Passage 1: 航天科普进校园
A space science popularization activity enters thousands of primary schools across China in late April. Experts come into classrooms 1_________(tell) kids space knowledge.
Many students make model rockets by 2._______(they) after listening to the lessons, 3.______ makes science more attractive.
It takes students plenty of time 4._______(finish) their hand-made works. Space knowledge makes kids’ eyes much 5._______(bright).
Learning about space is 6.______ useful way to develop kids’ curiosity. All excellent student works 7._______(show) in school hall later.
Space exploration needs long-time efforts, 8. teenagers should keep learning science hard.
More schools keep 9._______(organize) similar science activities every spring. We hope more young people 10._______(become) future space scientists.
1. to tell 本题考查不定式作目的状语的用法，空格所在句子的大意为：专家走进教室为了给孩子们讲解太空知识。不定式to do用来表示前面动作（come into classrooms）的目的，因此填to tell。
2. themselves 本体考查反身代词固定搭配，固定短语：by oneself独自、靠自己；主语many students是复数，对应反身代词themselves。make model rockets by themselves表示学生们自己制作火箭模型。
3. which 本题考查非限制性定语从句，逗号后从句指代前面整件事 “学生听完课自制火箭模型”，非限制性定语从句指代整件事用关系代词which，不能用 that。
4. to finish 本题考查固定句型 It takes sb. + 时间 + to do sth.表示做某事花费某人多长时间，不定式作真正主语，因此填to finish。
5. brighter 本题考查形容词比较级，much修饰形容词 / 副词比较级，bright的比较级为brighter；make one’s eyes brighter表示让孩子们的目光变得更加明亮。
6. a 本题考查不定冠词。way是可数名词单数；useful发音以辅音音素 /j/ 开头，不用 an，用a；a useful way表示一种有用的方式。
7. will be shown 本题考查一般将来时被动语态，时间标志later（之后）→将来时；主语works（作品）和show（展出）是被动关系（作品被展出）；将来时被动：will + be + 过去分词 → will be shown。
8. so 本题考查并列连词。前半句：太空探索需要长期付出；后半句：青少年应该坚持努力学习理科。前后是因果关系，前因后果，填连词so（因此）。
9. organizing 本题考查固定搭配 keep doing sth. keep + doing表示坚持 / 持续做某事，因此organize变organizing。
10. will become 本题考查一般将来时的用法。hope（希望）后接宾语从句，表将来的期许（将来成为航天科学家），用一般将来时will become。
Passage 2: 古城经济和夜间经济
Many ancient Chinese cities upgrade night tourism projects in May. Businessmen open snack streets and night markets 1._______(develop) local night economy.
Ancient streets, 2._______ keep traditional building style, attract crowds of tourists every night. It brings chances for local people 3.______(find) nearby jobs.
Night tourism makes local income much 4.______(high) than past years. Every shop owner tries 5._______(they) best to provide good service.
Traveling at night is 6. ______special experience for out-of-town visitors. Local traditional snacks 7.______(sell) well in night markets.
Night economy drives local development, 8.______ cities keep improving night sightseeing facilities.
More young people choose 9.______(work) in local tourism industry. Prosperous night market makes old cities 10.______(live).
【解析】
1. to develop 本题考查不定式作目的状语。空格所在句子的含义为，商家开设小吃街、夜市，目的是发展地方夜间经济。to do 不定式放在谓语后，表动作的目的，因此填不定式 to develop。
2. which 本题考查非限制性定语从句，逗号隔开，先行词 ancient streets（事物，复数），从句缺主语，非限定从句指代物只用关系代词 which，不能用 that。
3. to find 本题考查固定句型 bring chances for sb. to do sth.表示给某人带来做某事的机会；不定式 to do 作后置定语修饰 chances，故 to find。
4. higher 本题考查形容词比较级。标志词 than（比）+much 修饰比较级；high 比较级 higher，much higher：高出很多。
5. their 本题考查固定搭配。 try one’s best to do sth 表示尽某人最大努力。主语 every shop owner，形容词性物主代词修饰 best，they→their。
6. a 本题考查不定冠词的用法。experience 此处为可数名词，表 “一次独特的体验”；special 辅音音素开头，用 a，a special experience 一次特别的经历。
7. sell 本题考查一般现在时。sell well表示（某物）畅销，不需要采用被动语态，主语 snacks 复数，一般现在时谓语用原形 sell。
8. so 本题考查并列连词，因果逻辑。前半句：夜间经济带动地方发展；后半句：各地持续完善夜游设施。前后存在因果关系，因此这一空填so。
9. to work 本题考查固定搭配 choose to do sth选择做某事。choose 后必须接不定式作宾语，to work。
10. lively 本题考查make + 宾语 + 形容词（宾语补足语）的用法，make sb./sth.+adj.：使…… 变得……；live 动词 “居住”→形容词 lively 热闹的、生机勃勃的。make old cities lively 让老城充满活力。
Passage 3 智能居家养老
Smart home equipment helps seniors enjoy safer home-based life in many Chinese communities in 2026. Voice-control devices 1.________(fix) in thousands of old people’s houses these months.
