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1、英语专四考试阅读冲刺练习带答案Artisconsideredbymanypeopletobelittlemorethanadecorativemeansofgivingpleasure.Thisisnotalwaysthecase,however;attimes,artmaybeseentohaveapurelyfunctionalsideaswell.SuchcouldbesaidofthesandpaintingsoftheNavahoIndiansoftheAmericanSouthwest;thesehaveamedicinalaswellasanartisticpurpose.ani
2、mal,aghost,orthedead.Tocounteractthisevilcontact,theillpersonoroneofhisrelativeswillemployamedicinemancalleda“singer”toperformahealingceremonywhichwillattractapowerfulsupernaturalbeing.Duringtheceremony,whichmaylastfrom2to9days,the“singer”willproduceasandpaintingisthendestroyedanddisposedofsoitspowe
3、rwillnotharmanyone.Theartofsandpaintingishandeddownfromold“singer”totheirstudents.ThematerialusedareeasilyfoundintheareastheNavahoinhabit;brown,red,yellow,andwhitesandstone,whichispulverizedbybeingcrushedbetween2stonesmuchascornsisgroundintoflour.The“singer”holdsasmallamountofthissandinhishandandlet
4、sitflowbetweenhisthumbandfore-fingerontoaclean,flatsurfaceonthefloor.Withasteadyhandandgreatpatience,heisthusabletocreatedesignsofstylizedpeople,snakesandothercreaturesthathavepowerintheNavahobeliefsystem.ThetraditionalNavahodoesnotallowreproductionofsandpaintings,sincehebelievesthesupernaturalpower
5、sthattaughthimthecrafthaveforbiddenthis;however,suchreproductionscaninfactbepurchasedtodayintouristshopsinArizonaandNewMexico.ThesearedonebyeitherNavahoIndiansorbyotherpeoplewhowishtopreservethiscraft.Thepurposeofthepassageisto.discussthemedicalusesofsandpaintingsinmedievalEurope.studythewaysNavahoI
6、ndianshandeddowntheirpaintingart.considerhowNavaho“singer”treattheirailmentswithsandpaintings.tellhowNavahoIndiansapplysandpaintingformedicalpurposes.2.Thepurposeofahealingceremonyliesin.pleasingtheghostsattractingsupernaturalpowersC.attractingtheghostsD.creatingasandpaintingThe“singer”rubssandonthe
7、patientbecause.A.thepatientreceivesstrengthfromthesandithaspharmaceuticalvalueitdecoratesthepatientnoneoftheaboveWhatisusedtoproduceasandpainting?A.PaintBeachsandCrushedsandstoneD.FlourWhichofthefollowingtitleswillbebestsuitthepassage?A.ANewDirectionforMedicalResearchB.TheNavahoIndiansSandpaintingTheProcessofSandpaintingCreationTheNavahoIndiansMedicalHistory答案：