《2025年金考卷名师名题单元双测卷高中英语必修第三册译林版》

渗透美育 A porcelain(瓷器) painter is also called a china painter or decorator. In most cases, tableware, such as serving dishes and bowls, serves as the object on which to create the painting. Additionally, a variety of other objects can be used for this art. 36
Porcelain was first created in China. It's known for its hardness and whiteness. Although porcelain was freely traded, the Chinese kept the ingredients(成分) and process for making porcelain secret for hundreds of years. The explorer Marco Polo reportedly introduced porcelain to Europe. 37 With time going by, more and more people around the world were eager to buy porcelain, including decorative ones.
Decorative porcelain objects began to be mass - produced in factories, where porcelain painters could always find work. Wars and bad economic times finally led to the reduction in the creation and sales of decorative porcelain. 38 Today, there are porcelain painting classes, schools, videos, and clubs.
Like other artists, a porcelain painter can choose any subject for his or her art. 39 There are also complex(复杂的) designs of the painters' own choosing.
40 Generally, first choose the right porcelain paint and have porcelain pieces washed and dried. Next, draw an outline of a design and paint the design. Then, the porcelain must be fired at extremely high temperatures. After it cools, the painter applies another layer of paint and then gets the porcelain fired again. The painting and firing can be repeated many times, until the desired beautiful look is achieved.

A.What can be used to paint his or her design?
B.There it was immediately prized for its beauty.
C.Painted porcelain can thus be extremely expensive.
D.Traditionally, people mainly choose flowers, birds, etc.
E.In the 1950s, decorative porcelain became popular again.
F.How can a painter finish the creation of decorative porcelain?
G. Jewelry boxes, flowerpots and decorations are also excellent choices.

答案： 36.G 37.B 38.E 39.D 40.F