3．That woman carried a new blanket over her arm and then 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．
"How beautiful!It must be from a skillful hand!"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 f nished？"
"I will tell you later，"my mother said，"but first I will take you to the Navajo village．"
We went down to the village．A group of young men were making sand pictures．We walked around the whole village，watching the different things the people were doing．In the evening，my mother finally explained the Navajo woman's words．"Mary，did you notice anything about the things in the Navajo village？"my mother asked．
"What should I have noticed？"I looked at her and asked．
"One small part of everything is not complete．The designs in their sand pictures are often not perfectly done，for example一the line of a square 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 a stitch was really 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一it will not be perfect until then．They believe that they must leave‘the door'open for the bad to run away and the good to come in．So，often，they do not make the line close．"
31．Mary went to the village toC．
A．buy more things made by the Navajo
B．make friends with some of the Navajo
C．watch different things the Navajo were doing
D．have a deep understanding of the Navajo
32．What does the underlined word"intentionally"mean in Chinese？C
A．任性地
B．拖延地
C．有意地
D．拒绝地
33．Which of the following may the Navajo believe？B
A．Everyone was born useful．
B．It's OK to be unfinished．
C．Nothing is perfect until the end．
D．Be thankful for who we are．
分析 文章大意：
本文主要讲述的是纳瓦霍村人的想法，他们认为所有的事情都结束的时候，也就是终结的时候，他们认为终结之后是有意义的，所以在做事情的时候都会故意留下一部分未做完的工作．
解答 31．C，细节理解题，文中提到"We walked around the whole village，watching the different things the people were doing"我们去村庄，是为了看他们所做的不同的事情，由此确定选择C．
32．C，词义猜测题，文中提到"leave some tiny part unfinished"留下了一部分未完成，下文也提到"They believe that when anything is completed or finished，it means the end has come"他们相信所有的事情都结束的时候，也就是终结的时候，由此确定那些未完成的都是故意留下的，选择C．
33．B，推理判断题，文中提到"They believe that when anything is completed or finished，it means the end has come"他们相信所有的事情都结束的时候，也就是终结的时候，所以他们在做事情的时候都会故意留下一部分不去做，由此确定他们认为不完成是很好的，选择B．
点评 对于阅读表达题，一定要记得首先通读全文，了解文章大意，然后再根据文章关键词，关键句，掌握细节问题，并进行推理判断，再去回答具体的问题．
