HuainanNo.1HighSchoolInternationalClassof2013

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QuizeintheClass(Unit6)

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Listentothelecturecarefullyandfillintheblankstocompletethethecontent.Note-takingwillbehelpful.

M:Sowe’vediscussedandlookedat（1）architecture,sculptures,andanumberofpaintings.Arethereanyotherartforms?

W1:Yeah,wedidn’tdiscussliteratureyet.

M:Norhavewediscussed（2）ceramicarts.Alotofartstudentsarenotinterestedinthisartformbecause（3）theydon’tseeitasbeingglamorous.ButIthinkitdoes（4）deservesomeofourattention.Whatexactlyisceramics?

W1:（5）It’smadefromclay.It’sthingslikemugs,cups,plates,pots,tiles,andIthinkbricks,too.

M:Yes!Generally,ceramicarts,whicharesometimesreferredtoaspottery,arepiecesmadefromacombinationofinorganicnon-metallicmaterialsandheat.（6）Inotherwords,it’searthenware.Andindeed,themostcommoningredientisclay,butit’susuallymixedwithvariousminerals.Typically,potteryissomethingyou’vebeenusingyourentirelife.Imeanit’susually（7）kitchenwareandvariousotherkindsofcontainers.Itusually（8）hasutilitarianpurposes,andsometimesit’sdesignedpurelyfor（9）decorativereasons.Becauseofits（10）practicalityanddurability,it’sprobablytheoldestformofart.Manypiecesdatebackseveralthousandyearstotheageofprehistoricman.Earlymanhadlittletimefordecorativeartbutdevelopedpotsprimarilyforpracticalreasons.Imaginedrinkingwaterallthesecenturieswithoutcupsoreatingwithoutplates!

W2:Howdothey（11）makeitlooksorefined?Whatyouseeinthestoresandmuseumshardlylookslikeclay!

M:Oh,I’mgladyouaskedthatquestion.First,muchofthekitchenwarethatyouseeinstoresis（12）massproducedinfactories.Butmakingbeautiful,refined-lookingpotteryisnotdiffi