托福听力真题原文+题目+答案+mp3下载：classifying Mayan pottery

托福听力真题原文+题目+答案+mp3下载：classifying Mayan pottery

听力真题原文如下：

Let's review, why is pottery such an important subject in archaeological analysis?

Well, pottery contains more information than we might think.

Can you explain what you mean?

Well, like sudden changes in the style and shape of pottery might help us figure out when certain cultures might contact each other, and. borrowed each other's ideas, designs, even technology.

Good. Today I want to expand our discussion into the topic of classifying pottery. Classification is simply an attempt to categorize or group the pottery based on specific characteristics.

We'll look at ancient Mayan pottery, which, is you know by now, is my specialty. Archaeologists have traditionally attempted to classify these vessels by using a single classification system, but the complexity, the variation of ancient Mayan pottery is just too great, in my opinion,to use only one system. I advocate the use of several systems, as do some of my colleagues who've been researching the Mayan archaeological sites of Mexirn and central America. By utilizing more than one system of classification, we aren't as likely to neglect important details or lose important information.

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听力真题题目如下：

1. What is the main purpose of the lecture?

A To discuss different systems for classifying the shape of ancient pottery

B To explain why new methods of classifying Mayan pottery are necessary

C To explain how archaeologists identity broken pottery

D. To explain why Mayan pottery is more difficult to classify than other types of pottery

2. According to the discussion, what can be learned by analyzing ancient pottery?

A. Locations where pottery was mass-produced

B. Ways of mending broken pottery vessels

C. time periods of contact between different cultures

D. Time periods when certain cultures thrived

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