四、根据所给中文和句子意思，用英语补全句子。
1. It's a good idea to (未雨绸缪).
2. I (做预算) for my family every month.
3. These books and clothes (花费我们 40%) of our budget.
4. My mother often helps me (存一些钱在银行里).
5. They (花费一些钱) on things like house and car.

1. save for a rainy day
2. make a budget
3. cost us about 40 per cent
4. put some money in the bank
5. spend some money

【分析】本题为根据中文提示补全英语句子的题型，需结合句子结构和语境，匹配对应中文含义的常用英语固定短语，确保填入后句子语法正确、语义通顺。
【解析】1. “未雨绸缪”对应的英语固定短语为save for a rainy day，符合“It's a good idea to do sth.”的结构，故填入该短语；2. “做预算”的固定表达是make a budget，主语为I，一般现在时，用动词原形；3. 主语为物（books and clothes），表示“花费”用动词cost，“40%”译为about 40 per cent，故填cost us about 40 per cent；4. “存一些钱在银行里”的固定表达是put some money in the bank，符合“help sb. do sth.”的结构，故填入；5. 主语为人（they），表示“花费”用动词spend，故填spend some money。
【答案】1. save for a rainy day
2. make a budget
3. cost us about 40 per cent
4. put some money in the bank
5. spend some money
【知识点】固定短语搭配；动词用法；汉译英
【点评】本题考查日常英语中常用固定短语的运用，贴近生活实际，难度适中，侧重基础短语的积累与运用。
【难度系数】0.6

五、词汇运用。
根据短文意思和首字母提示，写出一个完整正确的单词。
This year I am very busy doing my Christmas shopping. I r 1 never find what I want, and many t 2 my daughter wants are not in shops or their prices are too h 3 . I manage my money w 4 . You know children don't think about the price much. So I have to b 5 some online(在网上). I never think about online shopping before. I have a few friends and they do online present s 6 every year. So I ask them for help. First, they tell me to s 7 shopping early. And then I need to be w 8 with the delivery charge(运费). My friends also tell me that online shopping is easy, but I should g 9 into good sites. Last but not least, they tell me that if I feel good about a site, there may be a good reason. So they say I need to f 10 the reason before I buy things on it.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

1. really 2. things 3. high 4. well 5. buy
6. shopping 7. start 8. wise 9. get 10. find

【分析】
首先通读短文，理解短文讲述作者圣诞购物遇到问题后向朋友请教网上购物的经历。解题时需结合每个空格的首字母提示、句子语境，同时考虑词汇的词性、固定搭配等，逐一确定每个空应填的单词。
【解析】
1. 空格处修饰动词find，需用副词，结合首字母r和语境“我真的从来找不到我想要的”，填really；
2. many后接可数名词复数，结合首字母t和“女儿想要的很多物品”，填things；
3. 描述价格相关内容，结合首字母h和“价格太高”，填high；
4. 修饰动词manage，需用副词，结合首字母w和“管理钱财”，填well；
5. 结合语境“不得不从网上购买”，首字母b，填buy；
6. online present shopping是固定表达，结合首字母s，填shopping；
7. 结合“早点开始购物”，首字母s，填start；
8. be wise with是固定短语，意为“对……谨慎”，结合首字母w，填wise；
9. get into是固定短语“进入”，结合首字母g，填get；
10. 结合“找到原因”，首字母f，填find。
【答案】
1. really 2. things 3. high 4. well 5. buy 6. shopping 7. start 8. wise 9. get 10. find
【知识点】
首字母填空；词汇运用；固定搭配
【点评】
本题为首字母填空题，需结合短文语境、首字母提示及词汇的词性、固定搭配解题，考查学生的词汇掌握与语境理解能力，是初中英语常见题型。
【难度系数】
0.6

六、完形填空。
Students all around the world think it great to have some pocket money. But 1 do they get?
In the US, a little pre-school kid may get a dollar or two, 2 older children get more. A lot of American parents give pocket money to their children, but their children have to do 3 for their family. Most American children think earning pocket money will help them know 4 better. An American kid named Jacob says, "I get pocket money once a month. I put half of 5 in the bank."
In Britain, kids in primary school 6 4 or 5 pounds each week. When they go into middle school, their parents 7 them about 9 pounds. In London, children get 10 pounds every week. Children in Scotland get 8 pounds, and children in Wales get the most, about 13.5 pounds. Also, British boys have a little more pocket money 8 girls.
9 kids in the US, British children do chores to earn their pocket money. That's why British children know a lot about spending money. 7% of them spend less than 1 pound 10, 51% spend 11 1 pound and 5 pounds, and 20% spend over 5 pounds every week. Most of them 12 it on sweets, cookies and chocolate.
If children have some pocket money, they can learn to 13 what things cost and save money for things that they want. To 14 money well, they can make a list before shopping. They also put some of their pocket money in their bank accounts. It is good for children to save for a 15 day. Do you save your pocket money?
()1. A. how much B. how many C. how often D. how long
()2. A. because B. so C. but D. or
()3. A. everything B. housework C. homework D. shopping
()4. A. parents B. family C. money D. love
()5. A. it B. them C. its D. my
()6. A. buy B. get C. take D. bring
()7. A. give B. carry C. find D. ask
()8. A. from B. far C. over D. than
()9. A. Like B. With C. For D. To
()10. A. every day B. every week C. every month D. every year
()11. A. about B. with C. over D. between
()12. A. cost B. spend C. pay D. take
()13. A. work on B. go over C. get off D. find out
()14. A. manage B. make C. find D. earn
()15. A. rainy B. sunny C. foggy D. windy

