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1、托福阅读真题3
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TheNativeAmericansofnorthernCaliforniawerehighlyskilledatbasketry,usingthe
reeds,grasses,barks,androotstheyfoundaroundthemtofashionarticlesofallsortsandsizes-
notonlytrays,containers,andcookingpots,buthats,boats,fishtraps,babycarriers,and
ceremonialobject
2、s.
Ofalltheseexperts,noneexcelledthePomo—agroupwholivedonornearthecoast
duringthe1800's,andwhosedescendantscontinuetoliveinpartsofthesameregiontothis
day.Theymadebasketsthreefeetindiameterandothersnobiggerthanathimble.ThePomo
peopleweremastersofdecoration.Someoftheirbaske
3、tswerecompletelycoveredwithshell
pendants;otherswithfeathersthatmadethebaskets'surfacesassoftasthebreastsofbirds.
Moreover,thePomopeoplemadeuseofmoreweavingtechniquesthandidtheirneighbors.Mostgroupsmadealltheirbasketworkbytwining—thetwistingofaflexiblehorizontalmaterial,c
4、alledaweft,aroundstifferverticalstrandsofmaterial,thewarp.Othersdependedprimarilyoncoiling—aprocessinwhichacontinuouscoilofstiffmaterialisheldinthedesiredshapewithtightwrappingofflexiblestrands.OnlythePomopeopleusedbothprocesseswithequal..easeandfrequency.Inaddition,theym
5、adeuseoffourdistinctvariationsonthebasictwiningprocess,oftenemployingmorethanoneoftheminasinglearticle.
Althoughawidevarietyofmaterialswasavailable,thePomopeopleusedonlyafew.The
warpwasalwaysmadeofwillow,andthemostcommonlyusedweftwassedgeroot,awoody
fiberthatcouldeasilybe
6、separatedintostrandsnothickerthanathread.Forcolor,thePomo
peopleusedthebarkofredbudfortheirtwinedworkanddyedbullrushrootforblackin
coiledwork.Thoughothermaterialsweresometimesused,thesefourwerethestaplesintheirfinestbasketry.
IfthebasketrymaterialsusedbythePomopeoplewerel
7、imited,thedesignswereamazinglyvaried.EveryPomobasketmakerknewhowtoproducefromfifteentotwenty
distinctpatternsthatcouldbecombinedinanumberofdifferentways.
1.WhatbestdistinguishedPomobasketsfrombasketsofothergroups?
(A)Therangeofsizes,shapes,anddesigns
(B)Theunusualgeometri
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(C)Theabsenceofdecoration
(D)Therarematerialsused
2.Theword"fashion"inline2isclosestinmeaningt
