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试题分析：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有问题的老师，但是Anna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。 【小题1】C考查名词。根据“dig beneath the surface”挖掘地下，可知这儿是发现潜能。故选C项。truth意思为“真理”；treasure意思为“金银财宝，宝藏”；potential 意思为“潜能”；motivation意思为“动机”。 【小题2】D考查形容词。根据前面“who constantly sat and talked in his math class”可知这个小男孩在数学课上不断的说话，可知这个小男孩在上数学课上许多活动不连贯。故选D disconnected 意思为“不连贯的”，而active 意思为“积极的”；cautious 意思为“小心谨慎的”；discouraged意思为“泄气的”。 【小题3】A考查副词。根据前面 “there was a boy who constantly sat and talked in his math class, and seemed 37 in group activities. ”可知好多老师直接就认为他是一个有问题的学生。故选immediately 意思为“直接地，立刻，马上”，而appropriately意思为“大约”；abnormally意思为“不正常地”；scarcely意思为“很少”。 【小题4】B考查名词。根据下文“she created a strategy to find out. ”故推知Anna认为这个学生在其他地方应该不错的，在平均数之上的。above average 在平均数之上。符合题意。limit 意思为“限制”；prejudice意思为“偏见”；value意思为“价值”。 【小题5】A考查动词。根据后面“Instead she organized a handful of activities in the class to get more information.”故前面讲的是Anna没有联系家长而是组织了一系列的活动。故选contact 意思为“联系”，符合题comfort意思为“安慰”；warn意思“警告”blame意思为“责备”。 【小题6】D考查名词。根据后面“Girls vs. Boys”可知Anna每星期五都组织了竞赛。故选competition 意思为“竞赛”；dilemma意思为“尴尬”；debate意思为“争论”；game意思为“游戏”。 【小题7】C考查形容词。根据后面 “Everyone wanted to win. Even the boy had his hand up the whole time trying to get a turn.”可知才开始的时候，每个人都非常有激情。故选enthusiastic 意思为“有激情的”，而creative 意思为“具有创造性的”；noisy 意思为“吵闹的”；curious意思为“好奇的”。 【小题8】A考查连词。根据“Anna waited, and waited, and waited.”可知前后是转折关系。然而Anna一直等。故选A项。而still 意思为“仍然”；somehow意思为“以某种方式”；therefore意思为“因此”。 【小题9】B考查形容词。根据下文“This was what Anna tried to get - it turned out that the student wasn't bad,”可知这个老师是个伯乐，是个非常有智慧的老师，故选B项；而arbitrary 意思为“的”； ridiculous意思为“荒唐的”； puzzled意思为“困惑的”。 【小题10】C考查形容词。根据后面的“Almost nobody could believe the student they admired failed”可知这个女生是学习非常勤奋的受其他学生钦佩的。故选hardworking意思为“学习勤奋的”；。而elegant意思为“优雅的”；careless意思为“粗心的”；considerate意思为“体贴入微的”。 【小题11】B考查形容词。A．rare罕见的；B.close靠近的；C．poor 贫穷的；D．different不同的。 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。 【小题12】C考查动词词义辨析。根据后面“this was a question they had never _48 in class.”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。而turn意思为“变”；lift意思为“举起”；nod意思为“点头”。 【小题13】D考查动词词义辨析。根据上下文语境，可知这些难题是上课从来没有涉及的。故选cover意思为“涉及”，而raise意思“举起，筹集”；fear意思为“害怕”；overlook意思为“忽视”。不符合题意。 【小题14】A考查动词词义辨析。A．Go 去；B.Hurry匆忙；C．Look看；D．Try尝试。根据常识，老师说的是，比赛开始。故选A项。 【小题15】B考查副词词义辨析。根据“thinking of how to solve the complex question.和Hurry, hurry, hurry”可知都在慢慢地做题目。故选B项。slowly慢慢地，而skillfully意思为“有技能地”；casually意思为“不经意地”；abruptly意思为“突然”。 【小题16】D考查名词词义辨析。根据后面“exclaimed, "Hurry, hurry, hurry!"可知所有的学生都非常的激动。故选D项。excitement兴奋，而chaos 意思为“混乱”；anxiety意思为“焦虑”；courage意思为“勇气”。 【小题17】A考查名词词义辨析。根据后面的“spun around with his 52 raised,”可知这个小男孩举起他的胳膊。故选A项而hopes 意思为“希望”；confidence意思是“信心”；eyes意思为“眼睛”。 【小题18】C考查动词词义辨析。根据前面“Almost nobody could believe the student they admired failed”可知直到Anna证实这个结果所有的学生才相信。故选C项。Obtain意思为“获得”；analyze意思为“分析”；adjust意思为“调整，调节”。 【小题19】B考查形容词辨析。A．upset 烦恼的；B.bored感到厌烦的；C．tired劳累的；D．spoiled宠坏的。根据前面“This was what Anna tried to get. it turned out that the student wasn't bad,”可知这个小男孩可能是无聊的。故选B项。 【小题20】D考查动词词义辨析。根据后面“hidden abilities is not always easy but the end results can be magical.”我们要识别孩子们的潜能，这些潜能可能不那么容易找但是结果可能神奇的。故选D项。而foresee意思为“预测”；assess意思为“评定，估价”；appreciate意思为“感激，欣赏”。 考点：学校生活类记叙文。