Question

【题目】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 (编织),”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(纳瓦霍) 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 (一针) 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】试题分析：文章通过我和母亲到一个叫Navajo的村子的人手里买毯子的故事，告诉读者，事事并非要满为赢，很多时候满意味着结束，不意味着完美。

【1】B细节理解题。根据第三段No. It is ready可知这个毯子没有完成但它准备好变得完整了。排除D。根据第四段so skillfully woven可知这个毯子做工很精细。排除A。文章没有提及摊子的价格，所以排除C。结合全文，可以知道作者因为这条毯子去了那个村子，并且在其母亲的诱导下，思考了为什么卖给她毯子的女人说毯子还没有完成这个问题。故选B。

【2】C推理判断题。从第八段母亲的问题“Did you notice anything about the things the people were making?”可以推知，母亲带作者到村子里参观是有目的的，从一开始母亲没有给作者解释那个卖毯子的女人的话也可以知道，母亲带作者到村子里是希望作者自己发现答案。故选C。

【3】B推理判断题。根据最后一段“They believe that when anything is completed or finished, it means the end has come--- it will not be perfect until then.可知，村子里的人认为任何事情一旦完完全全的完成了就意味着结束，那时候才完美。故选B。

【4】D主旨大意题。众观全文，都围绕着村子里制造的东西都是未完成的，并且全文以作者弄清楚为什么未完成为时间轴，在文中最后一段也将其缘由讲解出来，由此可以知道文章大意。故选D。