二、根据首字母提示填空，补全短文
Fewer people use cash (现金) these days. In the past, children often put their c
coins
1 and notes (纸币) in a money box or piggy bank. However, many of them now have their own (自己的) cards. They can use them both in shops and o
online
2. Online payments make things simple.
Some parents think that cards help young people w
with
3 money management. The world is going cash-free so you need to learn about u
using
4 a card, banking and taking care of your money. A prepaid card (预付卡) t
teaches
5 you safe spending—you can only use the money your parents put on it.
But others think that it is b
better
6 to keep using cash. It shows you how m
much
7 you’re paying. Working out the c
cost
8 is good maths practice too. Using a card may be quick and easy, b
but
9 it can mean that you don’t notice (注意到) how much you are spending. Also it may make you buy things you don’t r
really
10
need. What’s your opinion? Is cash more useful than cards?
1.
coins
2.
online
3.
with
4.
using
5.
teaches
6.
better
7.
much
8.
cost
9.
but
10.
really
解析：
【分析】
首先通读短文，明确主题是关于现金与电子支付的变化。解题时需结合上下文语境、首字母提示及固定搭配，逐个分析每个空：1. 由and后的notes（纸币）可知对应硬币；2. 结合后文Online payments（在线支付）确定；3. 依据固定搭配；4. 考虑介词后接动名词；5. 结合主语单复数确定动词形式；6. 结合语境的比较级；7. 依据询问价格的固定表达；8. 结合计算花费的语境；9. 依据前后转折关系；10. 结合修饰动词的副词用法。
【解析】
1. 句意：过去，孩子们常把硬币和纸币放进储蓄罐。and连接并列成分，notes对应硬币，首字母c，故填coins。
2. 句意：他们可以在商店和网上使用。结合后文Online payments，首字母o，故填online。
3. 固定搭配help sb with sth（帮助某人做某事），首字母w，故填with。
4. learn about后接动名词，结合语境“学习使用卡片”，首字母u，故填using。
5. 主语A prepaid card是单数，动词用第三人称单数，结合句意“预付卡教你安全消费”，首字母t，故填teaches。
6. 句意：但其他人认为继续使用现金更好，结合语境用比较级，首字母b，故填better。
7. 句意：它显示你要付多少钱，how much询问价格，首字母m，故填much。
8. 句意：计算花费也是很好的数学练习，首字母c，故填cost。
9. 前后语义转折，首字母b，故填but。
10. 句意：买你并不真正需要的东西，修饰动词用副词，首字母r，故填really。
【答案】
1. coins 2. online 3. with 4. using 5. teaches 6. better 7. much 8. cost 9. but 10. really
【知识点】
英语词汇运用、固定搭配、语境理解
【点评】
本题为根据首字母提示的短文填空题，考查学生对短文语境的理解能力及基础词汇、固定搭配的掌握，是初中英语常见基础题型，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.6
