2024年中考英语（完形填空）模拟真题 (天津专用)（含解析）

2024年中考英语（完形填空）模拟真题 (天津专用)
（2024·天津红桥·一模）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A 、B 、C 和D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
When the Spring Festival falls, red flowers bloom (盛开) on the windows of my home. Of course, these are not 1 flowers. But in the cold of winter, these wonderful flowers 2 warmth to us. They are made of paper by my 3 who is now aged 70. With a few cuts, she 4 a piece of paper into a beautiful work of art.
When my grandma was young, she was considered clumsy (笨拙的) in the village. But 5 a cold winter night, she saw some beautiful red paper art on her new neighbour’s windows. She was so interested in it and decided to 6 from her neighbour. Tons of paper was wasted, and her fingers were cut many times. But she kept on 7 . It took 10 years 8 my grandma could make paper art skillfully (娴熟地).
The 9 flowers, blooming like burning fire, light up her world. Now, everyone in the village respects her.
My grandma’s story has 10 me what it takes to realise one’s dream.
1．A．nice B．full C．real D．sweet
2．A．hold B．hug C．build D．bring
3．A．grandma B．sister C．mother D．aunt
4．A．spreads B．changes C．burns D．places
5．A．in B．on C．at D．of
6．A．buy B．catch C．borrow D．learn
7．A．practising B．singing C．dancing D．speaking
8．A．since B．before C．so D．though
9．A．white B．orange C．purple D．red
10．A．show B．showed C．shown D．showing
（23-24九年级上·天津宁河·一模）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
Rosa liked making up stories. She was so 11 that her classmates believed her from time to time. In fact, the whole class believed her! At first she supposed (认为) it was 12 . Now, as she began to 13
before the class, she knew that make-believe stories had some way of coming back to make you sad.
Rosa’s parents were separated (分手的). Nine months out of the year, Rosa lived with her mother in an apartment on Anderson Street. But when summer 14 , she went to her father’s farm in Arizona.
At school she heard lots of stories her friends told about their family trips. Rosa wished she had a 15 to talk about.
Not long after 16 began, Rosa was looking through travel magazines in the school library. They talked about many exciting 17 , like England and Germany. When Rosa’s friends asked what she had done that summer, she made up something that was not 18 . Remembering the travel magazines she had looked at, she told her classmates that she and her family had gone to 19 .
When the class began studying England in geography lesson, Mr. Thomas asked Rosa to tell all the things she could 20 about her trip to England!
11．A．afraid B．sure C．worried D．happy
12．A．funny B．sad C．boring D．terrible
13．A．wash B．teach C．talk D．travel
14．A．passed B．reduced C．lasted D．arrived
15．A．school B．family C．farm D．teacher
16．A．meeting B．summer C．school D．talk
17．A．people B．countries C．languages D．rivers
18．A．interesting B．long C．true D．same
19．A．home B．Germany C．farm D．England
20．A．remember B．see C．think D．read
（23-24九年级上·天津滨海新·一模）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
It was Mary’s birthday. She got a letter from her uncle. Her uncle, a farmer would give her some 21 as his birthday present for Mary. Mary was pleased. She liked eating eggs and she liked eating chicken, too. “I can keep the chickens 22 their eggs or eat them,” she thought When the chickens arrived the next day, they were in a box.
Mary was very excited 23 she saw the chickens. She took the box off the back of the truck and began to carry it to the back of her house. However, the box of chickens was heavy and she dropped 24 . The box fell to the ground and broke open. The chickens all ran out.
They ran everywhere —into the backyard, into neighbors’ gardens, into the road, even into the next street. It
25 Mary hours to find them and take them back to her garden.
A few days later her uncle came to visit her
“Did the chickens arrive 26 ” he asked Mary.
“Yes, Uncle Toby,” Mary said. “But I had a lot of 27 with them. I dropped the box. It broke open and the chickens ran everywhere. I spent the whole morning 28 for them.”
“Have you found them all ” her uncle asked
“I hope so,” Mary answered. “I have 29 eleven of them.”
“That’s very 30 ” her uncle said with a smile, “because I only sent you six.”
21．A．cats B．dogs C．chickens D．cows
22．A．with B．by C．from D．for
23．A．when B．before C．so D．until
24．A．them B．it C．her D．him
25．A．paid B．cost C．took D．spent
26．A．quickly B．actually C．safely D．quietly
27．A．trouble B．trust C．pride D．waste
28．A．working B．caring C．preparing D．looking
29．A．killed B．caught C．cooked D．seen
30．A．boring B．fresh C．surprising D．ugly
（23-24九年级上·天津河北·一模）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
Can you imagine going to the zoo five days a week In Cincinnati, the US, some kids 31 do. That’s because their school is at the zoo!
The Cincinnati Zoo Academy is a public school that holds its classes at the Cincinnati Zoo. It 32 in 1975. It is a special high school for students in grades 11 and 12. The teenagers who go to school there all want to work with 33 when they are older.
Students at the Cincinnati Zoo Academy meet in a classroom at the zoo for part of their school day. They study normal (正常的) 34 , such as maths and science. But each day they also spend time learning about the animals at the zoo.
There is a lot to 35 ! The Cincinnati Zoo has hundreds of species (物种) of animals. Students at the school learn by helping the zookeepers 36 these animals. For example, they feed hawks (鹰), clean out snake cages (笼子). Then students take 37 to test their knowledge of zoo animals.
There are bad days at the Cincinnati Zoo Academy too. For example, animals sometimes run after the students. But the zookeepers make sure that the students are always 38 . At graduation (毕业典礼), the students get a fun 39 . An elephant gives out their diplomas (毕业文凭)! After graduation, most students go to college to 40 animal science. Many of them come back to Cincinnati later to work at the zoo!
31．A．actually B．finally C．nearly D．hardly
32．A．escaped B．opened C．introduced D．remained
33．A．students B．schools C．numbers D．animals
34．A．conditions B．subjects C．activities D．programmes
35．A．prepare B．collect C．learn D．receive
36．A．care for B．play with C．look at D．depend on
37．A．risks B．notes C．exams D．medicines
38．A．popular B．safe C．busy D．polite
39．A．job B．promise C．trip D．surprise
40．A．find B．study C．check D．feel
（23-24九年级上·天津红桥·一模）David is a 15-year-old boy and he is crazy about space. He always wonders how space stations 41 . For him, a space camp is 42 than any other camp in the world.
