Vocabulary
Vocabulary of Para 3
ware=陶瓷
wear and tear=磨损
embellish=美化
enamel=珐琅；瓷釉
Main idea of Para 3
To discuss the three key characteristics of Asian wares that impressed and excited admiration among Europeans
exotic=异域的
lacquerware=漆器
resin=树脂
specification=详述；说明
embroidery=刺绣
prototype=原型
Sentence Analysis in Para 2
Translation:
瓷器能够抵抗与沸水接触时的热冲击，但与银器不同（晚十七世纪和早十八世纪的茶壶仍然以银制成），它不会变得令人感到不适地热。
Paraphrasing:
Porcelain could withstand the sudden temperature changes when in contact with boiling water, unlike silver teapots from the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries that tended to become uncomfortably ho
Main idea of Para 2
The characteristics and significance of porcelain, particularly in comparison to silver teapots. It highlights the resistance of porcelain to thermal shock and its suitability for drinking teas
Explain Q11
B is partly composed of
解析: 这个选项表示“incorporates”意为“部分由……组成”。这与原文中的用法一致。原文中的“incorporates kaolin clay”指的是瓷器部分由高岭土组成。因此，这个选项是正确的。
Explain Q13
D选项表示“appropriate”意味着“合适的、适当的”。这与原文的用法相符。原文中提到的“it no doubt seemed the appropriate material”指的是瓷器作为喝茶的合适材料。这反映了瓷器的适宜性或适当性，而不是质量、强度或知名度。因此，这个选项是正确的。
Sentence Analysis in Para 3
Translation
最后，它们装饰着蓝色的绘画图案，或者用明亮的搪瓷装饰，其中的主题和场景对西方人的眼睛肯定显得迷人
Paraphrasing
In the end, they were adorned with painted patterns in blue or brightly enameled decorations, featuring subjects and scenes that must have seemed captivating to Western observers.
Main idea of Para 1
To discuss the introduction and increasing popularity of Asian porcelain in Europe, particularly in Britain, during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. It highlights the characteristics of porcelain, its origins in China, and the incorporation of kaolin clay in its production process
Explain Q12
D选项指出人们增加了对咖啡、茶和巧克力等热饮的消费是瓷器进口量大幅增加的原因。这与原文一致。原文中提到，“One reason for this increased importation of porcelain was the increasing popularity of the hot beverages coffee, chocolate, and tea.” 这明确表明热饮料消费的增加是瓷器进口量增加的一个原因。因此，这个选项是正确的。
Explain Q14
A选项正确。原文提到，“Indeed, its preparation was described in two letters by Pere D'Entrecolles, a Jesuit missionary resident at the great ceramic center of Jingdezhen, China, in 1712 and 1722. These letters were published in Paris in the 1720s...” 这段内容说明了欧洲人是通过Pere D'Entrecolles的信件了解到如何制作瓷器的。信件详细描述了瓷器的制作过程，从而揭示了欧洲人是如何开始学习瓷器制造方法的。因此，这个选项是正确的。
Translation:
就像印度印花棉布卡利科一样，在十八世纪流入西方的大部分中国瓷器都是专门为西方市场定制的，往往是根据欧洲商人提供或规定的原型或设计规格制作的。
Paraphrase:
Similar to calico, the popular Indian cotton cloth, a significant portion of Chinese porcelain exported to the West in the eighteenth century was custom-made for Western consumers. These porcelain pieces were often created based on prototypes or design requirements provided by European merchants.
Main idea of Para 4
To discuss the late-seventeenth-century trend of appreciating exotic Asian goods, particularly porcelain, as part of a broader fashion that included various Asian materials like lacquerware, silks, fans, printed cottons, and embroideries. European consumers of that time had a limited understanding of Asia's geography and cultural diversity, often labeling imported goods as "Indian" due to this lack of knowledge.
Explain Q19
C位置讲述的是随着进口量的增加，围绕瓷器生产的神秘感开始消失。在这里插入关于18世纪瓷器作为餐具流行和如何进一步刺激进口的句子是合适的。这提供了关于瓷器需求增加的额外信息，与进口量增加和对瓷器了解增加的主题相辅相成。因此，这是最佳的插入位置。
Explain Q20
C选项正确。文章中提到，“European demand for imports in the late seventeenth century...a wider fashion that embraced Asian goods in other materials, including Chinese and Japanese lacquerware, silks and fans, and printed cottons and embroideries from the Indian subcontinent.” 这反映了欧洲人对亚洲风格、材料和产品设计的普遍兴趣。
D选项正确。文章指出瓷器适用于饮用热饮料，“Porcelain was resistant to the thermal shock of contact with boiling water...” 和易于运输，“Being heavy and not susceptible to water damage, porcelain was packed underneath the very much lighter cargoes of tea brought by the East India Company.” 这两点使瓷器成为理想的贸易产品。
E选项正确。文章中提到亚洲瓷器的物理特性和装饰特点，“the wares were technically superior to almost all of seventeenth-and eighteenth-century European ceramics, not allowing liquids to pass through and resistant to wear and tear...came embellished with painted patterns in blue, or with brightly enameled decoration.”