四、(2026·常州市期中)完形填空。
Ava loved singing more than anything else in the whole world. One day, when Ava sang, her best friend, Benny, $\underline{\quad1\quad}$ an idea.
"You should sing on Annual Day(校庆日)!" he said.
"What a(n) $\underline{\quad2\quad}$ idea!" Ava shook her head.
"Why not? You love singing!"
Ava hadn't told Benny about the only time she got on stage and nearly fainted(晕倒) with fear.
"I ... I can't sing in front of so many people. I don't even sing in front of my parents!"
"You sing around me! All you need is a little $\underline{\quad3\quad}$, Ava."
The very thought of singing in front of a crowd filled her stomach $\underline{\quad4\quad}$ butterflies. But she loved singing so much! So she decided to give it a try. She practised long and hard every day.
Everyone at home was excited about Ava's big day. They gave her $\underline{\quad5\quad}$. "Take long and deep breaths $\underline{\quad6\quad}$ you sing." "Give the audience your widest smile."
Finally, it was Annual Day. When it was Ava's $\underline{\quad7\quad}$ to sing, she felt very nervous. Her tongue felt heavy and her mouth felt $\underline{\quad8\quad}$. Her heart started to race. That was when she saw Benny, waving $\underline{\quad9\quad}$ at her. She was so glad to see him. So, she tried again.
At first, her voice was shaky, but it sounded somewhat right. Then slowly, the music flew out of her, $\underline{\quad10\quad}$ and beautiful. Ava let her voice go wild and free. And as she did so, she was full of the most amazing feeling in the world.
1. A. caught up with
B. came up with
C. thought about
D. looked about
2. A. exciting
B. practical
C. boring
D. terrible
3. A. courage
B. attention
C. patience
D. support
4. A. of
B. with
C. in
D. around
5. A. gifts
B. hope
C. answers
D. advice
6. A. when
B. since
C. before
D. after
7. A. turn
B. dream
C. wish
D. challenge
8. A. hot
B. stressed
C. heavy
D. dry
9. A. strongly
B. cheerfully
C. simply
D. carefully
10. A. smooth
B. strong
C. high
D. slow
Ava loved singing more than anything else in the whole world. One day, when Ava sang, her best friend, Benny, $\underline{\quad1\quad}$ an idea.
"You should sing on Annual Day(校庆日)!" he said.
"What a(n) $\underline{\quad2\quad}$ idea!" Ava shook her head.
"Why not? You love singing!"
Ava hadn't told Benny about the only time she got on stage and nearly fainted(晕倒) with fear.
"I ... I can't sing in front of so many people. I don't even sing in front of my parents!"
"You sing around me! All you need is a little $\underline{\quad3\quad}$, Ava."
The very thought of singing in front of a crowd filled her stomach $\underline{\quad4\quad}$ butterflies. But she loved singing so much! So she decided to give it a try. She practised long and hard every day.
Everyone at home was excited about Ava's big day. They gave her $\underline{\quad5\quad}$. "Take long and deep breaths $\underline{\quad6\quad}$ you sing." "Give the audience your widest smile."
Finally, it was Annual Day. When it was Ava's $\underline{\quad7\quad}$ to sing, she felt very nervous. Her tongue felt heavy and her mouth felt $\underline{\quad8\quad}$. Her heart started to race. That was when she saw Benny, waving $\underline{\quad9\quad}$ at her. She was so glad to see him. So, she tried again.
At first, her voice was shaky, but it sounded somewhat right. Then slowly, the music flew out of her, $\underline{\quad10\quad}$ and beautiful. Ava let her voice go wild and free. And as she did so, she was full of the most amazing feeling in the world.