At the age of seven, David had 43 first astronaut training experience. He and his parents 44 to a Family Space Camp. They had a taste of what it was like to travel in space. Everything was magical. How 45 David was!
David has been to many space camps over the last eight years. Last month, he went to a new space camp. It had a lot of fun training programmes, 46 he enjoyed all of them. There he was often asked 47 he liked space camps so much. “Because I feel like a real astronaut in the space camp, and I don’t need to leave the earth,” he said.
These experiences have 48 his life. Now David 49 space science. He has made up his mind to be a 50 engineer in the future.
41．A．brush B．work C．cut D．store
42．A．higher B．longer C．smaller D．greater
43．A．he B．him C．his D．her
44．A．are invited B．were invited C．invite D．invited
45．A．excited B．quiet C．sad D．difficult
46．A．or B．but C．and D．until
47．A．when B．how C．where D．why
48．A．influenced B．reused C．answered D．left
49．A．studied B．will study C．is studying D．was studying
50．A．chemistry B．physics C．space D．machine
（23-24九年级上·天津河西·期中）阅读短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
Hi, everyone! Do you like cooking at home I think it’s one of the most interesting things you can do. But it 51 some time, and you must get ready for some lessons. Then you can have fun cooking. Here is some 52 to help you.
The first 53 is about food safety. You must 54 your hands clean, wash them often with soap, and don’t play with your fingers 55 getting ready for food.
Always begin 56 reading the recipe(食谱) carefully. Be sure you understand 57 it tells you.
Be 58 with knives. Kitchen knives should be sharp(锋利的), which work best. Learn how to work with knives and practice before you start cooking. Don’t put knives into water because 59 could touch it and get cut.
If a fire starts, call an adult with you. NEVER put water on a fire.
Never taste uncooked food. And be careful when tasting 60 food. Foods from the oven(炉子) should cool for at least 10 minutes for dishes, 30 minutes for bread, and 20minutes for cookies.
51．A．spends B．takes C．pays D．costs
52．A．advice B．suggestion C．information D．message
53．A．plan B．order C．trouble D．rule
54．A．find B．think C．keep D．have
55．A．while B．after C．before D．since
56．A．on B．in C．by D．of
57．A．when B．what C．where D．which
58．A．careful B．strict C．angry D．busy
59．A．anyone B．no one C．everyone D．someone
60．A．cool B．uncooked C．hot D．cold
（2023九年级·天津·专题练习）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
One night, I was eating dinner with my parents. Dad said we would move to a 61 town in three weeks. Hearing this, I was sad because the zoo was far from my new home.
I liked drawing pictures. And I started 62 when I was seven. However, my drawing skills were really bad. To 63 my skills, I spent much time drawing animals in the city zoo near my home. Every 64 , I took my notebook and pencil to the zoo for drawing. Gradually(逐渐地), my drawing skills got better, and I put up all 65 drawn in the zoo on our walls.
For me, the zoo was my favorite place, 66 now there would be no weekly zoo trips. How could my family travel so far each week I 67 took down all my pictures from my walls. Though we moved into a new home, I still 68 the zoo and my animal friends.
When my parents saw this, they told me to change my mind. So I went outside. Then I found a bird in a tree, a turtle(龟) swam in the 69 , and a little snake hid under a leaf. I sat on the step and drew for hours. Then I put these new pictures up on the walls in my new room. Soon my room looked quite 70 .
Through this experience, I know that when we can’t change the environment, it’s wise for us to adapt(适应) to it.
61．A．bad B．new C．noisy D．strange
62．A．drawing B．running C．swimming D．singing
63．A．keep B．show C．improve D．protect
64．A．day B．week C．month D．year
65．A．pictures B．signs C．photos D．maps
66．A．when B．as C．after D．but
67．A．properly B．sadly C．happily D．bravely
68．A．worried B．visited C．missed D．left
69．A．sky B．river C．forest D．mountain
70．A．dirty B．tidy C．different D．bright
（2024·天津河东·一模）Beethoven was born in Germany in1770. He was one of the greatest 71 in the world.
Most of us have heard of his music. Even as a child Beethoven did not have a happy life. His father was a singer, 72 he was very lazy and always drank a lot. When Beethoven was only four, his father 73 to make him a musician. So Beethoven had to play the music. He learned very 74 and seven years later he could go around and give concert when he was 75 .
A few years later, Beethoven went to Vienna to study 76 Haydn, a famous Austrian composer (作曲
家). Soon he could write a lot of music 77 under the direction of Haydn. Beethoven was often ill in his life. After one illness, there was something wrong with his ears. He couldn’t hear any more. 78 , this didn’t stop Beethoven. He kept 79 many pieces of music. To everyone’s surprise, Beethoven wrote his most 80 pieces such as Destiny《命运交响曲》after he became deaf. It was wonderful, so it was famous all over the world.
71．A．painters B．musicians C．inventors D．writers
72．A．and B．but C．after D．before
73．A．decided B．liked C．failed D．agreed
74．A．hardly B．hurriedly C．fast D．slowly
75．A．eight B．nine C．ten D．eleven
76．A．with B．by C．under D．from
77．A．himself B．herself C．themselves D．myself
78．A．Moreover B．Besides C．Therefore D．However
79．A．hearing B．reading C．finding D．writing
80．A．interesting B．popular C．painful D．boring
（2023九年级·天津·专题练习）Once upon a time, there lived a big apple tree. A little boy loved to come and play in it. When the boy got older, he didn’t play in the tree. One day, he came back to the tree with a(n) 81 look on his face. “Come and play with me,” the tree said.
“I am not a kid anymore,” the boy replied. “I want 82 to play with my friends together. I need money to buy them.”
“Sorry, I don’t have money. But you can pick my apples and 83 them.”
The boy was 84 . He picked all the apples and left happily.
Twenty years later, the boy had grown into a man. He 85 to the tree. “Come and play with me,” the tree said.
“I don’t have time. I have to 86 for my family. We need a house.”
“Sorry, I don’t have a house, but you can cut off my branches (树枝) to 87 your house.” The man cut all the branches off and left happily. The tree was glad to see him happy.
Forty years later, the man came back. He was much older. “Sorry, but I don’t have 88 for you now, except my dying roots (根),” the tree said.
