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  3. Wood carving refers to the art of creating or decorating objects of wood by carving with a sharp, hand-held tool. This form of a

Wood carving refers to the art of creating or decorating objects of wood by carving with a sharp, hand-held tool. This form of a

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问题     Wood carving refers to the art of creating or decorating objects of wood by carving with a sharp, hand-held tool. This form of art has a history of over 1,000 years and a unique artistic style. The following is some introduction about wood carving in America.
    Wood carving began as a necessity in America and developed into an art. Because of the lack of other materials, early settlers were forced to make tools and utensils out of wood. At first, these articles were whittled with a knife, but when pioneer craftsmen set up their primitive shops most of them were fashioned on a lathe--a machine which holds an object and rotates it while it is being shaped by a tool.
    However, even after Massachusetts-born Thomas Blancard designed a lathe which could turn irregular shapes--an innovation that made possible mass production of gunstocks, shoe lasts, oblong and square wooden wares--craftsmen who could use knife and chisel skillfully were still in demand. Some found ready employment in shops of cabinetmakers, while others, carved decoy. Still others specialized in creating shop signs, ship figureheads, or in decorating interior woodwork. A few even accepted commissions to make busts of prominent citizens.
Which of the following objects was an important woodworking tool used by early American craftsmen?
选项 A、A bust
B、A decoy
C、A figurehead
D、A chisel
答案D
解析 应该在文章中找到每一个选择项的单词在文中出现的地方，然后判断出其是否是工具还是木雕作品。只有D项“chisel”一词与另一种工具“knife”作为并列关系同时出现，所以可以判定其为另外一种工具。其他选择项代表的全是木雕作品。
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