《2026年通城学典全国中考试题分类精粹英语》

Bill:（reading）"White like jade, bright as a mirror, thin as paper, sound like a bell."
Mom: Is that for your Chinese story competition?
Bill: Yes. It describes porcelain(瓷器) in Jingdezhen, the "Porcelain Capital of the World".
Mom: Interesting!
Bill: Many cities in China have a long history of the porcelain industry. They have created wonderful porcelain pieces.
Mom: Like Rongchang? We made a bowl in the workshop.
Bill:（smiling）Lots of fun. But that's pottery(陶器). Rongchang is called the "Pottery Capital of China", with Yixing, Jianshui, and Qinzhou. Chinese pottery has a very long history. Porcelain develops from pottery.
Mom: Any differences?
Bill: Er...（searching online）The clay is different. And porcelain is fired at a temperature above 1,200°C; pottery below 1,000°C.
Mom: But they look so similar.
Bill: They are called taoci in Chinese. But porcelain feels harder and produces a clear sound.
Mom:（tapping a vase）Like this?
Bill:（nodding）It's blue and white porcelain, one of the four famous types in Jingdezhen, together with linglong porcelain, famille rose porcelain and color - glazed porcelain.
Mom: Any others?
Bill: Many other places also have well - known types, like Dehua porcelain.
Mom: The Silk Road on the sea?
Bill: Yes. Dehua porcelain was mainly collected by Europeans at that time. Along with China's silk and tea, porcelain was one of the first goods traveling around the world.
Mom: Chinese porcelain has deeply influenced the world porcelain industry.
Bill: This is also in my story. And I'm thinking about what else I can talk about.
Mom: How about some Chinese artists? They create priceless works and have students from all over the world. One of them said, "Color is universal. There is no barrier to cultural communication."
Bill: Yes! For Chinese culture, I will be a carrier!
Mom: Excellent!
Bill: Thank you, Mom. How can I know that much like you? There's still something unclear.
Mom: How about visiting a porcelain museum?
Bill: Good idea!
1. What will Bill mainly talk about in his Chinese story competition?
A. Chinese cities.
B. Chinese history.
C. Chinese pottery.
D. Chinese porcelain.
2. What can we learn about porcelain and pottery?
A. Porcelain feels much softer than pottery.
B. Porcelain is fired at a temperature above 1,200°C.
C. Pottery has a much shorter history than porcelain.
D. Pottery and porcelain use the same kind of clay.
3. What does the underlined word "This" refer to?
A. A famous Chinese artist.
B. Dehua porcelain.
C. The Silk Road on the sea.
D. The influence of Chinese porcelain.
4. Why is Bill's mom always asking questions?
A. Because she knows nothing at all.
B. Because she wants to be an artist.
C. Because she is encouraging her son.
D. Because she is interested in her bowl.

答案： (七)[主旨大意]本材料是比尔和妈妈关于中国陶瓷文化的对话。
1.D 解析:细节理解题。根据“Mom：Is that for your Chinese story competition?Bill：Yes. It describes porcelain in Jingdezhen”可知，比尔在中国故事比赛中要介绍中国的瓷器。
2.B 解析:细节理解题。根据“And porcelain is fired at a temperature above 1,200℃；pottery below 1,000℃.”可知答案。
3.D 解析:代词指代题。根据“Chinese porcelain has deeply influenced the world porcelain industry.”可知，画线词This指代“中国瓷器的影响”。
4.C 解析:推理判断题。根据“Bill：Thank you，Mom. How can I know that much like you?There’s still something unclear. Mom：How about visiting a porcelain museum?”可知，妈妈总是提问是想鼓励她的儿子。