五、根据短文内容及首字母提示,填写所缺单词,使其意思完整。
Do you like going shopping? Do you know how to save money when you go shopping? Here are some suggestions for you.
Firstly, you should write down all the things you want to b 1 . You should know how much money you need and take enough money w 2 you. You can b 3 your own shopping bags.
Secondly, it's very important not to buy the things you don't n 4 . There are many nice things in the shopping mall, and it also has many i 5 books, but what you need is o 6 some of them.
Thirdly, when you are shopping, you need to go to different shops and compare(对比) the things of the s 7 kind. It may take you lots of time to g 8 the best one.
Fourthly, you can go shopping at w 9 or during holidays. On the one hand, there are lots of discounts(折扣) on many things at weekends or during holidays. On the o 10 hand, you have enough time to decide which to buy.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.

1. buy 2. with 3. bring 4. need 5. interesting
6. only 7. same 8. get 9. weekends 10. other

【分析】
本题为根据短文内容及首字母提示填单词的题型，解题思路为：先通读全文把握关于购物省钱建议的核心语境，再逐句分析每个空的语义、语法要求，结合首字母提示确定正确单词，同时注意常用固定搭配的运用。
【解析】
1. 句意：首先，你应该写下你想买的所有东西。want to do sth为固定结构，结合首字母b，填buy。
2. 句意：你需要知道所需金额并随身携带足够的钱。take sth with sb是固定搭配，意为“随身携带某物”，结合首字母w，填with。
3. 句意：你可以自带购物袋。情态动词can后接动词原形，结合语境“自带”及首字母b，填bring。
4. 句意：其次，不要买你不需要的东西很重要。don't后接动词原形，结合语境及首字母n，填need。
5. 句意：商场里有很多好东西，还有很多有趣的书。修饰名词books用形容词，结合首字母i，填interesting。
6. 句意：但你只需要其中一些。结合语境“仅仅、只”及首字母o，填only。
7. 句意：你需要去不同商店对比同类的东西。the same kind是固定搭配，意为“同类”，结合首字母s，填same。
8. 句意：得到最好的那个可能花你很多时间。it takes sb time to do sth结构中to后接动词原形，结合语境及首字母g，填get。
9. 句意：你可以在周末或假期购物。根据后文“at weekends or during holidays”及首字母w，填weekends。
10. 句意：另一方面，你有足够时间决定买什么。on the other hand是固定搭配，意为“另一方面”，结合首字母o，填other。
【答案】
1. buy 2. with 3. bring 4. need 5. interesting 6. only 7. same 8. get 9. weekends 10. other
【知识点】
首字母填空、固定搭配、语境理解
【点评】
本题为基础型首字母填空题，侧重考查学生对短文语境的把握和常用固定搭配的积累，整体难度较低，只要通读全文、结合首字母和语义即可完成解答。
【难度系数】
0.7

六、完形填空。(2025·江苏南通海门区期末)
There's a king named Midas. He almost has everything but he believes only more 1 can bring him happiness. One day, a wise man visits him and lets him make a 2. Midas is very happy and hopes 3 that he touches(触摸) will turn into gold(金). The man tells him that it may not bring him true 4, but Midas doesn't listen. He is in the hope of being richer and richer.
Midas can't wait to 5. He touches a tree, and it becomes a golden tree quickly. He's so excited at first. 6 soon, he finds the problem. When he tries to eat, the 7 turns into gold in his mouth. When he hugs his daughter, unluckily, she also turns into a golden statue(雕像). Midas is filled with sadness and he is regretful now. He 8 and begs(乞求) the man to take back the wish.
The wise man tells him to go to the river and 9 his hands. When he puts his hands in the cool water, he's very surprised to see the gold on his hands wash away. Now he learns a 10: The most important thing in life is not money, but the things that money cannot buy, such as the 11 words from our parents, the happy time with our friends, and a strong body that gives us energy. This new 12 makes Midas feel thankful and he wants to value(珍惜) these things more than anything else.
Midas 13. He doesn't like gold any more. His once-golden palace is now filled with laughter and he enjoys every 14 with his family and friends. Now he is sitting at the table with his daughter in his arms, watching butterflies among the colourful flowers, and he can enjoy a 15 without golden bread. He finds out where true happiness comes from.
()1. A. time
B. respect
C. money
D. houses
()2. A. wish
B. gold
C. coin
D. dream
()3. A. something
B. everything
C. somebody
D. everybody
()4. A. happiness
B. nature
C. peace
D. care
()5. A. learn
B. try
C. play
D. trust
()6. A. But
B. So
C. As
D. Because
()7. A. cup
B. food
C. knife
D. bowl
()8. A. walks
B. cries
C. stands
D. talks
()9. A. touch
B. save
C. protect
D. wash
()10. A. skill
B. subject
C. lesson
D. poem
()11. A. kind
B. short
C. modern
D. interesting
()12. A. habit
B. duty
C. idea
D. work
()13. A. rests
B. changes
C. stays
D. moves
()14. A. travel
B. moment
C. style
D. race
()15. A. book
B. meal
C. game
D. wish

