obviously

possibly

gradually

properly

考查副词词义辨析。句意：在那里，我遇到了一个学生，他教给我的东西可能比我教给他的要多得多。我们叫他乔伊吧。A. obviously 显然地；B. possibly 可能地；C. gradually 逐渐地；D. properly 正确地，适当地。此处用 “他教给我的可能比我教给他的多得多” 来表达作者对乔伊的欣赏和肯定。故选B。

started

helped

dealt

struggled

考查动词词义辨析。句意：虽然一开始他在数学上很吃力，但他的热情和决心从未改变。A. started 开始；B. helped 帮助；C. dealt 处理；D. struggled 奋斗，努力。根据第第三段第一句中的 “with his math at first,” 和 “never changed.” 以及上下文的转折关系可知，该学生在数学上很 “吃力”。故选D。

level

determination

talent

promise

考查名词词义辨析。句意：虽然一开始他在数学上很吃力，但他的热情和决心从未改变。A. level 水平；B. determination 决心，决定；C. talent 天赋，才能；D. promise 承诺。呼应空前的eagerness，此处指决心从未改变。故选B。

trained

elected

considered

imagined

考查动词词义辨析。句意：我很快就认为他是一个优秀的学生。A. trained 训练；B. elected 选择；C. considered 考虑，认为；D. imagined 想象。根据上文 “Though he                  with maths at first, his eagerness and                  never changed.” 推知，作者认为这个学生是优秀的。故选C。

desire

belief

duty

option

考查名词词义辨析。句意：他的父母都没有读完高中，所以他母亲的愿望就是看到他毕业。A. desire 渴望；B. belief 信念；C. duty 义务；D. option 选择。根据上文 “Neither of his parents finished high school,” 以及so表示因果关系。故可知他的父母都没有读完高中，所以他母亲的愿望就是看到他毕业。故选A。

managed

happened

expected

failed

考查动词词义辨析。句意：乔伊说他想拿到文凭，这样他就能找到一份更好的工作，因为他期望看到他爸爸开心。A. managed 经营，管理；B. happened 发生；C. expected 期待；D. failed 失败。根据上文 “His dad was a plumber (水暖工) who worked long hours for low wages.” 和空后 “to see his dad happy.” 可知，他 “期望” 看到父亲开心。故选C。

hot

inspiring

normal

challenging

考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我教他如何理解代数中一些具有挑战性的题目。A. hot 热的；B. inspiring 鼓舞人心的；C. normal 正常的；D. challenging 具有挑战性的。根据上文 “ensuring he would pass.” 可知，作者为了实现自己的承诺，教给他一些 “具有挑战性的” 题目。故选D。

got through

prepared for

carried on

figured out

考查动词短语辨析。句意：在课程的最后一天，乔伊通过了期末考试。A. got through 通过；B. prepared for 准备；C. carried on 继续；D. figured out 弄清楚。呼应上文 “I promised him to ensure he would pass.” 指乔伊通过期末考试。故选A。

returned

stayed

continued

remembered

考查动词词义辨析。句意：所有的学生离开后，我留下来帮忙打扫。A. returned 返回；B. stayed 停留；C. continued 继续；D. remembered 记得。根据后文 “to help clean up.” 可知，学生离开后，作者留下来帮忙打扫。故选B。

performance

confidence

attitude

attention

考查名词词义辨析。句意：班主任告诉我，他对乔伊在考试中的表现感到惊讶，因为尽管他有残疾，但他确实做得很好。A. performance 表现；B. confidence 自信；C. attitude 态度；D. attention 注意力。根据后文 “for he did a really good job in spite of his disabilities.” 可知，乔伊有残疾但是在考试中表现很好。故选A。

apart from

in case of

due to

in spite of

考查介词短语辨析。句意：班主任告诉我，他对乔伊在考试中的表现感到惊讶，因为尽管他有残疾，但他确实做得很好。A. apart from 除了；B. in case of 万一；C. due to 因为；D. in spite of 尽管。根据后文 “his disabilities.” 指尽管乔伊有残疾。故选D。

disappointed

shocked

satisfied

excited

考查形容词词义辨析。句意：听到这个消息我很震惊，因为我和他一起工作的时候从来没有发现过！A. disappointed 失望的；B. shocked 震惊的；C. satisfied 满意的；D. excited 兴奋的。根据空后的 “because I had never found it when I worked with him!” 可知，作者和乔伊一起工作的时候没有发现他有学习障碍，所以 “感到震惊”。故选B。

carefully

easily

proudly

gratefully

考查副词词义辨析。句意：如果他有学习障碍，那么他怎么能在上了几堂课后轻松地解决与数学概念相关的难题呢？A. carefully 仔细地；B. easily 容易地；C. proudly 骄傲地；D. gratefully 感激地。根据上文 “If he had learning disabilities,” 可知，如果他有学习障碍，那么如何轻松地解决难题对作者来说是个疑问。故选B。

puzzled

worried

interested

annoyed

考查动词词义辨析。句意：这个问题困扰我有一段时间了。A. puzzled 使困惑；B. worried 担心的；C. interested 感兴趣的；D. annoyed 生气的。根据下文 “hours searching,” 可知，问题 “困扰” 了作者一段时间。故选A。

additional

sleepless

countless

flexible

考查形容词词义辨析。句意：在花了无数个小时寻找之后，我发现最好的解释是皮格马利翁效应的作用。A. additional 附加的；B. sleepless 失眠的；C. countless 无数的；D. flexible 灵活的。根据上文 “This question has                  me for some time.” 可知，作者花了 “无数” 小时去搜索答案。故选C。