“I don’t need much now, just a 89 to rest. I am tired after all these years,” the man replied and sat down. The tree was glad to see him 90 .
81．A．happy B．angry C．ugly D．sad
82．A．bridges B．apples C．toys D．stations
83．A．eat B．sell C．wash D．play
84．A．nervous B．worried C．afraid D．excited
85．A．listened B．returned C．hurried D．moved
86．A．work B．search C．stay D．study
87．A．repair B．choose C．build D．burn
88．A．something B．nothing C．everything D．anything
89．A．friend B．company C．place D．building
90．A．once again B．in a hurry C．on air D．for the first time
（2024·天津南开·一模）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
We are twin sisters. Being a twin is of a lot of fun! Most of the time, people look at us in 91 when we are walking down the street. People can’t tell one of us 92 the other. Some people like to 93 which of us is older or younger, but they hardly give the right 94 . Even our parents sometimes called us by the wrong names when we were young! We would 95 tell them they were wrong. We just said, “You got it! Congratulations!”
You may have 96 of “brood telepathy” (心灵感应) between twins. There are many movies about it. I can tell you that it’s 97 .
People always say we look just like one person. But in 98 , there are many differences between us. One difference is that one of us has a mole on her face, and the other one doesn’t. And our personal is (个性) are different, too. One of us doesn’t like to talk 99 and the other is outgoing (外向的).
Neither of us has too many other good friends, so we 100 most of our time playing with each other. But we don’t need to worry about that, because we each have the best sister in the world.
91．A．trouble B．peace C．surprise D．danger
92．A．in B．at C．from D．for
93．A．say B．watch C．write D．guess
94．A．answer B．problem C．question D．advice
95．A．already B．never C．sometimes D．ever
96．A．wanted B．grown C．thought D．heard
97．A．real B．brave C．helpful D．nervous
98．A．pain B．fact C．future D．end
99．A．much B．any C．little D．lot
100．A．take B．cost C．spend D．pay
（2024·天津红桥·一模）I looked at the words on the page. I knew how to say them, but my 101 wouldn’t work. It was my first class in this new school, so 102 here knew me. My teacher just asked me to read some text out loud. The whole class was waiting for me silently. I could even hear my heartbeats.
I just sat there. Seconds passed. Some students started to laugh. “What’s wrong 103 her ” one boy said. “Maybe she can’t read at all!” said another student.
“Just open your mouth and speak!” I told myself. I tried to get the words out. But the first was always the 104 . The teacher was waiting. More of my classmates were making fun of me. I wanted to hide under my desk. I soon felt tears running down...
I often faced situations like this during my grade school. 105 I had a stuttering（结巴）problem. Because of this, I often felt embarrassed（尴尬）at school.
Thankfully, I met a great teacher, Mrs. Brown. She never rushed me when I was trying to talk. She helped me to relax when I was speaking, and would always wait patiently for me to 106 my sentences.
Mrs. Brown offered me the most encouragement. She always let me know that my stuttering problem didn’t 107 I wasn’t smart. She said, “Your brain is moving too 108 , and your mouth just can’t keep up!” Those simple words made me feel loved and encouraged.
Great changes happened to me. When I entered high school, I almost 109 stuttering. In college, I had no trouble at all. As a child, I never imagined that I would become a 110 just like Mrs. Brown, passing love and care on to my students.
101．A．eyes B．hands C．nose D．mouth
102．A．somebody B．anybody C．nobody D．everybody
103．A．/ B．with C．without D．of
104．A．hardest B．easiest C．farthest D．closest
105．A．What B．Why C．Where D．When
106．A．follow B．find C．finish D．forget
107．A．think B．understand C．matter D．mean
108．A．fast B．soon C．quickly D．slowly
109．A．started B．connected C．stopped D．helped
110．A．student B．teacher C．manager D．secretary
（2024·天津西青·一模）In China, very few children make pocket money. 111 , in western countries, most kids make pocket money by themselves. They make money in many different 112 .
When kids are very young, their parents help them sell the fruits of their own trees 113 neighbors. Kids may also help 114 do housework to make money at home. When they reach sixteen, they can make money by sending newspapers or by working in fast food restaurants, 115 during the summer holidays.
There are many 116 of making pocket money by kids themselves. First of all, they learn the 117 of money by working hard so that they will not waste any. Secondly, they learn to manage money to 118 things they need or want, such as books, pencils, movies and even clothes they like. Thirdly, they learn to 119 the daily life problems by helping their parents or others. Making pocket money is 120 for children when they grow up.
That is why parents encourage their kids to make pocket money.
