五、阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
$At the \underline{1} (begin) of every month, the Jones family sit down at the kitchen table to make a budget. They understand the importance of managing their money \underline{2} (good), no matter how difficult it can be sometimes. Mr and Mrs Jones teach their kids that it's important to save \underline{3} a rainy day.$
$Their son, Timmy, is a \underline{4} (play) in the school football team, and he dreams of becoming a famous sports star one day. This month, Timmy needs \underline{5} new pair of football shoes, \underline{6} there is a problem: the money. Shoes are priced \underline{7} (different). Timmy's dream shoes are beyond the family's budget.$
$Timmy knows that he needs to find a cheaper pair. After \underline{8} (look) through many stores, Timmy and his dad find the \underline{9} (suit) pair. It's not expensive, and it is just right for Timmy's needs.$
Timmy learns an important lesson about money and responsibility(责任$). He has the support of his family and a pair of shoes to play the game he \underline{10} (love).$
1. _________ 2. _________ 3. _________ 4. _________ 5. _________
6. _________ 7. _________ 8. _________ 9. _________ 10. _________

1. beginning 2. well 3. for 4. player 5. a
6. but 7. differently 8. looking 9. suitable 10. loves

【分析】
本题为英语语法填空题，需结合短文语境，运用固定搭配、词性转换、基本语法知识完成填空。先通读短文理解大意：Jones家每月制定预算，教导孩子合理理财、存钱以备不时之需；儿子Timmy是足球队员，需新球鞋但预算有限，最终找到合适的鞋并学到责任。再逐个分析空格：1. 考查固定搭配；2. 考查副词修饰动词；3. 考查固定短语；4. 考查名词词性转换；5. 考查固定量词搭配；6. 考查连词逻辑；7. 考查副词修饰动词；8. 考查介词后接动名词；9. 考查形容词修饰名词；10. 考查一般现在时第三人称单数。
【解析】
1. 固定搭配at the beginning of，故填beginning；
2. 修饰动词manage，用good的副词形式well；
3. 固定短语save for（为…存钱），故填for；
4. 表示“队员”，将play转换为名词player；
5. 固定搭配a pair of，故填a；
6. 前后为转折逻辑，用连词but；
7. 修饰动词priced，用different的副词形式differently；
8. 介词after后接动名词，故填looking；
9. 修饰名词pair，用suit的形容词形式suitable；
10. 主语为he，一般现在时谓语用第三人称单数loves。
【答案】
1. beginning 2. well 3. for 4. player 5. a 6. but 7. differently 8. looking 9. suitable 10. loves
【知识点】
固定搭配；词性转换；副词用法
【点评】
本题为英语基础语法填空题，考查的均为常见的固定搭配、词性变形及基本语法，侧重基础知识点的应用，难度较低。
【难度系数】
0.3

六、完形填空。
Do you ever buy any second-hand things?
Do you 1 anything of yours to others?
Any stories behind it?
After a whole week of heavy rain, a comfortable summer day came 2. My family were driving to a nearby town when my daughter found a yard sale—a kind of traditional activity about selling and buying 3 things. We saw a set of toys for kids, a couple of violins for 4 lovers, huge piles of clothes and a piece of furniture or two for sale. Best of all, we saw lots of 5 people sitting, standing and talking, laughing in the sunshine in the front yard.
Seeing all of these, memories(回忆) of my childhood were 6. My mum was a good yard sale shopper. Most of my clothes then came from yard sales, so 7 hated going to the yard sales. But something 8 when I saw that they also sold old books there. After that, I always read the books until it was time to leave and sometimes my 9 would buy me one. Soon a large part of my home 10 came from yard sale books.
And a question comes into my mind. 11 do we have yard sales? We throw our old things and we buy “new” old things. It certainly isn’t for the money. We show our love and 12 for all the old things. They are more 13 than new ones.
I think a yard sale is not just about a 14 but also teaches us something about life. We
can't really have anything here. It is time to let it go and pass it on through the 15. Now, it has become a traditional culture.
()1. A. send B. sell C. save D. spread
()2. A. finally B. specially C. quickly D. carefully
()3. A. expensive B. cheap C. new D. old
()4. A. music B. sport C. fashion D. animal
()5. A. smiling B. crying C. singing D. dancing
()6. A. took away B. brought back C. took apart D. brought down
()7. A. she B. they C. I D. we
()8. A. stayed B. changed C. missed D. stopped
()9. A. son B. daughter C. dad D. mum
()10. A. shop B. library C. cinema D. bank
()11. A. When B. Where C. How D. Why
()12. A. respect B. luck C. sadness D. hope
()13. A. useless B. endless C. beautiful D. meaningful
()14. A. lifestyle B. surprise C. symbol D. deal
()15. A. activity B. celebration C. festival D. show

