六、语法填空
The renewal of Shanghai's Workers' New Villages(工人新村) is bringing new life to these old communities. Many young people are moving in, attracted by lower rents(租金) 27. convenient locations. They are joining the older residents, creating special support circles where different generations help each other.
Living together, they share their skills and time. A young teacher might help 28. elderly neighbour use a smartphone, while the neighbour 29. (share) home-cooked food. Retired workers teach young people 30. to fix things, and students help older residents with shopping. This creates a warmer and 31. (helpful) environment for everyone in the community.
What 32. (make) these communities strong? It is people's willingness 33. (understand) and support each other. The older residents have 34. (they) experience and wisdom, and the younger ones bring new energy and 35. (idea). By combining their different strengths, they are creating a better place to live. These renewed neighbourhoods show that both history and youth matter in building a happy community where everyone feels 36. home.

27. and 28. an 29. shares 30. how
31. more helpful 32. makes
33. to understand 34. their 35. ideas
36. at

【分析】
本题为语法填空题，需结合语境、语法规则及固定搭配逐一分析每个空：27空需用并列连词连接两个并列的名词短语；28空需根据不定冠词用法，结合元音音素确定冠词；29空需依据while连接的并列句时态一致原则，结合主语单复数确定动词形式；30空需运用疑问词+不定式的固定结构；31空需掌握形容词比较级的用法；32空需遵循主谓一致规则；33空需使用固定搭配willingness to do sth；34空需用形容词性物主代词修饰名词；35空需考虑可数名词的复数形式；36空需运用固定短语feel at home。
【解析】
1. 27空：lower rents（更低的租金）和convenient locations（便利的位置）是并列的吸引年轻人的因素，需用并列连词and连接，故填and。
2. 28空：elderly neighbour表示泛指“一位老年邻居”，且elderly以元音音素开头，不定冠词用an，故填an。
3. 29空：while连接并列分句，前一分句用一般现在时（might help表委婉语气），后一分句主语neighbour为单数，谓语动词需用第三人称单数形式，故填shares。
4. 30空：teach sb how to do sth是固定结构，意为“教某人如何做某事”，此处需填疑问词how，故填how。
5. 31空：and连接并列的比较级，warmer是warm的比较级，helpful为多音节形容词，其比较级需加more，故填more helpful。
6. 32空：主语what视为单数概念，句子为一般现在时，谓语动词需用第三人称单数形式，故填makes。
7. 33空：willingness to do sth是固定搭配，意为“做某事的意愿”，此处需用不定式作后置定语，故填to understand。
8. 34空：需用形容词性物主代词修饰名词experience，指代“居民们的”，故填their。
9. 35空：idea是可数名词，此处表泛指“想法”，需用复数形式，故填ideas。
10. 36空：feel at home是固定短语，意为“感到自在”，故填at。
【答案】27. and 28. an 29. shares 30. how 31. more helpful 32. makes 33. to understand 34. their 35. ideas 36. at
【知识点】基础语法知识、固定搭配、词形变化
【点评】本题考查英语基础语法核心考点，涵盖冠词、连词、时态、比较级等，需学生结合语境和语法规则准确运用，题型常规，难度适中，适合巩固基础。
【难度系数】0.7

词汇拓展 Can you guess the part of speech and the meaning of the underlined words in the passage(s) above?
37. conserve:
38. resident:

37. v. 节约；保护 38. n. 居民

【分析】本题为英语词汇拓展题，需判断指定单词的词性与词义。解题时需回忆conserve和resident这两个常用单词的词性及核心含义，结合基础词汇积累的知识点完成作答。
【解析】37. conserve 是动词，常见含义为“节约；保护”；38. resident 是名词，常见含义为“居民”。
【答案】37. v. 节约；保护 38. n. 居民
【知识点】词汇拓展；词性辨析；词义识记
【点评】本题考查基础英语词汇的词性与词义，属于词汇学习的核心基础内容，难度较低，侧重学生日常词汇积累的掌握情况。
【难度系数】0.8