Ⅰ.完形填空
阅读下面短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
When Peter was six, he started receiving pocket money from his mother. When he turned seven, he 1 £7 a week. Now at the age of fifteen, he is 2 £15 every week. He has the raise in pocket money because he spends money wisely.
There is a shopping mall near Peter's home. At weekends, he watches exciting movies 3 his friends, or takes his little brother to the play centre there. He buys his grandparents small presents when he 4 them. Sometimes, he takes one hour's bus ride to museums and zoos in another town. When he has saved enough money, Peter goes to the bookstores to 5 great books and donates them to children in need. His mother is satisfied with 6 he spends his money. She thinks it is a 7 choice to give Peter pocket money. "This habit 8 help Peter manage money well," she says.
Peter's mother even suggests giving pocket money to children as 9 as when they are four. "To learn how to deal with money is 10 useful life skill. Giving children pocket money in their
early years teaches them the importance of budgeting."
()1. A. donated B. got
C. met D. brought
()2. A. taught B. given
C. shown D. cleaned
()3. A. from B. in
C. with D. by
()4. A. visits B. takes
C. looks D. plays
()5. A. buy B. read
C. draw D. listen
()6. A. how B. which
C. whether D. when
()7. A. ugly B. stupid
C. long D. smart
()8. A. need B. must
C. can D. mustn't
()9. A. early B. politely
C. mainly D. well
()10. A. a B. an
C. the D. /

1.B 2.B 3.C 4.A 5.A 6.A 7.D 8.C
9.A 10.A

【分析】
做完形填空需先通读全文把握主旨（本文围绕Peter的零花钱管理及父母对孩子理财教育的观点展开），再结合每个空格的上下文语境、词义辨析、固定搭配、语法知识逐一分析选项：1. 对应前文“receiving pocket money”，七岁时是“获得”零花钱；2. 此处为被动语态，指每周“被给予”零花钱；3. “和朋友一起”用介词with；4. 看望祖父母时买礼物，选对应动词；5. 去书店“购买”书籍；6. 妈妈对他“如何”花钱的方式满意；7. 给零花钱是“聪明的”选择；8. 这个习惯“能够”帮助他管理钱财；9. 建议“早”至四岁，对应固定搭配；10. useful以辅音音素开头，用不定冠词a。
【解析】
1. 考查动词词义辨析：前文提到六岁开始收零花钱，七岁时“得到”每周7英镑，donated（捐赠）、met（遇见）、brought（带来）均不符合，选B（got）。
2. 考查被动语态：主语he与give是被动关系，意为“被给予”，taught（教）、shown（展示）、cleaned（打扫）不符合，选B（given）。
3. 考查介词：“和朋友一起”用介词with，from（来自）、in（在…里）、by（通过）不符合，选C（with）。
4. 考查动词词义辨析：看望祖父母时买礼物，visits（看望）符合，takes（带走）、looks（看，不及物）、plays（玩）不符合，选A（visits）。
5. 考查动词词义辨析：去书店“买”书，read（读）、draw（画）、listen（听）不符合，选A（buy）。
6. 考查宾语从句引导词：此处表示“如何花钱的方式”，how符合，which（哪个）、whether（是否）、when（何时）不符合，选A（how）。
7. 考查形容词词义辨析：给零花钱是“聪明的”选择，ugly（丑陋的）、stupid（愚蠢的）、long（长的）不符合，选D（smart）。
8. 考查情态动词：表示“能够”帮助，need（需要）、must（必须）、mustn't（禁止）不符合，选C（can）。
9. 考查副词词义辨析：as early as是固定搭配，意为“早至”，politely（礼貌地）、mainly（主要地）、well（好）不符合，选A（early）。
10. 考查冠词：useful以辅音音素开头，用不定冠词a，an用于元音音素开头的词前，the表特指，不符合，选A（a）。
【答案】
1.B 2.B 3.C 4.A 5.A 6.A 7.D 8.C 9.A 10.A
【知识点】
完形填空、词义辨析、冠词用法
【点评】
本文为教育类完形填空，围绕零花钱与理财教育展开，贴近学生生活，考查词汇辨析、介词、情态动词、冠词等基础知识点，需结合上下文逻辑和固定搭配解题，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.6

Ⅱ. 阅读理解
阅读下面短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
Last year, Dad gave my elder brother Hywel and me £ 300 each. "Well, it's not your pocket money," he said. "Don't spend it on sweets or anything like that. You should try to make more money with £ 300." Hearing this, my brother and I were really happy. So what did we do with the money?
Hywel moved first with a wonderful idea. He bought some drones with £ 300 and sold them out online. Within six months, he made a profit (利润) of £ 260. That's a lot of money. He bought new clothes and other things he liked by using his own money.
What should I do? I thought it would be a good idea to follow my brother. I first spent £ 100 to join my brother's drone business. Of course, he could keep a small part of the profit. And I made plans to invest(投资) the rest of my money in other areas. I'm not going to tell you any more, because how I made money is a top secret.
Since then, Dad has taught us a lot about money through such experiences. He always tells us, "It's really important to learn how to control our money, or our money will control us." But it's not something we can learn at school. The news says that a quarter of students in the U. K. leave middle school without much financial (金融) knowledge. What can parents and schools do to change that?
()11. Why did Dad give the writer and his brother £ 300 each?
A. To see who will waste the money.
B. To give them some pocket money.
C. To let them know how to manage money.
D. To ask them to buy something like sweets.
()12. What does the writer learn from the experience?
A. There is something more important than money.
B. It's important to make money.
C. Money should be spent carefully.
D. Learning to control money is necessary.
()13. In which part of a magazine can we probably read this text?
A. Teenagers' Growth.
B. School Education.
C. Healthy Lifestyle.
D. Social Life.

11.C 12.D 13.A

【分析】
1. 第11题：需定位原文爸爸给300镑的目的，结合爸爸的要求及后续教孩子理财的内容判断选项。
2. 第12题：定位作者从经历中学到的内容，找到最后一段爸爸强调的核心观点对应选项。
3. 第13题：根据文章围绕青少年理财成长的内容，推断文章所属板块。
【解析】
11题：根据第一段爸爸的话“Don't spend it on sweets or anything like that. You should try to make more money with £300”及最后一段爸爸通过该经历教孩子理财的内容，可知爸爸给他们钱是为了让他们学会管理钱，故选C。
12题：最后一段爸爸提到“It's really important to learn how to control our money”，这是作者从经历中学到的核心内容，故选D。
13题：文章讲述作者和哥哥用爸爸给的钱创业、学习理财的青少年成长相关经历，最可能出现在“Teenagers' Growth”板块，故选A。
【答案】
11.C 12.D 13.A
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、细节理解、主旨推断
【点评】
本题为英语阅读理解题，围绕青少年理财经历设题，考查细节查找与文章出处推断，难度适中，符合初中英语阅读考查要求。
【难度系数】
0.7