小学、初中、高中各种试卷真题知识归纳文案合同PPT等免费下载www.doc985.com课下天天练(三十二)阅读语言运用组合练姓名________班级________考号________:时间40分钟Ⅰ.阅读理解A[2023·成都市诊断]AsmallbowlboughtatayardsaleinConnecticutforjust$35hasbeenidentifiedasarare15thcenturyChineseantique.TheblueandwhitebowlwasmadebyChina'sroyalcourtduringtheMingdynasty.Itisnowexpectedtosellforupto$500,000,accordingtoSotheby'sauction(拍卖)houseinNewYork,wheretheauctionwilltakeplacenextmonth.ThepurchasewasmadelastyearnearNewHaven,Connecticut.“Iwasjusthangingaroundthereaimlessly.ButwhenIsawthisbowl,Ididn'tevenbargainoverthe$35askingprice,”theownersaid.Shortlyafterthepurchase,hesentphotosofthebowltoauctionspecialists,whoidentifieditasanitemofhistoricalsignificance.Uponcloserinspection,theartifactwasfoundtohaveoriginatedfromtheperiodoftheYongleEmperor,whoruledfrom1402to1424—aperiodnotedforitsdistinctiveporcelain(瓷器)techniques.It'snowvaluedbetween$300,000and$500,000,withthetopestimatenearly14,300timestheamountitwaspurchasedfor.“Iwasdeeplyattractedbythetechniques.Youcanseewhythisbowlissohighlyvaluedfromtheverysmoothporcelainbody,silkyglaze(釉料)andspecialbluecolouring,whichwereneverreproducedinlaterdynasties,”McAteer,anauctionspecialist,said.“TheYongleEmperorimprovedtheporcelaintechniquesandelevatedtheimportanceofporcelainfrombeinganordinarybowlintoatrueworkofart.Thissmallbowlhasbothpracticalandartisticvalue,”McAteersaid.1.Whatcanweinferaboutthebowl'sowner?A.Hefoundthebowlbyaccident.B.Hehesitatedduringthepurchase.C.Hedoubtedwhetherthebowlwasreal.D.Heboughtthebowlbecauseitwascheap.2.Whatmakesthebowlsoprecious?A.Thebluecolouronit.B.Thelonghistoryithas.C.Thepeoplewhomadeit.D.Theuniquetechniquesused.3.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“elevated”inParagraph6probablymean?A.Foresaw.B.Promoted.C.Assessed.D.Acknowledged.4.What'sthebesttitleofthetext?A.AnAmazingBowlB.ASpecialYardSaleC.TheReturnofPorcelains小学、初中、高中各种试卷真题知识归纳文案合同PPT等免费下载www.doc985.com小学、初中、高中各种试卷真题知识归纳文案合同PPT等免费下载www.doc985.comD.AManMakingFortuneB[2023·太原市模拟]Weoftenhearfriendsaskwhytheyshouldreadfiction.Thereissomuchtolearnfromhistory,fromwhatisgoingonatthefrontiersofscience,andfromcontemporarystudiesofhumanbehaviors.Whyshouldtheyspendtheirscarce“freetime”readingfiction,andthepurposeofwhich,atbest,isonlyentertainment?Wearedisappointedaboutsuchcomments.Yes,wedofindpleasureinreadingfiction.Butwealsolearnmuchabouthowtobestliveourlivesinwaysthatcanonlybecapturedbyfiction.Werecognizethatsomenovelsareentertaining,butleavenolastingimpression.Whatmakesanovelmorethanentertainment?Ouransweristhatwedon'tjustreadgreatbooks—theyreadusaswell.Thehumanconditioniscomplexandcontradictory,layeredlikeanicecreamdessert,withflavorsmixedamongthelayers.Agreatnovelreflectsthatcomplexity.Wemayreaditseveraltimes,aswedowithourfavorites,andeachtimeitislikefindinganoldfriendandgainingnewinsightsfromthatfriend.Weputitdownwithnewunderstandingsoftheworldaroundusand,mostimportantly,ofourselves.Let'slookatthenovelFrankenstein,writtenin1818byMaryShelley.Frankensteinisnotamonster,butayoungmanseekingoutthesecretsoftheuniverse.Hecollectsbodypartsandchargesthemwithlife.Whenthedullyelloweyesopen,however,Frankenstein,shockedbywhathehasdone,abandonsthecreature,whichultimatelykillsFrankenstein's...