2015年6月大学英语六级阅读练习题(3) 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. 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 supernatural—perhaps 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. 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 patient’s 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. 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. 1. The purpose of the passage is to ___. A. discuss the medical uses of sandpaintings in medieval Europe. B. study the ways Navaho Indians handed down their painting art. C. consider how Navaho “singer” treat their ailments with sandpaintings. D. tell how Navaho Indians apply sandpainting for medical purposes. 2. The purpose of a healing ceremony lies in ___. A. pleasing the ghosts B. attracting supernatural powers C. attracting the ghosts D. creating a sandpainting 3. The “singer” rubs sand on the patient because ___. A. the patient receives strength from the sand B. it has pharmaceutical value C. it decorates the patient D. none of the above 4. What is used to produce a sandpainting? A. Paint B. Beach sand C. Crushed sandstone D. Flour 5. Which of the following titles will be best suit the passage? A. A New Direction for Medical Research B. The Navaho Indians’ Sandpainting C. The Process of Sandpainting Creation D. The Navaho Indians’ Medical History 参考答案： DBACB 2015年6月大学英语六级阅读练习题(3)的延伸阅读——2015年6月大学英语六级各题型复习技巧。 从分值的划分可以看出，在复习过程中的重点是听力与阅读。建议大家在复习听力时，找一些历年的真题来练习，通过不断的练习使自己熟悉语速与和把读音与单词对上号反应出句子的含义，其中要注意提前阅读选项、加减运算、人物地点时间以及复合听写时前后联系、来不及先记词头等。英语听力的提高是需要不断的练习，建议大家可以每天听1个小时(尤其是考前1个月)，还可以看一些英语与中文双字幕的外国影片，让自己处于英语环境中，有助于听力的提高。 除了听力，阅读理解也是复习的重点。阅读理解现在分为选词填空、长篇阅读(信息匹配)以及仔细阅读。这个部分考查的是阅读量与单词的积累，在复习时要注意不要碰到生词就翻找字典，容易浪费时间，而且一个词在不同的句子中含义可能不同，建议大家通过上下文猜测词语的含义，在做阅读理解时猜词能力很重要。在做阅读理解时还要注意文章的类型，做到联系上下文，划出关键句以及对做题速度的控制，可以记下每次完成阅读理解所需的时间，有效控制速度。 写作与翻译两个部分占分不高，取得高分的难度较大。写作部分首先要注意读题，正确理解题目的含义，可以在写作时可以列下写作的大纲以确保不写偏，同时可以完成作文整体结构的划分。其次要注意语法的运用要规范正确并尽可能多用高级词汇(确保正确)，可以提高作文的整体水平，最后，可以通过背诵一些范文，句式结构来提高写作水平。 翻译部分难度较大，在平时练习时要注重对中国文化、历史、发展规划等领域词汇的积累，在翻译遇到困难时可以用自己的理解来翻译(注意正确)，可以翻译一些短文来锻炼自己的翻译能力。在翻译时注意不要采用中文的顺序逐字翻译，容易出错。在翻译过程中做到语法运用、单词拼写不出错，语句流畅，就能得高分。 英语六级的复习主要这四个部分，可以针对不同的占分值与自己的掌握程度来合理安排时间，做到心中有数，一定能够成功! |
