Ⅰ. 从方框中选出合适的词填空
large set prince interest
1. The man is good at swimming and he decided to a new world record.
2. —What a house it is! Is it yours?
—Yes, it's mine. I bought it last year with a perfect price.
3. I think reading books is fun, but my sister has no in reading.
4. The boy got the role of a for the school play.

Ⅰ.1. set 2. large 3. interest 4. prince

【分析】
先通读每个句子理解句意，再分析方框内单词的词义、词性及常见搭配，结合句子语境选择合适的词：1题需搭配“创纪录”的固定短语；2题需修饰名词house的形容词；3题需用“对…没兴趣”的固定搭配；4题需对应戏剧角色的名词。
【解析】
1. 句意：这个男人擅长游泳，他决定创一项新的世界纪录。固定搭配set a world record（创世界纪录），故填set。
2. 句意：多么大的房子啊！是你的吗？是的，我去年以合适的价格买的。修饰名词house需用形容词large，故填large。
3. 句意：我觉得读书有趣，但我妹妹对读书没兴趣。固定搭配have no interest in（对…没兴趣），故填interest。
4. 句意：这个男孩在学校戏剧里得到了一个王子的角色。a后接名词，prince（王子）符合语境，故填prince。
【答案】
Ⅰ.1. set 2. large 3. interest 4. prince
【知识点】
词汇运用、固定搭配、词性辨析
【点评】
本题为基础选词填空题，考查核心词汇的词义、词性及常用搭配，难度较低，能帮助巩固基础词汇知识。
【难度系数】
0.8

Ⅱ. 用括号内所给词的适当形式填空
5. I saw some (butterfly) flying among the flowers. I wanted to take pictures of them.
6. 「2024 陕西中考改编」Native people used to (stay) in the rain forest.
7. 「2025 新疆中考改编」My father encouraged me (take) one more shot.

Ⅱ.5. butterflies 6. stay 7. to take

【分析】
本题考查用所给词的适当形式填空，需结合名词复数规则、常用动词固定搭配解题。第5题根据some的用法确定名词复数形式；第6题依据固定搭配used to do sth确定动词形式；第7题根据固定搭配encourage sb to do sth确定非谓语形式。
【解析】
5. 句中some修饰可数名词复数，butterfly是以“辅音字母+y”结尾的可数名词，变复数时需将y改为i再加-es，故填butterflies。
6. 固定搭配used to do sth意为“过去常常做某事”，其中to是不定式符号，后接动词原形，故填stay。
7. 固定搭配encourage sb to do sth意为“鼓励某人做某事”，此处需用动词不定式作宾语补足语，故填to take。
【答案】
Ⅱ.5. butterflies 6. stay 7. to take
【知识点】
可数名词复数；used to do固定搭配；encourage sb to do固定搭配
【点评】
本题考查英语基础语法知识点，涉及名词复数变化和常用动词固定搭配，属于核心基础内容，只要掌握相关规则就能轻松解答，难度较低。
【难度系数】
0.8

「2025 安徽池州期中改编」
Do you do gardening? Do you think it's interesting? In fact, gardening is popular. You know it brings flowers, fresh fruit and vegetables. But in fact you can get more than that.
Gardening helps to keep healthy. People nowadays sit indoors for too long and don't get much exercise. When you garden, you have to move around. It's a good chance for you to exercise your body by watering flowers or doing some digging. Also, when you are in your garden, you can feel the warm sunshine. This means you are getting vitamin D. It helps your body use calcium (钙) and keeps your bones (骨骼) strong.
Gardening is a great activity to do with children. It gets them off computers, televisions and phones. Gardening can be a great teacher to teach children about nature. It can also help them to understand the meaning of "No pain, no gain".
Gardening is a great way to meet people and build relationships. When you are gardening, you are outdoors. So it is a perfect time to communicate with your neighbors. Most people love to talk about their hobbies, and so do gardeners. They usually enjoy showing people what they are growing. And most gardeners enjoy sharing advice and stories about their gardens.
8. 新中考 开篇方式题 How does the writer begin the text?
A. By telling a story.
B. By showing facts.
C. By asking questions.
D. By making a comparison (对比).
9. According to the text, which is not the advantage of gardening?
A. It helps to keep healthy.
B. It can be a good teacher for children.
C. It can help people make friends.
D. It can help you save your money.
10. 新中考 文章结构题 What is the structure of the text? (① = Paragraph 1...)

Ⅲ. [语篇解读] 本文主要介绍了园艺的多种益处。
8. C 开篇方式题。根据第一段开头处的“Do you do gardening? Do you think it's interesting?”可知，文章通过提问的方式开篇，故选 C。
9. D 推理判断题。通读全文可知，文章中没有提到园艺可以帮助你省钱，故选 D。
10. C 文章结构题。通读全文可知，本文为“总—分”结构，第一段引出话题；第二、三、四段是并列关系，分别介绍了园艺的三个益处，故选 C。
技巧点拨 文章结构题重在考查学生对篇章结构的划分能力，所给文章通常是“总—分”或“总—分—总”的结构。多数情况下，有此类题目的文章脉络较为清晰，层次比较分明。

【分析】
第8题需判断文章开篇方式，重点关注第一段开头的表述；第9题需找出文中未提及的园艺优势，需通读全文核对选项；第10题需划分文章结构，理清段落间的逻辑关系。
【解析】
8. 文章第一段以“Do you do gardening? Do you think it's interesting?”两个问句引出话题，属于提问式开篇，对应选项C。
9. 文中第二段提到园艺帮助保持健康（对应A），第三段提到园艺是孩子的好老师（对应B），第四段提到园艺帮助建立人际关系（对应C），全文未提及园艺能省钱，因此选D。
10. 第一段（①）引出园艺话题，第二、三、四段（②③④）分别介绍园艺的三个益处，为“总—分”结构，对应选项C的结构。
【答案】
8. C；9. D；10. C
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、开篇方式题、文章结构题
【点评】
三道题分别考查开篇方式、细节判断、文章结构，均为英语阅读基础题型，需结合原文细节分析，整体难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.7