Question

完形填空请先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项，并将答案写到答题卷上。(10分)

If you get pocket money by babysitting or doing yard work for a neighbor, then you probably know a thing or two about managing（管理）money. After all, when you've worked that hard, you don't want to      it all on candy.

Using your money in the right way or   _ some for the future is important. Once you grow up, your success might depend on（取决于）how _ you manage your money.

It's easier to start these good     when you're young. Meghan Coyle is a business girl who is 12 years old. She has made more than $320 in two years by     dogs after school.

“I've been a dog-walker for two years and it's been a lot of    _ .I really enjoyed it. My mother never gave me pocket money, so I had to make money in some other way. Lots of kids don't realize how hard it can be to have a job. It can be hard to keep customers happy. There are some days when it's raining and l would rather be    else, but I still go out with a dog," Coyle said. "Start a business that interests you. First, you have to advertise. The    and safest way is to talk with neighbors and family friends. After you have the customers, keep your customers happy! Send cards that you make by yourself to them on holidays. That always surprises them. Always be willing to do more than they ask. On holidays, give your customers coupons（优惠券）    they will keep coming back to you for your service or products.”

Is it a good idea to do some work to make pocket money? Now think about it and start your own      !

1.A. spend      B. cost      C. take         D. pay

2.A. wasting    B. saving     C. borrowing    D. spending

3.A. good      B. well       C. nice        D. wonderful

4.A. activities   B. hobbies    C. exercises     D. habits

5.A. feeding    B. feed       C. walking      D. walk

6.A. pain      B. fun        C. surprise       D. trouble

7.A. nobody    B. nowhere    C. somebody    D. somewhere

8.A. luckiest    B. loudest     C. easiest       D. latest

9.A. as soon as  B. so that     C. until        D. unless

10.A. way      B. business    C. company     D. Life

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.B

4.D

5.C

6.B

7.D

8.C

9.B

10.B

【解析】

试题分析：本文主要讲述了如果你靠照顾孩子或帮邻居的院子里干活拿零用钱，那么你可能知道如何管理金钱（管理；以正确的方式利用你的钱或攒下一些对未来很重要。

1.A. spend花费，人作主语；B. cost花费，物做主语；C. take用于句型It takes sb sometime to do表示花费某人多长时间做某事；D. pay应用于pay for的句型中；根据句意：你不想花费它买所有的糖果。Spend+金钱+on sth表示花费……钱在……上；结合语境故选A。

2.A. wasting浪费；B. saving拯救，节省；C. borrowing借；D. spending花费；根据钱面Using your money in the right wa可知后文也是动名词作主语；根据句意：以正确的方式利用你的钱或攒下一些对未来很重要。所以应选B

3.；A. good 好的；B. well 好地；C. nice漂亮的；D. wonderful精彩的；根据句意你的成功可能取决于你如何管理好你的钱。本题考查副词修饰动词。结合语境故选B。

4.A. activities活动；B. hobbies 爱好；C. exercises锻炼；D. habits习惯；句意：当你年轻的时候，这好的习惯更容易开始。故选D。

5.根据by+doing表示靠做某事；walk dogs表示遛狗；根据句意：在两年的时间里，她靠放学后溜狗取得了320多美元。故选C。

6.A. pain 疼痛； B. fun 有趣；C. surprise吃惊；D. trouble麻烦；根据句意：我已经当了两年的溜狗的人，这是一个有很多乐趣的事。我真的很喜欢它。故选B。

7.A. nobody没有任何人；B. nowhere没有任何地方；C. somebody某人；D. somewhere某地；根据句意：有些时候，下雨了，我宁愿呆在其他的某个地方了。故选D。

8.. A. luckiest最幸运的；B. loudest最吵闹的；C. easiest最容易的；D. latest最新的；根据句意：最安全和最容易的方式是和邻居、家人或朋友聊天。故选C。

9.A. as soon as一……就；B. so that目的是；C. until直到；D. unless除非；根据句意：在节日期间，你给客户优惠券目的是他们会再来要你的服务或产品。故选B

10.A. way方法；B. business 生意；C. company 公司；D. Life生活；根据句意：现在考虑一下，开始你自己的生意吧。故选B。

考点：日常生活类短文。