托福TPO10閱讀原文及答案解析Part1

Word版本，下載可自由編輯托福TPO10閱讀原文及答案解析Part1word"status"inthepassageisclosestinmeaningto

○origin

○importance

○quality

○design

Accordingtoparagraph2,whichofthefollowingistrueofChineseceramics?

○Thefunctionofceramicsremainedthesamefromdynastyto

○Theuseofceramicsastradeobjectsisbetterdocumentedthantheuseofceramicsasritual

○Therewaslittlevariationinqualityforanytypeofceramicsover

○Somereligioussculpturesweremadeusingtheearthenwaretypeof

Paragraph3:Theearliestceramicswerefiredtoearthenwaretemperatures,butasearlyasthefifteenthcentury,high-temperaturestonewareswerebeingmadewithglazedDuringtheSixDynastiesperiod(AD265-589),kilnsinnorthChinawereproducinghigh-firedceramicsofgoodWhitewaresproducedinHebeiandHenanprovincesfromtheseventhtothetenthcenturiesevolvedintothehighlyprizedporcelainsoftheSongdynasty(960-1279),longregardedasoneofthehighpointsinthehistoryofChina'sceramicThetraditionofreligioussculptureextendsovermosthistoricalperiodsbutislessclearlydelineatedthanthatofstonewaresorporcelains,foritembracestheoldcustomofearthenwareburialceramicswithlaterreligiousimagesandarchitecturalCeramicproductsalsoincludelead-glazedtombmodelsoftheHandynasty,three-colorlead-glazedvesselsandfiguresoftheTangdynasty,andMingthree-colortempleornaments,inwhichthemotifswereoutlinedinaraisedtrailofslip-aswellasthemanyburialceramicsproducedinimitationofvesselsmadeinmaterialsofhigherintrinsic

Theword"evolve"inthepassageisclosestinmeaningto

○divided

○extended

○developed

○vanished

Whichofthesentencesbelowbestexpressestheessentialinformationinthehighlightedsentenceinthepassage?Incorrectchoiceschangethemeaninginimportantwaysorleaveoutessential

○Whilestonewaresandporcelainsarefoundthroughoutmosthistoricalperiods,religioussculptureislimitedtotheancient

○Religioussculpturewascreatedinmostperiods,butitshistoryislessclearthanthatofstonewaresorporcelainsbecausesomeoldformscontinuedtobeusedevenwhennewoneswere

○Whilestonewaresandporcelainschangedthroughouthistory,religioussculptureremaineduniforminformand

○Thehistoricaldevelopmentofreligioussculptureisrelativelyunclearbecausereligioussculpturessometimesresembleearthenwarearchitectural

Paragraph3supportsallofthefollowingconcerningthehistoryoftheceramicindustryinChinaEXCEPT:

○Theearliesthigh-firedceramicswereofpoor

○CeramicsproducedduringtheTangandMingdynastiessometimesincorporatedmultiple

○EarthenwareceramicswereproducedinChinabeforestonewares

○TheSongdynastyperiodwasnotablefortheproductionofhighqualityporcelain

Paragraph4:TradebetweentheWestandthesettledandprosperousChinesedynastiesintroducednewformsanddifferentOneofthemostfar-reachingexamplesistheimpactofthefineninth-centuryChineseporcelainwaresimportedintotheArabSoadmiredwerethesepiecesthattheyencouragedthedevelopmentofearthenwaremadeinimitationofporcelainandinstigatedresearchintothemethodoftheirFromtheMiddleEasttheChineseacquiredabluepigment-apurifiedformofcobaltoxideunobtainableatthattimeinChina-thatcontainedonlyalowlevelofCobaltoresfoundinChinahaveahighmanganesecontent,whichproducesamoremutedblue-grayIntheseventeenthcentury,thetradingactivitiesoftheDutchEastIndiaCompanyresultedinvastquantitiesofdecoratedChineseporcelainbeingbroughttoEurope,whichstimulatedandinfluencedtheworkofawidevarietyofwares,notablyTheChinesethemselvesadaptedmanyspecificvesselformsfromtheWest,suchasbottleswithlongspouts,anddesignedarangeofdecorativepatternsespeciallyfortheEuropean

