Passage 5
[2025 河北中考] There is a special jug (罐) on our kitchen table. I put some small pieces of paper and a pen next 1. the jug. Anyone in my family is free to write down something good that has happened 2. (recent). With pieces of paper in it, the jug 3. (call) “Good Things Jug”.
Many good things happen in a year. At 4. end of the year, we get together to empty the jug. We take 5. (turn) to read the “Good Things” aloud. Some of the things are 6. (interest), some are serious, and some just give hope.
Over the past twelve 7. (month), there have been many difficult things in our family. Noticing the “Good Things” has helped us go through the hard time. Here 8. (be) a few things from the “Good Things Jug”:
“Jim 9. I went camping with our parents. There we 10. (teach) my pet cat how to clap (拍) with his feet.”
“With my parents’ care, I was well again after a serious illness. I’m so 11. (thank) to my parents for their love. It’s the best thing on earth!”
“Dad got a better job today!”
Our “Good Things Jug” is full 12. love, hope and happiness. The little messages remind 13. (we) that we can always expect good things to come, even during difficult times. Therefore, I encourage you 14. (create) your “Good Things Jug” today. I am sure it 15. (make) a big difference in your future life.

1. to 句意为:紧邻这个罐子,我放了几张小纸片和一支钢笔。next to 意为“紧邻”,为固定短语。故填 to。
2. recently 句意为:我家里的任何人都可以随意写下最近发生的好事。根据语境可知,此处需要用 recent 的副词形式 recently 修饰动词。故填 recently。
3. is called 句意为:这个罐子里面放着纸片,被称为“好事罐”。主语 the jug 与动词 call 之间为被动关系,句子时态为一般现在时,故应用一般现在时的被动语态,主语为第三人称单数,故填 is called。
4. the 句意为:在年末,我们聚在一起清空这个罐子。at the end of 意为“在……的末尾”,为固定短语。故填 the。
5. turns 句意为:我们轮流大声地读出这些“好事”。take turns to do sth.意为“轮流做某事”,为固定短语。故填 turns。
6. interesting 句意为:其中有些事情很有趣,有些很严肃,还有一些恰好(给人)带来希望。根据 are 可知,此处应填形容词作表语,且主语 Some of the things 为物,故填 interesting。
7. months 句意为:在过去的十二个月里,我们家里发生了许多困难的事情。month 为可数名词,根据 twelve 可知应填其复数形式,故填 months。
8. are 此处时态为一般现在时,主语为 a few things,故填 are。
9. and 句意为:吉姆和我跟我们的父母一起去露营了。此处表示并列,应用 and 连接。故填 and。
10. taught 句意为:在那里,我们教我的宠物猫如何用脚拍击。根据前一句的 went 可知,此处描述的是过去发生的事情,时态为一般过去时,teach 的过去式为 taught。故填 taught。
11. thankful 句意为:我因父母的爱而非常感谢他们。根据 I'm so 可知此处应填形容词作表语,thank 的形容词形式为 thankful。故填 thankful。
12. of 句意为:我们的“好事罐”充满了爱、希望和幸福。be full of 意为“充满……”,为固定短语。故填 of。
13. us 句意为:这些小小的留言提醒我们,即使在困难时期,我们也总能期待好事到来。根据 remind 可知,此处应填 we 的宾格形式。故填 us。
14. to create 句意为:因此,我鼓励你今天就创造你的“好事罐”。encourage sb. to do sth.意为“鼓励某人做某事”,为固定短语。故填 to create。
15. will make 句意为:我确信它将会对你未来的生活产生重大影响。根据 in your future life 可知,此处时态为一般将来时,故填 will make。

【分析】
本题为语篇填空题，需结合语境、固定搭配、词性转换、时态语态、主谓一致等语法知识完成空格。解题时先通读全文理解主旨，再逐句分析每个空格的句子结构、所需词性、固定短语或时态要求，最终确定正确形式。
【解析】
1. 固定搭配next to表示“紧邻”，故填to。
2. 此处需用副词修饰动词happened，recent的副词形式为recently，故填recently。
3. 主语the jug与动词call是被动关系，时态为一般现在时，主语是第三人称单数，故用一般现在时被动语态is called，填is called。
4. 固定短语at the end of表示“在……末尾”，故填the。
5. 固定搭配take turns to do sth.表示“轮流做某事”，故填turns。
6. 此处需形容词作表语，主语是物，用interesting表示“有趣的”，故填interesting。
7. twelve后接可数名词复数，month的复数是months，故填months。
8. 主语a few things是复数，时态为一般现在时，be动词用are，故填are。
9. 此处连接并列主语Jim和I，用并列连词and，故填and。
10. 描述过去发生的动作，用一般过去时，teach的过去式是taught，故填taught。
11. 此处需形容词作表语，thank的形容词形式是thankful，故填thankful。
12. 固定搭配be full of表示“充满……”，故填of。
13. 此处作remind的宾语，用we的宾格us，故填us。
14. 固定搭配encourage sb. to do sth.表示“鼓励某人做某事”，故填to create。
15. 根据时间状语in your future life，用一般将来时，故填will make。
【答案】
1. to 2. recently 3. is called 4. the 5. turns 6. interesting 7. months 8. are 9. and 10. taught 11. thankful 12. of 13. us 14. to create 15. will make
【知识点】
固定搭配、词性转换、时态语态
【点评】
本题围绕“好事罐”展开，考查初中英语核心基础语法与词汇运用，贴近生活语境，注重对常见固定短语、词性变化及时态语态的考查，难度适中，适合学生巩固基础。
【难度系数】
0.6