1. B 【点拨】sell sth to sb 把某物卖给某人。故选 B。
2. A 【点拨】根据语境可知，经历了一周的暴雨后，终于迎来了舒服的夏日。故选 A。
3. D 【点拨】根据全文内容可知，a yard sale 是一种买卖旧物品的活动。故选 D。
4. A 【点拨】根据“a couple of violins”可知，小提琴属于乐器，所以这些小提琴应该是为音乐爱好者准备的。故选 A。
5. A 【点拨】根据语境可知，人们是愉快的，呈现出微笑的样子。故选 A。
6. B 【点拨】根据下文可知，看到这些场景让作者的童年回忆涌现。故选 B。
7. C 【点拨】根据“Most of my clothes then came from yard sales”可知，由于“我”以前的衣服主要来源于旧货市场，所以“我”对旧货市场比较反感。故选 C。
8. B 【点拨】根据语境可知，之前“我”讨厌去，看到那里卖旧书时，“我”的态度改变了。故选 B。
9. D 【点拨】根据“My mum was a good yard sale shopper.”可知，妈妈很擅长在庭院旧货出售中购物，所以推测是妈妈会给“我”买书。故选 D。
10. B 【点拨】根据语境可知，书应该是放在家里类似图书馆的地方，这里指家里藏书的区域。故选 B。
11. D 【点拨】根据语境可知，这里是在询问进行这个活动的原因。故选 D。
12. A 【点拨】根据语境可知，对旧东西除了爱，还应该有尊重。故选 A。
13. D 【点拨】根据上文“We show our love and respect for all the old things.”可知，对旧东西展示爱和尊重，可推断出这里表达旧东西比新东西更有意义。故选 D。
14. D 【点拨】根据语境并结合庭院旧货出售活动买卖东西的性质可知，它不只是一种交易。故选 D。
15. A 【点拨】根据语境可知，此处“pass it on through”中的 it 是指旧东西，旧东西是通过庭院旧货出售这个活动来实现传递。故选 A。

【分析】
本题是一篇关于庭院旧货出售（yard sale）的完形填空，解题时需结合上下文语境、词汇辨析及生活常识分析每个空格的逻辑：先理解空格前后句子的含义，再对比选项的词义、用法，匹配语境需求，逐一确定答案。
【解析】
1. 考查动词辨析。前文提到“买二手东西”，此处对应询问是否“卖”东西给他人，sell sth to sb是固定搭配，故选B。
2. 考查副词。根据“After a whole week of heavy rain”可知，暴雨后“终于”迎来舒适夏日，finally符合语境，故选A。
3. 考查形容词。yard sale是传统的旧物买卖活动，对应old，故选D。
4. 考查名词。violins（小提琴）属于乐器，对应音乐爱好者，故选A。
5. 考查形容词。后文提到“laughing in the sunshine”，说明人们是微笑的，故选A。
6. 考查动词短语。看到庭院旧货出售的场景，童年回忆“涌现”，bring back memories是固定表达，故选B。
7. 考查代词。根据“Most of my clothes then came from yard sales”可知，此处指“我”讨厌去庭院旧货出售，故选C。
8. 考查动词。之前讨厌去，看到那里卖旧书后，态度“改变”，故选B。
9. 考查名词。前文提到“My mum was a good yard sale shopper”，推测是妈妈给“我”买书，故选D。
10. 考查名词。书属于藏书，家里的藏书区域类似图书馆，故选B。
11. 考查疑问词。后文说明庭院旧货出售“不是为了钱”，此处询问“为什么”有这个活动，故选D。
12. 考查名词。对旧物除了爱，还有“尊重”，故选A。
13. 考查形容词。结合上文“爱和尊重”，旧物比新物更“有意义”，故选D。
14. 考查名词。庭院旧货出售不只是一种“交易”，deal符合语境，故选D。
15. 考查名词。旧物通过庭院旧货出售这个“活动”传递，故选A。
【答案】
1.B 2.A 3.D 4.A 5.A 6.B 7.C 8.B 9.D 10.B 11.D 12.A 13.D 14.D 15.A
【知识点】
完形填空、词汇辨析、语境理解
【点评】
本文围绕庭院旧货出售展开，结合个人回忆探讨其文化意义，解题需紧密结合上下文逻辑，同时掌握常见词汇的词义与搭配，难度适中，能考查学生的英语综合运用能力。
【难度系数】
0.6