1. A 【点拨】根据“Students all around the world think it great to have some pocket money.”可知,此处问的是能得到多少零花钱,money 是不可数名词,修饰不可数名词用 how much。故选 A。
2. C 【点拨】空前后是转折关系,应用 but 连接。故选 C。
3. B 【点拨】根据“their children have to do 3 for their family”可知,孩子们要做家务,才能有零花钱。故选 B。
4. C 【点拨】根据“Most American children think earning pocket money will help them know 4 better.”可知,赚零花钱能让孩子们了解钱。故选 C。
5. A 【点拨】根据“I get pocket money once a month. I put half of 5 in the bank.”可知,是把一半的零花钱存入银行,不可数名词用 it 代替。故选 A。
6. B 【点拨】根据“kids in primary school 6 4 or 5 pounds each week”可知,英国孩子每周得到 4 到 5 英镑。故选 B。
7. A 【点拨】根据语境可知,是给他们钱。故选 A。
8. D 【点拨】根据“a little more pocket money”可知,此处是将男孩的零花钱和女孩的进行比较。故选 D。
9. A 【点拨】根据“A lot of American parents give pocket money to their children, but their children have to do housework for their family.”以及“British children do chores to earn their pocket money”可知,像美国孩子一样,英国孩子也做家务赚钱。故选 A。
10. B 【点拨】根据“20％ spend over 5 pounds every week”可知,这里说的是孩子每周的零花钱花费情况。故选 B。
11. D 【点拨】根据“1 pound and 5 pounds”可知,此处是指“在 1 英镑到 5 英镑之间”,应用 between...and...结构。故选 D。
12. B 【点拨】固定搭配“spend some money on...”意为“把钱花在……上”。故选 B。
13. D 【点拨】根据“what things cost”可知,他们学会找出东西的价格。故选 D。
14. A 【点拨】根据后句“They also put some of their pocket money in their bank accounts.”可知,是管理零花钱。故选 A。
15. A 【点拨】save for a rainy day 意为“未雨绸缪”。故选 A。

【分析】
做完形填空需先通读全文把握主旨（英美孩子零花钱的来源、数量及意义），再逐题结合语境、语法、固定搭配分析：1. 后文提到money，需提问不可数名词的数量，用how much；2. 前后是不同年龄孩子零花钱的对比，为转折关系，用but；3. 英美孩子赚零花钱的方式是做家务；4. 赚零花钱能让孩子了解钱的意义；5. 指代不可数的pocket money用it；6. 英国小学生每周获得零花钱；7. 父母给中学生零花钱；8. 比较级结构需用than；9. 英国孩子和美国孩子一样都做家务赚零花钱；10. 后文提到每周花费，此处对应每周；11. 表示“在1到5英镑之间”用between...and...；12. 固定搭配spend...on...表示“把钱花在……上”；13. 学会了解东西的价格用find out；14. 管理零花钱用manage；15. 固定短语save for a rainy day意为“未雨绸缪”。
【解析】
1. 【点拨】根据语境问零花钱的数量，money为不可数名词，用how much修饰，选A。
2. 【点拨】空前后是转折关系，应用but连接，选C。
3. 【点拨】英美孩子通过做家务赚零花钱，选B。
4. 【点拨】赚零花钱能让孩子更好地了解钱的意义，选C。
5. 【点拨】指代不可数的pocket money，用it，选A。
6. 【点拨】英国小学生每周获得4-5英镑零花钱，选B。
7. 【点拨】父母给中学生零花钱，选A。
8. 【点拨】比较级结构需用than，选D。
9. 【点拨】英国孩子和美国孩子一样都做家务赚零花钱，选A。
10. 【点拨】后文提到每周花费，此处对应每周，选B。
11. 【点拨】表示“在1到5英镑之间”用between...and...，选D。
12. 【点拨】固定搭配spend...on...，选B。
13. 【点拨】学会了解东西的价格用find out，选D。
14. 【点拨】管理零花钱用manage，选A。
15. 【点拨】固定短语save for a rainy day意为“未雨绸缪”，选A。
【答案】
1.A 2.C 3.B 4.C 5.A 6.B 7.A 8.D 9.A 10.B 11.D 12.B 13.D 14.A 15.A
【知识点】
语境理解、固定搭配、代词用法、形容词比较级
【点评】
这篇完形围绕英美学生零花钱的话题展开，贴近学生生活，主要考察词汇辨析、固定搭配及语境理解，难度适中，既帮助学生了解不同国家的零花钱文化，又巩固了相关英语知识。
【难度系数】
0.6