111．A．Also B．Anyway C．However D．Besides
112．A．ways B．rooms C．homes D．countries
113．A．of B．with C．to D．from
114．A．teachers B．friends C．neighbors D．parents
115．A．really B．hardly C．properly D．especially
116．A．choices B．advantages C．problems D．lessons
117．A．fun B．value C．message D．purpose
118．A．sell B．waste C．buy D．change
119．A．give up B．look up C．deal with D．meet with
120．A．helpful B．careful C．beautiful D．successful
参考答案：
1．C 2．D 3．A 4．B 5．B 6．D 7．A 8．B 9．D 10．C
【导语】本文通过讲述祖母是怎样学习剪纸艺术的故事，告诉我们实现梦想的最好方法是坚持。
1．句意：当然，这些都不是真的花。
nice美好的；full满的；real真的；sweet甜的。根据“They are made of paper”可知，这些花是纸做的，不是真的花。故选C。
2．句意：但在寒冷的冬天，这些奇妙的花朵给我们带来了温暖。
hold抓住；hug拥抱；build修建；bring带来。根据“these wonderful flowers ... warmth to us”可知，是指这些花给我们带来温暖。故选D。
3．句意：它们是我祖母用纸做的，她现在70岁了。
grandma祖母；sister姐妹；mother妈妈；aunt阿姨。根据“who is now aged 70.”及“When my grandma was young”可知，此处是指这些花是祖母做的。故选A。
4．句意：通过几次剪裁，她就把一张纸变成了一件美丽的艺术品。
spreads传播；changes改变；burns燃烧；places放置。根据“With a few cuts”可知，此处是指通过几次剪裁，她将一张纸变成了艺术品，change sth into“把某物变成”。故选B。
5．句意：但是在一个寒冷的冬夜，她看到新邻居的窗户上贴着一些漂亮的红纸艺术。
in后跟年、月、季节等大的时间；on后跟具体某一天或具体某一天的上午、下午、晚上；at后跟时刻；of……的。根据“a cold winter night”可知，此处是指具体某一天的晚上，用介词on。故选B。
6．句意：她很感兴趣，决定向她的邻居学习。
buy买；catch抓住；borrow借；learn学习。根据“Tons of paper was wasted, and her fingers were cut many times.”可知，此处是指向邻居学习，learn from sb“向某人学习”。故选D。
7．句意：但她坚持练习。
practising练习；singing唱；dancing跳；speaking说。根据“Tons of paper was wasted, and her fingers were cut many times”及But表示转折可知，祖母手受伤了多次，但还是坚持练习制作纸艺术。故选A。
8．句意：我祖母花了10年的时间才能娴熟地制作纸艺术品。
since自从；before在……之前；so所以；though虽然。根据“It took 10 years ... my grandma could make paper art skillfully (娴熟地).”可知，在祖母能够娴熟地制作纸艺术之前，祖母花费了10年的时间。故选B。
9．句意：红色的花朵，像燃烧的火一样绽放，照亮了她的世界。
white白色；orange橙色；purple紫色；red红色。根据“like burning fire”可知，像燃烧的火一样，说明是红色的。故选D。
10．句意：我祖母的故事向我展示了怎样才能实现一个人的梦想。
show展示，动词原形；showed动词过去式；shown动词过去分词；showing动名词或现在分词。此处用过去分词与has一起构成现在完成时。故选C。
11．B 12．A 13．C 14．D 15．B 16．C 17．B 18．C 19．D 20．A
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。讲述了罗莎编造自己与父亲夏天去了英国的故事。
11．句意：她非常确定，以至于她的同学不时地相信她。
afraid害怕的；sure确定的；worried担心的；happy开心的。根据后文“her classmates believed her from time to time”可知，同学们相信她是因为她非常肯定。故选B。
12．句意：起初她认为这样很有趣。
funny有趣的；sad伤心的；boring无聊的；terrible糟糕的。由后文“she knew that make-believe stories had some way of coming back to make you sad”可知，她明白虚构的故事总会以某种方式回来让你伤心，对比之下，说明开始她觉得编故事是有趣的。故选A。
13．句意：现在，当她开始在全班同学面前讲话时，她知道了虚构的故事总有办法让你伤心。
wash洗；teach教；talk说，讲；travel旅行。根据最后一段“Mr. Thomas asked Rosa... about her trip to England!”可知，此时是托马斯老师请罗萨讲讲自己的英国之旅。故选C。
14．句意：但是当夏天来的时候，她去了她父亲在亚利桑那州的农场。
passed通过；reduced减少；lasted持续；arrived到来。根据后文“When Rosa’s friends asked what she had done that summer”可知，是夏天的时候去的。故选D。
15．句意：罗莎希望她能有个家可以谈论。
school学校；family家；farm农场；teacher老师。根据“At school she heard lots of stories her friends
told about their family trips”可知，她听到很多朋友讲述家庭旅行的故事，可知她也希望有家庭可以谈论。故选B。
16．句意：开学后不久，罗莎在学校图书馆翻阅旅游杂志。
meeting会议；summer夏天；school学校；talk谈论。由空后“Rosa was looking through travel magazines in the school library.”可知，她在学校，因此是开学后不久。故选C。
17．句意：他们谈到了许多令人兴奋的国家，比如英国和德国。
people人们；countries国家；languages语言；rivers河流。根据后文“like England and Germany”可知，他们谈论的是国家。故选B。
18．句意：当罗莎的朋友问她在夏天做了些什么时，她编造了一些不真实的事情。
interesting有趣的；long长的；true真实的；same相同的。根据“she made up something”和后文“Remembering the travel magazines she had looked at, she told her classmates that she and her father had gone to England.”可知，这件事情是不真实的。故选C。
19．句意：想起她看过的旅游杂志，她告诉她的同学她和她的家人去了英国。
home家；Germany德国；farm农场；England英国。根据后文“Mr. Thomas asked Rosa to tell all the things she could...about her trip to England”可知，她说的是英国。故选D。
20．句意：当班上在地理课上开始学习英国时，托马斯先生让罗莎尽可能的讲述她记得的在英国旅行的所有事情。
remember记得；see看见；think想；read读。由句意及语境可知托马斯先生让她讲述的是她记得的事情。故选A。
21．C 22．D 23．A 24．B 25．C 26．C 27．A 28．D 29．B 30．C
【导语】本文主要讲述了玛丽生日的时候，她的叔叔送了一箱小鸡给她，但是装小鸡的箱子太重，摔到地上，小鸡也跑了，玛丽花了好几个小时才把小鸡找回来，几天后叔叔来访，发现叔叔送了6只小鸡，而玛丽却抓了11只回来。
