《2025年阳光夺冠九年级英语下册》

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　　When cultures meet,nottjusttheir language or clothing may be

different.Oftentheirfoodwilllbe　1　(great)differenttoo.People

on both sides can discovernew chances for trading.This text　2

(tell)how some common food plants spread around the world.

　　

As early as5,000BC,　　3　　(potato)were traded in South

Americaas a valuable type of food.They were　　4　　(take)to

Europe in the1500s and their use soon spread across it.

　　Tea drinking started in China.By the early1600s,traders had

begunto ship tea from China to Europe.Tea drinking soon　　5

(become)fashionable there but because　　6　　its high price,it

remained a drink for the wealthy.

　　Sugarcane(甘蔗)was first used to produce　　7　　kind of

sweetjuice over8,0o0years ago on the island of New Guinea.Its

use soonspreadacross SouthEastAsiaand thento the　8　(wide)

world.

　　

Cocoa was used to make a cold,spicy drink in CentralAmerica

over3,000years ago.The Europeans broughtit back with　　9

(they)in the1520s and added sugar to make the sweet,hot drink

we know today.　　10　it's expensive,many people still love it.

1.________　2.________　3.________　4.________

5,________　6.________　7..________　8.________

9.________　10.________

答案：

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　1.greatly　2.tells　3.potatoes　4.taken s.became　6.of　7.a

　8.wider　9.them　10.Though/Although

8. wider 9. them10. Though / Although