20．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 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．
11．The idea for a special gift began to form when the author wasC．
A．doing shopping
B．having a debate
C．reading a message
D．leaving for Wyoming
12．The author's inspiration for the gift came fromA．
A．a photo of a flower
B．a story about a kid
C．a call from the mother
D．a text about Christmas
13．The underlined word"it"in Paragraph 3refers to a poem byD．
A．the father
B．the author
C．William Blake
D．Edgar Allan Poe
14．The author made the gift byD．
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
15．What is the main purpose of the passage？B
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．
分析 文章体裁为记叙文，主要讲述作者的父亲从来都没有什么特别想要的东西，所以在圣诞节他为送父亲什么礼物而纠结．后来无意中看到的一个手机信息给了他灵感．他用文字配着图片为父亲制作了一个特殊的礼物，父亲非常喜欢这样一件小事，通过这件小事告诉读者，真正有价值的礼物不在于价格，而在于是否在用心准备、是否能让接受礼物的人truly appreciate．
解答 11．C．细节理解题．根据文章第二段"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"我拿出我的手机看短信，我妈妈说我们是去圣诞购物的时候为他我遇到了一个消息在我的手机，我已经锁定了，可知是这个信息里的内容给了作者灵感，故选C．
12．A．细节理解题．根据文章第二段"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"可知作者送礼物的灵感来自在Wyoming所拍摄的一张花的照片．故选A．
13．D．词义猜测题．根据文章第三段"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"这首诗是埃德加•爱伦•坡写的；我爸爸背诵和他一样的．我输入了和在网上的一个背景，可知it 指的是Edgar Allan Poe 写的那首诗，故选D．
14．D．细节理解题．从第三段"The poem was focused around dreaming，and after searching I found the perfect picture"这首诗的焦点是梦想，那之后我找到了一个完美的图象，可知作者制作这件礼物的过程可知作者的礼物是由文字配着图片制成的；故选D．
15．B．推理判断题．根据文章第一段以"What makes a gift special？"开头，整篇讲述的是用心为父亲做了礼物，后来父亲很喜欢．所以文章的主要目的是建议用心做礼物，故选B．
点评 考察学生的细节理解和推理判断能力，做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句，和题干进行比较，再做出正确的选择．在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实，要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断．
