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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,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