专八阅读：印第安的生活
<p> 2012英语专业八级阅读理解模拟试题(2)</p><p> <span word="As">As</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="thousand">thousand</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Southwest">Southwest</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Hopi">Hopi</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Zuni">Zuni</span> <span word="Indians">Indians</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="North">North</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="adobe">adobe</span>-<span word="sun">sun</span> <span word="baked">baked</span> <span word="brick">brick</span> <span word="plastered">plastered</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="mud">mud</span>. <span word="Their">Their</span> <span word="homes">homes</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="remarkably">remarkably</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="modern">modern</span> <span word="apartment">apartment</span> <span word="houses">houses</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="stories">stories</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="contained">contained</span> <span word="quarters">quarters</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="thousand">thousand</span> <span word="people">people</span>, <span word="along">along</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="store">store</span> <span word="rooms">rooms</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="grain">grain</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="goods">goods</span>. <span word="These">These</span> <span word="buildings">buildings</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="cliffs">cliffs</span>, <span word="both">both</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="construction">construction</span> <span word="easier">easier</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="defense">defense</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="enemies">enemies</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="villages">villages</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="Spanish">Spanish</span> <span word="explorers">explorers</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="realized">realized</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="pueblos">pueblos</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="Spanish">Spanish</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="town">town</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pueblos">pueblos</span> <span word="raised">raised</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="sisters">sisters</span> - <span word="corn">corn</span>, <span word="beans">beans</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="squash">squash</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="excellent">excellent</span> <span word="pottery">pottery</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="wove">wove</span> <span word="marvelous">marvelous</span> <span word="baskets">baskets</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="fine">fine</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="hold">hold</span> <span word="water">water</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Southwest">Southwest</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dry">dry</span> <span word="country">country</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="scarce">scarce</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Hopi">Hopi</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Zuni">Zuni</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="streams">streams</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="fields">fields</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="gardens">gardens</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="irrigation">irrigation</span> <span word="ditches">ditches</span>. <span word="Water">Water</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="played">played</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="role">role</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="religion">religion</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="developed">developed</span> <span word="elaborate">elaborate</span> <span word="ceremonies">ceremonies</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="religious">religious</span> <span word="rituals">rituals</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="rain">rain</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="settled">settled</span> <span word="groups">groups</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="simpler">simpler</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="strongly">strongly</span> <span word="influenced">influenced</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="nature">nature</span>. <span word="Small">Small</span> <span word="tribes">tribes</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Shoshone">Shoshone</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Ute">Ute</span> <span word="wandered">wandered</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dry">dry</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="mountainous">mountainous</span> <span word="lands">lands</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Rocky">Rocky</span> <span word="Mountains">Mountains</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Pacific">Pacific</span> <span word="Ocean">Ocean</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="gathered">gathered</span> <span word="seeds">seeds</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hunted">hunted</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="animals">animals</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="rabbits">rabbits</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="snakes">snakes</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Far">Far</span> <span word="North">North</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ancestors">ancestors</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="todays">todays</span> <span word="Inuit">Inuit</span> <span word="hunted">hunted</span> <span word="seals">seals</span>, <span word="walruses">walruses</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="whales">whales</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="lived">lived</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="frozen">frozen</span> <span word="seas">seas</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="shelters">shelters</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="igloos">igloos</span> <span word="built">built</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="blocks">blocks</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="packed">packed</span> <span word="snow">snow</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="summer">summer</span> <span word="came">came</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="fished">fished</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="salmon">salmon</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hunted">hunted</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lordly">lordly</span> <span word="caribou">caribou</span>.</p>
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