1.C 【点拨】time时间;respect尊敬;money钱;house房子。根据后文“He is in the hope of being richer and richer.”以及“The most important thing in life is not money”可知,他认为更多的钱才能给他带来快乐。故选C。
2.A 【点拨】wish愿望;gold金子;coin硬币;dream梦想。根据语境可知,智者让他许了一个愿。故选A。
3.B 【点拨】这里表示弥达斯希望他触摸的一切都将变成金子。故选B。
4.A 【点拨】happiness快乐;nature自然;peace和平;care关心。根据语境可知,智者告诉他这可能不会给他带来真正的快乐。故选A。
5.B 【点拨】learn学习;try尝试;play玩耍;trust信任。根据“He touches a tree, and it becomes a golden tree quickly.”可知,他迫不及待要去试一试。故选B。
6.A 【点拨】but但是;so所以;as由于;because因为。前文说他一开始很兴奋,后文说他发现了问题,前后是转折关系。故选A。
7.B 【点拨】cup杯子;food食物;knife刀;bowl碗。根据“When he tries to eat”可知,放进嘴里变成金子的是食物。故选B。
8.B 【点拨】walk行走;cry哭泣;stand站立;talk交谈。根据“Midas is filled with sadness and he is regretful now.”可知,弥达斯后悔了,他应是哭泣着乞求智者收回愿望。故选B。
9.D 【点拨】touch触摸;save拯救;protect保护;wash洗。根据后文“he's very surprised to see the gold on his hands wash away”可知,智者让他去河边洗手。故选D。
10.C 【点拨】skill技能;subject学科;lesson教训;poem诗。根据“The most important thing in life is not money, but the things that money cannot buy”可知,这里表示他得到了一个教训。故选C。
11.A 【点拨】kind友善的;short短的;modern现代的;interesting有趣的。根据“the happy time with our friends, and a strong body that gives us energy”可知,这里指父母友善的话语。故选A。
12.C 【点拨】habit习惯;duty责任;idea想法;work工作。根据句意可知,此处指这种新的想法让他变得感恩。故选C。
13.B 【点拨】rest休息;change改变;stay停留;move移动。根据后文“He doesn't like gold any more”可知,他改变了。故选B。
14.B 【点拨】travel旅行;moment时刻;style风格;race比赛。根据语境可知,他享受和家人、朋友在一起的每一刻。故选B。
15.B 【点拨】book书;meal一餐;game游戏;wish愿望。前文提到他吃饭时食物变成了金子,这里说他能享受一顿没有黄金面包的饭。故选B。

【分析】
做完形填空需遵循“通读明主旨→逐空析语境→回读验逻辑”的思路：首先通读全文，把握文章核心——国王弥达斯追求金钱带来的幸福，许愿后遭遇困境，最终领悟真正幸福的真谛；接着针对每个空格，结合上下文语境、词汇词义辨析、固定搭配等逐一分析选项，排除不符合语境的干扰项，选出最恰当的答案；最后完成所有选择后，再次通读全文，验证内容逻辑是否通顺、语义是否连贯。
【解析】
1. 结合后文“He is in the hope of being richer and richer.”及“The most important thing in life is not money”可知，弥达斯认为更多的钱能带来快乐，故选C。
2. 根据语境，智者让弥达斯许下一个愿望，“make a wish”是固定搭配，意为“许愿”，故选A。
3. 此处表示弥达斯希望自己触摸的所有东西都变成金子，everything符合语境，故选B。
4. 智者告知弥达斯，这个愿望可能不会带来真正的快乐，结合主旨及选项，happiness符合，故选A。
5. 根据“He touches a tree, and it becomes a golden tree quickly.”可知，弥达斯迫不及待要尝试愿望的效果，try符合，故选B。
6. 前文说弥达斯一开始很兴奋，后文说他发现了问题，前后是转折关系，but符合逻辑，故选A。
7. 由“When he tries to eat”可知，放进嘴里变成金子的是食物，food符合，故选B。
8. 弥达斯因女儿变成雕像而充满悲伤和后悔，哭泣着乞求智者收回愿望，cry符合语境，故选B。
9. 根据后文“he's very surprised to see the gold on his hands wash away”可知，智者让他去河边洗手，wash符合，故选D。
10. 弥达斯从这件事中得到了一个教训，“learn a lesson”是固定搭配，意为“吸取教训”，故选C。
11. 此处指父母友善的话语，kind符合语境，故选A。
12. 弥达斯领悟到的新想法让他变得感恩，idea符合，故选C。
13. 后文提到他不再喜欢金子，说明他发生了改变，change符合，故选B。
14. 他享受和家人、朋友在一起的每一刻，moment符合语境，故选B。
15. 前文提到吃饭时食物变成金子，此处指他能享受一顿没有黄金面包的饭，meal符合，故选B。
【答案】
1.C 2.A 3.B 4.A 5.B 6.A 7.B 8.B 9.D 10.C 11.A 12.C 13.B 14.B 15.B
【知识点】
上下文语境理解、词汇词义辨析、完形填空解题技巧
【点评】
本文是一篇哲理类完形填空，通过弥达斯的故事传递“真正的幸福源于金钱无法买到的事物”的核心主旨，既考查学生的词汇运用与语境分析能力，又引导学生树立正确的价值观，兼具知识性与教育意义。
【难度系数】
0.6