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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 (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 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 sa
w the look on my dad’s face as he unwrapped those black letters carefully placed in a cheap frame, I knew I had given the perfect gift.
1.The author's inspiratio
n 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 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
3. 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
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Evelyn Glennie was the first lady of solo percussion in Scotland. In an interview, she recalled how she became a percussion soloist (打击乐器独奏演员) in spite of her disability.
“Early on I decided not to allow the of others to stop me from becoming a musician. I grew up on a farm in northeast Scotland and began piano lessons when I was eight. The older I got, the more my passion for music grew. But I also began to gradually lose my . Doctors concluded that the nerve damage was the and by age twelve, I was completely deaf. But my love for music never me.
“My was to become a percussion soloist, even though there were none at that time. To perform, I to hear music differently from others. I play in my stocking feet and can the pitch of a note (音调高低) by the vibrations (振动). I feel through my body and through my . My entire sound world exists by making use of almost every that I have.
“I was to be assessed as a musician, not as a deaf musician, and I applied to the famous Royal Academy of Music in London. No other deaf student had this before and some teachers my admission. Based on my performance, I was admitted and went to with the academy’s highest honors.
“After that, I established myself as the first full-time solo percussionist. I and arranged a lot of musical compositions since had been written specially for solo percussionists.
“I have been a soloist for over ten years. the doctor thought I was totally deaf, it didn’t that my passion couldn’t be realized. I would encourage people not to allow themselves to be by others. Follow your passion; follow your heart, they will lead you to the place you want to go.”
1.A. conditions B. opinions C. actions D. recommendations
2.A. enjoying B. choosing C. taking D. giving
3. A. sight B. hearing C. touch D. taste
4.A. evidence B. result C. excuse D. cause
5.A. left B. excited C. accompanied D. disappointed
6.A. purpose B. decision C. promise D. goal
7.A. turned B. learned C. used D. ought
8.A. tell B. see C. hear D. smell
9.A. carefulness B. movement C. imagination D. experience
10.A. sense B. effort C. feeling D. idea
11.A. dissatisfied B. astonished C. determined D. discouraged
12.A. done B. accepted C. advised D. admitted
13.A. supported B. followed C. required D. opposed
14.A. usually B. finally C. possibly D. hopefully
15.A. study B. research C. graduate D. progress
16.A. wrote B. translated C. copied D. read
17.A. enough B. some C. many D. few
18.A. However B. Although C. When D. Since
19.A. mean B. seem C. conclude D. say
20.A. directed B. guided C. taught D. limited
The novel is so badly written that I can hardly ________what the writer is trying to say.
A. turn out B. make out C. let out D. try out
The fact that so many people still smoke in public places________ that we may need a nationwide campaign ________ awareness of the risks of smoking.
A. suggest; raise B. suggests: raising
C. suggest; raised D. suggests; to raise
________is our strong suggestion that he ________ a holiday, but ________ doesn’t help.
A. As; takes; which B. As; should take; it
C. It; takes; which D. It; take; it
The great success of this project has been largely ________ the support given by the 30 local businesspersons.
A. instead of B. thanks to
C. due to D. as a consequence
