二、完形填空(本题共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)
请认真阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
[2026 宿迁期末]When Anita was young, she loved painting more than anything. Every afternoon, she
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out of the window and drew the things outside. Her walls were covered with paintings of birds, flowers, and her little
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, Mimi.
One day, the school said there was a
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competition. “The theme is ‘My Dream’,” the teacher said. Anita was
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. She spent several days working on her painting. It showed a girl painting in a big gallery(画廊), with people cheering for her.
A week later, it was time to hand in the painting.
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, Anita spilled some water on it by accident. The colours ran in all directions, and the picture became
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. She felt sad and cried loudly. “I’m not good at painting at all,” she thought, throwing her
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away.
Her grandma saw her and sat down. “Do you remember when you learned to ride a bike?” she asked. “You fell many times, but you never
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.” Anita nodded. Grandma went on, “Mistakes are just steps to success. Pick up your brush again.”
Anita took a deep breath. She got new paper and started painting again. This time, she painted her
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warm smile, the bright sunflowers in the garden, and even her little cat lying beside the flowers. She used her favourite yellow for the
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and pink for grandma’s face. She didn’t worry about the result of the competition—she just painted
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made her happy. When she finished, the painting was full
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love, and she felt proud again.
Two days later, the results came out at the school assembly(晨会). The principal(校长) called names one by one. Anita’s heart beat
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. The principal said, “Anita gets a special award for ‘the warmest painting’!” She couldn’t
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her ears. She walked up to the stage, took the small cup, and smiled happily. All her classmates
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for her. From that day on, Anita knew that if she kept trying, her dream would come true sooner or later. At last, Anita really became a famous painter.
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C
)11. A. walked B. jumped C. looked D. came
(
A
)12. A. cat B. pig C. dog D. rabbit
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C
)13. A. singing B. dancing C. drawing D. writing
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A
)14. A. excited B. sad C. modest D. angry
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D
)15. A. Luckily B. Unhappily C. Happily D. Unluckily
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B
)16. A. good B. terrible C. nice D. dry
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C
)17. A. bag B. paper C. brush D. flower
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B
)18. A. got up B. gave up C. cheered up D. woke up
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B
)19. A. mum’s B. grandma’s C. dad’s D. grandpa’s
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D
)20. A. sun B. moon C. house D. sunflowers
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A
)21. A. what B. how C. who D. where
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D
)22. A. with B. in C. from D. of
(
C
)23. A. slowly B. quietly C. fast D. easily
(
A
)24. A. believe B. find C. draw D. touch
(
B
)25. A. cared B. cheered C. waited D. looked
