《2025年通城学典初中英语阅读组合训练九年级英语苏州专版》

Sugar painting is a kind of traditional Chinese art. Instead of 1. using a brush or a pen, artists patiently pour melted sugar to create their artwork. In fact, many of the tools used today are almost the same as those used 2. centuries ago. It is no easy job to do sugar painting at all. Drawing has to be done quickly as the sugar cools and hardens quite quickly. The artists have to practise a lot before doing it 3. easily.
The most popular pictures of sugar painting are about traditional Chinese culture like a dragon, a phoenix and the Chinese character "fu". They are considered as symbols of 4. good luck in Chinese culture.
After the artwork is finished, people can 5. either admire the sugar painting with eyes or enjoy its sweet taste.

答案： 1. using 2. centuries 3. easily 4. good luck 5. either

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Three years ago I always lived with the orphans on the street. One day, I was sitting with them and 1. sharing (share) the meal I bought for them from a restaurant. Suddenly, a twelve-year-old boy of 2. them (they) caught my hand, removed my watch without saying a word and ran away. I continued eating 3. the meal without turning around to see where he ran away.
After about forty-five minutes he turned up and sat beside me. I just smiled without mentioning 4. anything (something) about the watch. This little boy took out a small piece of stale(不新鲜的) bread 5. from his broken pocket, had a bite of it and offered it to me. I took it and ate it. As soon as I finished 6. eating (eat) it, a smile appeared on his face. 7. Slowly (slow), he returned my watch.
Later on, when this little boy told me that I passed the test, I was a bit 8. surprised (surprise). He told me that he took the watch and ran away to see my reaction and that during the forty-five minutes he noticed I was simply 9. quiet (quietly). Then, in his words, he wanted to see 10. whether/if I was willing to eat what he gave me.
So, I realized the children not only begged food because of hunger but they were also hungry for love and trust.

答案： 1. sharing 2. them 3. the 4. anything 5. from 6. eating 7. Slowly 8. surprised 9. quiet 10. whether/if