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【題目】That woman carried a new blanket (毛毯) 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 (編織),”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(納瓦霍) 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 designs 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!

“But why do the Navajo intentionally leave some tiny part unfinished?” I asked.

“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.”

【1】The blanket the author received _____.

A. was poorly woven B. made her think a lot

C. cost her a lot of money D. was finished, but not ready

【2】Why was the author shown around the village?

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.

【3】Which of the following may the Navajo believe?

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.

【4】What's the main idea of the text?

A. The Navajo are good at making things.

B. The Navajo are brave and hard-working.

C. A blanket tells a lot about the Navajo culture.

D. Skills are needed to do business with the Navajo.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】B

【4】C

【解析】試題分析：文章通過我和母親到一個叫Navajo的村子的人手里買毯子的故事，告訴讀者，事事并非要滿為贏，很多時候滿意味著結(jié)束，不意味著完美。

【1】B細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段No. It is ready可知這個毯子沒有完成但它準(zhǔn)備好變得完整了。排除D。根據(jù)第四段so skillfully woven可知這個毯子做工很精細(xì)。排除A。文章沒有提及攤子的價格，所以排除C。結(jié)合全文，可以知道作者因?yàn)檫@條毯子去了那個村子，并且在其母親的誘導(dǎo)下，思考了為什么賣給她毯子的女人說毯子還沒有完成這個問題。故選B。

【2】C推理判斷題。從第八段母親的問題“Did you notice anything about the things the people were making?”可以推知，母親帶作者到村子里參觀是有目的的，從一開始母親沒有給作者解釋那個賣毯子的女人的話也可以知道，母親帶作者到村子里是希望作者自己發(fā)現(xiàn)答案。故選C。

【3】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.可知，村子里的人認(rèn)為任何事情一旦完完全全的完成了就意味著結(jié)束，那時候才完美。故選B。

【4】D主旨大意題。眾觀全文，都圍繞著村子里制造的東西都是未完成的，并且全文以作者弄清楚為什么未完成為時間軸，在文中最后一段也將其緣由講解出來，由此可以知道文章大意。故選D。