2022年12月英语六级阅读训练

年月英语六级阅读训练202212Art isconsidered bymany peopleto belittle morethan adecorative meansofgiving pleasure.This isnot alwaysthe case,however；at times,artmay beseen tohave apurely functionalside aswell.Such couldbe saidof the sandpaintingsof the Navaho Indiansof theAmerican Southwest；thesehave amedicinal aswell asan artisticpurpose.According toNavaho traditions,one whosuffers fromeither amentalor aphysical illnesshas income waydisturbed orcome incontact withthesupernatural一perhaps acertain animal,a ghost,or thedead.Tocounteract thisevil contact,the illperson orone ofhis relativeswillemploy amedicine mancalled a“singer”to performa healing ceremonywhich willattract apowerful supernaturalbeing.During the ceremony,which maylast from2to9days,the“singerwill produce a sandpaintingon thefloor oftheNavahohogan.On thelastday oftheceremony,the patientwill siton thissandpainting andthe“singer“will rubthe ailingparts ofthe patient,s bodywith sandfroma specificfigure in the sandpainting.In thisway the patient absorbsthe powerof thatparticular supernaturalbeingand becomesstrong likeit.After theceremony,the sandpaintingisthen destroyedand disposedof soits powerwill notharm anyone.The artof sandpaintingis handeddown fromold“singer”to theirstudents.The materialused areeasily foundintheareas theNavahoinhabit；brown,red,yellow,and whitesandstone,which ispulverized bybeingcrushed between2stones muchas cornsis groundinto flour.The“singer”holds asmall amountof thissand inhis handand letsit flowbetweenhis thumband fore-finger ontoa clean,flat surfaceon thefloor.With asteady handand greatpatience,he isthus ableto createdesignsof stylizedpeople,snakes andother creaturesthat havepower inthe Navahobeliefsystem.The traditionalNavaho doesnot allowreproduction ofsandpaintings,since hebelieves thesupernatural powersthat taughthimthe crafthave forbiddenthis；however,such reproductionscan infactbe purchasedtoday intourist shopsin Arizonaand NewMexico.These aredoneby eitherNavaho Indiansor byother peoplewho wishto preservethiscraft.

1.The purposeofthepassage isto.A.discuss themedical usesof sandpaintingsin medievalEurope.B.study theways Navaho Indians handeddown theirpainting art.C.consider howNavaho“singer“treat theirailments withsandpaintings.D.tell howNavahoIndiansapply sandpaintingfor medicalpurposes.

2.The purposeof ahealingceremonylies in.A.pleasing theghostsB.attracting supernaturalpowersC.attracting theghostsD.creating asandpainting

3.The“singer“rubs sandon thepatient because.A.thepatientreceives strengthfrom thesandB.it haspharmaceutical valueC.it decoratesthe patientD.none ofthe above

4.What isused toproduceasandpaintingA.PaintB.Beach sandC.Crushed sandstoneD.Flour

5.Which ofthe followingtitles willbe bestsuit thepassageA.A NewDirection forMedical ResearchB.The NavahoIndians SandpaintingC.The Processof SandpaintingCreationD.The NavahoIndians MedicalHistory参考答案DBACB（更多推举2022年12月大学英语六级备考辅导汇总）（更多推举2022年12月英语六级考试时间及相关信息汇总）。