7．That woman carried a new blanket over her arm．Wordlessly，she gave it to me．
"Is it finished？"I asked．
She shook her head．"No．It is ready，"she replied．I handed her the money and took the blanket．
"It is beautiful，so skillfully woven，"I said to my mother．"But what did she mean when she said it was not finished？How can it be ready if it is not finished？"
"I will tell you later，"my mother said，"but first I will take you to the Navajo village．"
We went down to the village．A group of young men were making sand pictures．We walked through the whole village，watching the different things the people were doing．
It was not until that evening that my mother finally explained the Navajo woman's words．
"Did you notice anything about the things the people were making？"My mother asked．
"What should I have noticed？"I looked at her and asked．
"Each thing the Navajo make has one small part that is not complete．The design in their sand pictures are often not perfectly done，for example---the line of a circle may not quite close．If you look carefully at your blanket，you will probably find a stitch（一針） missing．"
I took the blanket off，but it looked as perfect as any design could be．Then suddenly，I noticed that sure enough a stitch was missing!
"They believe that when anything is completed or finished，it means the end has come---it will not be perfect until then．Then too，with a circle，they believe that they must leave a pathway for the bad spirits to run away and the good spirits to come in．So，often，they do not make the line close．
28．The blanket the author receivedB．
A．was poorly woven
B．made her think a lot
C．cost her a lot of money
D．was finished，but not ready
29．Why was the author shown around the village？C
A．To buy more things made by the Navajo．
B．To make friends with some of the Navajo．
C．To have a deeper understanding of the Navajo．
D．To look for the woman who sold her the blanket．
30．Which of the following may the Navajo believe？B
A．A stitch in time is very important．
B．Life only becomes perfect when you die．
C．He who makes no mistake is a perfect man．
D．You must always try to make your life complete．
31．What's the main idea of the text？D
A．The Navajo are good at making things
B．The Navajo are brave and hard-working．
C．Skills are needed to do business with the Navajo．
D．A blanket tells a lot about the Navajo culture．
分析 本文介紹作者的一次經(jīng)歷介紹了 Navajo 的文化和世界觀． Navajo 在紡織品上留下最后一針的習(xí)俗，并且在最后作者知道了其習(xí)俗的原因、
解答 BCB D
28．B 推理判斷題．根據(jù)第四段第二句But what did she mean when she said it was not finished？How can it be ready if it is not finished可以得出作者收到毯子讓他思考了很多，所以答案選B．
29．C 推理判斷題．根據(jù)第五段句子I will tell you later，"my mother said，"but first I will take you to the Navajo village．以及第七段It was not until that evening that my mother finally explained the Navajo woman's words可以推斷出其母親的意圖，所以答案選C．
30．B 推理判斷題．根據(jù)最后一段They believe that when anything is completed or finished，it means the end has come---it will not be perfect until then．Navajo 人相信任何東西完成了就意味著結(jié)束，因此可以推斷出 Navajo 人相信人只有死了的時候才完美，故選B．
31．D 主旨大意題．根據(jù)第四段第二句But what did she mean when she said it was not finished？How can it be ready if it is not finished可以歸納出本文的大意講述的是Navajo人的文化習(xí)俗，所以答案選D．
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