Question

True leadership is not just the ability to identify the talent and skill of the polished individuals around you. It involves being able to dig beneath the surface and discover .

Once there was a boy who constantly sat and talked in his math class, and seemed in group activities. Most teachers would think of him as a problem student.

However, Anna was different. She believed the student was above in other areas so she created a strategy to find out.

Anna didn't the parents. Instead she organized a handful of activities in the class to get more information. In place of calling out for volunteers in class she created a for each Friday: Girls vs Boys.

The first week the class was totally . Everyone wanted to win. Even the boy had his hand up the whole time trying to get a turn. , Anna waited, and waited, and waited. Finally the teacher paired the boy with the most girl student in class.

Now the two teams had a score, all the students sat back eager to see the result. As the teacher placed the question on the board, most of the students began to their heads: this was a question they had never in class.

" !" the teacher yelled. Both students started doing it thinking of how to solve the complex question. Their classmates, full of , exclaimed, "Hurry, hurry, hurry!" The boy finished it just seconds before the girl and spun around with his raised, "I won!" Almost nobody could believe the student they admired failed until Anna the result.

This was what Anna tried to get it turned out that the student wasn't bad, he was .

So we can see that hidden abilities is not always easy but the end results can be magical. Try your hand at this quality of leadership now and report your results.

1.A．truth B.treasure C．potential D．motivation

2.A．active B.cautious C．discouraged D．disconnected

3.A．immediately B.appropriately C．abnormally D．scarcely

4.A．1imit B.average C．prejudice D．value

5.A．contact B.comfort C．warn D．blame

6.A．dilemma B.debate C．game D．competition

7.A．creative B.noisy C．enthusiastic D．curious

8.A．Yet B.Still C．Somehow D．Therefore

9.A．arbitrary B.wise C．ridiculous D．puzzled

10.A．elegant B.careless C．hard-working D．considerate

11.A．rare B.close C．poor D．different

12.A．turn B.1ift C．shake D．nod

13.A．raised B.feared C．overlooked D．covered

14.A．Go B.Hurry C．Look D．Try

15.A.skillfully B.slowly C．casually D．abruptly

16.A．anger B.anxiety C．courage D．excitement

17.A．arms B.hopes C．confidence D．eyes

18.A．obtained B.analyzed C．confirmed D．adjusted

19.A．upset B.bored C．tired D．spoiled

20.A．foreseeing B.assessing C．appreciating D．recognizing

Answer 1

1.C

2.D

3.A

4.B

5.A

6.D

7.C

8.A

9.B

10.C

11.B

12.C

13.D

14.A

15.B

16.D

17.A

18.C

19.B

20.D

【解析】

試題分析：本文是夾敘夾議的文章，講述的是一個小男孩上數學課總是講話別的老師認為他是一個有問題的老師，但是Anna不這樣認為，她組織了競賽，證明了自己的想法，挖掘了小男孩在數學上的潛能。

1.1】C考查名詞。根據“dig beneath the surface”挖掘地下，可知這兒是發(fā)現潛能。故選C項。truth意思為“真理”；treasure意思為“金銀財寶，寶藏”；potential 意思為“潛能”； motivation意思為“動機”。

2.2】D考查形容詞。根據前面“who constantly sat and talked in his math class”可知這個小男孩在數學課上不斷的說話，可知這個小男孩在上數學課上許多活動不連貫。故選D disconnected 意思為“不連貫的”，而active 意思為“積極的”； cautious 意思為“小心謹慎的”； discouraged意思為“泄氣的”。

3.3】A考查副詞。根據前面

“there was a boy who constantly sat and talked in his math class, and seemed 37 in group activities. ” 可知好多老師直接就認為他是一個有問題的學生。故選immediately 意思為“直接地，立刻，馬上” ，而appropriately意思為“大約” ；abnormally意思為“不正常地”； scarcely意思為“很少”。

4.4】B考查名詞。根據下文“she created a strategy to find out. ”故推知Anna認為這個學生在其他地方應該不錯的，在平均數之上的。above average 在平均數之上。符合題意。limit 意思為“限制”； prejudice意思為“偏見”； value意思為“價值”。

