单选题
Native American Pottery

There are several American Indian groups in the Southwest that still make beautiful pottery. Some of this, pottery may be sold at fairly high prices. But the makers consider their work as more than a commercial enterprise. By using methods handed down for generations, the potters express their pride in their cultural inheritance
Some of the most interesting pottery is made by the Pueblo Indians. There are 21 individual pueblos in Arizona and New Mexico. Several are famous for their craftsmanship. To make a pot, these potters use a clay base and add long thin coils of clay to it in a spiral pattern. When they have reached the size they want, the use an implement such as a rock or shell to smooth the surfaces of the pot.
How a pot is decorated and fired depends on the traditions of the group making it. Traditional pottery produced by the Acoma, who have lived for centuries on a high mesa in New Mexico, is first painted with clay slip. The resulting pots, which are prized for their delicacy and strength, may be left white. They may also be painted with black and white patterns or with a combination of black, orange, and brown.
Very distinctive black pottery comes from the San Ildefonso and Santa Clara pueblos. The black color is the result of carbon being released from the animal manure in which the pot is fired. Some artisans hand-rub this ware to a shiny gloss. Others cut patterns into it, resulting in a part shiny, part flat surface. Potters at San Ildefonso make many types of wares. Potters at Santa Clara are especially known for wedding jars—jars with two necks connected by a handle.
Other groups such as the Hopi and the Cochiti also make pottery. Each group uses distinctive methods and produces distinctive forms and designs.
单选题 In the first paragraph the word "inheritance" means ______.
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 文章第一段最后一句话的意思是,通过采用世代相传的制作方式,陶器制造者展示了他们在文化遗产中的骄傲。这里,inheritance的意思是“遗产”。value价值;advertising product广告产物;legacy遗产;artwork艺术品。故选C。
单选题 The second paragraph in the passage is developed mainly through ______.
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 文章第二段主要讲的是制作一个罐子的步骤,不是在对罐子的形态进行描述,也没有讲具体的例子或者故事,故选A。
单选题 The San Ildefonso pueblo is known for ______.
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 文章第四段第一句话提到,具有特色的黑色陶器是由圣伊尔德丰索部落和圣克拉拉部落的普韦布洛人制作的,最后一句提到圣克拉拉部落的陶器尤其以婚礼罐子闻名,选项C、D与题干无关,故选A。
单选题 Traditional methods of making pottery ______.
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 根据文中第二段最后一句“...a rock or shell to smooth the surfaces of the pot.”及第四段第三句“Some artisans hand-rub this ware to a shiny gloss.”可知,制作陶器需要手工打磨,因而会很费时。选项A、C、D在文中均未提及,故选B。
单选题 Another good title for this passage would be ______.
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 文章主要介绍了美国本土一些印第安部落的陶器特点及制作过程。选项A过于片面,选项B、C与文章主旨无关,选项D“一种仍可实主季的古直接费用技艺”指的就是制陶技艺,符合题意,故选D。