[問題]考古題2002年09月第2篇Q20(reading)

[kimomans]

全文如下
Question 11-21
In the North American colonies, red ware, a simple pottery fired at low temperatures, and stone ware, a strong, impervious grey pottery fired at high temperatures, were produced from two different native clays. These kind of pottery were produced to supplement imported European pottery. When the American Revolution (1775-1783) interrupted the flow of the superior European ware, there was incentive for American potters to replace the imports with comparable domestic
goods. Stoneware, which had been simple, utilitarian kitchenware, grew increasingly ornate throughout the nineteenth century, and in addition to the earlier scratched and drawn designs, three-dimensional molded relief decoration became popular. Representational motifs largely replaced the earlier abstract decorations. Birds and flowers were particularly evident, but other subjects---lions, flags, and clipper ships--- are found. Some figurines, mainly of dogs and lions, were made in this medium. Sometimes a name, usually that of the potter, was die-stamped onto a piece.
As more and more large kilns were built to create the high-fired stoneware, experiments revealed that the same clay used to produce low-fired red ware could produce a stronger, paler pottery if fired at a hotter temperature. The result was yellow ware, used largely for serviceable items; but a further development was Rockingham ware--- one of the most important American ceramics of the nineteenth century. (The name of the ware was probably derived from its resemblance to English brown-glazed earthenware made in South Yorkshire.) It was created by adding a brown glaze to the fired clay, usually giving the finished product a mottled appearance. Various methods of spattering or sponging the glaze onto the ware account for the extremely wide varations in color and add to the interest of collecting Rockingham. An advanced form of Rockingham was flint enamel, created by dusting metallic powders onto the Rockingham glaze to produce brilliant varicolored streaks.
Articles for nearly every household activity and ornament could be bought in Rockingham ware: dishes and bowls, of course; also bedpans, foot warmers, cuspidors, lamp bases, doorknobs,
molds, picture frames, even curtain tiebacks. All these items are highly collectible today and are eagerly sought. A few Rockingham specialties command particular affection among collectors and correspondingly high prices.

20. Which of the following kinds of Rockingham ware were probably produced in the greatest quantity?
A). Picture frames
B). Dishes and bowls
C). Curtain tiebacks
D). Doorknobs
Ans:B

先說我的看法,我知出題點在這一段
Articles for nearly every household activity and ornament could be bought in Rockingham ware: dishes and bowls, of course; also bedpans, foot warmers, cuspidors, lamp bases, doorknobs,
molds, picture frames, even curtain tiebacks.
想請問為啥只有B? Curtain tiebacks and Doornobs also appear in the paragraph.
Thanks.

[kimomans]

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大家可以參考看看
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有了這個
等於有各家教老師在旁指導一樣
只是各位大大
誰可以幫我解決上面的問題啊?????
拜託啦

[nexxt0722]

Rockingham ware: dishes and bowls, of course; also XXXXXX

以分號為界,分號之前是of course,修飾dishes and bowls,分號之後是also,修飾XXXX
of course-->表示大家都知道鍋碗瓢盆是"一定"有的啦(因此可合理推測產量大)
also-->表示除了前面那個眾所皆知的鍋碗瓢盆之外,"還有"一些哩哩扣扣的東西

[kimomans]

感謝NEXX0722大大

很感激您的熱心指導
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[ckjboy2003]

給~kimomans
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[kimomans]

嗯嗯
有啊
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[nonno97]

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