根据首字母提示补全短文。
A 原典品读
The lost boys are very happy to have a “mother” called Wendy. Wendy cooks for the boys and mends their socks and trousers. She's very busy, but she likes being their 1. m. She doesn't 2. w about her mother and father, but she worries about John and Michael. They are starting to forget their old life. Perhaps this is because there are so many 3. e adventures(冒险) in the Neverland.
After they have fun 4. l together for some time, this is their last evening in the Neverland. Wendy puts John, Michael and the lost boys to bed. She starts to tell them their favourite story. Usually Peter puts his hands over his 5. e because he doesn't like this story, but tonight he sits and listens with the others.
“In this story, Mr Darling and Mrs Darling have three 6. c,” says Wendy. “These children have a nurse called Nana. One evening the children fly away,” Wendy continues, “to the Neverland. Now, just think about the 7. s parents without their children. The mother always leaves the window open for her children to 8. f back in.”
“You're wrong about mothers, Wendy,” Peter says angrily. “They 9. c the window. They forget you. They put another little boy in your bed.”
Suddenly, John and Michael both cry together, “Wendy, let's all go 10. h.”
At last Wendy and the children fly back to London and Mr and Mrs Darling adopt(收留) the lost boys.
—Adapted from Peter Pan
B 核心素养 语言能力
Luke isn't a good listener. When someone is talking, he doesn't give the person his full attention. That shows something big—he isn't really 11. i in the person. The people can see that, and they don't like it. They want someone to 12. l to and understand them. They cannot get that from Luke, 13. s they move on. Soon, few people want to talk to Luke. 14. O of Luke's good friends notices that. She is honest with him and tells him his 15. p. She also gives him some tips. Luke's friend shares some key ways to be a better listener. 16. F, he must be present before the talk starts. That means no TVs, cell phones, or 17. o devices around. Second, Luke should try not to cut people off when they are speaking. He should 18. w for a natural break to say something. Next, he should go over the people's stories. That 19. s his understanding and attention. Last, it's OK to stop for a 20. m before Luke shares the things in his mind. So, Luke follows the tips and becomes a better listener.

1. mother 2. worry 3. exciting 4. living 5. ears
6. children 7. sad 8. fly 9. close 10. home
11. interested 12. listen 13. so 14. One 15. problem
16. First 17. other 18. wait 19. shows 20. moment

【分析】
做根据首字母提示补全短文的题目，需先通读全文理解整体语境，再结合每个空格前后的语义、语法要求，匹配首字母确定合适的单词。具体步骤：1. 通读短文，把握文章大意（如本题是《彼得·潘》的节选及语言能力相关的短文）；2. 逐个分析空格：结合前后句逻辑、固定搭配、词性要求，联想首字母对应的正确词汇；3. 验证所选单词是否符合语境和语法规则，确保答案准确。
【解析】
1. 前文提到Wendy被男孩们称为“mother”，且她照顾男孩，故填mother；
2. 固定搭配worry about（担心），助动词doesn't后接动词原形，故填worry；
3. 修饰名词adventures（冒险）需用形容词，结合首字母e，填exciting（令人兴奋的）；
4. 固定搭配have fun doing sth.（做某事很开心），结合语境“一起生活”，填living；
5. Peter不喜欢故事，用手捂住耳朵，耳朵用复数形式，故填ears；
6. 后文提到“three children”，对应此处填children；
7. 父母失去孩子，是难过的，结合首字母s，填sad；
8. 前文提到孩子们“fly away”，此处指飞回来，故填fly；
9. Peter反驳Wendy的说法，认为妈妈会“关”窗户，故填close；
10. John和Michael想回家，固定搭配go home，故填home；
11. 固定搭配be interested in（对……感兴趣），故填interested；
12. 人们希望有人倾听自己，固定搭配listen to，故填listen；
13. 前文说无法从Luke处获得倾听，后文说他们离开，是因果关系，故填so；
14. 固定搭配one of（……之一），故填One；
15. 朋友指出Luke的问题，故填problem；
16. 后文有Second（第二），此处对应First（第一），故填First；
17. 指其他设备，结合首字母o，填other；
18. 等待自然停顿，结合首字母w，填wait；
19. 这展示他的理解和注意力，主语是that，动词用第三人称单数，故填shows；
20. 固定搭配for a moment（片刻），故填moment。
【答案】
1. mother 2. worry 3. exciting 4. living 5. ears 6. children 7. sad 8. fly 9. close 10. home 11. interested 12. listen 13. so 14. One 15. problem 16. First 17. other 18. wait 19. shows 20. moment
【知识点】
英语首字母填空、固定搭配运用、语境词义辨析
【点评】
本题围绕两篇短文设置首字母填空，既考查学生对基础词汇、固定搭配的掌握，也要求学生理解上下文语境，整体难度适中，适合中等水平学生练习。
【难度系数】
0.5

C
Hi! I'm Thomas from London. My family 21. m buy things in different ways.
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My mother does most of the shopping at home. She likes shopping 22. o because she thinks it is 23. p and can save much money. She buys food, clothes, books and many other things on shopping apps. She also likes going to the 24. m with her friends at weekends. She says it's a good way to spend her free time and have great 25. f.
My grandparents are over 60 years old. They don't like to go far away to shop, because it's 26. t. So they like teleshopping(电视购物)—watching TV and 27. b things by phone. They watch TV advertisements(广告) and buy what they like. But they 28. o get bad things. Sometimes the bad things are 29. e and they cost my grandparents too much money.
My brother is a college(大学) student. He doesn't have much money. There is a buy and sell noticeboard at his college. He can always get what he 30. l at very good prices there. He gets many CDs of his favourite singers in this way.

21. members 22. online 23. popular 24. mall
25. fun 26. tiring 27. buying 28. often 29. expensive
30. likes

【分析】
本题为英语语境型词汇填空题，需结合上下文语义、固定搭配及词性变化，判断每个空格应填的单词。先通读全文，明确Thomas一家不同的购物方式，再逐句分析空格处的逻辑关系、所需词性，进而确定合适的单词。
【解析】
21. 句意为“我的家庭成员以不同方式购物”，family此处指家庭成员，为复数概念，故填members；
22. 由后文“on shopping apps（在购物应用上）”可知是网上购物，故填online；
23. 网上购物流行且省钱，结合语境填popular；
24. 周末和朋友去购物的地方，mall（商场）符合语境，故填mall；
25. 固定搭配have fun（玩得开心），故填fun；
26. 祖父母不喜欢走远购物，因为累，形容事用tiring，故填tiring；
27. 由“watching TV and”可知，此处与watching并列，用动名词形式，buy things（买东西），故填buying；
28. 句意为“他们经常买到不好的东西”，频率副词often符合语境，故填often；
29. 不好的东西还贵，花太多钱，故填expensive；
30. 句意为“他能以好价格得到他喜欢的东西”，主语he为第三人称单数，一般现在时，故填likes。
【答案】
21. members 22. online 23. popular 24. mall 25. fun 26. tiring 27. buying 28. often 29. expensive 30. likes
【知识点】
英语词汇运用、语境理解、固定搭配
【点评】
本题考查学生对常用英语词汇的掌握及语境分析能力，需结合上下文语义和固定搭配完成填空，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.3