1. A. caught up with
B. came up with
C. thought about
D. looked about
2. A. exciting
B. practical
C. boring
D. terrible
3. A. courage
B. attention
C. patience
D. support
4. A. of
B. with
C. in
D. around
5. A. gifts
B. hope
C. answers
D. advice
6. A. when
B. since
C. before
D. after
7. A. turn
B. dream
C. wish
D. challenge
8. A. hot
B. stressed
C. heavy
D. dry
9. A. strongly
B. cheerfully
C. simply
D. carefully
10. A. smooth
B. strong
C. high
D. slow
答案：1. B 2. D 3. A 4. B 5. D
6. C 7. A 8. D 9. B 10. A
6. C 7. A 8. D 9. B 10. A
解析：
【分析】
做完形填空首先要通读全文梳理故事主线：本文讲述了热爱唱歌的Ava原本怯于在众人面前表演，在好友Benny的鼓励下决定参加校庆演出，经过努力练习最终顺利完成演唱的暖心故事。解题时每道题都要结合上下文语境、常用固定搭配和生活常识逐一判断：
1. 第1空后接idea，要选表示“想出主意”的短语，直接匹配对应选项；
2. 第2空后文Ava直接摇头拒绝，说明她当下觉得这个提议很糟糕，对应匹配形容词；
3. 第3空Ava之前上台曾吓得几乎晕倒，她缺少的是当众表演的勇气，匹配对应名词；
4. 第4空考察固定搭配fill...with...，对应描述紧张忐忑的常用表达；
5. 第5空后文家人提到的“深呼吸、微笑”都是给她的表演建议，匹配对应名词；
6. 第6空逻辑上应该是唱歌之前先做深呼吸缓解紧张，符合常理；
7. 第7空校庆演出轮到Ava上场，对应固定句型it's one's turn to do sth；
8. 第8空人极度紧张的时候通常会口干舌燥，符合生活常识；
9. 第9空Benny是来给Ava加油的，所以是开心地朝她挥手，匹配对应副词；
10. 第10空前文提到一开始声音发抖，后来音乐自然流淌出来，对应的歌声是流畅优美的，匹配对应形容词。
【解析】
1. 考查短语辨析：后文提到Benny提出让Ava在校庆日唱歌的提议，说明他想出了一个主意。come up with意为“想出（主意）”，catch up with意为“追上”，think about意为“思考”，look about意为“四处张望”，选B。
2. 考查形容词辨析：后文Ava直接摇头拒绝，还说自己不敢在很多人面前唱歌，说明她当下觉得这个主意很糟糕。exciting令人兴奋的，practical实际的，boring无聊的，terrible糟糕的，选D。
3. 考查名词辨析：Ava之前上台曾吓得几乎晕倒，她不敢当众表演，所以需要的是一点勇气。courage勇气，attention注意力，patience耐心，support支持，选A。
4. 考查固定搭配：fill sth with sth是固定搭配，fill one's stomach with butterflies是常用习语，形容人紧张得心里七上八下，选B。
5. 考查名词辨析：后文家人说的“深呼吸、给观众微笑”都是给Ava的表演相关的建议。gift礼物，hope希望，answer答案，advice建议，选D。
6. 考查连词辨析：按照常理，应该是在开口唱歌之前做深长的深呼吸来缓解紧张，when当…时，since自从/因为，before在…之前，after在…之后，选C。
7. 考查固定句型：It's one's turn to do sth是固定用法，意为“轮到某人做某事”，这里指校庆演出轮到Ava上台唱歌，选A。
8. 考查形容词辨析：人在极度紧张的时候，通常会舌头沉重、口干舌燥，hot热的，stressed焦虑的（用来形容人，不能形容mouth），heavy重的，dry干的，选D。
9. 考查副词辨析：Benny是来给紧张的Ava加油鼓劲的，所以他是兴高采烈地朝Ava挥手。strongly强烈地，cheerfully开心地、兴高采烈地，simply简单地，carefully小心地，选B。
