C
题干:第四段画线单词“encouraging”中文意思可能是____。
根据第四段第一句Standing on the high slope, I felt quite nervous.(站在高坡上,我感到很紧张。)以及最后一句But my classmates kept encouraging me and I finally took the first step forward.(但我的同学不断___我,我终于迈出了第一步。)可知,同学们一直在鼓励我、帮助我。encourage“鼓励”,故选C。