二、短文填空
请认真阅读下面短文,并根据各题所给首字母的提示,写出一个合适的英语单词完整、正确的形式,使短文通顺。
At about 4 p.m. on every school day, a group of elderly volunteers in red vests(马甲) are seen waiting at the gate of a primary school in a community in Ningbo. They are known as "shared grandmas".
Yuan Peijun, 63, is the "grandma" who 1. s the heart-warming programme in the community. In early 2019, Yuan started to help pick up a neighbouring girl who was in the same kindergarten(幼儿园) as her grandson. The girl's parents were still busy with work when she finished school, so picking her up on time was 2. d for the young couple. When learning of the 3. s, Yuan offered a "small favour". The favour still goes on today as 4. b kids now study in the same primary school.
Yuan's action has 5. i more elderly women. In September 2019, a formal programme was started in the community. Now, the volunteer team has 58 "grandmas", mostly in their 60s and 70s. They help working parents pick up their children and help them with their homework 6. u their parents take over.
In the community, about 1,200 families are dual-income families(双薪家庭), and most of them have young children. Kindergartens and primary schools finish hours 7. e than most working parents get off work. Thanks to these elderly volunteers, the problem of picking up children has been 8. s properly.
Experts say the programme not only meets the 9. n of young families, but also makes full use of the elderly as a group. Many elderly people are not 10. r to live the retired(退休的) life and they want to show their value as well. The programme is also a good example of the old Chinese saying—Close neighbours are better than distant relatives.

【文章大意】本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲述了宁波一个社区中一群被称为“共享奶奶”的老年志愿者团队，他们帮助双职工家庭接送孩子并辅导作业的暖心故事。
1. started 2. difficult 3. situation 4. both
5. influenced 6. until 7. earlier 8. solved
9. needs 10. ready

【分析】
解答短文填空时，需先通读全文理解主旨大意，再逐句结合首字母提示、上下文语境及语法规则确定合适的单词：1. 明确每句的逻辑关系和语义；2. 根据首字母联想符合语境的词汇；3. 结合时态、词性、固定搭配等对单词变形，确保形式正确，使短文通顺连贯。
【解析】
1. 结合语境，袁佩君发起暖心项目，时间为2019年初，用一般过去时，首字母s，故填started；
2. 孩子放学时父母忙碌，准时接孩子对年轻夫妇来说是困难的，首字母d，故填difficult；
3. 袁得知孩子放学父母没空接的情况，首字母s，故填situation；
4. 此处指袁的孙子和那个女孩两个孩子，首字母b，故填both；
5. 袁的行动影响了更多老年女性，现在完成时（has+过去分词），首字母i，故填influenced；
6. 她们帮助照顾孩子直到父母接手，首字母u，故填until；
7. 幼儿园和小学放学比父母下班早，有than用比较级，首字母e，故填earlier；
8. 接送孩子的问题被妥善解决，被动语态（be+过去分词），首字母s，故填solved；
9. 满足年轻家庭的需求，此处用复数表泛指，首字母n，故填needs；
10. 很多老人不愿意过退休生活，固定搭配be not ready to do，首字母r，故填ready。
【答案】
1. started 2. difficult 3. situation 4. both 5. influenced 6. until 7. earlier 8. solved 9. needs 10. ready
【知识点】
英语短文填空、词汇运用、时态运用
【点评】
本题以“共享奶奶”的暖心故事为载体，考查学生的阅读理解能力、词汇储备及语法运用能力，解题需紧密结合上下文语境，同时关注单词的形式变化，是基础且实用的英语题型。
【难度系数】
0.6