_____________. Graham also keeps plenty of traditional designs in stock, since the

_____________.Grahamalsokeepsplentyoftr aditionaldesignsinstock,sincetheyproveaspopularastheone-offs.“Itseemsthatpeopleareattr actedtohandcrafting,”Grahamsays.“Theywelcometheopportunitytoacquiresomethingalittlebitd ifferent.”

［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+段群的主题

本题空格上文即第五段，论述了格雷汉姆对设计风向标工作的喜爱。空格下文即第七段提到，格雷汉姆也保留了很多传统设计。可见，上下文主要围绕“设计”这个主题展开论述。而且，下文出现的特征词“also”表明空格部分与下文存在递进关系。［F］中“originaldesigns”与下文“tr aditionaldesigns”对照呼应，因此是正确项。