These smart tools, 2.______ can remind elders to take medicine, greatly reduce the risk of falling at home. It takes engineers plenty of time 3._____(create) cheap elderly smart products.
Smart service makes daily life much 4.______(easy) for the aged living alone. Every old man can control lights and doors by 5.______(he) with voice orders.
Buying basic smart equipment is 6.______ wise choice for families with elderly members. More useful small machines 7.________(develop) for home care in the near future.
Technology warms empty-nest seniors’ daily life, 8. ________local communities continue to introduce new smart care tools.
Many young volunteers help seniors learn 9._______(use) these high-tech products on weekends. Science makes old people’s later life 10.______(color).
【解析】
1. are fixed本题考查一般现在时被动语态。主语 devices（设备）和 fix（安装）是被动关系：设备被安装；时间标志 these months 表现阶段常态，一般现在时被动：am/is/are + 过去分词；主语复数→are fixed。
2. which 本题考查非限制性定语从句。逗号分隔，先行词smart tools（事物），从句缺主语；非限定性定语从句指代物只用 which，不能用 that。
3. to create 本题考查固定句型It takes sb. + 时间 + to do sth. 花费某人多长时间做某事，不定式作真正主语，故填 to create。在这个句型中，it是形式主语。
4. easier 本题考查形容词比较级。much 只能修饰比较级；easy 变比较级 easier；much easier表示便捷得多。
5. himself 本题考查反身代词固定搭配 by oneself（独自）。主语 every old man 单数男性，he→反身代词 himself。
6. a 本题考查不定冠词。choice 是可数名词单数；wise 辅音音素开头，a wise choice：一项明智的选择。
7. will be developed 本题考查一般将来时被动语态。时间标志 in the near future（在不久将来）→将来时；machines 和 develop 是被动（机器被研发）；将来被动：will be done →will be developed。
8. so本题考查并列连词（因果）。前半句：科技温暖空巢老人生活；后半句：社区持续引进智能养老设备，前因后果，so 译为因此。
9. to use 本题考查固定搭配 learn to do sth. 学习做某事。learn 后接不定式作宾语，to use。
10. colorful 本题考查make + 宾语 + 形容词作宾补。make sth.+adj. 使某物变得……；color名词 “颜色”→形容词 colorful 多姿多彩的。
Passage 4: 太空探索
Space exploration has always been 1.______ exciting topic for humans. In recent years, China has made great progress in this field. For example, the Chang'e program 2.______ (success) landed a spacecraft on the moon and brought back moon rocks.
The Tiangong space station is another great achievement. It 3.______ (build) by China and has been home to many astronauts. These astronauts conduct scientific experiments and learn more 4. _______ the space environment.
Space exploration is not only important for scientific research but also for 5.______ (develop) new technologies. Many everyday products, such as memory foam and scratch-resistant lenses, were first created for space missions.
However, space exploration is also very expensive and 6.______ (danger). Astronauts face many risks, such as radiation and zero gravity. They must receive special training 7.______ prepare for these challenges.
Despite the challenges, more countries 8.______ (start) to invest in space exploration. Private companies, like SpaceX, are also playing a role in making space travel more affordable.
I think space exploration will continue to inspire（激励） us to push the boundaries of 9.______ is possible. Who knows? Maybe one day we 10.______ (live) on other planets!