10. 考查形容词辨析：前文提到一开始Ava的声音发抖，后来音乐自然地从她身上流淌出来，和shaky（颤抖的）形成对比，歌声是流畅又优美的。smooth流畅的，strong强壮的，high高的，slow缓慢的，选A。
【答案】
1. B 2. D 3. A 4. B 5. D 6. C 7. A 8. D 9. B 10. A
【知识点】
固定短语辨析
语境词义辨析
常用固定搭配
【点评】
本篇是记叙文类完形填空，故事贴近学生日常生活，传递了勇敢突破自我的正向价值观，考点大多是初中阶段的核心词汇和常见固定搭配，没有生僻考点，重点考察学生结合上下文逻辑推理、结合常识判断选项的能力，适合用来巩固基础词汇搭配的应用。
【难度系数】
0.7
做完形填空首先要通读全文梳理故事主线：本文讲述了热爱唱歌的Ava原本怯于在众人面前表演，在好友Benny的鼓励下决定参加校庆演出，经过努力练习最终顺利完成演唱的暖心故事。解题时每道题都要结合上下文语境、常用固定搭配和生活常识逐一判断：
1. 第1空后接idea，要选表示“想出主意”的短语，直接匹配对应选项；
2. 第2空后文Ava直接摇头拒绝，说明她当下觉得这个提议很糟糕，对应匹配形容词；
3. 第3空Ava之前上台曾吓得几乎晕倒，她缺少的是当众表演的勇气，匹配对应名词；
4. 第4空考察固定搭配fill...with...，对应描述紧张忐忑的常用表达；
5. 第5空后文家人提到的“深呼吸、微笑”都是给她的表演建议，匹配对应名词；
6. 第6空逻辑上应该是唱歌之前先做深呼吸缓解紧张，符合常理；
7. 第7空校庆演出轮到Ava上场，对应固定句型it's one's turn to do sth；
8. 第8空人极度紧张的时候通常会口干舌燥，符合生活常识；
9. 第9空Benny是来给Ava加油的，所以是开心地朝她挥手，匹配对应副词；
10. 第10空前文提到一开始声音发抖，后来音乐自然流淌出来，对应的歌声是流畅优美的，匹配对应形容词。
【解析】
1. 考查短语辨析：后文提到Benny提出让Ava在校庆日唱歌的提议，说明他想出了一个主意。come up with意为“想出（主意）”，catch up with意为“追上”，think about意为“思考”，look about意为“四处张望”，选B。
2. 考查形容词辨析：后文Ava直接摇头拒绝，还说自己不敢在很多人面前唱歌，说明她当下觉得这个主意很糟糕。exciting令人兴奋的，practical实际的，boring无聊的，terrible糟糕的，选D。
3. 考查名词辨析：Ava之前上台曾吓得几乎晕倒，她不敢当众表演，所以需要的是一点勇气。courage勇气，attention注意力，patience耐心，support支持，选A。
4. 考查固定搭配：fill sth with sth是固定搭配，fill one's stomach with butterflies是常用习语，形容人紧张得心里七上八下，选B。
5. 考查名词辨析：后文家人说的“深呼吸、给观众微笑”都是给Ava的表演相关的建议。gift礼物，hope希望，answer答案，advice建议，选D。
6. 考查连词辨析：按照常理，应该是在开口唱歌之前做深长的深呼吸来缓解紧张，when当…时，since自从/因为，before在…之前，after在…之后，选C。
7. 考查固定句型：It's one's turn to do sth是固定用法，意为“轮到某人做某事”，这里指校庆演出轮到Ava上台唱歌，选A。
8. 考查形容词辨析：人在极度紧张的时候，通常会舌头沉重、口干舌燥，hot热的，stressed焦虑的（用来形容人，不能形容mouth），heavy重的，dry干的，选D。
9. 考查副词辨析：Benny是来给紧张的Ava加油鼓劲的，所以他是兴高采烈地朝Ava挥手。strongly强烈地，cheerfully开心地、兴高采烈地，simply简单地，carefully小心地，选B。
10. 考查形容词辨析：前文提到一开始Ava的声音发抖，后来音乐自然地从她身上流淌出来，和shaky（颤抖的）形成对比，歌声是流畅又优美的。smooth流畅的，strong强壮的，high高的，slow缓慢的，选A。
【答案】
1. B 2. D 3. A 4. B 5. D 6. C 7. A 8. D 9. B 10. A
【知识点】
固定短语辨析
语境词义辨析
常用固定搭配
【点评】
本篇是记叙文类完形填空，故事贴近学生日常生活，传递了勇敢突破自我的正向价值观，考点大多是初中阶段的核心词汇和常见固定搭配，没有生僻考点，重点考察学生结合上下文逻辑推理、结合常识判断选项的能力，适合用来巩固基础词汇搭配的应用。
【难度系数】
0.7