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 5   .

Once there was a boy who constantly sat and talked in his maths class, and seemed 6    in group activities. Most teachers would 7   think of him as a problem student.

However, Anna was different. She believed the student was above 8  in other areas so she created a strategy to find out.

Anna didn't 9   the parents. Instead she organized a handful of activities in class to get more information. In place of calling out for volunteers in class she created a  10  for each Friday ： Girls vs Boys.

The first week the class was totally 11 . Every?one wanted to win. Even the boy had his hand up the whole time trying to get a turn. 12 ， Anna waited, and waited ， and waited. Finally the 13 teacher paired the boy with the most 14 girl student in class.

Now the two teams had a 15 score, and 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 16 their heads ：this was a question they had never   17   in class.

18 the teacher yelled. Both students started doing it 19 thinking of how to solve the complex question. Their classmates, full of 20 ， exclaimed, "Hurry, hurry, hurry！" The boy finished it just seconds before the girl and spun around with his 21 raised, "I won!" Almost nobody could believe the student they admired failed until Anna    22     the result.

This was what Anna tried to get. It turned out that the student wasn't bad; he was 23 So we can see that 24 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.

5.    A.  truth       B. treasure

     C.  potential  D. motivation

6.    A.  active      B. cautious

     C.  discouraged     D. disconnected

7.    A.  immediately    B. appropriately

      C.  abnormally     D. scarcely

8.    A.  limit       B. average

   C.  prejudice       D. value

9.    A.  contact    B. comfort

   C.  warn       D. blame

10.   A.  dilemma  B. debate

    C.  game       D. competition

11 .   A.  creative   B. noisy

   C.   enthusiastic   D. curious

12.   A. Yet     B. Still

   C.  Somehow       D. Therefore

13.   A.   arbitrary       B. wise

    C.  ridiculous       D. puzzled

14.   A.  elegant    B. careless

    C.  hard-working  D. considerate

15.   A.  rare  B. close

    C.  poor D. different

16.   A.  turn B. lift

    C.  shake       D. nod

17.   A.  raised      B. feared

    C.  overlooked      D. covered

18.   A.  Go   B. Hurry

    C.  Look          D. Try

19.   A.  skilfully  B. slowly

    C.  casually   D. abruptly

20.   A.  chaos      B. anxiety

    C.  courage   D. excitement

21.   A.  arms       B. hopes

     C.  confidence      D. eyes

22.   A.  obtained  B. analysed

    C.  confirmed       D. adjusted

23.   A.  upset       B. bored

    C.  tired D. spoiled

24.   A.  foreseeing       B. assessing

    C.  appreciating    D. recognizing

I.语法填空

Answer 1

【文章大意】本文是夹叙夹议的文章，讲述的是一个小男孩上数学课总是讲话，别的老师认为他是一个问题学生，但是安娜不这样认为，她组织了竞赛，证明了自己的想法，挖掘了小男孩在数学上的潜能。

C根据"...dig beneath the surface…"且结合整篇文章可知， 这里指发现潜能。故选C项。truth真理；treasure金银财宝，宝藏；potential潜能；motivation动机。

D 根据前面"... who constantly sat and talked in his maths class..."可知这个小男孩在数学课上不断说话，所以这个小男孩应是似乎与小组活动不相关。故选D。 disconnected无关联的；active积极的；cautious小心谨慎的；discouraged泄气的。

A 根据前面... there was a boy who constantly sat and talked in his maths class, and seemed ... in group activities."可知好多老师认为他是一个问题学生。immediately直接地，立刻，马上；appropriately大约；abnormally不正常地；scarcely 很少。

B 根据下文"…she created a strategy to find out."推知安娜认为这个学生在其他方面应该是不错的，是在一般学生之上的。above average在平均水平之上；limit限制；prejudice偏见；value价值。

A 根据后面"Instead she organized a handful of activities in class to get more information."可知前面讲的是安娜没有联系家长而是组织一系列的活动。contact"联系"，符合题意。comfort安慰；warn警告；blame责备。

D根据后面"…Girls vs Boys."可知安娜每个星期五都组织竞赛。competition竞赛；dilemma困境；debate争论；game 游戏。

C 根据后面"Everyone wanted to win. Even the boy had his hand up the whole time trying to get a turn."可知开始的时候，每个人都非常有激情。故选enthusiastic creative具有创造性的；noisy吵闹的；curious好奇的。

A 根据"Anna waited, and waited, and waited.，，可知前后是转折关系，表示安娜一直在等。故选A项。still仍然； somehow以某种方式；therefore因此。

B 根据下文"This was what Anna tried to get. It turned out that the student wasn't bad…"可知安娜是个非常有智慧的老师，故选B项。arbitrary武断的；ridiculous荒唐的； puzzled困惑的。

C 根据后面的"Almost nobody could believe the student they admired failed…"可知这个女生是学习者非常勤奋的， 受到其他学生的钦佩。故选C。 elegant优雅的；careless粗心的；considerate体贴人微的。

B 根据后面的语境和"…all the students sat back eager to see the result."可知两个队的比分是非常接近的。故选B项。

C 根据后面''…this was a question they had never", in class."可知写在黑板上的题目是非常难的，故很多学生都摇头，故选C项。

D 根据上下文语境可知，这个难题是课上从来没有涉及的。故选cover。 raise举起，筹集；fear害怕；overlook忽视。

A根据常识可知，老师说的是比赛开始。故选A项。

B 根据"…thinking of how to solve the complex question." 和'"Hurry, hurry, hurry!"'可知他们都在慢慢地做题目。故选B项。skilfully有技能地；casually不经意地；abruptly 突然。

D根据下文可知所有的学生都非常激动。故选D项。cha?os 混乱； anxiety焦虑；courage勇气。

A根据后面的"…'I won!'"可知这个小男孩举起他的胳膊，欢呼胜利。故选A项。

C 根据前面"Almost nobody could believe the student they admired failed…"可知直到安娜证实这个结果所有的学生才相信。故选C项。obtain获得；analyse分析；adjust调整， 调节。

B 根据前面的"This was what Anna tried to get."可知，这个小男孩当时在课堂上可能是感觉无聊的。故选B项。

D 根据后面"…hidden abilities is not always easy but the end results can be magical."可知我们要认识到孩子们的潜能，这些潜能可能不那么容易找，但是结果可能是神奇的。故选D项。foresee预测；assess评定，估价；appreciate感激，欣赏。