题目内容
Pottery is the name given to all kinds of useful or artistic objects made from clay. Pottery can be plates or water pots or baskets. Pottery can be large or small, fancy or plain. Pottery is part of the large family of ceramics（陶器）.Ceramics are synthetic materials. For example, bricks and tiles (瓦片) are both ceramics.
How is pottery made? First, a potter takes some clay. Clay is a soft, red material from the earth. It looks a little like red dirt, but it's very different. Clay is thick and rich. Wet clay can be worked into any shape. When the clay dries, it will keep that shape. The potters takes some clay and pushes and squeezes（挤压）it until it is soft and smooth. After that, the clay can be shaped into anything. There are several ways to shape clay. Sometimes potters use their hands. Sometimes they use a special wheel. They place the clay in the center of a round, flat wheel. The wheel moves very fast, and the potter shapes the clay.
After the potter has shaped the clay, it can be decorated(装饰). Potters use glaze, which is a kind of paint, to decorate their work. Some glazes are very simple. Other glazes have beautiful colors and designs. The glaze is not just beautiful. It is also useful. The glaze makes the pottery smooth and waterproof. Potters also make some decorative lines and designs on the surface. After it is decorated, the clay must be baked, or fired, in a special oven.
Baking the clay at very high temperature makes it hard and strong. Firing also makes the glaze stick to the pottery. When the firing is over, the potter carefully removes the pottery from the oven and lets it cool slowly. If it cools too quickly, it could crack and break.
Since pottery is waterproof, it is very popular for dishes. You can find examples of pottery in almost any home. But pottery can also be found in museums. Some pieces of pottery are valuable and beautiful pieces of art.
56. It is possible that ceramics are materials of _______ .
A. metal B. plastic C. wood D. earth
57. The word "waterproof" means _______ .
A. 能盛水的 B. 防水的 C. 溶解于水的 D.吸水性强的
58. Which statement is NOT true according to the passage?
A. Plates, water pots and bowls are all examples of pottery.
B. Wet clay can be made into anything of different shapes by the hands or a special wheel.
C. The clay becomes smooth and waterproof because of the glaze.
D. After the firing in high temperature, pottery is easy to break.
DBD
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Picasso, the famous Spanish painter, was born in 1881. His father was an art teacher. Picasso began to paint very early. He was admitted to the Royal Academy of Art at the age of 15. After 1900, he spent much time in Paris, living there from 1904 to 1947, when he moved to the south of France.
Throughout his career, Picasso moved from style to style with ease. He practiced sculpture, illustrated books and also showed great interest in pottery design and other fields of art.
Picasso produced a great number of drawings during his lifetime. No later artist of the School of Paris has replaced him in international influence.
Picasso is generally considered to be the foremost figure in 20th century French art. His paintings are now exhibited in leading European and American galleries.
1.The main idea of the passage is _____.
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A．Picasso is considered to be the foremost figure in the 20th century French art |
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B．Picasso is a famous Spanish painter |
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C．Picasso spent much time in Pairs, living there from 1904 to 1970 |
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D．Picasso’s life and art |
2.According to the writer, Picasso was _____.
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A．more important than any other French artist in international influence |
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B．more important than any other Spanish artist in international influence |
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C．the most important figure in Spain |
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D．the most important figure in France |
3.Picasso moved from style to style with ease. It means _____.
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A．he did not like only one style |
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B．he changed his style without difficulty |
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C．he not only liked sculpture, but also pottery design |
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D．he showed great interest in other fields of art |