_____________. That was five years ago and he has no regrets about his new directi

_____________.Thatwasfiveyearsagoandhehasnoregretsabouthisnewdirection.“Mypreviousworkdidn’thaveanartisticelementtoit,whereasthisisexcitingandcreative,”hesays.“Ireallyenjoythedesignside.”

［A］Grahamhasbecomeincreasinglybusy,supplyingflat-packedweathervanestoclientsworldwide.

［B］Grahamdecidedtoconcentr atehiseffortsonaweathervanebusiness.Hehadservedanapprenticeshipasaprecisionengineerandhadworkedinthattr adefor15yearswhenheandhiswife,Liz,agreedtoswaproles—shewentouttoworkasanarchitecturalassistantandhestayedathometolookafterthechildrenandbuildupthebusiness.

［C］Lastmonth,alocalschoolwasopenedwithhisgalleonshipweathervanehoistedaboveit.

［D］“Forcenturies,weathervaneshavekeptcommunitiesintouchwiththeelements,signalingthoseshiftsinwinddirectionthatbringaboutchangesintheweather,”heexplains.

［E］Grahamhasnoplansforexpansion,ashewantstokeepthebusinessasaruralcraft.

［F］Grahamhasnowperfectedover100originaldesigns.Heworkstoveryfinedetail,alwaysseekingapprovalforthedesignofthesilhouettefromthecustomerbeforeproceedingwiththehand-cutting.

本题考查的知识点是：上下文的衔接

本题空格上文是文章的前三段。前两段介绍了主人公格雷汉姆是制作风向标的手工艺者，他为顾客特制不同于传统设计的风向标。第三段提到，格雷汉姆做的第一个风向标引起了朋友的兴趣，也让他自己意识到了商机的存在。空格下文即第五段第一句提到，“那是五年前的事了”。与上文衔接，空格处应继续围绕格雷汉姆从事风向标的制作展开论述。与下文衔接，空格处应论述五年前的情况。因此［B］正确。其中第一句话“格雷汉姆决定把精力投入到风向标生意上”与上文论述的“发现商机”衔接紧密，后面部分出现的“15years”与下文“fiveyearsago”相呼应。