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The people of the pueblos raised what are calledthe three sisters - corn, beans, and squash. They made excellent pottery and wove marvelous baskets, some so fine that they could hold water. The Southwest has always been a dry country, where water is scarce. The Hopi and Zuni brought water from streams to their fields and gardens through irrigation ditches. Water was so important that it played a major role in their religion. They developed elaborate ceremonies and religious rituals to bring rain.
The way of life of less settled groups was simpler and more strongly influenced by nature. Small tribes such as the Shoshone and Ute wandered the dry and mountainous lands between the Rocky Mountains and the Pacific Ocean. They gathered seeds and hunted small animals such as small rabbits and snakes. In the Far North the ancestors of today’s Inuit hunted seals, walruses, and the great whales. They lived right>
The Cheyenne, Pawnee, and Sioux tribes, known as the Plains Indians, lived>
B. The movement of American Indians across North America.
C. Ceremonies and rituals of American Indians.
D. The way of life of American Indian tribes in early North America.
17. It can be inferred from the passage that the dwellings of the Hopi and Zuni were______.
A. very small
?B. highly advanced
?C. difficult to defend
?D. quickly constructed
参考谜底及解析：
16. D) 按照阅读短文可知，作者首要描述了北美地域分歧印第安部落的分歧的糊口体例 。故选项D为正确谜底。
17. B) 此题为揣度题。按照文章第一段可知，早在一千年前Hopi和Zuni两支北美印第安部落就用一种砖坯“adobe”来建造衡宇，高可达四层楼高，有栖身室还有储藏室，颇像现代的公寓，故选项B(高度发家)为正确谜底。