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made for cooking, storing food, and carrying things from place to place. Pottery was so important to the
early culture that scientists now study it to learn more about ancient civilizations. The more advanced the
pottery in terms of pictures, materials and making, the more advanced the culture itself.
The artisan who makes pottery in North America today use his or her skill and imagination to create
items that are beautiful as well as useful, turning something ordinary into something special. The potter
uses one of the Earth"s most basic materials, clay. Clay can be found almost anywhere. Good pottery
clay must be free from all small stones and other hard materials that would make the potting steps
difficult. Most North American artisan potters now buy ready-made clay in stores, but some find the clay
they need right in the earth, close to where they work.
The most important tools potters use are their own hands; however, they also use wooden modeling
tools, plain wire, and sponges. Plain wire is used to cut away the finished pot from its vase on the potter"s wheel.
After a finished pot is dried of all its wet part in the open air, it is placed in a kiln and fired. The first
firing hardens the pottery, arid it is then ready to be glazed and fired again.
For areas where they do not want any glaze, such as the bottom of the pot, artisans paint on melted
wax that will later bum off in the kiln. They then pour on the liquid glaze and let it run over the clay surface, making any kind of designs that they want.
B. The training of an artisan
C. The making of pottery
D. The lives of people in the past
B. pottery
C. lives
D. culture
B. They make it.
C. They dig it from the earth.
D. They exchange for it.
B. A plain wire
C. potters own fingers
D. fire
B. water
C. kiln
D. paint
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_2_. Hearing a strange noise from the back of the car, he naturally got out to examined
the wheels carefully, but he found nothing wrong, so he continued his way. _3_. Quickly turning his head,
the man saw something like a great black cloud following the car. When he stopped at a village further on, he was told that a queen bee must be hidden in his car as there were thousands of bees nearby.
_4_. After an hour"s hard driving, he arrived safely in London, where he parked his car
outside a hotel and went in. Soon afterwards a customer who had seen him arrive hurried in to tell him that his car was covered with bees. And he advised that he should call a bee- keeper. _5_. He found the
unwelcome passenger hidden near the wheels at the back of the car. Very thankful to the driver for this
unexpected gift, the bee-keeper took the queen and her thousands of followers home in a large box.
B. Insects are very important to human beings.
C. An unfortunate man had to stop his car on his way from a country village to drive to London
D. On learning this, the man drove away as quickly as possible.
E. The driver gave the bee-keeper a special gift.
F. Again the noise began immediately and became even louder.
G. The latter, however, quickly draw attention to
through your mind as you were going through that negativity (消极)? Was your mind cluttered with (充
斥) different kinds of thoughts? Or was it paralyzed, unable to think?
The next time you find yourself in the middle of a very stressful time, or you feel angry or frustrated,
stop. Yes, that"s right, stop. Whatever you"re doing, stop and sit for one minute. While you"re sitting
there, completely immerse yourself in the negative emotion.
Allow that emotion to consume you. Allow yourself one minute to truly feel that emotion. Don"t cheat
yourself here. Take the entire minute-but only one minute-to do nothing else but feel that emotion.
When the minute is over, ask yourself, "Am I willing to keep holding on to this negative emotion as I
go through the rest of the day?"
Once you"ve allowed yourself to be totally immersed in the emotion and really feel it, you will be
surprised to find that the emotion clears rather quickly.
If you feel you need to hold on to the emotion for a little longer, that is OK. Allow yourself another
minute to feel the emotion.
When you feel you"ve had enough of the emotion, ask yourself if you"re willing to carry that negativity
with you for the rest of the day. If not, take a deep breath. As you exhale, release all that negativity with
your breath.
This exercise seems simple-almost too simple. But, it is very effective. By allowing that negative
emotion the space to be truly felt, you are dealing with the emotion rather than stuffing it down and trying
not to feel it. You are actually taking away the power of the emotion by giving it the space and attention it
needs. When you immerse yourself in the emotion, and realize that it is only emotion, it loses its control.
You can clear your head and proceed with your task.
B. confusion
C. depression
D. sorrow
B. Ignore it and do something else.
C. Just do nothing and truly feel that emotion.
D. Think about it and try to deal with it immediately.
B. get rid of
C. cut off
D. throw into
B. Deep Breath, Trouble Away.
C. Try to Avoid the Negative Emotion.
D. Keep Holding on to This Negative Emotion as Long as Possible.
B. optimistic
C. frightened
D. confused
attending a round of interviews. Naturally Tan Kaiyin, a 21-year-old student is excited when she was
selected, as more than 660, 000 people signed up to volunteer at the 16th Asian Games in Guangzhou,
but only less than 10 percent were finally chosen to work in the venues and wear the white and green
sport uniforms.
Like in any major sporting event, volunteers play a vital role in assisting with operations and Tan"s
function here is not any different. She is based at the Garden Hotel and is tasked with helping guests and
officials who have issues with their accreditation cards (注册卡). "I deal with guests from all over the
world, I have never met so many international people and it is very, very exciting to have this opportunity
to interact with them. They come to the office because they need to make a change in their accreditation
card and usually they are in a hurry, so we try our best to get it done quickly."
She admits the first few days involved extremely long hours, however she likes the challenge as it
gives her an immense sense of satisfaction especially when an irate guest turns a frown into a smile and
says "thank you".
