四、完形填空
阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。
Mike is a Grade 7 student. He is good at drawing, but he never shows his 36 to his classmates. He is afraid they will laugh at him and say something 37 about his pictures.
An art competition(比赛) is coming. Mike wants to join it, 38 he thinks he can’t win.
His teacher, Miss Li, sees his 39 and wants to help. After school, Miss Li walks to him and says with a smile, “Your pictures are 40, Mike. I believe you can do well in the competition. Just have a try!”
Miss Li’s words give Mike great hope. He 41 to take part in the competition. He practises every day and asks Miss Li for advice. After a week’s practice, he takes part in the art competition.
Mike wins the second prize. When he hears the 42, he is so excited. He runs to Miss Li and says, “Thank you, Miss Li. Your words 43 me, so I start to try my best and get ready for the competition. 44 you, I couldn’t win it at all.” A big, bright smile 45 on Miss Li’s face. She says, “You do it by yourself. I’m so proud(骄傲) of you!”
Mike learns that a few words can have great power. It can give people hope to try and even change their life.
()36. A. photos B. pictures C. paper-cuttings
()37. A. bad B. wrong C. touching
()38. A. so B. and C. but
()39. A. task B. hope C. problem
()40. A. easy B. magic C. small
()41. A. decides B. forgets C. refuses
()42. A. advice B. result C. mistake
()43. A. hide B. power C. protect
()44. A. To B. From C. Without
()45. A. moves B. jumps C. appears

36. B 37. A 38. C 39. C 40. B 41. A 42. B 43. B 44. C 45. C

【分析】做完形填空需先通读全文把握主旨（本文讲述七年级学生Mike因害怕同学评价不敢展示画作，在老师鼓励下参赛获奖的故事），再逐题结合上下文语境、逻辑关系、词汇词义辨析选最佳选项，重点关注空格前后的提示线索，确保答案契合文章整体语义与逻辑。
【解析】36. 前文提Mike擅长画画，后文有“his pictures”，此处指他从不展示画作，选B（pictures）；A为照片、C为剪纸，不符合语境。
37. 由“afraid they will laugh at him”可知，他怕同学说不好的话，bad（不好的）符合，选A；wrong（错误的）、touching（感人的）不合适。
38. 前半句想参赛、后半句怕赢是转折关系，用but，选C；so（因果）、and（并列）不符合逻辑。
39. 老师看到Mike不敢参赛的困扰，problem（问题、困扰）符合，选C；task（任务）、hope（希望）不合适。
40. 老师鼓励Mike，说他的画很棒，magic（很棒的）符合鼓励语气，选B；easy（容易的）、small（小的）不合适。
41. 老师鼓励后Mike决定参赛，decides（决定）符合，选A；forgets（忘记）、refuses（拒绝）不合适。
42. Mike获二等奖，此处指听到比赛结果，result（结果）符合，选B；advice（建议）、mistake（错误）不合适。
43. 老师的话给了Mike力量，power（力量）符合，选B；hide（隐藏）、protect（保护）不合适。
44. 此处表“没有老师的话他赢不了”，Without（没有）符合，选C；To（到）、From（从）不合适。
45. 笑容出现在老师脸上，appears（出现）符合，选C；moves（移动）、jumps（跳）不合适。
【答案】36.B 37.A 38.C 39.C 40.B 41.A 42.B 43.B 44.C 45.C
【知识点】完形填空、词汇辨析、语境理解
【点评】本文以鼓励为主题，贴近学生生活，考查学生对上下文语境的理解及基础词汇运用，是初中英语常见题材，难度适中。
【难度系数】0.6