2013年大学英语六级考试阅读训练题（9）3300字

2013年大学英语六级考试阅读训练题（9）3300字 2013年大学英语六级考试阅读训练题汇总 毕业 Art is considered by many people to be little more than a decorative means of giving pleasure. This is not always the case, however; at times, art may be seen to have a purely functional side as well. Such could be said of the sandpaintings of the Navaho Indians of the American Southwest; these have a medicinal as well as an artistic purpose. 论文代写According to Navaho traditions, one who suffers from either a mental or a physical illness has in come way disturbed or come in contact with the supernaturalperhaps a certain animal, a ghost, or the dead. To counteract this evil contact, the ill person or one of his relatives will employ a medicine man called a “singer” to perform a healing ceremony which will attract a powerful supernatural being. 总结大全 /html/zongjie/During the ceremony, which may last from 2 to 9 days, the “singer” will produce a sandpainting on the floor of the Navaho hogan. On the last day of the ceremony, the patient will sit on this sandpainting and the “singer” will rub the ailing parts of the patients body with sand from a specific figure in the sandpainting. In this way the patient absorbs the power of that particular supernatural being and becomes strong like it. After the ceremony, the sandpainting is then destroyed and disposed of so its power will not harm anyone. 思想汇报 /sixianghuibao/The art of sandpainting is handed down from old “singer” to their students. The material used are easily found in the areas the Navaho inhabit; brown, red, yellow, and white sandstone, which is pulverized by being crushed between 2 stones much as corns is ground into flour. The “singer” holds a small amount of this sand in his hand and lets it flow between his thumb and fore-finger onto a clean, flat surface on the floor. With a steady hand and great patience, he is thus able to create designs of stylized people, snakes and other creatures that have power in the Navaho belief system. The traditional Navaho does not allow reproduction of sandpaintings, since he believes the supernatural powers that taught him the craft have forbidden this; however, such reproductions can in fact be purchased today in tourist shops in Arizona and New Mexico. These are done by either Navaho Indians or by other people who wish to preserve this craft. 简历大全 /html/jianli/1.The purpose of the passage is to _. 论文代写A.discuss the medical uses of sandpaintings in medieval Europe. 思想汇报 /sixianghuibao/B.study the ways Navaho Indians handed down their painting art. 总结大全 /html/zongjie/C.consider how Navaho “singer” treat their ailments with sandpaintings. 总结大全 /html/zongjie/D.tell how Navaho Indians apply sandpainting for medical purposes. 开题报告 /html/lunwenzhidao/kaitibaogao/ 2.The purpose of a healing ceremony lies in _. 毕业论文A.pleasing the ghosts 简历大全 /html/jianli/ B.attracting supernatural powers 思想汇报 /sixianghuibao/C.attracting the ghostsD.creating a sandpainting 开题报告 /html/lunwenzhidao/kaitibaogao/3.The “singer” rubs sand on the patient because _. 总结大全 /html/zongjie/A.the patient receives strength from the sand 作文 /zuowen/B.it has pharmaceutical valueC.it decorates the patient 毕业D.none of the above 简历大全 /html/jianli/4.What is used to produce a sandpainting? 毕业A.Paint 毕业论文B.Beach sand 开题报告 /html/lunwenzhidao/kaitibaogao/ C.Crushed sandstone D.Flour5.Which of the following titles will be best suit the passage? 论文代写 A.A New Direction for Medical Research 简历大全 /html/jianli/ B.The Navaho Indians Sandpainting 论文代写C.The Process of Sandpainting Creation 毕业论文D.The Navaho Indians Medical History 思想汇报 /sixianghuibao/答案：DBACB 开题报告 /html/lunwenzhidao/kaitibaogao/