Ⅱ.阅读文章,用恰当的短语或句子补全概要
Last month, a speech on money manage-
ment opened Xixi's eyes. He had never thought
about where his pocket money went, but now he
knew that it was not wise to spend money blind-
ly. So he decided to take action to change his
bad habits.
His first step was making a weekly budget
and sticking to it. In this way, he could save
some money in the moneybox. Next, he learnt to
spend less than before. Before buying, he
thought twice to check if he really needed these
things. He made good use of the school library
and borrowed books from it. Third, he found
that he spent too much money on snacks. So he
made up his mind to reduce snack spending step
by step. By the third week, he hardly bought
any snacks. Instead, he picked up fruit, which
was healthier and cheaper. By the end of the
month, Xixi had developed a real ability to man-
age his money wisely. It wasn't just about saving
coins. It was about making choices. And he
thought this speech was very important.

1. made a weekly budget
2. check his real needs
3. cut down snack spending/hardly bought any snacks
4. the importance of

【分析】
首先通读全文，理解文章主旨：西西听完理财演讲后，学会合理管理零花钱，通过一系列行动养成了理财能力。解题时需结合上下文语境，定位原文对应信息，匹配恰当的短语补全空缺内容。
【解析】
1. 根据原文“His first step was making a weekly budget and sticking to it”，可知此处应填“made a weekly budget”；
2. 根据原文“Before buying, he thought twice to check if he really needed these things”，可知此处应填“check his real needs”；
3. 根据原文“he spent too much money on snacks. So he made up his mind to reduce snack spending step by step. By the third week, he hardly bought any snacks”，可知此处可填“cut down snack spending/hardly bought any snacks”；
4. 根据原文“And he thought this speech was very important. It was about making choices”，可知此处应填“the importance of”。
【答案】
1. made a weekly budget
2. check his real needs
3. cut down snack spending/hardly bought any snacks
4. the importance of
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、短语运用
【点评】
本题为阅读补全题，考查学生的信息定位能力和短语运用能力，需结合上下文找到对应内容，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.6