21．句意：她的叔叔，一个农民，会给她一些小鸡作为他给玛丽的生日礼物。
cats猫；dogs狗；chickens小鸡；cows牛。根据下文“She liked eating eggs and she liked eating chicken, too.”可知叔叔是要送给玛丽一些小鸡，故选C。
22．句意：我可以养鸡下蛋，也可以吃掉它们。
with用；by通过；from来自；for为了。根据“keep the chickens ... their eggs”可知养鸡是为了它们的蛋，应用for表示目的，故选D。
23．句意：玛丽看到小鸡时非常兴奋。
when当……时；before在……之前；so所以；until直到。根据“Mary was very excited ... she saw the chickens.”可知是指当看到小鸡时很兴奋，应用when引导时间状语从句，故选A。
24．句意：然而，装着鸡的箱子很重，她把它掉在了地上。
them他/她/它们；it它；her她；him他。此处是指箱子掉在了地上，应用it指代“the box of chickens”，故选B。
25．句意：玛丽花了好几个小时才找到它们，并把它们带回她的花园。
paid支付；cost花费（钱），物作主语；took花费（时间），it作主语；spent花费（时间/钱），人作主语。根据“It... Mary hours to find them”可知此处是“It took sb. some time to do sth.”，表示“做某事花了某人多少时间”，故选C。
26．句意：小鸡安全到达了吗？
quickly快速地；actually事实上；safely安全地；quietly安静地。根据“Did the chickens arrive ... ”及语境可知，玛丽的叔叔是询问小鸡是否安全到达，故选C。
27．句意：但它们给我惹了不少麻烦。
trouble麻烦；trust信任；pride骄傲；waste浪费。根据“I dropped the box. It broke open and the chickens ran everywhere.”可知是遇到了麻烦，故选A。
28．句意：我花了一上午找它们。
working工作；caring照顾；preparing准备；looking看。根据上文“the chickens ran everywhere”可知是指寻找到处跑的小鸡，look for“寻找”，固定短语，故选D。
29．句意：我已经抓了11只。
killed杀；caught抓住；cooked做饭；seen看见。根据上文“Have you found them all ”及语境可知是指已经抓住了11只鸡，故选B。
30．句意：这很令人惊讶。
boring无聊的；fresh新鲜的；surprising令人惊讶的；ugly丑陋的。根据“because I only sent you six.”可知叔叔只给了玛丽6只鸡，玛丽却抓回来了11只，所以是令人惊讶的，故选C。
31．A 32．B 33．D 34．B 35．C 36．A 37．C 38．B 39．D 40．B
【导语】本文介绍了在动物园里的学校。
31．句意：在美国的Cincinnati，一些孩子是这样的。
actually事实上；finally最后；nearly几乎；hardly几乎不。根据“Can you imagine going to the zoo five days a week ”可知此处表示一些孩子事实上是每周5天都去动物园。故选A。
32．句意：它在1975年开学的。
escaped逃跑；opened打开；introduced介绍；remained保留。根据“The Cincinnati Zoo Academy is a public school that holds its classes at the Cincinnati Zoo.”可知是指这所学校是在1975年开学的，故选B。
33．句意：在那里上学的青少年都想在长大后和动物一起工作。
students学生；schools学校；numbers数字；animals动物。根据前文描述可知，这所学校在动物园里，因此是想在长大后和动物一起工作。故选D。
34．句意：他们学习普通科目，如数学和科学。
conditions情况；subjects科目；activities活动；programmes计划。根据“such as maths and science”可知是指“科目”，故选B。
35．句意：有许多学习的！
prepare准备；collect收集；learn学习；receive接收。根据“test their knowledge of zoo animals”可知学生们在动物园学习，故选C。
36．句意：学校的学生通过帮助动物园管理员照顾这些动物来学习。
care for照顾；play with和……玩；look at看；depend on依赖。根据“they feed hawks (鹰), clean out snake cages”可知是指照顾这些动物，故选A。
37．句意：然后，学生们参加考试，测试他们对动物园动物的知识。
risks风险；notes笔记；exams考试；medicines药。根据“to test their knowledge of zoo animals”可知是参加考试，来测试他们对动物园动物的知识。故选C。
38．句意：但动物园管理员要确保学生们的安全。
popular流行的；safe安全的；busy繁忙的；polite礼貌的。根据“For example, animals sometimes run after the students.”可知动物要追赶学生，因此要确保学生们的安全，故选B。
39．句意：毕业时，学生们得到一份有趣的惊喜。
job工作；promise承诺；trip旅行；surprise惊喜。根据“An elephant gives out their diplomas”可知大象给他们发文凭，因此是惊喜的，故选D。
40．句意：大多数学生毕业后都会去大学学习动物科学。
find找到；study学习；check检查；feel感觉。根据“go to college”可知是指去大学学习动物科学，故选B。
41．B 42．D 43．C 44．B 45．A 46．C 47．D 48．A 49．C 50．C
【导语】本文主要讲述了David对太空很着迷，他参加过很多个太空营，目前David正在学习空间科学，他下定决心将来要成为一名太空工程师。
41．句意：他总是想知道太空站是怎么工作的。
brush刷；work工作；cut切；store储存。结合选项和“He always wonders how space stations...”可知，空格处应选work，表示他总是想知道太空站是怎么工作的，故选B。
42．句意：对于他来说，太空营比其他任何度假营都好。
higher更高；longer更长；smaller更小；greater更好。根据上文“David is a 15-year-old boy and he is crazy about space.”可知，David对太空很着迷，所以此处应该表示对于他来说，太空营比其他任何度假营都好，greater符合语境，故选D。
43．句意：七岁时，David有了他的第一次宇航员训练经历。
he他（主格）；him他（宾格）；his他的；her她的。空后的experience“经历”是名词，所以空格处应用形容词性物主代词，而且David是男生，所以用his，故选C。
44．句意：他和他的父母被邀请参加一个家庭太空营。
are invited被邀请（一般现在时的被动语态）；were invited被邀请（一般过去时的被动语态）；invite邀请；invited邀请（invite的过去式和过去分词）。根据语境可知，时态是一般过去时，主语He and his parents和动词invite“邀请”之间是被动关系，所以空格处应用一般过去时的被动语态，结构是was/were+动词过去分词，主语He and his parents表示复数，be动词用were，invite的过去分词是invited，故选B。
45．句意：David是多么激动啊！
excited激动的；quiet安静的；sad伤心的；difficult不同的。根据上文“Everything was magical.”可知，一切都很神奇，所以此处表示David很激动，故选A。
46．句意：那里有很多有趣的训练项目，他很喜欢。
or或；but但是；and和；until直到。根据“It had a lot of fun training programmes...he enjoyed all