5.5】A考查動詞。根據后面“Instead she organized a handful of activities in the class to get more information.” 故前面講的是Anna沒有聯系家長而是組織了一系列的活動。故選contact 意思為“聯系”，符合題comfort意思為“安慰”；warn意思“警告”blame意思為“責備”。

6.6】D考查名詞。根據后面“Girls vs. Boys”可知Anna每星期五都組織了競賽。故選competition 意思為“競賽”；dilemma意思為“尷尬”；debate意思為“爭論”；game意思為“游戲”。

7.7】C考查形容詞。根據后面

“Everyone wanted to win. Even the boy had his hand up the whole time trying to get a turn.”可知才開始的時候，每個人都非常有激情。故選enthusiastic 意思為“有激情的”，而creative 意思為“具有創(chuàng)造性的”；noisy 意思為“吵鬧的”；curious意思為“好奇的”。

8.8】A考查連詞。根據“Anna waited, and waited, and waited.”可知前后是轉折關系。然而Anna一直等。故選A項。而still 意思為“仍然”；somehow意思為“以某種方式”；therefore意思為“因此”。

9.9】B考查形容詞。根據下文“This was what Anna tried to get - it turned out that the student wasn't bad,”可知這個老師是個伯樂，是個非常有智慧的老師，故選B項；而arbitrary 意思為“的”； ridiculous意思為“荒唐的”； puzzled意思為“困惑的”。

10.10】C考查形容詞。根據后面的“Almost nobody could believe the student they admired failed”可知這個女生是學習非常勤奮的受其他學生欽佩的。故選hardworking意思為“學習勤奮的”；。而elegant意思為“優(yōu)雅的”；careless意思為“粗心的”；considerate意思為“體貼入微的”。

11.11】B考查形容詞。A．rare罕見的；B.close靠近的；C．poor 貧窮的；D．different不同的。

根據后面的語境和all the students sat back eager to see the result.，可知兩個隊的比分是非常接近的。故選B項。

12.12】C考查動詞詞義辨析。根據后面“this was a question they had never _48 in class.”寫在黑板上的題目是非常難的，故很多學生都搖頭故選C項。而turn意思為“變”；lift意思為“舉起”；nod意思為“點頭”。

13.13】D考查動詞詞義辨析。根據上下文語境，可知這些難題是上課從來沒有涉及的。故選cover意思為“涉及”，而raise意思“舉起，籌集”；fear意思為“害怕”；overlook意思為“忽視”。不符合題意。

14.14】A考查動詞詞義辨析。A．Go 去；B.Hurry匆忙；C．Look看；D．Try嘗試。根據常識，老師說的是，比賽開始。故選A項。

15.15】B考查副詞詞義辨析。根據“thinking of how to solve the complex question.和Hurry, hurry, hurry”可知都在慢慢地做題目。故選B項。slowly慢慢地，而skillfully意思為“有技能地”；casually意思為“不經意地”；abruptly意思為“突然”。

16.16】D考查名詞詞義辨析。根據后面“exclaimed, "Hurry, hurry, hurry!"可知所有的學生都非常的激動。故選D項。excitement興奮，而chaos 意思為“混亂”；anxiety意思為“焦慮”；courage意思為“勇氣”。

17.17】A考查名詞詞義辨析。根據后面的“spun around with his 52 raised,”可知這個小男孩舉起他的胳膊。故選A項而hopes 意思為“希望”；confidence意思是“信心”；eyes意思為“眼睛”。

18.18】C考查動詞詞義辨析。根據前面“Almost nobody could believe the student they admired failed”可知直到Anna證實這個結果所有的學生才相信。故選C項。Obtain意思為“獲得”；analyze意思為“分析”；adjust意思為“調整，調節(jié)”。

19.19】B考查形容詞辨析。A．upset 煩惱的；B.bored感到厭煩的；C．tired勞累的；D．spoiled寵壞的。根據前面“This was what Anna tried to get. it turned out that the student wasn't bad,”可知這個小男孩可能是無聊的。故選B項。

20.20】D考查動詞詞義辨析。根據后面“hidden abilities is not always easy but the end results can be magical.”我們要識別孩子們的潛能，這些潛能可能不那么容易找但是結果可能神奇的。故選D項。而foresee意思為“預測”；assess意思為“評定，估價”；appreciate意思為“感激，欣賞”。

考點：學校生活類記敘文。