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xx年12月大学英语六级阅读练习题xx年12月大学英语六级阅读练习题 Art isconsidered bymany peopleto belittle morethan adecorative meansof givingpleasure.This isnot alwaysthe case,however;at times,art maybe seento havea purelyfunctional sideas well.Such couldbe saidof thesandpaintings of the NavahoIndians ofthe AmericanSouthwest;these havea medicinalas wellas anartistic purpose. Aording toNavaho traditions,one whosuffers fromeither amental ora physicalillness hasin eway disturbedor ein contactwith thesupernatural—perhaps acertain animal,a ghost,or thedead.To counteractthis evilcontact,the illperson orone ofhis relativeswill employa medicineman calleda“singer”to performa healingceremony whichwill attracta powerfulsupernatural being. During theceremony,which maylast from2to9days,the“singer”will producea sandpaintingon thefloor ofthe Navahohogan.On thelast dayoftheceremony,the patientwill siton thissandpainting andthe“singe...。