《2025年5年中考3年模拟英语北京专版》

Our community library decided to offer a painting class. I told my friend Ella, and we both signed up.
On the big day, our first 1 was to paint a white vase of cheerful yellow sunflowers against a blue background.
We were asked to paint our canvas(画布) 2 . It was easy to follow the instructor to move the brush. Although I had never painted before, I could tell I was a 3 . I started thinking about where I would hang my new masterpiece.
Immediately after that, however, I began to run into 4 . The first curved(弯曲的) line of my vase looked perfect, but when I painted the line on the opposite side, my hand slipped(打滑). I tried to 5 that white streak(条痕) with blue paint, but it didn't work.
While I was busy fixing my messy painting, the instructor explained how to paint the sunflower leaves. Things went downhill fast after that. My leaves looked like fat, green caterpillars(毛毛虫). When I failed to clean my paintbrush, I accidentally made the sunflowers green. I felt 6 when I saw how good everyone else's paintings looked.
Ella sweetly praised my sunflowers, perhaps feeling sorry for me. When I said that hers were much better, she looked surprised. “No, they're not. I messed up in at least five places.” After a few seconds, she asked, “Want to 7 paintings?”
Until that moment, I had felt only dislike for my painting. And yet for some reason, giving it away felt wrong. It wasn't a perfect painting, but it was mine—the first one I had ever created. I knew Ella must have realized that she felt the same way when she suddenly shook her head and said, “Never mind.”
My sunflower painting still hangs directly above my bed. I often look at it. Every time I look at it, I 8 . It always brightens my day and brings warmth to my room. I really like it now.
( ) 1.A. choice B. competition C. task D. show
( ) 2.A. white B. blue C. yellow D. green
( ) 3.A. beginner B. performer C. failure D. natural
( ) 4.A. complaints B. risks C. problems D. opportunities
( ) 5.A. cover B. clean C. mark D. connect
( ) 6.A. confused B. afraid C. bored D. upset
( ) 7.A. trade B. hang C. study D. admire
( ) 8.A. criticize B. smile C. understand D. imagine
情节理解
events: My friend Ella and I both signed up for a 1. __________. We were asked to paint a vase of sunflowers. → It was easy to follow the instructor to move the brush. And I thought I was good at it. → When I painted the line of the vase, my hand slipped and I couldn't fix my painting. Also I accidentally made the sunflowers green. → I realized that it wasn't a 4. __________ painting, but it was mine—the first one I had ever created. → My sunflower painting still hangs directly above my bed. It always 5. __________ and brings warmth to my room. I really like it now.
feelings: happy → confident → 3. __________ → acceptable → happy and warm
思维拓展
If you create an imperfect painting, would you like to give it away? Why?
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解题线索
根据P10所示，用箭头画出每道题的解题线索，并将线索内容简要写在横线上。
1.第1题的解题线索为____________________ 5.第5题的解题线索为____________________
2.第2题的解题线索为____________________ 6.第6题的解题线索为____________________
3.第3题的解题线索为____________________ 7.第7题的解题线索为____________________
4.第4题的解题线索为____________________ 8.第8题的解题线索为____________________
一词多义
根据文章内容，选择下列词（文章中的粗体词）在文中的词义。
1.against ______ A. (prep.) 反对 B. (prep.)以……为背景 C. (prep.) 倚着；逆
2.work ______ A. (v.) 工作 B. (v.) 奏效 C. (n.) 作品
3.sorry ______ A. (excl.) 抱歉 B. (adj.) 同情 C. (adj.) 后悔
词块积累
语篇词汇[匹配连线]
1.sign up ① 遇到(困难等) 1.competition ① n.表演者
2.run into ② 报名参加(课程) 2.performer ② n.竞赛
3.on the opposite side ③ 在另一边 3.failure ③ v.互相交换
4.fix my messy painting ④ 每况愈下；走下坡路 4.natural ④ n.机会
5.go downhill ⑤ 修复我一团糟的画作 5.risk ⑤ n.失败
6.fail to do sth. ⑥ 未做成某事 6.opportunity ⑥ v.批评
7.mess up ⑦ 送出；赠送 7.trade ⑦ n.有天赋的人
8.give away ⑧ 弄糟；搞砸 8.criticize ⑧ n.风险
9.never mind ⑨ 算了；没什么
10.shake one's head ⑩ 点亮我的一天
11.brighten my day ⑪ 摇头
核心语句积累
根据中文提示，在原文中找到对应英文内容。
1.我开始思考把我的杰作悬挂在哪里。
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2.它总能照亮我的一天,并且把温暖带到我的房间。
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答案： 1.C 【解析】根据上文“a painting class”“we both signed up”、本句语境“our first...was to paint...”以及下文“We were asked to paint...”可知，作者和Ella一起上了画画课，老师布置的第一个任务就是画一幅以蓝色为背景的白色花瓶里的向日葵。
2.B 【解析】根据上文中“against a blue background”以及该句的“paint our canvas”可知，此处表示把画布涂成蓝色。
3.D 【解析】根据上文“It was easy to follow the instructor to move the brush. Although I had never painted before”以及下文“I started thinking about where I would hang my new masterpiece.”可知，作者起初在画画时得心应手，认为自己是一个在画画方面有天赋的人，并且开始思考把自己的杰作挂在哪里。此处，natural是名词，意为“有天赋的人”。
4.C 【解析】根据下文“but when I painted the line on the opposite side, my hand slipped ”和“but it didn't work”可知，作者手滑，画画时出现失误，尽管努力修复，但是并不管用，这对于作者而言无疑是个麻烦。
5.A 【解析】根据下文“that white streak with blue paint”并结合选项可知，作者努力用蓝色的颜料遮盖住这个没画好的条痕来修复画作。
6.D 【解析】根据上文“I accidentally made the sunflowers green”以及本句语境“I felt...when I saw how good everyone else's paintings looked.”可知，作者越画越糟，并且看到了别人的画都很好看，于是不免有些沮丧。
7.A 【解析】根据空后的“paintings”和下文的“giving it away”并结合选项可知，此处表示彼此把自己的画送给对方，即交换双方的画。trade互相交换。
8.B 【解析】根据下文“It always brightens my day and brings warmth to my room. I really like it now.”可知，作者现在喜欢这幅画，所以每当看这幅画时，一定是微笑着的。
●情节理解 1.painting 2.follow 3.unhappy/upset 4.perfect 5.brightens
●思维拓展 No, because it is my own painting and I should cherish it, although it is not perfect./No, because having a painting with my own effort in it is more important and meaningful than having a perfect one. (答案不唯一，言之有理即可。)
●解题线索 1.(段3) were asked to paint 2.(段2) blue background 3.easy to follow 4.my hand slipped 5.that white streak with blue paint 6.how good everyone else's paintings looked 7.giving it away 8.I really like it now. (所有题目线索不唯一，言之有理即可。)
●一词多义 1.B 2.B 3.B
●词块积累 左栏:1.② 2.① 3.③ 4.⑤ 5.④ 6.⑥ 7.⑧ 8.⑦ 9.⑨ 10.⑪ 11.⑩
右栏:1.② 2.① 3.⑤ 4.⑦ 5.⑧ 6.④ 7.③ 8.⑥
●核心语句积累 1.I started thinking about where I would hang my new masterpiece. 2.It always brightens my day and brings warmth to my room.