二、先通读短文，掌握其大意，然后从 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出一个可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案。
Last month, our school held a painting competition. I love drawing animals, so I 1 to take part in it. I spent three weekends working on my picture of a cat, and I felt 2 about winning a prize.
On the day of the result announcement (公布), I waited anxiously. But when the teacher read the winners' names, mine wasn't on the list. I 3 in the crowd without moving for several minutes, and a sad feeling filled my heart. Then I rushed to the art room and put my painting in my bag 4.
Ms Wang, my art teacher, found me sitting alone. She sat down next to me and said, "I saw your painting. It has 5, but you can make it better." I looked at her, and she 6 explained, "Let's find out how to improve it together."
The next week, we worked on my painting together. She 7 some bright colours to make the cat's fur look real. I 8 that small changes could make a big difference. My classmates also gave me 9. They said my cat looked alive with the new colours.
A month later, there was a school art festival. I 10 my improved painting. Many students stopped to look at it, and a school reporter even took a photo of it. I felt 11. Ms Wang told me, "You never give up, and that's why you can succeed."
Now, I understand that not winning a competition isn't a 12. It's a chance to learn. Whenever I face a difficult task, I should 13 instead of getting upset. I also know that asking for help can help me improve 14.
This experience has taught me a useful 15: Stay positive when things go wrong, and you'll find a way to make them better.
()1. A. learned
B. decided
C. forgot
D. stopped
()2. A. confident
B. bored
C. worried
D. surprised
()3. A. ran
B. stood
C. waited
D. cried
()4. A. happily
B. clearly
C. recently
D. angrily
()5. A. problems
B. mistakes
C. strengths
D. secrets
()6. A. patiently
B. badly
C. carelessly
D. nearly
()7. A. kept
B. took
C. packed
D. added
()8. A. wondered
B. noticed
C. promised
D. questioned
()9. A. advice
B. pleasure
C. luck
D. honour
()10. A. hid
B. sold
C. showed
D. broke
()11. A. sad
B. proud
C. angry
D. interested
()12. A. reason
B. result
C. failure
D. flag
()13. A. give up
B. keep on
C. run away
D. put off
()14. A. earlier
B. higher
C. faster
D. harder
()15. A. skill
B. game
C. habit
D. lesson

1—5 BABDC 6—10 ADBAC 11—15 BCBCD

【解析】
1. 考查动词辨析。根据前文“I love drawing animals”可知“我”决定参加比赛，decide to do sth.意为“决定做某事”，故选B。
2. 考查形容词辨析。前文提到花了三个周末创作猫的画作，因此“我”对获奖充满信心，confident意为“自信的”，符合语境，故选A。
3. 考查动词辨析。根据“in the crowd without moving”可知，“我”站在人群中一动不动，stand意为“站立”，故选B。
4. 考查副词辨析。未获奖的“我”满心难过，于是生气地把画放进包里，angrily意为“生气地”，符合情绪状态，故选D。
5. 考查名词辨析。根据转折词“but”后的“you can make it better”可知，画作有自身的优点，strengths意为“优点、长处”，故选C。
6. 考查副词辨析。老师耐心地向“我”解释，patiently意为“耐心地”，符合老师的态度，故选A。
7. 考查动词辨析。老师添加了一些鲜艳的颜色让猫的毛发看起来更真实，add意为“添加”，故选D。
8. 考查动词辨析。“我”注意到小小的改变能带来很大的不同，notice意为“注意到”，故选B。
9. 考查名词辨析。同学们也给“我”提出了建议，advice意为“建议”，故选A。
10. 考查动词辨析。在学校艺术节上，“我”展示了改进后的画作，show意为“展示”，故选C。
11. 考查形容词辨析。许多学生驻足观看画作，还有记者拍照，“我”为此感到自豪，proud意为“自豪的”，故选B。
12. 考查名词辨析。“我”明白了未赢得比赛并不代表失败，failure意为“失败”，故选C。
13. 考查动词短语辨析。面对困难任务时应该坚持下去而非沮丧，keep on意为“坚持”，故选B。
14. 考查副词辨析。寻求帮助能让自己提升得更快，faster意为“更快地”，故选C。
15. 考查名词辨析。这次经历给“我”上了有用的一课，lesson意为“教训、经验”，故选D。
【答案】
1—5 BABDC 6—10 ADBAC 11—15 BCBCD
【知识点】
动词及短语辨析；形容词副词辨析；完形填空语境理解
【点评】
本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了作者参加绘画比赛失利后，在美术老师的帮助下改进作品，最终在学校艺术节上获得关注的经历。解题时需紧密结合上下文语境，准确辨析词汇含义，把握作者的情感变化，以此提升语篇理解能力和词汇运用能力。
【难度系数】
0.6