七、完形填空 主题:人与自我——做人与做事 学科素养:思维品质 词数:约220 建议用时:8分钟
Long ago, there lived a man in a village. The man had a lot of 1, but he always worried about his son David. David 2 thought about his future. He believed that his 3 was so rich (富有的) that he could live a good life without doing any hard work.
The man wanted to teach his son how 4 work was. So he told David to work, get money and 5 his meals at home every day. But other family members didn’t like this idea. So they gave David money secretly (秘密地).
Behind their house, there was a 6. One day, the man asked David to throw his money into it. David didn’t know why his father asked him to do so, 7 he still threw the money into the river without hesitation (犹豫). Then the man knew that David didn’t work and his family helped him. He told them the lesson he wanted David to 8. So they agreed not to do so.
So David had to 9 all day long to make money. Months later, his father asked him to throw the money into the river again. But this time, David didn’t 10 as his father told him and said, “Father, I work hard to make money. I can’t throw it into the river.”
Hearing this, the man knew that his son really learned this important lesson.
() 1. A. time B. money C. fields D. animals
() 2. A. often B. sometimes C. never D. usually
() 3. A. father B. cousin C. son D. friend
() 4. A. easy B. important C. interesting D. difficult
() 5. A. ask for B. wait for C. look for D. pay for
() 6. A. forest B. hill C. river D. lake
() 7. A. but B. or C. when D. until
() 8. A. teach B. learn C. give D. know
() 9. A. work B. exercise C. think D. study
() 10. A. read B. look C. start D. do

【主旨大意】本文讲述了一位富商教育他懒惰的儿子认识到辛苦劳动的价值的故事。
1. B 【点拨】由“was so rich (富有的) that he could live a good life without doing any hard work”可知，这个人很有钱。故选 B。
2. C 【点拨】由“He believed that his...hard work.”可知，他从不考虑他的未来，因为他父亲有钱。故选 C。
3. A 【点拨】由“he always worried about his son David”可知，此处指大卫的父亲。故选 A。
4. B 【点拨】由“The man wanted to...how...work was.”可知，父亲想让大卫知道工作的重要性。
5. D 【点拨】由“So he told David to work, get money and... his meals at home every day.”可知，富人要求大卫去挣钱来支付自己的饭钱。故选 D。
6. C 【点拨】由下文“he still threw the money into the river without hesitation (犹豫)”可知，有一条河。
7. A 【点拨】由“David didn’t know why his father asked him to do so”和“he still threw the money into the river without hesitation (犹豫)”可知，前后为转折关系，应用 but 连接。故选 A。
8. B 【点拨】由“He told them the lesson he wanted David to...”可知，父亲想让大卫吸取这个教训。
9. A 【点拨】由“So David had to... all day long to make money.”可知，大卫不得不工作赚钱。故选 A。
10. D 【点拨】由“David didn’t... as his father told him”可知，此处指大卫没有像上次那样做，把钱丢进河里。故选 D。

八、阅读表达
You must often get pocket money from your parents. How do you deal with it? Do you buy anything you like with it? For example, you may want to get a mobile phone, a video game, or some great books. However, sometimes, you just find out you don’t have enough money. Then it might be time for you to start saving some money. But how can you make it?
•Tip One: Spend your pocket money wisely.
A lot of children have pocket money. However, they’re not wise enough to spend their pocket money on the things they exactly need. Most children hardly spend their money on school things. Some of them
even pay much money for a smartphone in order to play games on it.
What did Mary do with her pocket money in 2024?
surf the Internet, 34% —buy books, 10%
buy school things, 3%
buy junk food, 53%
•Tip Two: Find a way that works for you to save.
Mr. Woods: Get a piggy bank if you want to keep your money at home. It doesn’t have to be a real piggy bank. You can use an old shoebox. The point is just to have something that you can put your money into.
Ms. Miller: If you don’t trust yourself enough to manage your own money, ask someone you can trust to hold your money for you. Just make sure you tell them not to give in if you ask them for some money.
•Tip Three: Fight the thoughts to spend.
√ If you want something, you should make sure whether it is necessary for you first.
√ Wait for a week. Then you may not want to buy it.
√ Make a shopping budget and stick to (坚持) it strictly.
√ Put your energy in meaningful things, like reading books.
•Tip Four: Make money.
You can make money by selling the unwanted clothes, toys, and other things lying around your room. This is a good way of making money. At the same time, these things can be reused.
Anyway, saving money is not that easy. But it can help you understand making money is even harder. After all, “No pains, no gains. ”
1. According to Paragraph 1, what may children want to buy?

2. Mary spent 1,000 yuan of her pocket money in 2024. How much did she spend on junk food? How can she spend her money more wisely in 2025?

3. From Ms. Miller’s words, who can be the best person to hold money for you?

4. Why should you wait for a week before deciding to buy something?

5. 新考法·开放设问 In your daily life, what do you usually do to save money? How should we spend money more meaningfully?

1. They may want to buy a mobile phone, a video game, or some great books.
2. 530. /She spent 530 yuan on junk food. She can buy more books. /She can spend money on the things she exactly needs. /...
3. Someone I can trust. /My parents. Because I trust them. /...
4. Because I can know whether I need it or not. /Because I can know whether I want to buy it or not. /Because I may not want to buy it then. /...
5. I usually put my money into my piggy bank. I think we can give some of our money away to the poor kids in rural areas.（开放性设问，回答合理即可。）