Question 1-9
' D3 D2 O4 N" [: e" m: P& ?) c6 O Often enough the craft worker’s place of employment in ancient Greece was set in
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their source of clay, regardless of its relation to the center of settlement, At Corinth and
! u) o3 o" d0 A& T1 L/ [; gline Athens, however, two of the best-known potters’ quarters were situated on the cities’ + g2 E3 M. a! v0 d, j
outskirts, and potters and makers of terra-cotta figurines were also established well within
. i: B- U: o2 n4 z/ U% r1 J2 Fthe city of Athens itself. The techniques of pottery manufacture had evolved well before+ V. c. M7 U" L: p. A1 v4 q
the Greek period, but marked stylistic developments occurred in shape and in decoration,
; C5 d4 r' W3 M! p" C, |% S. ofor example, in the interplay of black and other glazes with the red surface of the fired pot.
/ B) c- a! K5 w( v6 dAthenian black-figure and red-figure decoration, which emphasized human figures rather 3 j C9 Y# Z0 N8 M/ a2 `
than animal images, was adopted between 630 and 530 B.C.;its distinctive color and luster- P3 b# I f' p
were the result of the skillful adjustments of the kiln’s temperature during an extended. \3 e3 F( {% ?. W
three-stage period if firing the clayware. Whether it was the potters or the vase-painters
. u; C5 |4 X4 O$ h" R" |5 awho initiated changes in firing is unclear; the functions of making and decorating were
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did not share in the concerns of the other.
2 Q. U6 F: h6 i The broad utility of terra-cotta was such that workers in clay could generally afford to
1 B; q1 @0 f; O* m! c; o4 @/ g* {Confine themselves to either decorated ware and housewares like cooking pots and storage 4 M7 U3 m, c' j) ]! b2 j
Jars or building materials like roof tiles and drainpipes. Some sixth-and fifth-century B.C.9 }; F1 Z' K" x, ?3 T/ |/ e
Athenian pottery establishments are known to have concentrated on a limited range of fine% {/ j4 L+ i+ g6 S0 q
ware, but a rural pottery establishment on the island of Thasos produced many types of
' V8 {0 i& k N+ s* Z5 z: O& vpottery and roof tiles too, presumably to meet local demand. Molds were used to create
# f# N3 U) L7 f, R3 N4 iparticular effects for some products, such as relief-decorated vessels and figurines; for9 D) O5 W, k1 s, K, p
other products such as roof tiles, which were needed in some quantity, they were used to& m$ Z$ P9 U, Y* {2 X' i; @# e) c8 w
facilitate mass production. There were also a number of poor-quality figurines and painted
1 @8 ?- ~$ Y0 V(25) pots produced in quantity by easy, inexpensive means- as numerous featureless statuettes and unattractive cases testify.
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1. The passage mainly discusses ancient Greek pottery and its
" K6 u! y% J; a9 j; Y; f8 Y(A) production techniques7 x; |1 |$ p3 g2 _$ ?, |/ \
(B) similarity to other crafts
( m2 w. X2 `( E! _, }5 I) |7 s(C) unusual materials2 U! H, E& Z! e' B
(D) resemblance to earlier pottery |