C
[2025 南通改编]With the rising popularity of hanfu, a girl named JongMay has won the hearts of millions of online fans. Her story is closely 21. (connect) to her parents, and their love for China shaped the environment she grew up in.
About 40 years ago, her parents, from Wisconsin, the US, began to work as English teachers in Liaoning. In 22. (day) life, they often talked about the kindness of people around and became part of the local community soon. Also, her father had a chance to play a role 23. a TV series. JongMay and her parents celebrated the Spring Festival with Chinese families for the first time 24. she was six years old.
JongMay’s love for Chinese culture became 25. (deep) as she watched more historical dramas and movies. Her parents used to encourage her to keep 26. (diary) in Chinese and share her thoughts with friends. She once said, “I want to experience China with the eyes of 27. (I) own.”
Now, more people around the world show great 28. (interesting) in China. They create different nice works on social media. JongMay thinks hanfu is 29. symbol of China’s rich history and culture. 30. (build) bridges between different cultures and other traditional customs through hanfu, she turned her love for China into a successful career.

21. connected 22. daily 23. in 24. when 25. deeper 26. diaries 27. my 28. interest 29. a 30. To build

【分析】
本题为英语语法填空题，需结合语境、固定搭配、词性变化、从句用法等逐一分析每个空。解题思路：先通读全文理解文章大意，再针对每个空的语法结构和语境要求，判断所需的词性、词形或引导词，最终确定正确答案。
【解析】
21. 考查固定搭配。be connected to是固定短语，意为“与……有关”，此处表示她的故事和父母紧密相关，故填connected。
22. 考查词性转换。修饰名词life需用形容词，day的形容词形式是daily，意为“日常的”，故填daily。
23. 考查固定搭配。play a role in是固定短语，意为“在……中扮演角色”，此处指在一部电视剧里扮演角色，故填in。
24. 考查时间状语从句引导词。此处表示“当她六岁的时候”，引导时间状语从句用when，故填when。
25. 考查形容词比较级。根据语境，看了更多历史剧和电影后，她对中国文化的爱变得更深，deep的比较级是deeper，故填deeper。
26. 考查名词复数。keep diaries是固定短语，意为“写日记”，diary的复数形式是diaries，故填diaries。
27. 考查形容词性物主代词。one's own表示“某人自己的”，此处用I的形容词性物主代词my，故填my。
28. 考查词性转换。show great interest in是固定短语，意为“对……有极大兴趣”，此处需用名词interest，故填interest。
29. 考查冠词。a symbol of是固定短语，意为“……的象征”，symbol是可数名词单数，此处表泛指，故填a。
30. 考查非谓语动词。此处用不定式作目的状语，表示“为了建立不同文化间的桥梁”，故填To build。
【答案】
21. connected 22. daily 23. in 24. when 25. deeper 26. diaries 27. my 28. interest 29. a 30. To build
【知识点】
词性转换、固定搭配、状语从句
【点评】
本题为语法填空，聚焦基础词汇变形、常用固定搭配及从句引导词的运用，难度适中，需学生掌握核心词汇和短语用法，是提升英语语法应用能力的典型题目。
【难度系数】
0.7

D 外刊视野
A recent study has changed what scientists 31. (think) about a special place on the Moon's south pole. It is called the South Pole-Aitken (SPA) basin. The findings may help NASA's new Artemis Ⅲ mission. This mission plans to land 32. (astronaut) near the Moon's south pole.
The SPA basin is the 33. (big) impact crater on the Moon. It is about 1,200 miles wide from north to south and 1,000 miles wide from east to west. Scientists think it formed around 4.3 billion years ago. A huge asteroid(小行星) hit 34. Moon back then. The strong crash also let out chemicals from under the Moon's surface.
Before this study, scientists believed the asteroid came from the south 35. it hit the Moon and made the SPA basin. But in the new study, a group led 36. Jeffrey Andrews-Hanna from the University of Arizona found something new. The SPA basin looks like a teardrop. It gets narrower at its southern end. This 37. (show) the asteroid probably came from the north and moved south when it hit.
If the study's results are right, lots of chemicals from under the Moon's surface would have 38. (quiet) stayed at the Moon's south pole. Artemis astronauts will land close by in 2027. These valuable chemicals will be collected and studied by the astronauts 39. (learn) more about the Moon. This may answer questions about the Moon's growth. For example, it can explain why the Moon's far side is thicker than 40. (it) smooth near side that we can see from Earth.
(素材选自 The Week Junior)

31. thought 32. astronauts 33. biggest 34. the 35. when 36. by 37. shows 38. quietly 39. to learn 40. its

【分析】
本题为英语语法填空题，需结合语境、语法规则及词性变化逐一确定每个空格的正确形式：
1. 第31空：主句为现在完成时，宾语从句表达过去科学家的想法，需用一般过去时；
2. 第32空：astronaut为可数名词，此处指多名宇航员，需用复数形式；
3. 第33空：句中“on the Moon”表范围，定冠词the后接形容词最高级；
4. 第34空：Moon是独一无二的天体，前需加定冠词；
5. 第35空：引导时间状语从句，表“当……时”，用连词when；
6. 第36空：被动结构中“由某人带领”为固定搭配led by，需填介词by；
7. 第37空：主语this为第三人称单数，一般现在时谓语动词用单数；
8. 第38空：修饰动词stayed需用副词，将形容词quiet变为副词；
9. 第39空：此处表目的，用不定式作目的状语；
10. 第40空：修饰名词side需用形容词性物主代词，将it变为its。
【解析】
根据上述分析，各空的具体解析如下：
31. 考查一般过去时：主句“has changed”为现在完成时，宾语从句描述过去科学家的看法，故用think的过去式thought；
32. 考查名词复数：astronaut是可数名词，此处指多名宇航员，故用复数形式astronauts；
33. 考查形容词最高级：句中“on the Moon”限定范围，定冠词the后接形容词最高级，故用big的最高级biggest；
34. 考查定冠词：Moon是世界上独一无二的天体，前需加定冠词the；
35. 考查连词：此处引导时间状语从句，表“当小行星撞击月球时”，故用when；
36. 考查介词：被动语态中，“由某人领导”的固定表达为“led by sb.”，故填by；
37. 考查主谓一致：主语this为第三人称单数，句子为一般现在时，谓语动词用单数形式shows；
38. 考查副词：修饰动词stayed需用副词，quiet的副词形式为quietly；
39. 考查不定式作目的状语：收集化学物质的目的是学习更多关于月球的知识，故用不定式to learn表目的；
40. 考查形容词性物主代词：修饰名词side需用形容词性物主代词，it的形容词性物主代词为its。
【答案】
31.thought 32.astronauts 33.biggest 34.the 35.when 36.by 37.shows 38.quietly 39.to learn 40.its
【知识点】
时态运用、名词变形、形容词最高级
【点评】
本题为英语语法填空基础题型，考查核心语法知识，需结合语境和词性变化解题，难度适中，适合中等水平学生作答。
【难度系数】
0.6