四、(2025—2026·江苏宿迁月考)短文综合填空(在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的适当形式)
当形式）
At the start of every month, the Jones family sit down at the kitchen table 1. (make) a budget. They understand the importance of managing their money 2. (good), no matter how difficult it can be sometimes. Mr and Mrs Jones teach their kids that it's important to save 3. a rainy day.
Their son, Timmy, is 4. player in the school football team, and he dreams of becoming the biggest star in the sport one day. This month, Timmy needs a new pair of football shoes, but there is a problem: the money. Shoes come in many different 5. (kind) and prices. Timmy's dream shoes are beyond the family budget.
Timmy knows that he needs 6. (find) a cheaper pair. After 7. (look) through many stores, Timmy and his dad find the 8. (suit) pair. It's not expensive, but it is just right for Timmy's 9. (need).
Timmy learns an important lesson about money 10. responsibility(责任). He has the support of his family and a pair of shoes to play the game he loves.

1. to make 2. well 3. for 4. a 5. kinds 6. to find
7. looking 8. suitable 9. needs 10. and

【分析】
先通读短文，理解全文讲述Jones一家通过预算和Timmy买鞋的经历，明白金钱与责任的道理。再逐空结合语法规则、固定搭配及语境分析：1. 表目的用不定式；2. 修饰动词用副词；3. 固定搭配；4. 泛指单数可数名词用不定冠词；5. many后接名词复数；6. need to do结构；7. 介词后接动名词；8. 修饰名词用形容词；9. 名词复数表泛指需求；10. 并列成分用连词。
【解析】
1. 此处表目的，用不定式作目的状语，故填to make；
2. 修饰动词manage需用副词，good的副词形式是well，故填well；
3. 固定搭配save for意为“为…储蓄”，符合语境，故填for；
4. 此处泛指“一名队员”，player是可数名词单数，以辅音音素开头，用不定冠词a，故填a；
5. many后接可数名词复数，kind的复数是kinds，故填kinds；
6. 固定结构need to do sth.意为“需要做某事”，故填to find；
7. after是介词，后接动名词，look的动名词是looking，故填looking；
8. 此处修饰名词pair，需用形容词，suit的形容词是suitable，故填suitable；
9. 此处指Timmy的需求，need作名词时常用复数形式表泛指，故填needs；
10. 连接并列的名词money和responsibility，用连词and，故填and。
【答案】
1. to make 2. well 3. for 4. a 5. kinds 6. to find 7. looking 8. suitable 9. needs 10. and
【知识点】
非谓语动词、词性转换、固定搭配
【点评】
本题为短文综合填空题，结合语境考查基础语法与词汇运用，需结合上下文分析词性、语法结构及固定搭配，难度适中，适合巩固基础知识点。
【难度系数】
0.6