五、阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词，或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式
A group of old teachers with an average age of 77 make an effort to spread scientific knowledge on Chinese social media. They are well liked and make 1. great influence on the internet. They won this year's Touching China Awards. It 2. (hold) on the 4th of March on CCTV. In the words of the jury, “The popularity created by grey-haired people has created real energy.”
Wu Yuren, a retired professor of physics from China's Tongji University, is among them. She has become known 3. “Grandma Wu” for her humour and easy-to-understand physics experiment videos.
In her short videos, she often 4. (wear) a coat with several pockets and takes magical “toys” that are actually daily things out of them. She tries her 5. (good) to make the physics study easy and interesting.
“I made these videos to make young people curious about daily life. And hopefully they can use 6. (tool) in our life to experience the fun of discovering the truth of science,” Wu said. 7. Wu is in her 70s, she still writes her scripts and looks for help from other teachers.
“Learning physics isn't just about completing written exercises,” Wu said. Wu 8. (spread) physics knowledge actively for 16 years. She used to set 9. labs with her workmates to teach students. She said children's interest for doing experiments was what kept 10. (she) making videos. “I’ll continue doing that, and I hope more children can have an interest in the subject through my videos,” said the professor.

1. a 2. was held 3. as 4. wears 5. best
6. tools 7. Though/Although 8. has spread
9. up 10. her

【分析】
本题为语篇填空，需结合固定搭配、语法规则、上下文逻辑逐一分析：1. 考查固定搭配；2. 考查被动语态及时态；3. 考查固定短语；4. 考查一般现在时主谓一致；5. 考查固定搭配；6. 考查名词复数；7. 考查让步状语从句连词；8. 考查现在完成时；9. 考查固定短语；10. 考查代词宾格。需根据每个空的语境和语法要求确定正确形式。
【解析】
1. 固定搭配make a great influence on，意为“对……产生巨大影响”，故填a；
2. 主语it指代颁奖活动，与动词hold是被动关系，动作发生在过去，用一般过去时的被动语态，故填was held；
3. 固定短语be known as，意为“作为……而出名”，符合语境，故填as；
4. 主语是第三人称单数she，描述日常行为用一般现在时，谓语动词用第三人称单数形式，故填wears；
5. 固定搭配try one's best，意为“尽某人最大努力”，故填best；
6. tool是可数名词，此处表泛指“工具”，应用复数形式，故填tools；
7. 前后句为让步关系，意为“虽然Wu70多岁了，但仍自己写脚本”，故填Though/Although；
8. 时间状语for 16 years是现在完成时的标志，主语Wu是第三人称单数，故填has spread；
9. 固定短语set up，意为“建立”，符合语境，故填up；
10. keep是动词，后接人称代词宾格作宾语，故填her。
【答案】
1. a 2. was held 3. as 4. wears 5. best 6. tools 7. Though/Although 8. has spread 9. up 10. her
【知识点】
固定搭配、动词时态语态、让步状语从句
【点评】
本题围绕退休教师传播科学知识的主题设题，考查基础语法与固定搭配，语篇贴近生活，难度适中，能有效考查学生的英语基础知识运用能力。
【难度系数】
0.6

读后词汇拓展 猜出画波浪线单词的词性和中文意思，并收入自己的小词典。
1. jury
2. retired

1. n. 评审团 2. adj. 退休的

【分析】要确定单词的词性和中文意思，需结合日常积累的词汇知识。“jury”是常见的名词，用于指代评审团；“retired”是动词“retire”的过去分词转化而来的形容词，用于描述退休的状态，平时需注意这类同根词的词性变化与词义积累。
【解析】1. jury 为名词，中文意思是评审团；2. retired 为形容词，中文意思是退休的。
【答案】1. n. 评审团 2. adj. 退休的
【知识点】常用词汇词义，词汇词性辨析
【点评】本题考查基础常用词汇的词性与词义，属于词汇积累类基础题目，难度较低，学生需注重日常词汇的积累。
【难度系数】0.9