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."

　　语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。作者通过讲述自己购买了一条毛毯，作者的母亲向作者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。

　　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。

　　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.