《2026年启东中学作业本九年级英语下册译林版徐州专版》

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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或短语的正确形式填空。
A
Leonardo da Vinci began painting *Mona Lisa*, one of the most famous paintings of all time, in 1503. He was working on a special painting for a church at the time, but it was not going 1 (good). The woman who can be seen in *Mona Lisa* is said to be Madonna Lisa del Giocondo. She was the wife of an Italian businessman. Her husband asked da Vinci 2 (paint) a portrait(肖像) of her.

About ten years after da Vinci finished the painting, he was invited by the French King to visit France. 3 he took the painting with him. Today *Mona Lisa* is kept in the Louvre, an art museum in Paris, and it is seen by about six million 4 (visit) a year.
The painting measures(测量为) only 77 centimetres by 53 centimetres and was painted 5 oil on wood. In 1911, Vincenzo Peruggia, a worker at the Louvre, stole the painting. He took it out of the museum by hiding it under 6 (he) coat. Two years later, police officers found 7 painting when he tried to sell it.
In 1962, *Mona Lisa* was 8 (take) to Washington and New York for artwork shows. For the journey, the museum 9 (want) to insure(给……投保) the painting. The insurance company set the value of it at 100 million dollars, making it the most 10 (value) painting ever! Today, the value of the painting would be over 700 million dollars.
1. well 2. to paint 3. And 4. visitors 5. with
6. his 7. the 8. taken 9. wanted 10. valuable

答案： 1. well 2. to paint 3. And 4. visitors 5. with
6. his 7. the 8. taken 9. wanted 10. valuable

B(2025·江苏苏州)
On Pingjiang Road in Suzhou, 65-year-old Ms Wu has run a traditional teahouse for 30 years. She never expected 1 (oneself) to become a tea master who helped build a cultural bridge.
It started in 2015 when a German tourist named Klaus walked into her shop. With the help of a phone app, Ms Wu 2 (patient) showed him the way to properly brew(沏) Biluochun, Suzhou's famous green tea. Klaus returned every day that week and 3 (bring) more friends each time.
Seeing how 4 (interest) they were in Chinese tea, Ms Wu started a weekly activity called "Tea Culture Saturdays". She showed foreigners 5 to brew tea with traditional methods—from choosing the water temperature to 6 (follow) tea-making rules. Her daughter Lily, a college student, helped translate.
Soon, her teahouse was always crowded with 7 (visit), including students and business people from many places. "I used to think foreigners wouldn't understand our tea culture, 8 they love it deeply. Some of them even treat their friends with Chinese tea at home," Ms Wu said.
One of her favourite 9 (moment) was when Sarah, a Canadian, gave her a notebook filled with tea notes written in both English and Chinese. "This is why I keep teaching," Ms Wu said, showing 10 treasured notebook.
Now, her teahouse appears in travel guides as "Suzhou's cultural living room". For tourists, every cup of tea served provides a window into the tea culture of this ancient city.
1. herself 2. patiently 3. brought 4. interested 5. how
6. following 7. visitors 8. but 9. moments 10. the

答案： 1. herself 2. patiently 3. brought 4. interested 5. how
6. following 7. visitors 8. but 9. moments 10. the