of them.”可知，前后句是顺承关系，用and连接，故选C。
47．句意：在那里，他经常被问到为什么他如此喜欢太空营。
when什么时候；how怎么样；where在哪里；why为什么。根据下文“Because I feel like a real astronaut in the space camp, and I don’t need to leave the earth”可知，人们问David为什么喜欢太空营，故选D。
48．句意：这些经历影响了他的生活。
influenced影响；reused重复使用；answered回答；left离开。根据下文“Now David...space science. He has made up his mind to be a...engineer in the future.”可知，此处表示这些经历影响了他的生活，故选A。
49．句意：现在David正在学习空间科学。
studied学习（study的过去式）；will study学习（一般将来时）；is studying学习（现在进行时）；was studying学习（一般过去时）。结合选项和“Now”可知，时态是现在进行时，故选C。
50．句意：他已经下定决心将来成为一名太空工程师。
chemistry化学；physics物理；space太空；machine机器。根据上文“Now David...space science.”可知，David立志成为一名太空工程师，故选C。
51．B 52．A 53．D 54．C 55．A 56．C 57．B 58．A 59．D 60．C
【导语】本文从食品安全、阅读食谱、小心刀子以及不要尝不熟的食物四个方面对如何做饭提出了建议。
51．句意：但这需要一些时间，你必须为一些课程做好准备。
spends花费，主语是人；takes花费，常见搭配it takes sb some time to do sth；pays花费，主语是人；costs花费，主语是物。根据“ But it…some time”可知此处填takes。故选B。
52．句意：这里有一些建议可以帮助你。
advice建议，不可数名词；suggestion建议，可数名词；information信息，不可数名词；message信息，可数名词。根据“help you”可知此处指建议，由“Here is some…”可知此处填不可数名词。故选A。
53．句意：第一条规则是关于食品安全的。
plan计划；order命令；trouble麻烦；rule规则。根据前文给出建议，及后文“You must…your hands clean, wash them often with soap, and don’t play with your fingers…getting ready for food.”可知是是关于食品安全的建议，空处填rule符合语境，故选D。
54．句意：你必须保持双手清洁，经常用肥皂洗手，在准备食物时不要玩手指。
find找到；think认为；keep保持；have有。短语keep sth adj“使某物保持某种状态”是固定用法，此处指保持双手清洁。故选C。
55．句意：你必须保持双手清洁，经常用肥皂洗手，在准备食物时不要玩手指。
while当……时；after在……后；before在……前；since自从。根据“don’t play with your fingers…getting ready for food.”及选项可知，此处应指准备食物时不要玩手指，空处填while符合语境，故选A。
56．句意：一定要从仔细阅读食谱开始。
on在……上面；in在……里面；by通过；of属于。根据“Always begin…reading the recipe(食谱) carefully.”及选项可知，此处指从仔细阅读食谱开始。空处填by符合语境，其他选项语意不通。故选C。
57．句意：确保你理解它告诉你的内容。
when什么时候；what什么；where在哪里；which哪个。根据“Be sure you understand…it tells you.”可知空处却understand的宾语，应填what符合语境，故选B。
58．句意：小心用刀。
careful小心的；strict严厉的；angry生气的；busy忙碌的。根据“Kitchen knives should be sharp(锋利的), which work best.”可知刀很锋利，此处应指小心用刀，故选A。
59．句意：不要把刀子放进水里，因为有人会碰到它而被割伤。
anyone任何人；no one没有人；everyone每个人；someone某人。根据题干“Don’t put knives into water because…could touch it and get cut.”可知此处表泛指，没有表示特指，且空处填someone符合语境，其他选项语意不通。故选D。
60．句意：品尝热的食物时要小心。
cool凉快的；uncooked生的；hot热的；cold寒冷的。根据“Foods from the oven(炉子) should cool for at least 10 minutes for dishes…”可知烤箱里的食物应该冷却至少10分钟，所以此处应指热的食物，故选C。
61．B 62．A 63．C 64．B 65．A 66．D 67．B 68．C 69．B
70．C
【导语】本文主要讲述作者由于搬家后离动物园很远，不能每周去动物园画画而难过，父母得知后告诉他应当转变思维。旨在引导我们：学会转变思考的角度和方式。
61．句意：爸爸说我们将在三周后搬到一个新的城镇。
bad坏的；new新的；noisy嘈杂的；strange陌生的。根据“Hearing this, I was sad because the zoo was far from my new home.”可知要搬到新的城镇去，故选B。
62．句意：我七岁开始画画。
drawing画画；running跑步；swimming游泳；singing唱歌。根据“I liked drawing pictures.”可知指的是画画，故选A。
63．句意：为了提高我的技能，我花了很多时间在我家附近的城市动物园画动物。
keep保持；show展示；improve提高；protect保护。根据“I spent much time drawing animals in the city zoo near my home.”可知话时间画动物应是提高画画技能，故选C。
64．句意：每周，我都带着笔记本和铅笔去动物园画画。
day一天；week周；month月；year年。根据后文“…there would be no weekly zoo trips.”可知此处指的是每周去一次，故选B。
65．句意：渐渐地，我的绘画技巧变好了，我把动物园里画的所有画都挂在墙上。
pictures图画；signs标志；photos照片；maps图片。根据“drawn in the zoo”可知此处指的是把动物园里画的所有画都挂在墙上，故选A。
66．句意：对我来说，动物园是我最喜欢的地方，但现在不会每周去动物园了。
when当……的时候；as当……时；after在……后；but但是。根据“the zoo was my favorite place,…now there would be no weekly zoo trips.”可知前后句是转折关系，故选D。
67．句意：我伤心地把墙上所有的照片都取了下来。
properly适当地；sadly伤心地；happily开心地；bravely勇敢地。根据“How could my family travel so far each week ”可知现在不能每周都去动物园了，作者应是伤心地把墙上所有的照片都取下来，故选B。
68．句意：虽然我们搬进了新家，但我仍然想念动物园和我的动物朋友。
worried担心；visited参观；missed想念；left离开。根据“Though we moved into a new home…”可知此处指填“想念”符合语境，故选C。
69．句意：然后我在树上发现了一只鸟，一只乌龟在河里游泳，还有一条小蛇藏在树叶下。
sky天空；river河流；forest森林；mountain山。根据“swam in the…”可知此处指的是在河里游泳，故选B。
70．句意：很快我的房间就大不一样了。
dirty脏的；tidy整洁的；different不同的；bright明亮的。根据“I sat on the step and drew for hours. Then I put these new pictures up on the walls in my new room.”可知我把这些新照片挂在我新房间的墙上后，房间变得不一样了。故选C。
