根据短文内容,从A、B、C三个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
Last month, my classmate Lucy decided to develop a new 21 to spend her free time. After some thinking, she chose to learn 22. At first, she found it challenging to hold the brush properly. She often felt 23 when her strokes didn't look right. Her art teacher noticed this and gave her some advice. "Don't focus on being perfect," the teacher said. "Just enjoy the 24 of creating something beautiful." Lucy took this advice to heart. She practised every day after school, and slowly, her skills 25. Now, Lucy finds painting very relaxing. It helps her 26 after a long day of study. She especially enjoys painting 27 like flowers and trees. Her friends all admire her beautiful 28. Last week, our school held an art competition. Lucy decided to 29 one of her paintings. To her surprise, she won the first prize! This 30 made her feel very proud and confident. Lucy's story shows us that with persistence, we can 31 any difficulty. Her 32 in painting has grown surprisingly. She plans to 33 more art classes next semester. Besides painting, Lucy also enjoys outdoor 34. She often goes hiking with friends on weekends. She says being in nature gives her 35 for her paintings.
()21. A. hobby B. subject C. sport
()22. A. dancing B. painting C. singing
()23. A. excited B. interested C. scared
()24. A. process B. difficulty C. competition
()25. A. disappeared B. improved C. changed
()26. A. study B. relax C. work
()27. A. objects B. animals C. buildings
()28. A. poems B. stories C. artworks
()29. A. buy B. sell C. enter
()30. A. achievement B. failure C. suggestion
()31. A. get over B. give up C. look for
()32. A. fear B. confidence C. stress
()33. A. miss B. avoid C. take
()34. A. games B. activities C. meetings
()35. A. stress B. inspiration C. pressure

21.A 解析:根据上下文“打发空闲时间”和“学习绘画”可知,这里指的是要发展一项新的“爱好”。
22.B 解析:后文提到 hold the brush properly 和 strokes,这些都是绘画的术语,与 singing 和 dancing 无关。
23.C 解析:因为担心画不好,所以会感到“害怕”,与后文老师的鼓励相呼应。
24.A 解析:老师建议她享受创造美丽事物的“过程”,而不是只关注结果。
25.B 解析:通过每天练习,她的技能“提高”了。
26.B 解析:绘画能帮助她在长时间学习后“放松”。study 学习,relax 放松,work 工作。结合语境可知应选 B。
27.A 解析:根据 flowers and trees 可知,这些属于“物体”,而不是动物(animals)或建筑物(buildings)。
28.C 解析:poems 诗,stories 故事,artworks 艺术品,画作。Lucy 是在学画画,故选 C。
29.C 解析:向比赛提交作品,“报名”参加比赛,用 enter。
30.A 解析:赢得第一名是一项“成就”。
31.A 解析:get over difficulty 意为“克服困难”。
32.B 解析:根据常识可知,获得成功后,她在绘画方面的“信心”增长了。
33.C 解析:take classes 是固定搭配,意为“上课”。
34.B 解析:outdoor activities 是固定短语,表示“户外活动”。
35.B 解析:stress 和 pressure 都表示“压力”,inspiration“灵感”。大自然能给她带来绘画的“灵感”,故选 B。

【分析】
首先通读全文，理解文章大意：本文讲述Lucy选择绘画作为空闲爱好，从遇到困难到坚持练习，最终获奖并收获自信的故事。解题时需结合上下文语境、词汇含义及固定搭配逐一分析每个空：21题根据“spend free time”选爱好；22题由后文“brush”等绘画相关词汇确定；23题根据画不好的感受选scared；24题老师建议享受创作过程；25题练习后技能提高；26题绘画帮助放松；27题花树属于物体；28题朋友欣赏画作；29题参加比赛用enter；30题获奖是成就；31题克服困难；32题信心增长；33上课用take；34户外活动；35大自然给灵感。
【解析】
21题：根据上下文“spend her free time”及Lucy选择绘画作为空闲活动，可知此处指发展新的“爱好”，故选A。
22题：后文提到“hold the brush properly”（正确握画笔），这是绘画的典型动作，与舞蹈、唱歌无关，故选B。
23题：因画不好会产生害怕的情绪，与后文老师的鼓励相呼应，故选C。
24题：老师建议不要只关注完美，要享受创作美丽事物的“过程”，故选A。
25题：通过每天练习，Lucy的绘画技能“提高”，故选B。
26题：长时间学习后，绘画能帮助她“放松”，故选B。
27题：flowers和trees属于具体的“物体”，而非动物或建筑物，故选A。
28题：Lucy学画画，朋友欣赏的是她的“画作（artworks）”，故选C。
29题：参加艺术比赛用“enter”（报名参加），故选C。
30题：赢得一等奖是一项“成就”，故选A。
31题：“get over difficulty”是固定搭配，意为“克服困难”，故选A。
32题：成功获奖后，Lucy在绘画方面的“信心”增长，故选B。
33题：“take classes”是固定搭配，意为“上课”，故选C。
34题：“outdoor activities”是固定短语，意为“户外活动”，故选B。
35题：大自然能给绘画带来“灵感”，故选B。
【答案】
21.A 22.B 23.C 24.A 25.B 26.B 27.A 28.C 29.C 30.A 31.A 32.B 33.C 34.B 35.B
【知识点】
英语完形填空、词汇辨析、固定搭配
【点评】
本文为记叙文，通过Lucy学绘画的经历，考查学生对上下文语境的理解、词汇含义辨析及固定搭配的掌握，贴近学生生活，易于理解，是基础型完形填空题。
【难度系数】
0.6