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."

语篇解读：本文是记叙文。作者通过讲述自己购买的一条毛毯向我们介绍了纳瓦霍人奇特的文化。

　　4．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

　　解析：选B　细节理解题。由第四段中作者所说的"How can it be ready if it is not finished？"可知，既然还没有完工，怎么能说好了呢？这让作者思绪万千，故选B项。

　　5．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.

　　解析：选C　细节理解题。由第六段中的"We walked ... watching the different things the people were doing."和第八段中的"Did you notice ... the people were making？"可知，作者的母亲带她到村子里转一转是为了让她对纳瓦霍人有更深的了解，故选C项。

　　6．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.

　　解析：选B　推理判断题。由最后一段中的"They believe that when anything is completed or finished, it means the end has come - it will not be perfect until then."可知，纳瓦霍人会认为人只有死亡之后其人生才会变得完美，故选B项。

　　C

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