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  3. The Califomia region boasts a wide variety of climates and geographical features，rivaling any other area of comparable dimension

The Califomia region boasts a wide variety of climates and geographical features，rivaling any other area of comparable dimension

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问题 The Califomia 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 the 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 ealorie 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 smallL1l as a thimble and as big as a yard in width．They made watertight baskets for cooking acom 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 fleathers and shells．Their skill also was applied to trays，boats，headgear and baby carriers，such as a wickerworl 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 noor，they made a cook jEire for seeds，nuts，fish and other foods．More than 100 languages floirished in Califomia be；fore European contact；most are gone today．
What is the Pomo good at?
选项 A、Making baskets．
B、Hunting for food.
C、Taking care of babies．
D、Making presents．
答案A
解析 根据文章第二段第一句“The Pomo crafted what were arguably the finest baskets in all of indigenous America”可知，Pomo制作的篮子被认为在美国本土地区是最好的，故A正确。
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