Passage 3
[2025 四川泸州中考] Wan Haibo, a 43-year-old deliveryman (快递员) in Tianjin, was honored as a National Model Worker (全国劳动模范) in 2025. After receiving 1. honor, Wan said, “I feel very excited and proud.”
Born in the countryside in Handan, Hebei, Wan went to Tianjin in 2018 and 2. (become) a deliveryman. “There’s no easy way to success. Every package (包裹) means responsibility and trust, so it’s necessary to send it in time,” he said. “I thought about stopping, 3. finally got through all the difficulties.”
Wan is responsible 4. a large community. He sends about 500 packages a day, but it can increase to even 1,000 daily during online shopping festivals. He 5. (usual) starts work around 6 am and finishes work around 8 pm—that can last to midnight during busy 6. (season).
In the past seven years, he 7. (send) over 720,000 packages without any mistakes. When facing terrible weather and possible delays (延迟), he will call customers right away to explain.
Wan is a warm-hearted person 8. shows special care for older or disabled people. He always helps them buy medicine and take away 9. (they) rubbish during deliveries. Since April 2022, he has volunteered to check and report safety risks in his community.
“I’m satisfied that we deliverymen get more social respect now,” Wan said. “I’ll keep working hard and encourage more people around me 10. (help) others.”

1. the 句意为:在获得这个荣誉后,万说:“我感到非常激动和自豪。”此处特指前文提到的“全国劳动模范”这个荣誉,应用定冠词 the。故填 the。
2. became 句意为:万海波出生在河北邯郸的农村,他2018年来到天津,成了一名快递员。根据 went 可知此处用一般过去时,动词用过去式。故填 became。
3. but 句意为:我曾想过放弃,但最终克服了所有困难。空处前后内容是转折关系,应用but 连接。故填 but。
4. for 句意为:万海波负责一个大型社区(的快递工作)。固定搭配 be responsible for 意为“负责”。故填 for。
5. usually 句意为:他通常早上6点左右开始工作,晚上8点左右结束工作——在繁忙的季节,工作时间会延长到午夜。此处修饰动词,应用副词 usually。故填 usually。
6. seasons 此处应用可数名词复数表泛指,故填 seasons。
7. has sent 句意为:在过去七年里,他已经派送了超过72万个包裹,没有出现任何错误。根据 In the past seven years 可知句子用现在完成时,主语是 he,故填 has sent。
8. who/that/and 句意为:万海波是一个热心的人,他特别关心老年人或残疾人。设空处引导定语从句,先行词是人,关系词在从句中作主语,应用 who/that 引导定语从句。设空前后内容也可看作并列关系,可用 and 连接。
9. their 句意为:在派送过程中,他总是帮助他们买药并拿走他们的垃圾。修饰空后的名词应用形容词性物主代词。故填 their。
10. to help 句意为:我会继续努力工作,并鼓励周围更多的人去帮助他人。encourage sb.to do sth.意为“鼓励某人做某事”。故填 to help。

【分析】
本题是一篇介绍全国劳动模范万海波的英语语法填空题，需结合上下文语境、语法规则（冠词、时态、连词、固定搭配、词性转换等）逐一解题。解题时先通读全文把握大意，再分析每个空格的句子结构、所需成分，结合逻辑关系和固定搭配确定答案。
【解析】
1. 此处特指前文提到的“全国劳动模范”这一荣誉，应用定冠词the，故填the。
2. 由时间状语2018及并列动词went可知，此处用一般过去时，become的过去式为became，故填became。
3. 前半句“曾想过放弃”和后半句“最终克服困难”是转折关系，应用连词but，故填but。
4. 固定搭配be responsible for意为“负责”，符合语境，故填for。
5. 此处修饰动词starts，需用副词，usual的副词形式是usually，故填usually。
6. 此处泛指繁忙的多个季节，应用可数名词复数，season的复数是seasons，故填seasons。
7. 时间状语In the past seven years是现在完成时的标志，主语是he，助动词用has，send的过去分词是sent，故填has sent。
8. 先行词是指人的名词person，且在从句中作主语，可用关系代词who/that引导定语从句；也可看作前后并列关系，用and连接，故填who/that/and。
9. 此处修饰名词rubbish，需用形容词性物主代词，they的形容词性物主代词是their，故填their。
10. 固定搭配encourage sb. to do sth.意为“鼓励某人做某事”，故填to help。
【答案】
1. the 2. became 3. but 4. for 5. usually 6. seasons 7. has sent 8. who/that/and 9. their 10. to help
【知识点】
冠词用法、动词时态、固定搭配
【点评】
本题为中考英语语法填空题，围绕人物事迹考查初中核心语法知识，注重语境理解与语法规则的结合，难度适中，能有效考查学生的基础语法运用能力。
【难度系数】
0.7

