根据短文内容,填写所缺单词或用括号中所给单词的正确形式填空,使短文意思完整。
Last month, our school organized a community service day. I wasn't sure what we 1. (can) do to help, but I decided to join my classmates in visiting the elderly home nearby.
At first, I felt a little shy. Then I saw Mrs. Li, an old lady 2. (sit) alone by the window. I walked over and asked 3. (polite), "May I talk with you?" She smiled and nodded. We talked for almost 4. hour. Her stories were so 5. (interest) that I almost forgot the time.
Before we left, Mrs. Li held my hand and said, "Thank you 6. listening to me. You made my day much 7. (happy)." Her words warmed my heart.
On the bus back to school, my classmate Tom said, "I think 8. (help) others is not just about big actions. Sometimes, simple things, like talking or smiling, mean a lot."
Now I understand that helping 9. (connect) us with others. It brings joy to them, 10. also makes us better people.

1. could 2. sitting 3. politely 4. an 5. interesting 6. for 7. happier 8. helping 9. connects 10. and

1. 句子整体时态为一般过去时，主句"I wasn't sure"是过去时，情态动词can要变为过去式could，保持时态一致。
2. 此处考查固定搭配see sb. doing sth.，意为“看见某人正在做某事”，所以sit变为现在分词sitting。
3. 此处修饰动词asked，需要用副词形式，polite的副词是politely，意为“礼貌地”。
4. 此处表示“几乎一个小时”，hour以元音音素开头，对应的不定冠词用an。
5. 此处作表语，修饰事物stories，需要用形容词interesting，意为“有趣的”，符合语境。
6. 此处考查固定搭配thank you for doing sth.，意为“感谢你做某事”，填介词for。
7. 空格前的much常用来修饰形容词比较级，所以happy变为比较级happier，意为“更快乐的”。
8. 此处作宾语从句的主语，需要用动名词形式helping。
9. 句子主语是动名词helping，视作单数，句子为一般现在时，谓语动词connect要变为第三人称单数形式connects。
10. 此处连接两个并列的谓语动作，用并列连词and。

第二部分 阅读理解
Mrs. Green lived alone in a small house with a garden. Her husband was no longer alive, and she was too old to take care of the garden. Slowly, the garden became full of weeds, and the flowers died.
One day, a boy named Tom walked past her house. He saw the wild garden and felt sorry for Mrs. Green. After school, he went to her door and said, “Can I help you clean the garden?” Mrs. Green was happy and said yes.
Tom asked his friends, Sam and Lily, to help. They pulled out the weeds, fixed the fence, and planted new flowers. They worked for three afternoons.
Soon, other neighbours saw them working. One neighbour brought new soil. Another gave them flower seeds. A shop nearby even gave them paint for the fence.
After two weeks, the garden looked beautiful again. Mrs. Green was very thankful. She made cookies for the children and their family.
Now, Mrs. Green is not lonely. Neighbours often visit her, and children play near her garden. Tom learned that helping one person can bring many people together.
()1. Why was Mrs. Green’s garden full of weeds?
A. She did not like flowers.
B. She was too old to take care of it.
C. She wanted to grow vegetables instead.
D. She was lazy to take care of it.
()2. How did other neighbours help?
A. They gave Mrs. Green money.
B. They brought soil, seeds, and paint.
C. They invited Mrs. Green to their homes.
D. They lived with Mrs. Green.
()3. What can we learn from Tom’s story about “helping others”?
A. Helping must be led by adults to be done well.
B. One person’s kind act can influence and encourage more people.
C. We should wait for something in return after helping others.
D. Helping can waste lots of time.

1. B 2. B 3. B

1. 定位原文第一段内容"Her husband was no longer alive, and she was too old to take care of the garden. Slowly, the garden became full of weeds"，可知格林太太的花园长满杂草是因为她年纪太大，没有能力打理花园，A、C、D选项的内容在原文中均没有提及。
2. 定位原文第四段内容"One neighbour brought new soil. Another gave them flower seeds. A shop nearby even gave them paint for the fence"，可知邻居们帮忙的方式是送来新土、花种，附近的店铺也提供了刷栅栏用的油漆，A、C、D选项的内容在原文中均没有提及。
3. 定位原文最后一句"Tom learned that helping one person can bring many people together"，可知这个故事告诉我们：一个人的善意举动可以影响、带动更多人参与到助人的行动中。A选项表述的"助人必须由成年人带领才能做好"原文无依据，C选项表述的"助人之后要等待回报"和原文传递的价值观不符，D选项"助人会浪费很多时间"是错误表述。