Passage 6
[2025 山东烟台中考] Jiang Zhaopeng, an 18-year-old medical student from Shandong City Service Technician College in Yantai, faced a life-or-death test on Saturday—not in an exam hall, 1. in the back seat of a taxi.
May 10th, 2025 is the first day of this year’s spring college entrance exam. At about 8:10 am, Jiang 2. (head) to the testing place with his classmate in a taxi when suddenly Jiang’s classmate fell down, showing signs of a heart attack.
“I thought he was just tired at first,” Jiang said. “But then I realized he was in a 3. (danger) condition, because he seemed to stop breathing.”
Depending on first aid 4. (skill) learned in school, Jiang took action at once. He 5. (lay) his classmate flat in the back seat of the taxi and began performing CPR (心肺复苏). At the same time, Jiang asked the driver Wang Tao to drive 6. (quick) to the hospital.
Only after making sure his classmate was under professional care did Jiang rush to take the exam, but it was too late 7. (take) the 9 am Chinese language test. Although this was 8. important chance to continue higher education, he said he had no regrets about his 9. (decide). “Exams can be retaken, but a life cannot,” he said.
Jiang’s story drew widespread praise from all over the country. Four days later, a make-up exam 10. (organize) for Jiang. Jiang and Wang have received official praise and have also been recommended as candidates (候选人) for the “China Good Person List” for the second quarter of 2025.

1. but 句意为:……不是在考场里,而是在出租车的后座上。“not... but...”是固定搭配,意为“不是……而是……”。故填 but。
2. was heading 句意为:上午8:10左右,姜昭鹏正和他的同学乘出租车前往考场,这时他的同学突然倒下…… 根据时间状语 At about 8:10 am 和下文“when suddenly... fell down”可知,“前往考场”是当时正在进行的动作,应用过去进行时。主语为 Jiang,故填 was heading。
3. dangerous 句意为:但我后来意识到他处于危险的状况中…… 此处需要一个形容词来修饰名词 condition,表示“危险的”。故填 dangerous。
4. skills 句意为:依靠在学校学到的急救技能,姜昭鹏立即采取了行动。skill 在此处是可数名词,指“技能”。空前无限定词,所以应用复数形式。故填 skills。
5. laid 句意为:他将同学平放在出租车后座上,并开始进行心肺复苏。根据上下文可知,整个故事发生在过去,此处应用动词的过去式。故填 laid。
6. quickly 句意为:同时,姜昭鹏让司机王涛快速开车去医院。此处需要一个副词来修饰动词 drive,表示“快速地”。故填 quickly。
7. to take 句意为:……但参加上午9点的语文考试已经太晚了。“it is too... to do sth.”是固定句型,意为“太……而不能做某事”。故填 to take。
8. an 句意为:尽管这是一个继续接受高等教育的重要机会…… 此处表泛指,chance 是可数名词单数,且 important 的发音以元音音素开头,所以前面用不定冠词 an。故填 an。
9. decision 句意为:……他说他对自己的决定不后悔。his 是形容词性物主代词,后面应接名词。此处表单数概念,故填 decision。
10. was organized 句意为:四天后,一场为姜昭鹏组织的补考举行了。exam(考试)和organize(组织)之间是被动关系,且事件发生在过去,所以应用一般过去时的被动语态。主语为单数,故填 was organized。

【分析】
这是一篇语篇填空题，需结合语境、固定搭配、语法规则（时态、词性、冠词等）逐一分析每个空。解题时先通读全文理解故事背景，再针对每个空格：1. 分析固定结构；2. 判断时态（结合时间状语和when的句式）；3. 确定词性（修饰名词用形容词，修饰动词用副词，物主代词后接名词）；4. 考虑名词单复数、冠词用法、被动语态等语法点，确保答案符合语境和语法要求。
【解析】
1. 考查固定搭配“not...but...”，意为“不是……而是……”，故填but；
2. 由时间状语At about 8:10 am及when引导的一般过去时从句，可知主句用过去进行时，结构为was/were+doing，主语Jiang是第三人称单数，故填was heading；
3. 此处修饰名词condition，需用形容词，danger的形容词是dangerous，故填dangerous；
4. skill是可数名词，此处指多种急救技能，无定冠词，用复数形式，故填skills；
5. 故事发生在过去，lay（放置）的过去式是laid，故填laid；
6. 此处修饰动词drive，需用副词，quick的副词是quickly，故填quickly；
7. 考查固定句型“it is too+adj.+to do sth.”，意为“太……而不能做某事”，故填to take；
8. 表泛指“一个重要机会”，important以元音音素开头，用不定冠词an，故填an；
9. his是形容词性物主代词，后接名词，decide的名词是decision，此处表单数，故填decision；
10. exam和organize是被动关系，且事件发生在过去，用一般过去时的被动语态，结构为was/were+done，主语exam是单数，故填was organized。
【答案】but, was heading, dangerous, skills, laid, quickly, to take, an, decision, was organized
【知识点】固定搭配、动词时态、词性转换
【点评】本题以真实感人的故事为载体，考查语篇语境下的语言知识运用，涵盖固定搭配、时态、词性等核心考点，既考查基础语法，又渗透情感教育，难度适中。
【难度系数】0.6