Passage 4
[2025 江苏苏州中考] On Pingjiang Road in Suzhou, 65-year-old Ms Wu runs a traditional tea house for 30 years. She never expected 1. (oneself) to become a tea master who helped build a cultural bridge.
It started in 2015 when a German tourist named Klaus walked into her shop. With the help of a phone app, Ms Wu 2. (patient) showed him the way to properly brew (沏) Biluochun, Suzhou’s famous green tea. Klaus returned every day that week and 3. (bring) more friends each time.
Seeing how 4. (interest) they were in Chinese tea, Ms Wu started a weekly activity called “Tea Culture Saturdays”. She showed foreigners 5. to brew tea with traditional methods—from choosing the water temperature to 6. (follow) tea-making rules. Her daughter Lily, a college student, helped translate.
Soon, her tea house was always crowded with 7. (visit), including students and business people from many places. “I used to think foreigners wouldn’t understand our tea culture, 8. they love it deeply. Some of them even treat their friends with Chinese tea at home,” Ms Wu said.
One of her favourite 9. (moment) was when Sarah, a Canadian, gave her a notebook filled with tea notes written in both English and Chinese. “This is why I keep teaching,” Ms Wu said, showing 10. treasured notebook.
Now, her tea house appears in travel guides as “Suzhou’s cultural living room”. For tourists, every cup of tea served is a window on the tea culture of this ancient city.

1. herself 句意为:她从未想过自己会成为一名助力搭建文化桥梁的茶艺师。主语是 She,反身代词应用 herself(她自己)。故填 herself。
2. patiently 句意为:在手机应用程序的帮助下,吴女士耐心地向他展示了冲泡苏州著名绿茶碧螺春的正确方式。修饰动词 showed 应用副词,此处表示“耐心地”,故填 patiently。
3. brought 句意为:那周克劳斯每天都回来,而且每次都带更多朋友来。根据 returned 和and 可知时态为一般过去时,故填 brought。
4. interested 句意为:看到他们对中国茶有多感兴趣,吴女士发起了名为“茶文化周六”的每周活动。“be interested in...”意为“对……感兴趣”,是固定短语,故填 interested。
5. how 句意为:她向外国人展示如何用传统方法沏茶…… 此处为“疑问词+不定式”作宾语,表示方式,故填 how。
6. following 句意为:……从选择水温,到遵循泡茶规矩。固定短语“from... to...”中 to 是介词,后接动名词,故填 following。
7. visitors 句意为:很快,她的茶馆里总是挤满了游客,包括来自许多地方的学生和商务人士。由 students and business people from many places 可知此处指游客。visitor 是可数名词,此处应用其复数形式。故填 visitors。
8. but 句意为:我以前以为外国人不懂我们的茶文化,但他们深深爱着它。根据句意可知,设空前后为转折关系,故填 but。
9. moments 句意为:她最爱的时刻之一是加拿大人萨拉给她一本笔记本时,里面满是用中英文写的茶的笔记。one of 后跟可数名词复数,故填 moments。
10. the 句意为:……吴女士一边说,一边展示这本珍贵的笔记本。此处特指前文提到的 a notebook,故填 the。

【分析】
本题为英语语法填空题，需结合文章语境、词性变化、语法规则（如代词、副词、时态、固定搭配、连词等）逐个解题。解题思路：先通读全文把握主旨，再分析每个空格的句子结构，明确所需词性或语法形式，结合上下文语境确定正确答案。例如第1空根据主语确定反身代词，第2空修饰动词用副词，第3空依据时态确定动词过去式，其余空格结合固定搭配、转折关系、名词复数等规则推导。
【解析】
1. 句意为：她从未想过自己会成为一名助力搭建文化桥梁的茶艺师。主语是She，反身代词应用herself，故填herself。
2. 句意为：在手机应用程序的帮助下，吴女士耐心地向他展示了冲泡苏州著名绿茶碧螺春的正确方式。修饰动词showed应用副词，故填patiently。
3. 句意为：那周克劳斯每天都回来，而且每次都带更多朋友来。根据returned和and可知时态为一般过去时，故填brought。
4. 句意为：看到他们对中国茶有多感兴趣，吴女士发起了名为“茶文化周六”的每周活动。“be interested in...”是固定短语，故填interested。
5. 句意为：她向外国人展示如何用传统方法沏茶……此处为“疑问词+不定式”作宾语，表示方式，故填how。
6. 句意为：……从选择水温，到遵循泡茶规矩。固定短语“from...to...”中to是介词，后接动名词，故填following。
7. 句意为：很快，她的茶馆里总是挤满了游客，包括来自许多地方的学生和商务人士。由语境可知此处指游客，visitor是可数名词，应用复数形式，故填visitors。
8. 句意为：我以前以为外国人不懂我们的茶文化，但他们深深爱着它。设空前后为转折关系，故填but。
9. 句意为：她最爱的时刻之一是加拿大人萨拉给她一本笔记本时，里面满是用中英文写的茶的笔记。one of后跟可数名词复数，故填moments。
10. 句意为：……吴女士一边说，一边展示这本珍贵的笔记本。此处特指前文提到的笔记本，故填the。
【答案】
herself, patiently, brought, interested, how, following, visitors, but, moments, the
【知识点】
反身代词的用法；副词的用法；一般过去时的运用
【点评】
本题以苏州平江路茶馆的故事为背景，考查中考英语核心语法知识，结合语境与基础语法规则即可解答，注重语言运用能力，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.7