Question

【题目】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 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-coloured flower to my computer and typed the poem on top of it. As I was arranging the details another poem came to 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 prefer 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, the white paper colouring with words that shaded my childhood, I felt that this was a gift that shaped my childhood; 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.

【1】The idea for a special gift began to form when the author was _____.

doing shopping

having a debate

reading a message

leaving for Wyoming

【2】The author’s inspiration for the gift came from _____.

a photo of a flower

a story about a kid

a call from the mother

a text about Christmas

【3】The underlined word “it” in Paragraph 3 refers to a poem by _____.

the father

the author

William Blake

Edgar Allan Poe

【4】The author made the gift by _____.

searching for the poems online

drawing the background by hand

painting the letters in three colours

matching the words with pictures

【5】What is the main purpose of the passage?

To show how to design images for gifts.

To suggest making gifts from one’s heart.

To explain how computers help create gifts.

To describe the gifts the author has received.

Answer 1

【答案】【1】C

【2】A

【3】D

【4】D

【5】B

【解析】【1】从文章的第二段第三、四句“在看母亲的信息时，碰巧看到了父亲之前发给自己的信息”可知。

【2】从第二段第五、六句“My eyes fell on a photo of a flower…inspired me.”可知作者送礼物的灵感来自在Wyoming所拍摄的一张花的照片。

【3】从第三段第三句开始到本题的it所在句为止可以看出。

【4】从第三段作者制作这件礼物的过程可知。

【5】纵观全文并使用排除法可知。