Tan deals with people from different cultures and personalities and feels she has learned so much in
the past week, an experience that she would have never gotten if not for the Guangzhou Asian Games,
therefore she is very happy and grateful for being a part of this. She also has kind words for her
managers and fellow colleagues and says the hard work and positive atmosphere has bonded them into
a family. She enjoys her responsibilities so much that she is afraid of feeling lost when the Games finally
end on Nov. 27.
However, she is aware of all the positive effects the Games have had on Guangzhou. From
improvements to air and water quality to better transportation and infrastructure in the city, but most
importantly to her is the fact that the Asian Games has placed Guangzhou prominently onto the world
map. This, she believes, will encourage people from all over the world to continue visiting her city, and
this in turn will give the residents of Guangzhou a fantastic opportunity to continue learning about different
cultures. The official Asian Games Volunteer Slogan is, "Together, we can make it better!" Indeed it
seems they can.
B. It is not difficult to be selected as a volunteer at the 16th Asian Games.
C. Tan felt excited to have the opportunity to interact with people from all over the world.
D. It is very easy for Tan to do the voluntary work.
B. She earned a large amount of money
C. She learned different cultures
D. She dealt with people from different personalities.
B. Asian Games has place Guangzhou prominently onto the world map.
C. The Game will give the residents of Guangzhou a fantastic opportunity to continue learning
about different cultures.
D. It disturbs people"s normal life who are living in Guangzhou.
B. optimistic
C. responsible
D. depressed
"It"s so dreadful to be poor!" sighed Meg, looking down at her old dress.
"I don"t think it"s fair for some girls to have plenty of pretty things, and other girls nothing at all," added
little Amy, with an injured sniff.
"We"ve got father and mother and each other," said Beth, contentedly.
The four young faces on which the firelight shone brightened at the cheerful words, but darkened again as Jo said sadly: "We haven"t got father, and shall not have him for a long time." She didn"t say "perhaps
never", but each silently added it, thinking of father far away, where the fighting was.
Nobody spoke for a minute; then Meg said in an altered tone: "You know the reason mother
proposed not having any presents this Christmas was because it is going to be a hard winter for everyone; and she thinks we ought not to spend money for pleasure when our men are suffering so in the army. We
can"t do much, but we can make our little sacrifices, and ought to do it gladly. But I am afraid I don"t";
and Meg shook her head, and she thought regretfully of all the pretty things she wanted.
"But I don"t think the little we should spend would do any good. We"ve each got a dollar, and the
army wouldn"t be much helped by our giving that. I agree not to expect anything from mother or you, but
I do want to buy UNDINE AND SINTRAM for myself; I"ve wanted it so long," said Jo, who was a
bookworm.
"I planned to spend mine on new music," said Beth, with a little sigh.
"I shall get a nice box of Faber"s drawing pencils; I really need them," said Amy, decidedly.
"Mother didn"t say anything about our money, and she won"t wish us to give up everything. Let"s each
buy what we want, and have a little fun; I"m sure we work hard enough to earn it," cried Jo, examining
the heels of her shoes in a gentlemanly manner.
"I know I do-teaching those tiresome children nearly all day when I am longing to enjoy myself at
home," began Meg, in the complaining tone again.
"You don"t have half such a hard time as I do," said Jo. "How would you like to be shut up for hours
with a nervous, fussy old lady, who is never satisfied, and worries you till you"re ready to fly out of the
window or cry?"
"It"s naughty to fret; but I do think washing dishes and keeping things tidy is the worst work in the
world. It makes me cross; and my hands get so stiff, I can"t practice well at all"; and Beth looked at her
rough hands with a sigh that anyone could hear.
"I don"t believe any of you suffer as I do." cried Amy, "for you don"t have to go to school with
impertinent girls, who plague you if you don"t know your lessons, and laugh at your dresses, and label
your father if he isn"t rich."
"If you mean libel, I"d say so, and not talk about labels, as if papa was a pickle-bottle," advised Jo,
laughing.
"I know what I mean, and you needn"t be satirical about it. It"s proper to use good words, and
improve your vocabulary," returned Amy, with dignity.
"Don"t peck at one another, children. Don"t you wish we had the money papa lost when we were
little, Jo? Dear me! How happy and good we"d be, if we had no worries!" said Meg, who could
remember better times.
"You once said you thought we were a deal happier than the King children, for they were fighting
and fretting all the time, in spite of their money."
"So I did. I think we are; for, though we do have to work, we make fun for ourselves, and are a pretty
jolly set, as Jo would say." Jo immediately sat up, put her hands in her pockets, and began to whistle.
"Don"t, Jo; it"s so boyish!"
"That"s why I do it."
"I detest rude, unladylike girls!"
"I hate affected, niminy-piminy chits!"
"Birds in their little nests agree" sang Beth, the peacemaker, with such a funny face that both sharp
voices softened to a laugh, and the `pecking" ended for that time.
B. Meg; Beth
C. Meg; Amy
D. Amy; Beth
B. Their father is away at the war, leaving them at home with their mother.
C. The passage is a story about three girls and a boy in a family.
D. The four children in the passage all work and earn their own money.
B. They all agreed that giving the money to the army was of little help.
C. They all agreed that giving the money to the army was of much help.
D. They all agreed to save the money and buy a gift for their father.
B. excited
C. interested
D. angry
B. Beth"s family is poor and they are unhappy about it.
C. Money can bring much happiness to their family.
D. Money does not necessarily mean happiness.
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