Gift Idea
The other day I was shopping for Grandma when I realized I had no gift ideas at all．It was not a birthday gift or anything like that．It was simply sort of a hello gift．That is how we do things in my family．We don't really give gifts for special occasions．Instead, we occasionally just give presents to each other to tell other people that we are thinking about them．
That was why I wanted a gift for Grandma．But it was like my imagination had dried up． I have gone through all of the gift ideas in previous years, fruits, wines, cheeses, little handmade crafts, and anything else that you can give to a grandmother．I had even given her gift watches, and CDs．What else was there?
I have always found gift ideas for men a little bit easier than for women, because for men, you can always get the usual things, such as video games, power tools and things like that．With a woman's gift idea, however, you have to know more about her．You cannot just get someone a book or a CD．You have to know all about her taste in movies, music, and literature．
My grandmother likes to read a lot, but what she likes is always pretty popular．I didn't want to get her a book that she might not like, but I was running out of time．I needed a gift idea for this weekend and went to visit her．After all, I hadn't seen her for a long time．I wanted to give her a gift so she would not feel ignored．
Finally, I came up with the perfect gift idea．I made a collection of all the stories I had written in the past year．It wasn't a typical gift idea like a bunch of flowers, but it really worked in the situation．You see, I am a writer and my grandma has always been my fan．
Anyway, I had been learning about bookbinding recently, and had pretty much mastered the art．I figured that I would add a little bit of handmade artwork to the stories, bind it altogether, and give it to her．It took hours to complete, but it was well worth the effort．She absolutely loved it．
【小題1】The writer chose a gift for Grandma to _____．

A．celebrate a special family occasion
B．please her during a weekend visit
C．congratulate her on her birthday
D．beg her pardon for ignoring her
【小題2】What gift did the writer finally decide to give his grandma?
A．Gift watches．
B．A bunch of flowers．
C．Artwork made by hand．
D．Stories written by himself．
【小題3】How does the writer feel about giving gifts to women?
A．Interesting．B．Challenging．
C．Time-wasting．D．Popular．
【小題4】We can learn from the passage that ______．
A．the writer is a successful novelist
B．most people are particular about gifts
C．the writer's grandma has a good taste in art
D．the writer's family will give gifts on regular days


【小題1】B
【小題2】D
【小題3】B
【小題4】D

解析試題分析：文章講述作者想在周末探望奶奶的時(shí)候讓她高興，所以盡了腦汁想給她買個(gè)禮物,最后他選擇將自己寫的書釘在一起送給奶奶，因?yàn)檫@樣一個(gè)特殊的禮物奶奶一定會(huì)喜歡。
【小題1】細(xì)節(jié)題:根據(jù)第四段的句子：I needed a gift idea for this weekend and went to visit her．After all, I hadn't seen her for a long time．I wanted to give her a gift so she would not feel ignored．可知作者想要給奶奶買個(gè)禮物是想在周末探望的時(shí)候讓她高興。選B。
【小題2】細(xì)節(jié)題:從倒數(shù)第二段的句子:Finally, I came up with the perfect gift idea．I made a collection of all the stories I had written in the past year．可知作者最后給奶奶準(zhǔn)備的禮物是自己寫的書，選D。
【小題3】推理題：從第三段的句子：With a woman's gift idea, however, you have to know more about her．You cannot just get someone a book or a CD．You have to know all about her taste in movies, music, and literature．可知作者認(rèn)為給婦女買禮物是有挑戰(zhàn)的，選B。
【小題4】推理題：從第一段的句子：Instead, we occasionally just give presents to each other to tell other people that we are thinking about them．可知作者的家人在平常的日子會(huì)給彼此禮物。選D。
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