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根据下列文章,请回答题。KnittingMy mother knew how to knit(编织)，but she nevertaught me．She assumed，as did many women of her generation，that knitting was nolonger a skill worth passing down from mother to daughter．A combination offeminism(女权主义)and consumerism(消费主义)made many women feel that such homelyaccomplishments were now out of dale．My Grandmother still knitted，though。andevery Christmas she made a pair of socks for my brother and me，of red woo1．Theywere the ones we wore under our ice skates(冰鞋)，when it was really important tohave warm feet．Knitting is a nervous habit that happens tobe productive．It helped me quit smoking by giving my hands something else to do．Itis wonderful for depression because no matter what else happens。you are creating something beautiful．Timespent in front of the television or just sitting is no longer time wasted．
I love breathing life into the patterns．It'strue magic，finding a neglected，do9—eared old book with the perfect snowflakedesign，buying the same Germantown wool my grandmother used，in the exact blue tomatch my daughter's eyes，taking it on the train with me every day for twomonths。working enthusiastically to get it done by Christmas，staying up lateafter the stockings are filled to sew in the sleeves and weave in the ends．
Knitting has taught me patience．I know thatif l just keep goin9。even if it takes months．there will be a reward．When l makea mistake，I know that anger will not fix it，that I just have to go back andtake out the stitches(针脚)between and start over again．
People often ask if l would do it for money,and the answer is always a definite no．In the first place。you could not pay meenough for the hours I put into a sweater．But not'e important．this is anactivity l keep separate from such considerations．1 knit to cover my childrenand other people I love in warmth and color．1 knit to give them something earthlythat money could never buy．
Knitting gives my life an alternative rhythmto the daily deadline．By day I can write about Northern Ireland or the New YorkCity Police Department and get paid for it，but on the train home，surrounded bypeople with laptops，I stage my little rebellion．I take out my ole knitting but inthe centuries of women who have knitted for love．Why did many women feel that knitting wasout of date? A．Because their mothers didn'tteach the
B．Because they were influencedby feminism and consumeris
C．Because they were feminist
D．Because they were consumerist
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