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...