五、阅读短文,从方框中选择适当的单词或短语并用其正确形式填空,使短文通顺,意思完整,每个单词或短语限用一次。
excite wise think about adult wait
Do you know how to spend money _________1_________? When you are _________2_________ buying something you want, run through this checklist first.
$How much do you really want it? Seeing a 25 toy machine, Ben wanted it. But after thinking for a while, Ben thought he would be \_\_\_\_\_\_3\_\_\_\_\_\_ only for one day or two.Do you still want it a week later? If the thing passes the "really-wanting-it" test, try \_\_\_\_\_\_4\_\_\_\_\_\_ for some time to see how strong the wish is. This works for \_\_\_\_\_\_5\_\_\_\_\_\_ too!$$How will you pay for it? After the first two steps, Ben found he really wanted a toy ship, but it would cost \_\_\_\_\_\_6\_\_\_\_\_\_ 50. He had 22 in his pocket \_\_\_\_\_\_7\_\_\_\_\_\_ got 1.5 a week.$
Are there ways to make money? Ben decided to clean the downstairs windows at a dollar each. So he got 10 for himself.
Can you get it _________8_________? After deciding to buy it, it is necessary for you _________9_________ less expensive ways to buy it: Search for what you want on the Internet or in shops. Sometimes you can find the same thing _________10_________ a much lower price.
If these tips work well, they can save you a lot of money. And you will be a smart shopper.
1. _________ 2. _________ 3. _________ 4. _________ 5. _________
6. _________ 7. _________ 8. _________ 9. _________ 10. _________

1.wisely 2.thinking about 3.excited 4.to wait
5.adults 6.him 7.and 8.cheaper 9.to look for
10.at

【分析】
本题要求从给定单词（excite、wise、think about、adult、wait）中选合适的词，用正确形式填空使短文通顺。解题时需结合句子语境、语法规则（词性转换、时态、固定搭配、非谓语结构等），逐一分析每个空格所需的词性或结构，匹配对应单词并变形，确保符合上下文逻辑。
【解析】
1. 空格修饰动词spend，需用副词，将形容词wise变为副词wisely。
2. 句中are提示为现在进行时，结构为are + doing，短语think about变为thinking about。
3. 空格描述人的感受，需用形容词，将动词excite变为形容词excited。
4. 固定搭配try to do sth（尽力做某事），将动词wait变为to wait。
5. 空格表示“成年人”这类群体，需用名词复数，将adult变为adults。
6. 空格作cost的宾语，需用人称代词宾格，将主格he变为him。
7. 连接两个并列谓语动词had和got，用并列连词and。
8. 结合语境“能否更便宜地买到”，用形容词cheap的比较级cheaper。
9. 固定结构it is + adj + for sb to do sth，将短语look for变为to look for。
10. 固定搭配at a ... price（以…价格），填介词at。
【答案】
1.wisely 2.thinking about 3.excited 4.to wait 5.adults 6.him 7.and 8.cheaper 9.to look for 10.at
【知识点】
副词用法、动词时态、固定搭配
【点评】
本题考查词汇在语境中的正确运用，需掌握单词的词性转换、固定短语及基础语法结构，是常规语篇填空题型，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.6

六、阅读理解。
Today is Sunday. Mrs Green takes her children Trudy and Sam to go shopping. They go to the supermarket in a new shopping centre.
"Why do you buy things here?" Trudy asks.
"Because things here are cheaper than those at the corner store," his mother answers.
The Greens are not very rich and Mrs Green is very careful with her money. She looks carefully at the prices. She buys a kilo of potatoes, some milk and many other things in the supermarket. When they get home, the children say, "We don't think you can save money by going to the supermarket."
"Of course I can," Mrs Green says. "Everything is cheaper there."
"We know," Trudy and Sam say. "But we come home by taxi because we have got too many things to carry. The cost of the taxi is more than the money that you saved!"
Mrs Green thinks for a while. Then she says to the children, "You are right. We'll go to a nearer supermarket next time."
()1. What's the main idea of the article?
A. Mrs Green and her children go shopping at a corner store.
B. Mrs Green doesn't save money by shopping at the supermarket.
C. Mrs Green and her children save money at the supermarket.
D. Mrs Green will go to the supermarket again.
()2. Where is the supermarket?
A. Near the corner store.
B. Near Mrs Green's home.
C. In the centre of the town.
D. In a new shopping centre.
()3. Why does Mrs Green go shopping at the supermarket?
A. Because it is close to her home.
B. Because things are cheaper there.
C. Because it is in a new shopping centre.
D. Because it is in a corner store.
()4. Why is Mrs Green so careful with her money?
A. Because she wants to buy a lot of things.
B. Because she buys some milk.
C. Because she is not very rich.
D. Because she is very rich.

1.B 【点拨】由第六段可知，格林夫人虽然在超市买东
西省了钱，但因为乘出租车回家的钱比节省的钱要
多，所以实际上她去超市买东西并没有省钱。故
选B。
2.D 【点拨】根据第一段最后一句话“They go to the
supermarket in a new shopping centre.”可知选D。
3.B 【点拨】根据第三段中的“Because things here are
cheaper than those at the corner store”可知选B。
4.C 【点拨】根据第四段中的“The Greens are not very
rich”可知选C。

【分析】这是一篇英语阅读理解题，包含主旨大意题和细节理解题。解题思路为：1. 先通读全文，把握文章核心内容（格林夫人为省钱去超市购物，却因买的东西多打车回家，打车费抵消了节省的钱）；2. 针对每个问题，回到原文定位对应信息：细节题找原文原句，主旨题归纳全文核心观点；3. 对比选项与原文信息，选出正确答案。
【解析】
1. 主旨大意题：文章讲述格林夫人去超市买东西，虽商品便宜，但打车费用超过了节省的钱，实际上没有省钱，对应选项B。
2. 细节理解题：根据第一段最后一句“They go to the supermarket in a new shopping centre.”可知超市在新购物中心里，对应选项D。
3. 细节理解题：根据第三段格林夫人的回答“Because things here are cheaper than those at the corner store.”可知她去超市是因为东西更便宜，对应选项B。
4. 细节理解题：根据第四段“The Greens are not very rich”可知格林家不富裕，所以格林夫人对钱很小心，对应选项C。
【答案】1.B 2.D 3.B 4.C
【知识点】英语阅读理解，细节理解，主旨大意
【点评】本文以生活化故事为载体，考查学生的英语阅读信息提取和主旨归纳能力，题目难度较低，仔细阅读原文即可准确作答，适合基础阶段的英语练习。
【难度系数】0.8