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.

1.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

2.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

3.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

4.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 receive

What makes a gift special? Is it the price you see on the gift receipt(收据)? 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(蒲公英) 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 l 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 (卷曲的)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         .

A. doing shopping        B. having a debate

C. leaving for Wyoming     D. reading a message

2.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

3.The underlined word "it" in Paragraph 3 refers to a poem by _           .

A. the father          B. the author

C. Edgar Allan Poe        D.  William Blake

4.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

5.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.

       What makes a gift special? Is it the price you see on the gift receipt(收据)? 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(蒲公英) 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 l 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 (卷曲的)black letters carefully placed in a cheap frame, I knew I had given the perfect gift.

61. The idea for a special gift began to form when the author was         .

   A. doing shopping        B. having a debate         C. leaving for Wyoming     D. reading a message

62. 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

63. The underlined word "it" in Paragraph 3 refers to a poem by _           .

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

64. 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

65. 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.

       A 17-year-old boy, caught sending text messages in class, was recently sent to the vice principal's office．The vice principal, Steve Gallagher, told the boy he needed to focus on the teach- er, not his cellphone．The boy listened politely and nodded, and that's when Mr．Gallagher noticed the student's fingers moving on his lap．He was texting while being scolded for texting．"It was a subconscious act," says Mr．Gallagher, who took the phone away．"Young people today are con-nected socially from the moment they open their eyes in the moming until they close their eyes at night．It's compulsive．"

       A study this year by psychology students at Covenant College in Lookout Mountain, Ga．, found that the more time young people spend on Facebook, the more likely they are to have lower grades and weaker study habits．Heavy Facebook users show signs of being more sociable, but they are alsomore likely to be anxious, hostile or depressed．

      Almost a quarter of today's teens check Facebook more than 10 times a day, according to a2009 survey by Common Sense Media, a nonprofit group that monitors media's impact on families．Will these young people get rid of this habit once they enter the work force, or will employers cometo see texting and 'social-network checking' as accepted parts of the workday? Think bac．k．Whentoday's older workers were in their 20s, they might have taken a break on the job to call friends andmake after-work plans．In those earlier eras, companies discouraged non-business-related calls, and someone who made personal calls all day risked being fired．It was impossible to imagine the con-stant back-and-forth texting that defines interactions among young people today．Educators are alsobeing asked by parents, students and educational strategists to reconsider their rules．"In past gen-erations, students got in trouble for passing notes in class．Now students are good at texting withtheir phones stiU in their pockets," says 40-year-old Mr．Gallagher, the vice principal,  ”and they're able to communicate with someone one floor down and three rows over．Students are just fun-amentally different today．They will take suspensions rather than give up their phones．"

1.The underlined word“a subconscious act" in the first paragraph refers to an act

       A．on purpose                              B．without realization

       C．in secret                               D．with care

2.Young people addicted to the use of Facebook                ．

       A．are good at dealing with the social relationships and concentrate on their study

       B．have high spirits and positive attitudes towards their life and work

       C．have been influenced mentally in the aspects of behaviors and habits

       D．are always in bad mood and have poor performance in every respect

3.Through the situation of today's older workers in their 20s, it can be inferred that        ．

       A．the employers will not accept young people's sending text messages

       B．a cellphone is a must for today's older workers instead of young people

       C．the employers prefer older workers to young people

       D．the employers will find it hard to control the interaction among young people

4.Mr．Gallagher reminds us that the students in the past and ．those today            ．

       A．like to break rules and have the same means of sending messages

       B．are alwa）-s the big problem for the educators and their parents

       C．like sending text messages but those today do it in a more secret and skillful way

       D．cannot live without a ceUphone

5.What's the best title of the passage?

       A．Teenagers and CeLl．Phones

     B．Teenagers' Texting Addiction

       C．Employers and Teenagers

       D．Teenagers' Education