五、方框选词。
account, cost, they, help, wise
新素养 理性思维 It's always a happy moment to get some pocket money. But have you ever thought about how to spend your pocket money in a way? Now let's check out the following tips and learn to spend your money better.
Make a list. We all have a lot of things that we want. But do you really need very much? That's why you should make a list before you spend money. Start with the thing you want most. You can also write down about how much it or how important it is in your life. By doing this, you will see if it is necessary to buy it.
Help others. How about being more selfless or using your pocket money to help others? We all know that there are many people in the world in need of . So use your pocket money to do something useful and helpful and to feel how you can make a difference.
Save as much as you can. There is an old saying, "Money doesn't grow on trees." If you spend all your pocket money at once, you'll have no money until your next "pay day". Ask your parents to start a saving for you. Some day when you look back, you'll get a strong sense of achievement by saving so much by yourself! Just remember, every penny counts.

1. wise 2. them 3. costs 4. help 5. account

【分析】
首先通读全文，理解文章围绕合理使用零花钱的主题，再结合每个空的词性、语境及方框内词汇逐一分析：1. 第一空修饰名词way，需用形容词，方框中形容词wise可构成固定搭配；2. 第二空指代前文提到的物品，作动词宾语需用宾格代词；3. 第三空主语为单数，表“花费”需用动词第三人称单数形式；4. 第四空位于介词后需用名词，结合语境选对应词汇；5. 第五空结合固定短语搭配确定词汇。
【解析】
1. 第一空：空格修饰名词way，需填形容词，方框中wise为形容词，构成固定搭配“in a wise way”（以明智的方式），故填wise；
2. 第二空：空格作动词need的宾语，指代前文的“things”，需用宾格代词them，故填them；
3. 第三空：主语it为单数，时态为一般现在时，表“某物花费”用cost的第三人称单数形式costs，故填costs；
4. 第四空：空格位于介词of后，需填名词，结合语境“很多需要帮助的人”，对应help，故填help；
5. 第五空：固定短语“saving account”意为储蓄账户，符合语境，故填account。
【答案】
1. wise 2. them 3. costs 4. help 5. account
【知识点】
形容词修饰名词、代词宾格、固定短语搭配
【点评】
本题为方框选词填空题，围绕合理使用零花钱的话题展开，考查学生对词汇在具体语境中词性、词义及固定搭配的运用能力，难度适中，有助于提升学生的语篇理解和词汇运用能力。
【难度系数】
0.6

六、首字母填空。
新素养 价值导向 “Money can't buy me love,” the famous UK rock band the Beatles
once sang. But what about happiness?
According to Elizabeth Dunn and Michael Norton, “M 1 can make you more satisfied with life.” The secret is that you need to know h 2 to spend it. In their book Happy Money : The Science of Smarter Spending, they give tips for happy spending.
• Buy experiences(体验)instead(而不是)of things. A pair of new shoes may m 3 you happy for a while, but the joy soon disappears(消失). Spend your money o 4 experiences such as going on holiday or visiting a museum, which will make you happier than things and give you something to talk about when you are with your friends.
• Make it a treat(享受). You love hamburgers, b 5 if you have one hamburger every day, the enjoyable experience will finally become boring. So, make a hamburger a special treat after a w 6 week of hard work.
• Invest(投入)in others. The combination(结合)of using time and money on someone e 7 is the magic formula(魔术公式)for happiness. If you are preparing a birthday g 8 for your friend, stop thinking about buying a bracelet. Instead, buy the beads(珠子)and make the bracelet yourself. After all, a gift m 9 by hand not only shows your thoughtful mind, but also better expresses how much you care about your friend.
Even with these tips, however, Dunn and Norton said that you shouldn’t “bet on(孤注一掷)” money buying happiness. Happiness can’t be searched for, but it c 10 to you slowly—it’s the result of having something meaningful to do, something to hope for and someone to love.

1. Money 2. how 3. make 4. on 5. but
6. whole 7. else 8. gift 9. made 10. comes

【分析】
本题是语篇型首字母填空题，需先通读全文把握主旨（金钱与幸福的关联及幸福消费的建议），再逐空结合上下文语境、固定搭配、语法知识分析：
1. 空1：前文提问“幸福呢？”，结合主题需填表“金钱”的名词，首字母为M，故为Money；
2. 空2：需用“疑问词+不定式”结构表“如何花钱”，首字母为h，故为how；
3. 空3：固定搭配make sb + adj.（使某人……），表“让你开心”，首字母为m，故为make；
4. 空4：固定搭配spend money on sth.（花钱在某物上），首字母为o，故为on；
5. 空5：前后句为转折关系，前句说爱汉堡，后句说每天吃会无聊，首字母为b，故为but；
6. 空6：固定搭配a whole week（一整周），表“努力工作的一整周”，首字母为w，故为whole；
7. 空7：固定搭配someone else（别人），表“花在别人身上”，首字母为e，故为else；
8. 空8：结合“生日……”需填“礼物”，首字母为g，故为gift；
9. 空9：过去分词作定语表“手工制作的”，首字母为m，故为made；
10. 空10：固定搭配come to sb.，主语为第三人称单数，一般现在时，首字母为c，故为comes。
【解析】
1. 结合文章主旨（金钱与幸福的关系），此处需名词Money作主语，符合语境；
2. 固定结构“how to do sth”表“如何做某事”，符合“如何花钱”的语义；
3. 固定搭配“make sb + 形容词”表“使某人……”，此处make符合语法与语义；
4. 固定搭配“spend money on sth”表“把钱花在某物上”，故填on；
5. 前后句为转折逻辑，用but连接，表“虽然爱汉堡但天天吃会无聊”；
6. 固定搭配“a whole week”表“一整周”，符合“努力工作的一整周”的语境；
7. 固定搭配“someone else”表“别人”，符合“把钱花在他人身上”的建议；
8. 结合语境“准备生日……”，gift（礼物）符合日常搭配；
9. 过去分词made作后置定语，表“手工制作的”，修饰gift；
10. 固定搭配“come to sb”表“来到某人身边”，主语Happiness为第三人称单数，一般现在时用comes。
【答案】
1. Money 2. how 3. make 4. on 5. but 6. whole 7. else 8. gift 9. made 10. comes
【知识点】
首字母填空；固定搭配；语境理解
【点评】
本题围绕“金钱与幸福”主题设置，考查学生对语篇语境的把握、常用固定搭配的积累及基础语法（过去分词作定语）的运用，是典型的语篇型首字母填空，需结合上下文逻辑解题。
【难度系数】
0.5