第二节 (共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)(原创)

　　根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

　　___8___ Learn how to show them why it's important to save, how to avoid overspending, and what they can do to successfully manage their money.

　　1. Have deliberate conversations about money.

　　Talk openly with your kids about the money you make and what it pays for, such as home, food, clothing and transportation. A conversation like this will give them context and will help them grasp early on that it costs money to have the essentials and that everything else is extra.___9___

　　2. Give them a modest allowance.

　　A child who is old enough to count is old enough to get allowance. The amount should be an age-appropriate amount what stuff they'll want will inquire at least a few weeks of saving to buy.___10___ Normal chores (家务) are part of being in a family, not about getting paid.

　　3.___11___

　　Your kids have "regular" chores, already. By all means feel free to offer up those bigger, unpleasant tasks as optional paid jobs -- weeding, shoveling snow, whatever they'll really have to work at to earn those extra bucks -- and kick back while they learn the value of a dollar.

　　4. Be a good financial role model.

　　___12___ So remember that you are constantly sending financial cues to the children in your life in ways big and small. Be a good financial role model by using examples from your own life to teach them things they should and should not do with their money. Handle your money the way you'd want them to handle their own.

　　A. Children are always curious.

　　B. Money matters a lot in our daily life.

　　C. Don't tie this money to chores, either.

　　D. Create opportunities for extra earnings.

　　E. Children learn by observing adult behavior.

　　F. Avoiding the subject actually creates unnecessary negative feelings.

　　G. It's never too early or too late to teach the children the value of a dollar.

第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每题1.5分，满分30分）

　　阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A, B，C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

　　My lungs hurt as I struggled for breath. I had been crying so ___13___ that I didn't notice the woman passing by. I stopped ___14___, saying to her "How refreshing it is!" Then I walked away before she could ___15___ the pain on my face.

　　It was mid-December. The park was ___16___ with people exchanging their ideas for the coming Christmas. However, in my mind, Christmas was not going to be a ___17___ day. My husband's unemployment check had not arrived. Our food stamps were almost ___18___, and the money we had borrowed from my daughter was a memory.

　　I sighed heavily and decided to walk one more loop around the park. I ___19___ to have my husband see me like this--tears streaming down my face, broken ___20___. I walked to the park office where a group of people were laughing and talking. Their pace was slow and ___21___. They chose this life.

　　As I passed the park office, a man ___22___ as Santa asked me if I would attend the annual Christmas potluck (百家宴). I ___23___ immediately, saying we had other plans.

I wondered if anyone could sense my ___24___ as I left the office. On the way