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1、全国专四英语四级阅读真题指导训练全国专四英语四级阅读真题指导训练A maiden with many wooers often chooses the worst.以下是 我为大家搜寻整理的全国专四英语四级阅读真题指导训练，期望能给 大家带来帮忙!更多精彩内容请准时关注我们应届毕业生考试网！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

2、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 dis

3、turbed or come in contact with the supernatural一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 t

4、he ceremony, which may last from 2 to 9 days, the “singer“ will produce a sandpainting on the floor of theNavaho 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 patients body with sand from a specific figure in the s

5、andpainting. 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

6、. 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 f

7、ore-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 belie

8、ves 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 i

9、s 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

10、ceremony lies in .A.pleasing the ghostsB. attracting supernatural powersC.attracting the ghostsD.creating a sandpainting3. The “singer” rubs sand on the patient because .A. the patient receives strength from the sandB. it has pharmaceutical valueC. it decorates the patientD.none of the above4. What

11、is used to produce a sandpainting?A. PaintB.Beach sandC.Crushed sandstoneD. Flour5. Which of the following titles will be best suit the passage?A.A New Direction for Medical ResearchB. The Navaho Indians SandpaintingC.The Process of Sandpainting CreationD. The Navaho Indians Medical History答案：DBACB文档内容到此结束，欢迎大家下载、修改、丰富并分享给更多有 需要的人。