During the Spring Festival, my parents and some of my relatives gave me some gift money. What should I do1．the money? I had attempted2．(have) a new coat. I3．(imagine) wearing a pair of Nike sports shoes. With the gift money I could afford to buy4．I wanted. 5．, I soon gave up the idea because I knew I was still a student at school.
Besides, my parents always lived6．simple life. Their money was not7．(easy) earned. Thinking of this, I decided to open a savings account at a bank the following day. My parents were very8．(please) with my idea. From now on, I’ll make both9．(end) meet as a student financially supported by my parents. I am looking forward to my dream10．(realize )one day with the money through my hard work.
1．with
2．to have
3．had imagined
4．what
5．However
6．a
7．easily
8．pleased
9．ends
10．being realized
【分析】
本文是记叙文。春节期间，作者从父母和亲戚那里得到了一些压岁钱。起初作者想用这些钱买自己想要的东西。但是考虑到父母挣钱不容易，作者决定将钱存起来在父母的支持下做到量入为出，相信通过自己的辛勤工作，有一天会实现梦想。
1．考查固定搭配。句意：我应该用钱做什么？do with：处理，它常和特殊疑问词what连用，what 作do的宾语。故填with。
2．考查非谓语动词。句意：我曾想买一件新大衣。attempt to do：试图做某事。故填to have。
3．考查时态。句意：我曾想象买一双耐克运动鞋。由上一句的时态可知，这句话也应该使用过去完成时，表示“想买大衣和运动鞋的想法在得到压岁钱之前就有了”。故填had imagined。
4．考查宾语从句。句意：有了压岁钱，我可以买我想要的东西。分析句子结构可知，buy后面是一个宾语从句。从句缺少宾语且引导词指物，所以使用what引导宾语从句。故填what。
5．考查副词。句意：但是，我很快放弃了这个主意，因为我知道我还是一名学生。由两句话的句意可知，空格处的前后两句存在转折关系，因有逗号，不使用but。故填However。
6．考查冠词。句意：此外，我的父母一直过着简朴的生活。simple是以辅音音素开头的单词，在其前应使用不定冠词a。live a simple life：过着简朴的生活。故填a。
7．考查副词。句意：他们的钱赚得不容易。本句中需要填副词在句中作状语，修饰动词earned。故填easily。
8．考查形容词。句意：我的父母对我的想法感到非常高兴。please有三个形容词：pleasing、pleasant和pleased。pleasing（pleasant）：令人高兴的，令人满意的，令人愉快的；pleased：满意的，高兴的。此处需使用pleased描述主语my parents，表示“父母对我的想法感到非常满意和高兴”。故填pleased。
9．考查固定短语。句意：从现在开始，我将在父母的资助下，做到量入为出。make both ends meet：量入为出，收支相抵。这个短语中的end应该使用复数形式。故填ends。
10．考查非谓语动词。句意：我期待通过我的辛勤工作，有一天我的梦想会实现。look forward to这个短语中的to是介词，后接动词时应该使用动名词的形式作宾语，dream承受realize的动作，因此realize使用动名词的被动形式。故填being realized。
请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。注意：每个空格只填1个单词。
Feeling extreme loneliness can increase an older person’s risk of premature (过早的)death by 14 percent, according to research by John Cacioppo, professor of psychology at the University of Chicago.
Cacioppo and his colleagues’ work shows that the impact of loneliness on premature death is nearly as strong as the impact of disadvantaged socioeconomic status, which they found increases the chances of dying early by 19 percent. A 2010 meta﹣analysis showed that loneliness has twice as much impact on early death as obesity does, he said.
The researchers looked at dramatic differences in the rate of decline in physical and mental health as people aged. Cacioppo and his colleagues have examined the role of satisfying relationships on older people to develop their resilience ([rɪˈzɪliəns] 快速恢复的能力；适应力), the ability to feel better quickly after something unpleasant, and grow from stresses in life.
The consequences for health are dramatic, as feeling isolated or separated from others can disturb sleep, elevate blood pressure, increase morning rises in the stress hormone cortisol ([‘kɔ:tɪsɒl] 皮质醇), change the gene expression in immune cells, increase depression and lower overall subjective well﹣being, Cacioppo pointed out in a talk, “ Rewarding Social Connections Promote Successful Aging.”
Cacioppo, one of the nation’s leading experts on loneliness, said older people can avoid the consequences of loneliness by staying in touch with former co﹣workers, taking part in family traditions, and sharing good times with family and friends ﹣ all of which give older adults a chance to connect with others about whom they care and who care about them.
”Retiring to Florida to live in a warmer climate among strangers isn’t necessarily a good idea if it means you are disconnected from the people who mean much to you,” said Cacioppo. Population changes make understanding the role of loneliness and health all the more important,he explained. “People have to think about how to protect themselves from depression, low subjective well﹣being and early death. “
Although some people are happy to be alone, most people develop from social situations in which they provide mutual support and establish a strong bond. Evolution encourages people to work together to survive and accordingly most people enjoy companionship compared to be alone.
It is not solitude (独处)or physical isolation itself, but rather the subjective sense of isolation that Cacioppo’s work shows to be so destructive. Older people living alone are not necessarily lonely if they remain actively engaged in social life and enjoy the company of those around them. Some aspects of aging, such as blindness and loss of hearing, however, place people at special risk of becoming isolated and lonely, he said.
| Passage outline | Supporting details |
| The main idea | Chances are that older people will die early if they feel extremely 51．. |
| 52． with loneliness | • Like disadvantaged socioeconomic status and obesity, loneliness can 53． old men’s premature death. • When 54． from others, one will find physical health impacted and tend to feel depressive and unhappy. |
| Suggestions | • Keep in touch with others and take part in 55． activities. • Choosing to live in a pleasant climate don’t necessarily make sense if the elder are disconnected from people who are 56． to them. • Think about how to57． depression, low subjective well﹣being and early death. • Work together with others to 58．, to gain mutual support and establish a strong bond. |
| Conclusions | • The sense of isolation, rather than solitude or physical isolation itself, isn’t 59．to elders. • Living alone doesn’t mean loneliness if older people live an 60． social life. |