()7. We can add the prefix "un-" to "" to give it the opposite meaning.

A.polite
B.correct
C.important
D.active

7. C 【点拨】polite 有礼貌的,否定前缀加 im-;correct 正确的,否定前缀加 in-;important 重要的,否定前缀加 un-;active 积极的,否定前缀加 in-。故选 C。

【分析】本题考查英语否定前缀的用法，解题思路是逐一分析每个选项单词对应的否定前缀，找出可加前缀“un-”构成反义词的单词。
【解析】A选项“polite”的反义词为“impolite”，否定前缀是“im-”；B选项“correct”的反义词为“incorrect”，否定前缀是“in-”；C选项“important”的反义词为“unimportant”，否定前缀是“un-”；D选项“active”的反义词为“inactive”，否定前缀是“in-”。因此答案选C。
【答案】C
【知识点】英语否定前缀、单词反义词
【点评】本题属于基础词汇题，主要考查常见单词的否定前缀搭配，需要学生平时积累相关词汇知识，难度较低。
【难度系数】0.3

()8. —Julia, why not put some green plants in the room?
— They can decorate the room and clean the air.

A.What a pity!
B.Are you kidding?
C.I can't agree more.
D.I'm sorry to hear that.

8. C 【点拨】What a pity 真遗憾;Are you kidding 你在开玩笑吗;I can't agree more 我完全同意;I'm sorry to hear that 听到这个消息我很难过。根据语境可知选 C。

【分析】先理解对话场景：一方提议在房间放绿植，另一方需回应该提议。需分析每个选项的含义，结合答语中绿植的好处（装饰、净化空气），判断应选表示同意的回应。
【解析】对话翻译：——Julia，为什么不在房间里放些绿植呢？——______。它们可以装饰房间并且净化空气。逐个分析选项：A选项“What a pity!”意为“真遗憾！”；B选项“Are you kidding?”意为“你在开玩笑吗？”；C选项“I can't agree more.”意为“我完全同意。”；D选项“I'm sorry to hear that.”意为“听到这个消息我很难过。”。根据答语提到绿植的好处，可知是同意对方的提议，因此选C。
【答案】C
【知识点】情景交际，日常用语
【点评】本题考查日常情景交际用语，需结合对话语境理解各选项含义，属于基础题型，难度较低。
【难度系数】0.8

四、阅读短文,在文中空白处填入1个适当的单词,或用括号内所给单词的正确形式填空。
In China, traditional handicrafts are beautiful and full of culture. Many people, young and old, look forward to (join) clubs to learn these skills. These classes give students a chance to make something with their own hands and understand some (different) between old and modern art.
______ , it is not easy to make a perfect work at the beginning. For example, in tie-dyeing, the workers must twist the cloth before ______ (tie) it with thread. It needs great strength and some students even hurt ______ (they) while trying to make their first tie-dye work!
In the town of Zhoucheng, Yunnan, there are many local artists. One of (famous) tie-dye masters is Aunt Li. She is in her (seventy). She practises her skill every day. Her love of tie-dyeing and hard work make her successful tie-dye artist in China. People say she can create amazing blue and white patterns that seem almost (possible) to believe.
Aunt Li is also very patient. She often says she is crazy making new designs every day. "Tie-dyeing is not only about colours," she explains. "It's about love and time." She always advises new learners to start with simple patterns before trying the difficult ones.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

1. joining 2. differences 3. However 4. tying 5. themselves 6. the most famous 7. seventies 8. a 9. impossible 10. about

【分析】本题为英语语篇填空题，需结合固定搭配、词性转换、语法规则（如非谓语、形容词最高级、数词用法等），根据上下文语境及语法要求逐一确定每个空白处的单词。解题时先分析每个空在句中的成分，再结合相关知识点推导答案。
【解析】1. 固定搭配look forward to后接动名词，故将join变为joining；2. some后需接名词，different的名词形式为difference，此处用复数differences；3. 前文提到有学习机会，后文说初期难，表转折，用副词However；4. before为介词，后接动名词，tie的动名词是tying；5. hurt oneself表示“伤到自己”，主语是students，反身代词用themselves；6. one of后接形容词最高级，famous的最高级是the most famous；7. in one's+整十数复数表示“在某人几十多岁时”，故seventy变seventies；8. 此处表泛指“一位成功的扎染艺术家”，用不定冠词a；9. 前文说图案惊人，故用possible的反义词impossible，表“难以置信”；10. 固定搭配be crazy about表示“痴迷于”，故填about。
【答案】1. joining 2. differences 3. However 4. tying 5. themselves 6. the most famous 7. seventies 8. a 9. impossible 10. about
【知识点】非谓语动词、名词的数、形容词最高级
【点评】本题考查英语基础语法与词汇运用，以传统手工艺为话题，结合固定搭配、词性转换等考点，难度适中，适合初中学生巩固相关知识点。
【难度系数】0.6

五、阅读理解。（2025·江苏徐州·期中）
A hands-on activity
Time: Last Friday afternoon
Place: School Art Room
Activity: Making a paper flower
Materials: Coloured paper, scissors, glue, a thin stick
Steps: First, choose a red coloured paper and draw shape of a flower petal(花瓣）on it. Then, cut out several such petals. Next, take a yellow coloured paper to make the centre of the flower and cut it into a small circle. After that, glue the petals around the yellow circle one by one. Finally, stick the thin stick at the bottom of the flower to make a stem.
Feelings: Very happy and proud. It was fun to create something with our own hands.
()1. Where did they take part in the hands-on activity?
A. At home. B. In the art room. C. In the classroom. D. In the park.
()2. How many steps did they take to make a paper flower?
A. 3. B. 4. C. 5. D. 6.
()3. What can we know from the passage?
A. The activity was boring. B. They used green paper for petals.
C. The activity was on Tuesday. D. They felt proud of their handmade works.

1. B 【点拨】根据“Place: School Art Room”可知,活动地点在美术室。故选 B。
2. C 【点拨】根据 Steps 部分可知,包含五个明确的步骤:绘制花瓣→剪花瓣→做花心→粘贴花瓣→制作花茎。故选 C。
3. D 【点拨】根据“Feelings: Very happy and proud.”可知,他们为自己的手工作品感到自豪。故选 D。

【分析】
本题为英语阅读理解细节题，需根据短文内容定位关键信息解答。第1题询问活动地点，需查找Place部分；第2题询问制作纸花的步骤数量，需数Steps部分的步骤；第3题需结合短文各部分信息判断选项正误，重点关注Feelings等内容。
【解析】
1. 细节理解题：根据短文中“Place: School Art Room”可知，活动地点是学校美术室，对应选项B。
2. 细节理解题：Steps部分明确列出First、Then、Next、After that、Finally共5个步骤，对应选项C。
3. 细节理解题：根据短文中“Feelings: Very happy and proud”可知，他们为自己的手工作品感到自豪，D选项正确；A选项“活动无聊”与短文不符，B选项“花瓣用绿色纸”与“red coloured paper”不符，C选项“活动在周二”与“Last Friday afternoon”不符，故排除A、B、C，选D。
【答案】
1.B 2.C 3.D
【知识点】
英语阅读理解（细节理解）
【点评】
本题为基础细节类阅读理解题，考查学生快速定位短文信息的能力，难度较低，只要仔细阅读短文即可正确解答。
【难度系数】
0.8