Paragraph 3】The earliest ceramics were fired toearthenware temperatures, but as early as the fifteenth century B.C.,high-temperature stonewares were being made with glazed surfaces. During theSix Dynasties period (AD 265-589), kilns in north China were producing high-firedceramics of good quality. Whitewares produced in Hebei and Henan provinces fromthe seventh to the tenth centuriesevolvedinto the highlyprized porcelains of the Song dynasty (AD. 960-1279), long regarded as one ofthe high points in the history of China's ceramic industry.传统属于宗教的雕塑(中心是A,后面是介词修饰),它的时期延伸了好几个历史时期,但是宗教雕塑的传统却并没有 清晰的有 相比于传统属于石头釉质的器皿,因为(解释前面这个传统不清晰 直译要清楚两句话关系 )因为这个宗教雕塑的传统会有 这种老的风俗而老的风俗是属于土质的陪葬的瓷器,它把这种老的风俗传统伴随着之后的宗教的图像和建筑当中 (因为宗教雕塑传统把老的土质的陪葬的瓷器和之后的宗教形象进行了融合 所以像这种宗教雕刻的传统是不太会被描述出来的相比于..正面理解) The tradition of 修饰religious sculpture extends over most historical periods but is less clearly delineated than that of stonewares orporcelains, for it传统embraces 包含the old custom of earthenware burial ceramics with later religious images and architectural ornament.Ceramic products also includelead-glazed tomb models of the Han dynasty, three-color lead-glazed vessels andfigures of the Tang dynasty, and Ming three-color temple ornaments, in whichthe motifs were outlined in a raised trail of slip—as well as the many burial ceramicsproduced in imitation of vessels made in materials of higher intrinsic value.
4. Which of the sentencesbelow best expresses the essential information in the highlighted sentence in the passage? Incorrect choiceschange the meaning in important ways or leave out essential information.
○Whileû最快排除点 没有While这个关系 stonewaresand porcelains are found throughout most historical periods, religioussculpture is limited to the ancient period.
○完全对应Religious sculpture was created in most periods, but its history is less clear than that of stonewares or porcelains because some old forms continued to be used even when new ones were developed.
○Whileû最快排除点stonewares and porcelains changed throughout history,religious sculpture remained uniform in form and use.
○The historical development of religious sculpture is relatively unclear(无法对应 because religious sculptures sometimes resembleû相似于 earthenwarearchitectural ornaments.
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6. The word“instigate” in the passage is closest in meaning to 意思呼应
○improved
○investigated
○narrowed
○caused 鼓励平行
【Paragraph 4】Trade between the West and the settled and prosperousChinese dynasties introduced new forms and different technologies. One of themost far-reaching examples is the impact of the fine ninth-century AD. Chineseporcelain wares imported into the Arab world. So admired were these pieces thatthey encouraged the development of earthenware made in imitation of porcelainand 呼应平行instigated research into themethod of their manufacture. From the Middle East the Chinese acquired a bluepigment—a purified form of cobalt oxide unobtainable at that timein China—that contained only a low level of manganese. Cobalt oresfound in China have a high manganese content, which produces a more mutedblue-gray color. In the seventeenth century, the trading activities of theDutch East India Company resulted in vast quantities of decorated Chineseporcelain being brought to Europe,没有提到B的变化诶 错误 which stimulated and influenced the work ofa wide variety of wares, notably Delft. The Chinese themselves adapted=(made) manyspecific vessel forms from the West, such as bottles with long spouts, and designed =(made)a range of decorative patterns especially for the European market.
为什么定位这句话~~~ 关键怎么定位
定位关键词选择(特殊) 定位句的选择(定位关键词去对应句子(关键词定位是意思上也有的)+指代性内容)
7. Accordingto paragraph 4, one consequence of the trade of Chinese ceramics was 排除法
○the transfer of adistinctive blue pigment fromX China to the Middle East
○an immediatechange from earthenware production to porcelain production in Europeancountries
○Chinese production of wares made for the European market(同义改写
○a decreased number ofporcelain vessels available on the European market 最后一句没有a decreased number X
【Paragraph 5】Just as painteddesigns on Greek pots may seem today to be purely decorative, whereas in fact they were carefully andprecisely worked out so that at the time, their meaning was clear, so it iswith Chinese pots. To twentieth-century eyes, Chinese pottery may appear merelydecorative, yet to the Chinese the form of each object and its adornment hadmeaning and significanceB. The dragon represented the emperor, and the phoenix,the empress; the pomegranate indicated fertility, and a pair of fish,happiness; mandarin ducks stood for wedded bliss; the pine tree, peach, andcrane are emblems of long life; and fish leaping from waves indicated successin the civil service examinations. Only when European decorative themes wereintroduced did these meanings become obscured or even lost.
9. In paragraph5, the author compares the designs on Chinese pots to those on Greek pots inorder to
要么正面定位 要么找错误3
○emphasize that whileChinese pots were decorative, Greek pots were Xfunctional(定位 decorative)
○argue that the designs onChinese pots had specific meanings and were not just decorative
○argue that twentieth-century scholars 原文没有are betterX able to understand these designs than were ancient scholars (To twentieth-century eyes不一定是scholars且不相关 ancient scholars无法比较)解题过程方法~不要看解析不要看解析
○explain howX scholars学者去排除!! have identified the meaning of specific images龙等有这个意思哦 on Chinese pots有提到pot
对比老托福(每天读一下老托福,专业词汇有类似的),现在的托福:不是简单找问题标志词所在句子了。倒回去定位了
没有这个意思和词=错误选项!!
10. Whichof the following is mentioned in paragraph 5 as being symbolically representedon Chinese ceramics?(记住后 每个选项回原文去定位)
○Chinese rulers 后面的都没说 了选项太短了 不去选关键词倒回去了 so 简单
○love of homeland
○loyally to friends
○success in trade
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11. Paragraph5 suggests which of the following about the decorations on Chinese pottery?
○They( =Chinese pottery) had more importance foraristocrats 文中没有!而我错选了than for ordinary citizens.
○Their significance may have remained clear had the Chinesenot come under foreign influence. 最后一句话同义改写,简单
○They contain some of the same images that appear on Greek pots(去找希腊和中国有the same images)没有!
○Their significance is now as clear to twentieth centuryobservers as it was to the early Chinese.(第三句不可能是yet结构了转折结构)违背原文了~
【Paragraph 5】Just as painteddesigns on Greek pots may seem today to be purely decorative, whereas in fact they were carefully andprecisely worked out so that at the time, their meaning was clear, so it iswith Chinese pots. To twentieth-century eyes, Chinese pottery may appear merelydecorative, yet to the Chinese the form of each object and its adornment hadmeaning and significance. The dragon represented the emperor, and the phoenix,the empress; the pomegranate indicated fertility, and a pair of fish,happiness; mandarin ducks stood for wedded bliss; the pine tree, peach, andcrane are emblems of long life; and fish leaping from waves indicated successin the civil service examinations. Only when European decorative themes were introduced(= foreign influence) did these meanings become obscured or even lost.
Paragraph 6】From early times pots were used in bothreligious and secular contexts. The imperial court commissioned work and in theYuan dynasty (A.D. 1279-1368) an imperial ceramic factory was established atJingdezhen. Pots played an important part in some religious ceremonies. Longand often lyrical descriptions of the different types of ware exist that assistin classifying pots, although these sometimes confusean already large and complicated picture.
12. The word “these” in the passage refers to (代词在主语,找主语呼应)
○religious ceremonies
○descriptions