71．B 72．B 73．A 74．C 75．D 76．C 77．A 78．D 79．D 80．B
【导语】本文主要讲述的是贝多芬的生平事迹及其成就。
71．句意：他是世界上最著名的音乐家之一。
painters画家；musicians音乐家；inventors发明家；writers作家。根据下文“Most of us have heard of his music.”可知，贝多芬是一位著名的音乐家。故选B。
72．句意：他的父亲是一名歌手，但他很懒，总是喝很多酒。
and和；but但是；after在……之后；before在……之前。根据前文“His father was a singer”和后文“he was very lazy and always drank a lot”可知，前后句是转折关系。故选B。
73．句意：当贝多芬只有四岁的时候，他的爸爸决定使他成为一名音乐家。
decided决定；liked喜欢；failed失败；agreed同意。根据“So Beethoven had to play the music.”可知，贝多芬的父亲决定把他培养成一名音乐家；decide to do sth.“决定做某事”。故选A。
74．句意：他学得非常快，七年后，当他十一岁的时候，他可以四处举办音乐会。
hardly几乎不；hurriedly匆忙地；fast快地；slowly慢地。根据后文“seven years later he could go around and give concert when he was...”可知，贝多芬学音乐学得非常快，四岁开始学，十一岁就可以办音乐会了。故选C。
75．句意：他学得非常快，七年后，当他十一岁的时候，他可以四处举办音乐会。
eight八；nine九；ten十；eleven十一。根据“When Beethoven was only four”和“and seven years later he could go around and give concert”可知，贝多芬十一岁时，可以到处去举办音乐会。故选D。
76．句意：几年后，贝多芬前往维也纳，师从奥地利著名作曲家海顿。
with带有；by通过；under在……下；from从。根据后文“ Soon he could write a lot of music...under the direction of Haydn.”可知，贝多芬在海顿的指导下学习。故选C。
77．句意：在海顿的指导下，他很快能自己写出很多歌曲。
himself他自己；herself她自己；themselves他们自己；myself我自己。根据“Soon he could write a lot of music...”可知，贝多芬他自己能写出很多作品。故选A。
78．句意：然而，这并没有阻止他。
Moreover此外，而且；Besides此外；Therefore因此；However然而。根据“He couldn’t hear any more. ...this didn’t stop Beethoven.”可知，贝多芬虽然耳朵听不见了，但是这并没有阻止他进行音乐创作，前后句是转折关系。故选D。
79．句意：他不断地创作了许多乐曲。
hearing听；reading读；finding发现；writing写。根据“To everyone’s surprise, Beethoven wrote his most...pieces such as Destiny《命运交响曲》after he became deaf.”可知，贝多芬在听不见声音后，依然继续创作歌曲。故选D。
80．句意：让每个人吃惊的是，贝多芬很多优秀的作品都是在他变聋之后写的，例如《命运交响曲》。
interesting有趣的；popular受欢迎的；painful痛苦的；boring无聊的。根据“such as Destiny”可知，贝多芬的很多受欢迎的作品都是在他耳聋之后写的。故选B。
81．D 82．C 83．B 84．D 85．B 86．A 87．C 88．D 89．C 90．A
【导语】本文主要是讲述很久以前，有一棵苹果树和一个小男孩。小男孩长大了，为了满足小男孩，苹果树把果实、树枝等无私地给了他。多年后，小男孩太累了回到树身边休息，苹果树看到他依然很高兴。
81．句意：一天，他带着悲伤的表情回到树前。
happy开心的；angry生气的；ugly丑陋的；sad悲伤的。根据“I need money to buy them.”可知这个男孩在为钱发愁，说明是不开心的，故选D。
82．句意：我想和朋友们一起玩玩具。
bridges桥；apples苹果；toys玩具；stations车站。根据“The boy”和常识可知，孩子需要钱买玩具，故选C。
83．句意：但是你可以摘下我的苹果卖了。
eat吃；sell卖；wash洗；play玩。根据“Sorry, I don’t have money.”可知苹果树没有钱，但是可以摘苹果卖钱，故选B。
84．句意：这个男孩非常激动。
nervous紧张的；worried担心的；afraid害怕的；excited激动的。根据“He picked all the apples and left happily.”可知高兴地离开了，说明听了苹果树的话很激动，故选D。
85．句意：他回到树身边。
listened听；returned返回；hurried匆忙；moved移动。根据“Twenty years later, the boy had grown into a man.”可知这个男孩长大后回到树身边，故选B。
86．句意：我必须为我的家人工作。
work工作；search搜索；stay待着；study学习。根据“Twenty years later, the boy had grown into a man.”和“…for my family. We need a house.”可知长大的男孩得为家人工作，故选A。
87．句意：对不起，我没有房子，但是你可以砍掉我的树枝去建造你的房子。
repair修理；choose选择；build建造；burn烧毁。根据“We need a house”和“but you can cut off my branches (树枝) to…your house.”可知是砍掉树枝建造房子，故选C。
88．句意：对不起，但我现在没有什么能给你的了，除了我垂死的根。
something某物；nothing没有什么；everything一切；anything任何。根据“except my dying roots”可知除了我的根，我没有任何东西给你了，故选D。
89．句意：我现在不需要太多了，只需要一个地方来休息。
friend朋友；company公司；place地方；building楼。根据“…to rest. I am tired after all these years”可知男人太累了，需要一个地方休息，故选C。
90．句意：这个树很高兴能再次看到他。
once again再次；in a hurry匆忙；on air广播；for the first time第一次。根据“The tree was glad to see him happy.”可知树每次看到他都很高兴，这次也不例外，很高兴再次看到他，故选A。
91．C 92．C 93．D 94．A 95．B 96．D 97．A 98．B 99．A 100．C
【导语】本文主要介绍了一对双胞胎姐妹的相同和不同点。
91．句意：大多数时候，当我们走在街上时，人们会惊讶地看着我们。
trouble麻烦；peace和平；surprise惊讶；danger危险。根据“when we are walking down the street.”和“People can’t tell one of us”可知，两人是双胞胎，所以走在街上人们会惊讶地看着她们。故选C。
92．句意：人们无法区分我们中的一个和另一个。
in在里面；at在；from从；for对于。根据“People can’t tell one of us…the other.”可知，这里是人们无法把我们区分开，tell...from“区分”，固定搭配。故选C。
93．句意：有些人喜欢猜测我们中谁更大或更年轻。
say说；watch看；write写；guess猜测。根据“which of us is older or younger,”可知，这里是人们喜欢猜测两人的情况。故选D。
94．句意：但他们很难给出正确的答案。
