E(2026·淮安期末)
One day, the owner of a boat asked a painter to paint a boat for 1. When the painter was painting, he found there was a hole and 2 it. When he finished painting, he got his money and left.
The next day, the owner of the boat came to the painter and gave him a check(支票) and it was much 3 than the money for painting.
"You have paid me for painting the boat!" he said in 4.
"But this is not for the painting job. It's for repairing the hole in the boat," 5 the owner of the boat.
"It was just a small service. You don't have to pay me that much money!"
Then the owner told the painter 6 happened. When he asked the painter to paint the boat, he 7 to tell him about the hole. After the paint was dry, his children took the boat to fish 8 they didn't know the hole. The owner wasn't at home at that time. So when he came back and 9 that his children took the boat, he was worried. 10, they soon came back safely from fishing. He was 11.
Then he12 the boat and found that the painter had repaired the hole!
"You 13 the lives of my children! I don't have enough money to pay for your 'small' good deed," said the owner.
14 is often like a small seed(种子) that we plant without thinking. It may seem like a tiny act at the moment, but it can grow into something that 15 lives. So never overlook the power of a tiny kind deed—it can light up the darkest corners and change the course of someone's life.
1. A. he
B. him
C. his
D. himself
2. A. repaired
B. drew
C. made
D. saw
3. A. the highest
B. high
C. highest
D. higher
4. A. joy
B. surprise
C. success
D. fear
5. A. asked
B. answered
C. cried
D. shouted
6. A. what
B. how
C. when
D. where
7. A. remembered
B. forgot
C. tried
D. wanted
8. A. so
B. or
C. but
D. and
9. A. heard
B. said
C. talked
D. told
10. A. Sadly
B. Quickly
C. Luckily
D. Suddenly
11. A. worried
B. sad
C. proud
D. excited
12. A. cleaned
B. checked
C. bought
D. sold
13. A. saved
B. took
C. made
D. found
14. A. Happiness
B. Politeness
C. Sadness
D. Kindness
15. A. changes
B. breaks
C. loses
D. stops

E [文章大意]本文讲述了一个温暖且富有哲理的故事。
1. B [解析]考查代词辨析。句意：一天，一艘船的主人请一位画家为他画一艘船。he 他，主格；him 他，宾格；his 他的，形容词性物主代词/名词性物主代词；himself 他自己，反身代词。根据“the owner of a boat asked a painter to paint a boat for...”可知，此处指船主请画家为他画一艘船，介词 for 后接宾格 him。故选 B。
2. A [解析]考查动词辨析。句意：当画家在画画时，他发现有一个洞，就把它修好了。repair 修理；draw 画画；make 制作；see 看见。根据“there was a hole”以及“It's for repairing the hole in the boat”可知，此处指修理船上的洞。故选 A。
3. D [解析]考查比较级辨析。句意：第二天，船主来到画家面前，给了他一张支票，支票的金额比画船的钱要多得多。根据“much... than”可知，此处应用形容词比较级 higher。故选 D。
4. B [解析]考查名词辨析。句意：“你已经付给我画船的钱了！”他惊讶地说。joy 喜悦；surprise 惊讶；success 成功；fear 恐惧。根据“You have paid me for painting the boat!”以及“But this is not for the painting job. It's for repairing the hole in the boat”可知，画家对船主给的钱感到惊讶。故选 B。
5. B [解析]考查动词辨析。句意：“但这不是为了画船的工作。这是为了修理船上的洞，”船主回答说。ask 问；answer 回答；cry 哭；shout 喊叫。根据“But this is not for the painting job. It's for repairing the hole in the boat”可知，这是船主对画家所说的话的回答。故选 B。
6. A [解析]考查宾语从句。句意：然后船主告诉画家发生了什么事。what 什么；how 如何；when 什么时候；where 在哪里。根据“Then the owner told the painter... happened. ”可知，船主告诉画家发生了什么事，应用 what 引导宾语从句。故选 A。