Theword"instigate"inthepassageisclosestinmeaningto

○improved

○investigated

○narrowed

○caused

Accordingtoparagraph4,oneconsequenceofthetradeofChineseceramicswas

○thetransferofadistinctivebluepigmentfromChinatotheMiddleEast

○animmediatechangefromearthenwareproductiontoporcelainproductioninEuropeancountries

○ChineseproductionofwaresmadefortheEuropeanmarket

○adecreasednumberofporcelainvesselsavailableontheEuropeanmarket

Paragraph5:JustaspainteddesignsonGreekpotsmayseemtodaytobepurelydecorative,whereasinfacttheywerecarefullyandpreciselyworkedoutsothatatthetime,theirmeaningwasclear,soitiswithChineseTotwentieth-centuryeyes,Chinesepotterymayappearmerelydecorative,yettotheChinesetheformofeachobjectanditsadornmenthadmeaningandThedragonrepresentedtheemperor,andthephoenix,theempress;thepomegranateindicatedfertility,andapairoffish,happiness;mandarinducksstoodforweddedbliss;thepinetree,peach,andcraneareemblemsoflonglife;andfishleapingfromwavesindicatedsuccessinthecivilserviceOnlywhenEuropeandecorativethemeswereintroduceddidthesemeaningsbecomeobscuredoreven

Theword"whereas"inthepassageisclosestinmeaningto

○while

○previously

○surprisingly

○because

Inparagraph5,theauthorcomparesthedesignsonChinesepotstothoseonGreekpotsinorderto

○emphasizethatwhileChinesepotsweredecorative,Greekpotswerefunctional

○arguethatthedesignsonChinesepotshadspecificmeaningsandwerenotjustdecorative

○arguethattwentieth-centuryscholarsarebetterabletounderstandthesedesignsthanwereancientscholars

○explainhowscholarshaveidentifiedthemeaningofspecificimagesonChinesepots

Whichofthefollowingismentionedinparagraph5asbeingsymbolicallyrepresentedonChineseceramics?

○Chineserulers

○loveofhomeland

○loyallytofriends

○successintrade

Paragraph5suggestswhichofthefollowingaboutthedecorationsonChinesepottery?

○Theyhadmoreimportanceforaristocratsthanforordinary

○TheirsignificancemayhaveremainedclearhadtheChinesenotcomeunderforeign

○TheycontainsomeofthesameimagesthatappearonGreekpots

○Theirsignificanceisnowascleartotwentiethcenturyobserversasitwastotheearly

Paragraph6:FromearlytimespotswereusedinbothreligiousandsecularTheimperialcourtcommissionedworkandintheYuandynasty(1279-1368)animperialceramicfactorywasestablishedatPotsplayedanimportantpartinsomereligiousLongandoftenlyricaldescriptionsofthedifferenttypesofwareexistthatassistinclassifyingpots,althoughthesesometimesconfuseanalreadylargeandcomplicated

Theword"these"inthepassagerefersto

○religiousceremonies

○descriptions

○typesofware

○pots

Paragraph4:TradebetweentheWestandthesettledandprosperousChinesedynastiesintroducednewformsanddifferentOneofthemostfar-reachingexamplesistheimpactofthefineninth-centuryChineseporcelainwaresimportedintotheArab■Soadmiredwerethesepiecesthattheyencouragedthedevelopmentofearthenwaremadeinimitationofporcelainandinstigatedresearchintothemethodoftheir■FromtheMiddleEasttheChineseacquiredabluepigment-apurifiedformofcobaltoxideunobtainableatthattimeinChina-thatcontainedonlyalowlevelofCobaltoresfoundinChinahaveahighmanganesecontent,whichproducesamoremutedblue-gray■Intheseventeenthcentury,thetradingactivitiesoftheDutchEastIndiaCompanyresultedinvastquantitiesofdecoratedChineseporcelainbeingbroughttoEurope,whichstimulatedandinfluencedtheworkofawidevarietyofwares,notably■TheChinesethemselvesadaptedmanyspecificvesselformsfromtheWest,suchasbottleswithlongspouts,anddesignedarangeofdecorativepatternsespeciallyfortheEuropean

Lookatthefoursquares[■]thatindicatewherethefollowingsentencecouldbeaddedtothe

Foreigntradewasalsoresponsibleforcertaininnovationsin

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