第二节 (2025·南通市如皋市模拟)请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的六个选项中选出五个可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
If your parents are out for a week and you're left with 800 yuan，how will you spend it? It would be silly to spend the money at the mall，especially if you have great clothes at home，right? A smarter way is to spend that money on food and journeys. You'd probably also want to save some money for a difficult situation. 41. It's all about deciding what matters most and how much you want to spend on those things.
Learning your priorities(优先事项)is the most important. 42. Suppose your dream phone costs 5，000 yuan—saving 1，000 yuan this month brings you 1/5 closer! The next time your friend invites you to an expensive place，you'd better refuse.
43. You must be creative. Instead of meeting your friends at the restaurant and then leaving for the movies，you could invite them to your home. 44. You can even bake cookies or play board games you've had for years. Laughter doesn't cost a penny! It's a lot cheaper.
More suggestions can be found on the Internet. Websites like “Teen Budget Tips” share recipes for 10 - yuan meals，and local apps list free winter events. As a young person，you have chances to try different methods. In fact，even adults make mistakes at times. 45.
|A. This is how you learn to budget.
B. Saving money is important for unexpected situations.
C. But having a budget doesn't mean you can't have fun.
D. So，to be a wise spender，just try to improve your budget.
E. You can buy some bread at the supermarket and watch a movie online.
F. For example，if you plan to buy a smartphone，you should save some money first.|
第Ⅱ卷(非选择题 共 55 分)

41~45. BF CED

四、(2024·乐山改编)词汇运用(本题共 10 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 10 分)
请认真阅读下面短文，根据语篇内容，在空白处填入括号内单词的正确形式或时态，使短文通顺、连贯。
I can still remember my primary school homework on animals. I decided 46. (write)about the whales. I have loved them since I was young. I'm not quite sure why I love them. It might be something about 47. (they)shape. They have a smooth shape，and their tails look like a heart. They also move so 48. (slow)and beautifully，like trees dancing in the wind. This way，they seem very clever.
So，of course，one of my best memories was when I 49. (get)to see a type of whale called the southern right whale in Argentina. Watching them moving smoothly in the water，I felt 50. (happy)than ever. They were so beautiful!
And I'm not the only one who 51. (love)whales. Different peoples across the world have a special place for whales in their hearts. Take the Maori people in New Zealand as an example. 52. (live)by the ocean，they see whales as guardians(守护者)of the ocean and talk about them a lot in their traditional 53. (story).
Why was I 54. (interest)in whales like the Maori people? Because they need our 55. (protect). That's what my school homework was about—animals we need to protect. Whales play a big role in the ocean. So，protecting whales means protecting the whole ocean.

46. to write 47. their 48. slowly 49. got 50. happier 51. loves 52. Living 53. stories 54. interested 55. protection