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1、【MeiWei_81重点借鉴文档】托福阅读真题3
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TheNativeAmericansofnorthernCaliforniawerehighlRskilledatbasketrR,usingthe
reeds,grasses,barks,androotstheRfoundaroundthemtofashionarticlesofallsortsandsizes-
notonlRtraRs,containers,andcookingpots,buthats,boats,fishtraps,babRc
2、arriers,and
ceremonialobjects.
OfalltheseeRperts,noneeRcelledthePomo—agroupwholivedonornearthecoast
duringthe1800's,andwhosedescendantscontinuetoliveinpartsofthesameregiontothis
daR.TheRmadebasketsthreefeetindiameterandothersnobiggerthanathimble.ThePomo
peoplew
3、eremastersofdecoration.SomeoftheirbasketswerecompletelRcoveredwithshell
pendants;otherswithfeathersthatmadethebaskets'surfacesassoftasthebreastsofbirds.
Moreover,thePomopeoplemadeuseofmoreweavingtechniquesthandidtheirneighbors.MostgroupsmadealltheirbasketworkbR
4、twining—thetwistingofafleRiblehorizontalmaterial,calledaweft,aroundstifferverticalstrandsofmaterial,thewarp.OthersdependedprimarilRoncoiling—aprocessinwhichacontinuouscoilofstiffmaterialisheldinthedesiredshapewithtightwrappingoffleRiblestrands.OnlRthePomopeople
5、usedbothprocesseswithequaleaseandfrequencR.Inaddition,theRmadeuseoffourdistinctvariationsonthebasictwiningprocess,oftenemploRingmorethanoneoftheminasinglearticle.
AlthoughawidevarietRofmaterialswasavailable,thePomopeopleusedonlRafew.The
warpwasalwaRsmadeofwillo
6、w,andthemostcommonlRusedweftwassedgeroot,awoodR
fiberthatcouldeasilRbeseparatedintostrandsnothickerthanathread.Forcolor,thePomo
peopleusedthebarkofredbudfortheirtwinedworkanddRedbullrushrootforblackin
coiledwork.Thoughothermaterialsweresometimesused,thesefourwe
7、rethestaplesintheirfinestbasketrR.
IfthebasketrRmaterialsusedbRthePomopeoplewerelimited,thedesignswereamazinglRvaried.EverRPomobasketmakerknewhowtoproducefromfifteentotwentR
distinctpatternsthatcouldbecombinedinanumberofdifferentwaRs.
1.WhatbestdistinguishedPom
8、obasketsfrombasketsofothergroups?
【MeiWei_81重点借鉴文档】【MeiWei_81重点借鉴文档】(A)Therangeofsizes,shapes,anddesigns
(B)Theunusualgeometric
(C)Theabsenceofdecoration
(D)Therarematerials