大学英语六级考试阅读：背诵美文(5)
<p> <span word="Pottery">Pottery</span></p><p> <span word="Ancient">Ancient</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="clay">clay</span> <span word="pottery">pottery</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="survival">survival</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pots">pots</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="cooking">cooking</span>, <span word="storing">storing</span> <span word="food">food</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="carrying">carrying</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="place">place</span>. <span word="Pottery">Pottery</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="cultures">cultures</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="scientists">scientists</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="civilizations">civilizations</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="advanced">advanced</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pottery">pottery</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="terms">terms</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="decoration">decoration</span>, <span word="materials">materials</span>, <span word="glazes">glazes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="manufacture">manufacture</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="advanced">advanced</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="culture">culture</span> <span word="itself">itself</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="artisan">artisan</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="pottery">pottery</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="North">North</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="today">today</span> <span word="utilizes">utilizes</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="skill">skill</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="imagination">imagination</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="create">create</span> <span word="items">items</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="beautiful">beautiful</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="functional">functional</span>, <span word="transforming">transforming</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="ordinary">ordinary</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="unique">unique</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="potter">potter</span> <span word="uses">uses</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Earths">Earths</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="basic">basic</span> <span word="materials">materials</span>, <span word="clay">clay</span>. <span word="Clay">Clay</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="anywhere">anywhere</span>. <span word="Good">Good</span> <span word="pottery">pottery</span> <span word="clay">clay</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="stones">stones</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="materials">materials</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="potting">potting</span> <span word="process">process</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span>. <span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="North">North</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="artisan">artisan</span> <span word="potters">potters</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="purchase">purchase</span> <span word="commercially">commercially</span> <span word="processed">processed</span> <span word="clay">clay</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="clay">clay</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="earth">earth</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="work">work</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="tools">tools</span> <span word="potters">potters</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="hands">hands</span>; <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="wire">wire</span> <span word="loop">loop</span> <span word="tools">tools</span>, <span word="wooden">wooden</span> <span word="modeling">modeling</span> <span word="tools">tools</span>, <span word="plain">plain</span> <span word="wire">wire</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sponges">sponges</span>. <span word="Plain">Plain</span> <span word="wire">wire</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="finished">finished</span> <span word="pot">pot</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="base">base</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="potters">potters</span> <span word="wheel">wheel</span>. <span word="After">After</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="finished">finished</span> <span word="pot">pot</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="dried">dried</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="moisture">moisture</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="air">air</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="placed">placed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="kiln">kiln</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fired">fired</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="firing">firing</span> <span word="hardens">hardens</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pottery">pottery</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="ready">ready</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="glazed">glazed</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fired">fired</span> <span word="again">again</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="glaze">glaze</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bottom">bottom</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pot">pot</span>, <span word="artisans">artisans</span> <span word="paint">paint</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="melted">melted</span> <span word="wax">wax</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="burn">burn</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="kiln">kiln</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="pour">pour</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="liquid">liquid</span> <span word="glaze">glaze</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="let">let</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="clay">clay</span> <span word="surface">surface</span>, <span word="making">making</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="decorative">decorative</span> <span word="pattern">pattern</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="want">want</span>.</p>
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