The California region boasts a wide variety of climates and geographical feat...

问题 The California region boasts a wide variety of climates and geographical features, rivaling any other area of comparable dimensions. Nearly all but the eastern-edge California Native Americans lived where environmental conditions were favorable, making food relatively accessible. Along the Pacific Coast, they hunted fish and sea mammals by boat. Included were such California tribes as the Chumash, Yurok and Pomo. The Maidu and Pomo principally ate acorns, which have a higher calorie rating than wheat. They pounded the hard nuts with stones and washed out the bitter taste with water. The Pomo crafted what were arguably the finest baskets in all of indigenous America. They made baskets as small as a thimble and as big as a yard in width. They made watertight baskets for cooking acorn mush and seed gruel, as well as for carrying and storing food. They wove especially beautiful baskets for presents and as offerings to forebears. Some were bedecked with colorful bird feathers and shells. Their skill also was applied to trays, boats, headgear and baby carriers, such as a wickerwork cradleboard in which an infant spent his first year. Their mothers wore hats that resembled bowl-shape baskets. The California natives lived in communities numbering up to 2,000 with dwellings arrayed in groups. A house consisted of a round frame covered with grass. There was a skylight in the roof and the beds were made on skin-covered frames—each with a partition for privacy. In the center of the floor, they made a cook fire for seeds, nuts, fish and other foods. More than 100 languages flourished in California before European contact; most are gone today. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage 查看材料

选项 A.There are over 100 languages in California now. B.There were nearly 2,000 houses in a community. C.The Pomo mainly fed on acorns as well as the Maidu. D.All California native Americans lived in environmental places.

答案 C

解析根据文章最后一句，“More than l00 languages flourished in California before European contact：most are gone today．”可知，在欧洲语言交流出现之前，加利福尼亚地区有100多种语言，但是今天在这些语言中大部分都消失了，即现在加利福尼亚地区的大部分语言都不存在了，故排除A。文中最后一段第一句说“The California natives lived in communities numbering up to 2，000 with dwellings…”，加利福尼亚本土居民居住在一个有2 000多住所的社区，这里是说本土居民居住的社区，并不是说任意一个社区都有2 000多个房子，故B错。根据文章第一段倒数第二句话，“The Maidn and Pomo principally ate acorns…”可知，Maidu和Pomo的人一样，他们的主要食物是橡树果，故C正确。根据文章第一段第二句“Nearly all but the eastern—edge California Nailve Americans hved where environmental conditions were favorable…”“除了东部加利福尼亚本地美国人。几乎所有的加利福尼亚本士居民都生活在一个环境条件相对优越的地方……”可知，并不是所有加利福尼亚本土居民都生活在环境条件优越的地方，故排除D。

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