answer答案；problem问题；question疑问；advice建议。根据“but”可知，这里表示转折，应该是很难给出正确的答案。故选A。
95．句意：我们永远不会告诉他们他们错了。
already已经；never从不；sometimes有时；ever曾经。根据“We just said, ‘You got it! Congratulations!’”可知，这里是从来不告诉他们错了。故选B。
96．句意：你可能听说过双胞胎之间的“心灵感应”。
wanted想要；grown长大；thought认为；heard听见。根据“of ‘brood telepathy’ (心灵感应) between twins.”可知，这里是听说过双胞胎之间的“心灵感应”。故选D。
97．句意：我可以告诉你这是真的。
real真实的；brave勇敢的；helpful有用的；nervous焦虑的。根据“I can tell you that it’s….”可知，这里是说“心灵感应”是真的。故选A。
98．句意：但事实上，我们之间有很多不同。
pain疼痛；fact事实；future将来；end结尾。根据“there are many differences between us.”可知，这里是事实上，两人之间有很多不同，in fact意为“事实上”。故选B。
99．句意：我们中的一个不喜欢说话，另一个外向。
much非常；any任何；little小的；lot大量。根据“and the other is outgoing (外向的).”可知，这里是说两人中的一个不喜欢说话。故选A。
100．句意：我们都没有太多其他好朋友，所以我们大部分时间都在一起玩。
take花费，常用于句型It takes sb. time to do sth.“某人花了多少时间来做某件事情”；cost花费，主语是物；spend花费，主语为人，宾语是money/time；pay支付。根据“we...most of our
time playing with each other.”可知，此处指花费时间玩，主语是人，宾语是时间，所以用spend。故选C。
101．D 102．C 103．B 104．A 105．B 106．C 107．D 108．A 109．C 110．B
【导语】本文主要讲述了自己从小说话结巴，在布朗老师的帮助和鼓励下，作者克服了这个困难，并最终成为一名老师的故事。
101．句意：我知道怎么说，但是我的嘴不动。
eyes眼睛；hands手；nose鼻子；mouth嘴巴。根据下文“Just open your mouth and speak!”可知，此处是说嘴不听使唤。故选D。
102．句意：这是我在这所新学校的第一节课，所以这里没人认识我。
somebody某人；anybody任何人；nobody没有人；everybody每个人。根据“It was my first class in this new school”可知是新来这所学校，所以没有人认识。故选C。
103．句意：她怎么了？
/不填；with和；without没有；of……的。what’s wrong with sb.“某人怎么了”。故选B。
104．句意：但是第一步总是最难的。
hardest最难的；easiest最容易的；farthest最远的；closest最近的。根据“But the first was always the...”以及常识可知万事开头难，此处指最难的。故选A。
105．句意：为什么？
what什么；why为什么；where哪里；when什么时候。根据“I had a stuttering（结巴）problem”可知因为我有结巴问题，所以会遇到类似的情况，此处询问原因。故选B。
106．句意：当我说话的时候，她帮助我放松，并且总是耐心地等我把话说完。
follow跟随；find发现；finish结束；forget忘记。根据“wait patiently for me to...my sentences”可知她耐心等待我说完话。故选C。
107．句意：她总是让我知道，我的口吃问题并不意味着我不聪明。
think认为；understand理解；matter要紧；mean意味着。根据“my stuttering problem didn’t...I wasn’t smart”可知口吃不意味着不聪明。故选D。
108．句意：你的大脑动得太快了，你的嘴跟不上!
fast快，指速度快；soon不久；quickly快速地，指在短时间内，快速完成动作；slowly慢地。
根据“your mouth just can’t keep up”可知脑子太快了，嘴跟不上，此处指速度快，用fast。故选A。
109．句意：当我进入高中时，我几乎停止口吃了。
started开始；connected连接；stopped停止；helped帮助。根据“In college, I had no trouble at all”可知高中时几乎停止了口吃。故选C。
110．句意：作为一个孩子，我从来没有想过我会成为像布朗夫人那样的老师，把爱和关怀传递给我的学生。
student学生；teacher老师；manager经理；secretary秘书。根据“passing love and care on to my students”可知作者现在是一名老师。故选B。
111．C 112．A 113．C 114．D 115．D 116．B 117．B 118．C 119．C 120．A
【导语】本文介绍了在西方国家，孩子们赚取零花钱的方式，以及赚取零花钱的优点。
111．句意：然而，在西方国家，大多数孩子自己挣零花钱。
also也；anyway无论如何；however然而；besides而且。分析句子可知，“In China, very few children make pocket money.”与“in western countries, most kids make pocket money by themselves.”之间是转折关系。故选C。
112．句意：他们用许多不同的方式赚钱。
ways方式；rooms房间；homes家；countries国家。根据“They make money in many different...”以及第二段内容的介绍，可知此处指赚钱的方式。故选A。
113．句意：当孩子很小的时候，他们的父母会帮助他们把自己的树上的果实卖给邻居。
of……的；with和；to到；from从。sell sth. to sb.“把某物卖给某人”。故选C。
114．句意：孩子也可以在家里帮助父母做家务赚钱。
teachers老师；friends朋友；neighbors邻居；parents父母。根据“...do housework to make money at home.”及结合选项可知，此处使用parents，表示小孩们可以在家里帮助父母做家务赚钱。故选D。
115．句意：当他们十六岁时，他们可以通过送报纸或在快餐店工作赚钱，尤其是在暑假期间。
really真地；hardly几乎不；properly恰当地；especially尤其。联系上下文可知，上文提到
孩子们赚钱的方式，此处强调，尤其在暑假的时候会做这些工作来赚钱。故选D。
116．句意：孩子们自己挣零花钱有很多的优点。
choices选择；advantages优势；problems问题；lessons课程。通读第三段内容可知，本段是在介绍孩子们自己赚零花钱的三个优点。故选B。
117．句意：首先，他们通过努力工作懂得了钱的价值，这样他们就不会在浪费钱了。
fun乐趣；value价值；message信息；purpose目的。根据“of money by working hard”可知自己努力工作能了解钱的价值。故选B。
118．句意：第二，他们学会管理钱去买他们需要或想要的东西，比如书，铅笔，电影，甚至是他们喜欢的衣服。
sell卖；waste浪费；buy买；change改变。根据“things they need or want”可知是买自己需要的东西。故选C。
119．句意：第三，他们学会通过帮助父母或他人来处理日常生活中的问题。
give up放弃；look up查阅；deal with处理；meet with遇见。根据“the daily life problems”可知，此处是指学会处理日常生活中的问题。故选C。
120．句意：孩子们长大后，赚零花钱对他们很有帮助。
helpful有帮助的；careful认真的；beautiful美丽的；successful成功的。根据“That is why parents encourage their kids to make pocket money.”可知，父母鼓励他们的孩子赚零花钱。由此推断，赚零花钱对孩子很有帮助。故选A。