【解析】
1.an本题考查冠词的用法。topic 是可数名词单数，此处泛指一项令人激动的课题；exciting 以元音音素开头，因此用不定冠词 an。
2.successfully 本题考查副词的用法。句子中需要副词修饰动词 landed（降落）；名词 success 变为副词 successfully，意为 “成功地登月”。
3.was built 本题考查被动语态。主语 It（天宫空间站）和 build 是被动关系；空间站建造发生在过去，用一般过去时被动语态 was built。
4.about 本题考查介词和固定搭配。learn about 表示了解关于某事的内容，是固定搭配，learn more about the space environment表示了解关于更多太空的知识。
5.developing 本题考查动名词。介词 for 后必须接动名词，动词 develop 变动名词 developing，developing new technologies是动名词短语作介词for的宾语。
6.dangerous 本题考查并列结构与形容词。and 并列两个形容词作表语，前面是 expensive，名词 danger 变为形容词 dangerous。
7.to 本题考查动词不定式的用法。不定式 to do 作目的状语，接受特训是为了应对挑战，固定结构 to prepare。
8.have started 本题考查现在完成时的用法。结合前文 In recent years 语境，强调动作从过去延续到现在，用现在完成时 have started；当然，这题也可用 are starting 表现阶段趋势。
9.what 本题考查宾语从句。介词of后面部分是of的宾语从句，在这个宾语从句中，缺少的成分是主语，因此填写what。
10.will live 本题考查一般将来时。时间标志 one day（将来某天），描述未来发生的动作，用一般将来时 will live。
Passage 5 中国八大菜系
China has a large number of Chinese dishes, a wide range of flavors, and complex cooking methods, which are 1______(two) to none in the world. For a long time, due to the influence of the local environment, customs and dietary habits, dishes from all over China 2______(form) various genres with local flavor characteristics. 3______is known to all is the “eight major cuisines” in China, with the four major cuisines of Shandong, Jiangsu, Guangdong, and Sichuan forming 4______(early), and later the other four.
Sichuan cuisine has a variety of flavors, 5______(include) spicy, sour, tanned, fishy, and strange. Sichuan cuisine is also the largest folk cuisine. Among the top 20 dishes, Sichuan cuisine occupies half of the seats, and “Sichuan Hot Pot” ranks first among 6______（thousand） of dishes selected by the Data Journalism Lab.
The second and third place are dominated by two traditional Hangzhou dishes, 7______(name) Dongpo Meat and West Lake Vinegar Fish. Are the 3 hottest dishes in each of the “Big Eight Cuisine” dishes the same 8______the results in your mind?
The “eight major cuisines” have their own systems, which represent different customs and cultural characteristics of different places, 9. ______in the final analysis for Chinese people’s attention and love for “eating”. Diet has become a way of life and a fashion that promotes 10______(consume) and drives the development of the country’s catering industry.
【解析】
1.second 本题考查固定搭配。 second to none，意为 “首屈一指、独一无二”，是固定习语；基数词 two 变形序数词 second。
2.have formed 本题考查现在完成时。时间状语 For a long time 是现在完成时标志性提示，主语 dishes 为复数，强调各地菜系从过去逐步形成并延续至今，因此用现在完成时 have formed。
3.What 本题考查主语从句，What is known to all 在句中充当主语，what 在从句内部作主语；区分固定句式 It is known to all that，本句后面直接接系动词 is，只能用 what 引导主语从句，首字母大写。
4.earlier 本题考查副词比较级。后文出现 later（之后、较晚地），形成前后对比，四大菜系形成时间更早，early 变为比较级 earlier。
5.考查现在分词including的用法。including 介词 including 用来引出列举内容，后直接接各类味道名词，固定用法，不使用原形 include。
6.thousands 本题考查固定搭配。thousands of 表示 “成千上万的”，前面不加冠词、介词，零冠词用法。hundred、thousand、million、billion等词汇，前面有数字时，表示具体的“几百、几千，几百万和几十亿”，这时后面既不加s，也不跟of，反过来，这几个单词后面有of时，前面不跟数词，词尾也不加s。
7.named 本题考查分词的用法。过去分词作后置定语，dishes 和 name 之间是被动关系（菜肴被命名为……），name 变形 named。
8.as 本题考查固定搭配中的介词。固定搭配 the same as，意为 “和…… 一样”，是中考常考的介词搭配，其反义词短语为be different from。
9.but 本题考查连接词的用法。句子的大意为，八大菜系有自己的特色体系，代表着不同地方的习俗和文化特色，但归根结底是中国人对吃的关注和热爱。这里的in analysis for 表示“归根结底”的含义。
10.consumption 本题考查动词转换成名词形式。动词 promotes 后需要名词作宾语，动词 consume 转换为不可数名词 consumption，意为 “消费”。
