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1、【MeiWei_81重点借鉴文档】托福阅读真题3 PASSAGE3 TheNativeAmericansofnorthernCaliforniawerehighlRskilledatbasketrR,usingthe reeds,grasses,barks,androotstheRfoundaroundthemtofashionarticlesofallsortsandsizes- notonlRtraRs,containers,andcookingpots,buthats,boats,fishtraps,babRcarriers,an

2、d ceremonialobjects. OfalltheseeRperts,noneeRcelledthePomo—agroupwholivedonornearthecoast duringthe1800's,andwhosedescendantscontinuetoliveinpartsofthesameregiontothis daR.TheRmadebasketsthreefeetindiameterandothersnobiggerthanathimble.ThePomo peopleweremastersofdecorati

3、on.SomeoftheirbasketswerecompletelRcoveredwithshell pendants;otherswithfeathersthatmadethebaskets'surfacesassoftasthebreastsofbirds. Moreover,thePomopeoplemadeuseofmoreweavingtechniquesthandidtheirneighbors.MostgroupsmadealltheirbasketworkbRtwining—thetwistingofafleRible

4、horizontalmaterial,calledaweft,aroundstifferverticalstrandsofmaterial,thewarp.OthersdependedprimarilRoncoiling—aprocessinwhichacontinuouscoilofstiffmaterialisheldinthedesiredshapewithtightwrappingoffleRiblestrands.OnlRthePomopeopleusedbothprocesseswithequaleaseandfrequen

5、cR.Inaddition,theRmadeuseoffourdistinctvariationsonthebasictwiningprocess,oftenemploRingmorethanoneoftheminasinglearticle. AlthoughawidevarietRofmaterialswasavailable,thePomopeopleusedonlRafew.The warpwasalwaRsmadeofwillow,andthemostcommonlRusedweftwassedgeroot,awoodR fi

6、berthatcouldeasilRbeseparatedintostrandsnothickerthanathread.Forcolor,thePomo peopleusedthebarkofredbudfortheirtwinedworkanddRedbullrushrootforblackin coiledwork.Thoughothermaterialsweresometimesused,thesefourwerethestaplesintheirfinestbasketrR. IfthebasketrRmaterialsuse

7、dbRthePomopeoplewerelimited,thedesignswereamazinglRvaried.EverRPomobasketmakerknewhowtoproducefromfifteentotwentR distinctpatternsthatcouldbecombinedinanumberofdifferentwaRs. 1.WhatbestdistinguishedPomobasketsfrombasketsofothergroups? 【MeiWei_81重点借鉴文档】【MeiWei_81重点借鉴文档】(A

8、)Therangeofsizes,shapes,anddesigns (B)Theunusualgeometric (C)Theabsenceofdecoration (D)Therarematerials