Question

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.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。

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【名师点睛】

一、高考英语阅读理解推理判断题的解题技巧

推理判断题要求考生根据文章提供的事实和线索进行逻辑推理，推断出作者没有提到的或者没有明说的事实或者可能发生的事实。这类旨在考查考生透过词语的字面意义去理解作者的言外之意或弦外之音的能力，属深层理解题。此类试题的设计常常包括infer, imply, suggest, conclude等词。

（1） 运用文段所叙述或描绘的事件背景提供的信息进行推理判断；例如第29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。

（2） 运用已有的经验、经历或常识进行推理判断；

（3） 紧扣主题或话题，避免掉入细节事实的陷阱。

有些题目要求读者根据文段的相关信息对文中人物的性格、心理状况、心智或品质作出判断，这时一定要扣紧文段的主题或话题，不要受一些细节事实的干扰

二、解答主旨大意题善用篇章首尾兼顾策略

这类试题的常用提问方式如下：

（1）What is the main idea/topic of the passage?

（2）The author is mainly concerned about---.

（3）Which of the following is the best title of this passage?

做这类试题时应注意以下几点：

（1）通过文章的首尾句抓主题句。大多数文章的主题句放在文章的开头，但有时文章的主题句也安排在文章的结尾。抓住了主题句就抓住了文章中心，因此要概括这类文章的主旨大意就需要研究文章的首尾句。例如第31题， 文章的主旨出现在最后一段，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。

（2）在段落中抓主题句。有些文章的主题句出现在文章的中间，这种文章往往以一句或几句话引出要表达的主题，在主题句出现以后再陈述细节或进行讨论。

（3）归纳分析，概括出主题句。有些文章或段落无明显的主题句，但字里行间都会体现出文章的主题。这就要求考生在阅读的过程中要根据文章所叙述的事实来概括文章的主旨大意。浏览首段尾端确定话题主题，讨论说明看手段，记叙尾段写所感。

考点：考查故事类短文阅读。