阅读理解 Potteryis the name given to all kinds of useful or artistic objects made from clay．Pottery can be plates or water pots or baskets．Pottery can be large or small, fancy or plain．Pottery is part 题目和参考答案——青夏教育精英家教网—

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　　Pottery(陶器)is the name given to all kinds of useful or artistic objects made from clay．Pottery can be plates or water pots or baskets．Pottery can be large or small, fancy or plain．Pottery is part of the large family of ceramics(陶器)．Ceramics are synthetic materials．For example, bricks and tiles(瓦片)are both ceramics．

　　How is pottery made?First, a potter takes some clay．Clay is a soft, red material from the earth．It looks a little like red dirt, but it’s very different．Clay is thick and rich．Wet clay can be worked into any shape．When the clay dries, it will keep that shape．The potter takes some clay and pushes and squeezes(挤压)it until it is soft and smooth．After that, the clay can be shaped into anything．There are several ways to shape clay．Sometimes potters use their hands．Sometimes they use a special wheel．They place the clay in the center of a round, flat wheel．The wheel moves very fast, and the potter shapes the clay．

　　After the potter has shaped the clay, it can be decorated(装饰)．Potters use glaze(釉，覆罩的一层), which is a kind of paint, to decorate their work．Some glazes are very simple．Other glazes have beautiful colors and designs．The glaze is not just beautiful．It is also useful．The glaze makes the pottery smooth and waterproof．Potters also make some decorative lines and designs on the surface．After it is decorated, the clay must be baked, or fired, in a special oven．

　　Baking the clay at very high temperature makes it hard and strong．Firing also makes the glaze stick to the pottery．When the firing is over, the potter carefully removes the pottery from the oven and lets it cool slowly．If it cools too quickly, it could crack and break．

　　Since pottery is waterproof, it is very popular for dishes．You can find examples of pottery in almost any home．But pottery can also be found in museums．Some pieces of pottery are valuable and beautiful pieces of art．

(1)

It is possible that ceramics are materials of ________．
[　　]
A．	metal
B．	plastic
C．	wood
D．	earth

(2)

The word “waterproof” means ________．
[　　]
A．	能盛水的
B．	防水的
C．	溶解于水的
D．	吸水性强的

(3)

Which statement is NOT true according to the passage?
[　　]
A．	Plates, water pots and bowls are all examples of pottery．
B．	Wet clay can be made into anything of different shapes by the hands or a special wheel．
C．	The clay becomes smooth and waterproof because of the glaze．
D．	After the firing in high temperature, pottery is easy to break．

(4)

Ceramics can be made into all kinds of shapes．
[　　]
A．	with a machine
B．	by hand
C．	with a common tool
D．	in a special way

(5)

Why can pottery also be found in museums?
[　　]
A．	Someone sent it to museums．
B．	It can be sold at a high price．
C．	Because it has been broken．
D．	Some pieces of pottery are valuable and beautiful pieces of art．

答案：1．D;2．B;3．D;4．B;5．D;
解析：

(1)	根据第一段最后一句“bricks and tiles(瓦片)are both ceramics”和第二段的一、二句可知。
(2)	根据语境可知：上釉是为了光滑也能防水。其他选项不合题意。
(3)	仔细阅读全文可知，高温之后，陶器不容易碎，其他选项都能从文章里找到根据，故D项是错误的。
(4)	根据第二段倒数第三句可知。
(5)	根据文章的最后一段可知。

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