7. B [解析]考查动词辨析。句意：当他请画家画船时，他忘了告诉他船上有个洞。remember 记得；forget 忘记；try 尝试；want 想要。根据“After the paint was dry, his children took the boat to fish... they didn't know the hole. ”可知，船主忘了告诉画家船上有个洞。故选 B。
8. C [解析]考查连词辨析。句意：油漆干了以后，他的孩子们把船开去钓鱼，但他们不知道船上有个洞。so 因此；or 或者；but 但是；and 和。根据“his children took the boat to fish... they didn't know the hole”可知，前后句之间存在转折关系。故选 C。
9. A [解析]考查动词辨析。句意：所以当他回来听说他的孩子们把船开走了，他很担心。hear 听说；say 说；talk 谈论；tell 告诉。根据“that his children took the boat”可知，此处指听说孩子们把船开走了。故选 A。
10. C [解析]考查副词辨析。句意：幸运的是，他们很快安全地钓鱼回来了。sadly 悲伤地；quickly 快速地；luckily 幸运地；suddenly 突然。根据“they soon came back safely from fishing”可知，孩子们安全回来了，这是幸运的。故选 C。
11. D [解析]考查形容词辨析。句意：他感到很兴奋。worried 担心的；sad 悲伤的；proud 自豪的；excited 兴奋的。根据“they soon came back safely from fishing”可知，此处孩子们安全回来了，船主应该感到兴奋。故选 D。
12. B [解析]考查动词辨析。句意：然后他检查了船，发现画家已经把洞修好了！clean 打扫；check 检查；buy 买；sell 卖。根据“found that the painter had repaired the hole”可知，此处指检查船后发现洞被修好了。故选 B。
13. A [解析]考查动词辨析。句意：“你救了我孩子们的命！我没有足够的钱来支付你这‘微不足道’的好事，”船主说。save 救助；take 带走；make 制作；find 发现。根据“the lives of my children”以及“the painter had repaired the hole”可知，此处指画家救了孩子们的命。故选 A。
14. D [解析]考查名词辨析。句意：善良常常就像一颗我们不经思考就种下的小种子。happiness 幸福；politeness 礼貌；sadness 悲伤；kindness 善良。根据“So never overlook the power of a tiny kind deed”可知，此处指善良。故选 D。
15. A [解析]考查动词辨析。句意：它现在可能看起来是一个微小的举动，但它可以成长为改变生活的东西。change 改变；break 打破；lose 失去；stop 停止。根据“but it can grow into something that... lives”以及“change the course of someone's life”可知，此处指善良可以改变生活。故选 A。

【分析】
这是一篇哲理记叙文类的完形填空题，解题时首先要先通读全文，梳理清楚完整故事脉络：船主雇佣油漆工给船刷漆，油漆工刷漆时发现船上有个洞顺手修好，这个无心的小举动避免了出海钓鱼的船主的孩子遇险，最终船主额外给油漆工酬金，点明微小善举拥有巨大力量的主旨。之后逐空解题时，先结合语法规则判断基础题，比如介词后接宾格、than提示用形容词比较级这类考点，再结合上下文的前后呼应线索，通过词义辨析排除不符合语境的错误选项，全部选完后将答案代入全文通读，验证整体逻辑是否通顺，确保没有前后矛盾的地方。
【解析】
1. 考查代词辨析：介词for后面需要接人称代词的宾格作宾语，he是主格，his是物主代词，himself是反身代词，只有him符合要求，选B。
2. 考查动词辨析：后文明确提到船主额外付费是为了感谢油漆工修洞，对应此处发现洞之后就把洞修好了，repaired修理符合语境，drew画画、made制作、saw看见均不符合，选A。
3. 考查形容词比较级：句中出现标志词than，说明要用形容词的比较级形式，much可以修饰比较级表示程度更深，higher是high的比较级，选D。
4. 考查名词辨析：油漆工已经收到了刷船的酬劳，船主又给了他金额更高的支票，他对此应该感到很惊讶，in surprise表示惊讶地，joy喜悦、success成功、fear恐惧均不符合语境，选B。
5. 考查动词辨析：此处是船主回应油漆工的疑问，answered回答符合语境，asked询问、cried哭泣、shouted喊叫均不符合，选B。
6. 考查宾语从句引导词：句意为船主告诉油漆工发生了什么事，what在宾语从句中作主语指代发生的事，how如何、when何时、where何地均不符合语义，选A。
7. 考查动词辨析：后文提到孩子们不知道船上有洞，说明船主当初请油漆工刷船的时候，忘记告知他船上有洞了，forgot忘记符合语境，remembered记得、tried尝试、wanted想要均不符合，选B。
8. 考查连词辨析：前半句说孩子们开船去钓鱼，后半句说他们不知道船上有洞，前后是转折关系，but符合逻辑，so因此表因果、or或者表选择、and和表并列均不符合，选C。
9. 考查动词辨析：船主当时不在家，回到家之后听说孩子们把船开走了，hear听说符合语境，said说、talked谈论、told告诉均不符合，选A。
10. 考查副词辨析：后文提到孩子们安全返回，这是很幸运的事，Luckily幸运地符合语境，Sadly悲伤地、Quickly快速地、Suddenly突然均不符合，选C。
11. 考查形容词辨析：原本担心孩子遇险，结果孩子平安回来，船主的心情是激动兴奋的，excited兴奋的符合语境，worried担心的、sad悲伤的、proud自豪的均不符合，选D。
12. 考查动词辨析：船主想要弄清楚为什么孩子平安回来，所以去检查船，发现洞已经被修好，checked检查符合语境，cleaned打扫、bought购买、sold售卖均不符合，选B。
13. 考查动词辨析：洞被修好之后船不会漏水，孩子们才平安归来，所以油漆工相当于救了孩子们的性命，saved拯救符合语境，took带走、made制作、found发现均不符合，选A。
14. 考查名词辨析：后文提到tiny kind deed微小的善举，对应此处说善良就像我们无心种下的小种子，Kindness善良符合语境，Happiness幸福、Politeness礼貌、Sadness悲伤均不符合，选D。
15. 考查动词辨析：全文最后点明小善举可以改变人的人生轨迹，对应此处指微小的举动最终能成长为改变人生的力量，changes改变符合语境，breaks打破、loses失去、stops停止均不符合，选A。
【答案】
1-5 BADBB 6-10 ABCAC 11-15 DBADA
【知识点】
代词用法辨析
实义词语义辨析
完形语境逻辑推理
【点评】
本题属于初中英语典型的故事类完形填空，考点覆盖基础语法和核心词汇辨析，绝大多数空都可以通过上下文的前后呼应找到明确的解题线索，难度梯度设置合理，既考察学生对基础词汇语法的掌握程度，也引导学生理解微小善举的价值，同时能锻炼学生依托语篇整体逻辑解题的能力，避免孤立看单个句子选答案的错误习惯。
【难度系数】
0.7