不知所措。故选C。
9.A.debate B．separation
C.complaint D．panic
答案：B 和“brought the community (社区) together”形成对比，此处表示这道屏障并没有造成分裂(separation)，反而把社区团结在了一起。故选B。
10.A.create B．learn
C.translate D．improve
答案：B 根据设空后的“they could talk to Nancy”可知，他们决心要学会(learn)手语来跟南希沟通。故选B。
11.A.classmates B．parents
C.teachers D．neighbors
答案：D 根据上句中的“the community (社区)”可知，此处是她的邻居们(neighbors)请了一位指导员。故选D。
12.A.devoted B．opposed
C.accustomed D．addicted
答案：A 根据上下文可知，他们现在全身心投入(devoted)到一起上课中。故选A。
13.A.warns B．predicts
C.admits D．regrets
答案：C 句意：老师承认(admits)这真的很了不起。故选C。
14.A.fail B．bother
C.hesitate D．refuse
答案：B 句意：因为很多时候，即使是失聪儿童的父母也懒得去学习这种语言。(not) bother to do sth. “(懒得)费心做某事”，故选B。
15.A.relaxing B．popular
C.satisfying D．beautiful
答案：D 句意：但在这里，南希有一整个社区的人和她一起打手语和交流，这是一个美丽的(beautiful)故事。故选D。
16.A.plan B．hearing
C.life D．opinion
答案：C 句意：老师还说这种程度的包容会对南希的生活(life)产生巨大的影响。故选C。
17.A.welladjusted B．mature
C.wellbehaved D．considerate
答案：A welladjusted “适应性好的”；mature “成熟的”；wellbehaved “行为端正的”；considerate “体贴的”。句意：这几乎肯定能保证她将来会成为一个更快乐、更好适应环境的人。故选A。
18.A.potential B．belief
C.strength D．difference
答案：D 南希的父母已经注意到他们女儿的不同(difference)之处。故选D。
19.A.friendly B．grateful
C.important D．familiar
答案：B 他们无法用言语来表达对邻居们的感激(grateful)之情。be grateful to “对……心存感激”，故选B。
20.A.truly B．almost
C.merely D．even
答案：A 句意：有了小女孩和很多的爱，邻居们真正地(truly)把这个社区变成了一个大家庭。故选A。
