《2025年自我提升与评价九年级英语上册译林版》

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In China, writing brushes, ink sticks, paper and ink stones are called the Four Treasures of Study. The writing brush in Huzhou, the ink stick in Huizhou, the xuan paper in Xuancheng and the ink stone in Duanxi are the most (1)famous.
Writing brushes are used to draw pictures on painted potteries. They are (2)mainly made of the hair of animals. Those made of wool are called yanghao and those made of weasels'(鼬) tail hair are (3)called langhao.
The ink stick produced in Huizhou is of high quality. A (4)story goes like this： Two famous skilled men Xi Chao and his son produced a kind of high-quality ink stick. As a (5)result, the Emperor Li Yu in the Southern Tang Dynasty agreed to give them the royal family name "Li". From then on, the fame of the Li Ink Stick spread (6)widely. In the Song Dynasty, its producing area was changed into Huizhou, and it was then called the Hui Ink Stick.
Paper is among the four great inventions in (7)ancient China. The famous xuan paper appeared in the Sui and Tang dynasties. In Xuancheng, it's said that Cai Lun's student Kong Dan took the job of producing paper, but he (8)failed to make perfect white paper. Later he happened to see the ebony(檀木) in the rivers. It got wet with the water and then (9)turned white. Then he used the bark(树皮) to produce the world-famous xuan paper.
The ink stone was already very (10)popular in the Han Dynasty. In Ming and Qing dynasties, Duan Ink Stone, She Ink Stone, Tao Ink Stone and Chengni Ink Stone can not only be used in writing and painting but also for admiration.

答案： 1. famous 2. mainly 3. called 4. story 5. result 6. widely 7. ancient 8. failed 9. turned 10. popular