２００１年泰州市中考语文试卷中有这样一道阅读理解题：景泰蓝的纱质灯罩。灯罩透出淡蓝的光圈，微微颤动着，把我们住的小屋，染成一片朦胧的海；这时，我正在观看窗外的波光浪影，海，却骤然地扑了进来。清凉的海水浸泡着我，好像我已不是用嘴呵气，而是用腮；带有土腥味的 In 2001, a reading comprehension question was found in the Taizhou middle school language examination paper: Cloisonne shade. The lamp-shade revealed a pale blue aperture, trembling slightly, and dyed the hut where we lived into a vast expanse of sea; at this time, I was watching the waves of light outside the window, but the sea suddenly rushed in. The cool seawater soaked me, as though I had not used my mouth to breathe.