大学英语六级阅读模拟练习题
<p> <span word="Art">Art</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="decorative">decorative</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="giving">giving</span> <span word="pleasure">pleasure</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="case">case</span>, <span word="however">however</span>; <span word="at">at</span> <span word="times">times</span>, <span word="art">art</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="purely">purely</span> <span word="functional">functional</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span>. <span word="Such">Such</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sandpaintings">sandpaintings</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Navaho">Navaho</span> <span word="Indians">Indians</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="Southwest">Southwest</span>; <span word="these">these</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="medicinal">medicinal</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="artistic">artistic</span> <span word="purpose">purpose</span>.</p><p> <span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Navaho">Navaho</span> <span word="traditions">traditions</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="suffers">suffers</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="either">either</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mental">mental</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="physical">physical</span> <span word="illness">illness</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="disturbed">disturbed</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="contact">contact</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="supernaturalperhaps">supernaturalperhaps</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="animal">animal</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="ghost">ghost</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dead">dead</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="counteract">counteract</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="evil">evil</span> <span word="contact">contact</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ill">ill</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="relatives">relatives</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="employ">employ</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="medicine">medicine</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="singer">singer</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="perform">perform</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="healing">healing</span> <span word="ceremony">ceremony</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="attract">attract</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="powerful">powerful</span> <span word="supernatural">supernatural</span> <span word="being">being</span>.</p><p> <span word="During">During</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ceremony">ceremony</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="from">from</span> 2 <span word="to">to</span> 9 <span word="days">days</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="singer">singer</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="produce">produce</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sandpainting">sandpainting</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="floor">floor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Navaho">Navaho</span> <span word="hogan">hogan</span>. <span word="On">On</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ceremony">ceremony</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="patient">patient</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="sit">sit</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sandpainting">sandpainting</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="singer">singer</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="rub">rub</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ailing">ailing</span> <span word="parts">parts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="patients">patients</span> <span word="body">body</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="sand">sand</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="specific">specific</span> <span word="figure">figure</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sandpainting">sandpainting</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="patient">patient</span> <span word="absorbs">absorbs</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="particular">particular</span> <span word="supernatural">supernatural</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="becomes">becomes</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="After">After</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ceremony">ceremony</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sandpainting">sandpainting</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="destroyed">destroyed</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="disposed">disposed</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="harm">harm</span> <span word="anyone">anyone</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="art">art</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sandpainting">sandpainting</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="handed">handed</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="singer">singer</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="students">students</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="material">material</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="easily">easily</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Navaho">Navaho</span> <span word="inhabit">inhabit</span>; <span word="brown">brown</span>, <span word="red">red</span>, <span word="yellow">yellow</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="white">white</span> <span word="sandstone">sandstone</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="pulverized">pulverized</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="crushed">crushed</span> <span word="between">between</span> 2 <span word="stones">stones</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="corns">corns</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="ground">ground</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="flour">flour</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="singer">singer</span> <span word="holds">holds</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="amount">amount</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sand">sand</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="lets">lets</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="flow">flow</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="thumb">thumb</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fore">fore</span>-<span word="finger">finger</span> <span word="onto">onto</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="clean">clean</span>, <span word="flat">flat</span> <span word="surface">surface</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="floor">floor</span>. <span word="With">With</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="steady">steady</span> <span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="patience">patience</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="thus">thus</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="create">create</span> <span word="designs">designs</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="stylized">stylized</span> <span word="people">people</span>, <span word="snakes">snakes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="creatures">creatures</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Navaho">Navaho</span> <span word="belief">belief</span> <span word="system">system</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="Navaho">Navaho</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="allow">allow</span> <span word="reproduction">reproduction</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sandpaintings">sandpaintings</span>, <span word="since">since</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="believes">believes</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="supernatural">supernatural</span> <span word="powers">powers</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="taught">taught</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="craft">craft</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="forbidden">forbidden</span> <span word="this">this</span>; <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="reproductions">reproductions</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="purchased">purchased</span> <span word="today">today</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="tourist">tourist</span> <span word="shops">shops</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Arizona">Arizona</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Mexico">Mexico</span>. <span word="These">These</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="either">either</span> <span word="Navaho">Navaho</span> <span word="Indians">Indians</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="wish">wish</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="preserve">preserve</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="craft">craft</span>.</p>
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