What makes a gift special? Is it the price you see on the gift receipt? Or is it the look on the recipient's face when they receive it that determines the true value? What gift is worth the most? This Christmas I was debating what to give my father. My dad is a hard person to buy for because

he never wants anything. I pulled out my phone to read a text message from my mom saying that we were leaving for Christmas shopping for him when I came across a message on my phone that I had locked. The message was from my father. My eyes fell on a photo of a flower taken in Wyoming, and underneath a poem by William Blake. The flower, a lone dandelion standing against the bright blue sky,inspired me. My dad had been reciting those words to me since I was a kid. That may even be the reason why I love writing. I decided that those words would be my gift to my father.

I called back. I told my mom to go without me and that I already created my gift. I sent the photo of the cream-colored flower to my computer and typed the poem on top of it. As I was arranging the details another poem came to my mind. The poem was written by Edgar Allan Poe;my dad recited it as much as he did the other. I typed that out as well and searched online for a background to the words of it. The poem was focused around dreaming,and after searching I found the perfect picture. The image was painted with blues and greens and purples, twisting together to create the theme and wonder of a dream. As I watched both poems passing through the printer, I felt that this was a gift that my father would truly appreciate.

Christmas soon arrived. The minute I saw the look on my dad's face as he unwrapped those swirling black letters carefully placed in a cheap frame,I knew I had given the perfect gift.

(   ) 8. The idea for a special gift began to form when the author was        .

A. doing shopping    B. having a debate

C. reading a message    D. leaving for Wyoming

(   ) 9.The author's inspiration for the gift came from .

A. a photo of a flower    B. a story about a kid

C. a call from the mother D. a text about Christmas

(   ) 10. The underlined word "it" in Paragraph 3 refers to a poem by-

A. the father    B. the author C. William Blake    D. Edgar Allan Poe

(   ) 11. The author made the gift by        .

A. searching for the poems online    B. drawing the background by hand 

C. painting the letters in three colors  D. matching the words with pictures

(   ) 12. What is the main purpose of the passage?

A.   To show how to design images for gifts.

B.   To suggest making gifts from one, s heart.

C.   To explain how computers help create gifts.

D.   To describe the gifts the author has received.

8. C細節(jié)理解題。從文章第二段的第三句和最后一句可以得知,作者在看母親的信息時,碰巧看到了之前父親發(fā)給自己的信息,從而有了送父親一個特殊禮物的想法。

9. A細節(jié)理解題。從第二段第五、六句"My eyes fell on a photo of a flower... inspired me"可知作者送禮物的靈感來自在Wyoming所拍攝的一張花的照片。

10. D詞義猜測題。從第三段第三句開始到本題的it所在句為止可以看出it應(yīng)指Edgar Allan Poe 所寫的一首詩。

11. D細節(jié)理解題。從第三段可知。

12. B歸納推理題。從第三段作者制作這件禮物的過程可知本文的寫作目的是建議人們用心制作禮物。

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