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【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 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 creamcolored 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 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, the white paper coloring with words 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 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

【2】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

【3】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

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】D

【3】D

【解析】什么样的礼物最特别？本文以自己给父亲的礼物这一过程告诉了我们答案。关键这一礼物是用心准备的。

【1】A细节理解题。由第二段，特别是第七句话可知，在俄亥俄州照的那朵花的照片给了“我”灵感。故选A。

【2】D词义猜测题。此处it指代前面的Edgar Allan Poe写的诗。故选D。

【3】D推理判断题。由第二段最后一句话可知，“我”给父亲的礼物要把那首诗写进去；由第三段可知，“我”把那朵花发送到“我”的电脑上，然后把那首诗打在了图片上；在安排一些细节时，“我”又想起了一首诗，“我”把这首诗也打在了上面；最后给这一图片找了比较相称的背景。所以“我”是把两首诗和一幅图组合在了一起。故选D。

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