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 plete, but it was well worth the effort．She absolutely loved it．
【小题1】The writer chose a gift for Grandma to ．A．celebrate a special family occasionB．please her during a weekend visitC．congratulate her on her birthdayD．beg her pardon for ignoring her【小题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．【小题3】How does the writer feel about giving gifts to women?A．Interesting．B．Challenging．C．Time-wasting．D．Popular．【小题4】We can learn from the passage that ．A．the writer is a successful novelistB．most people are particular about giftsC．the writer's grandma has a good taste in artD．the writer's family will give gifts on regular daysB
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(答案→)B
解析：文章讲述作者想在周末探望奶奶的时候让她高兴，所以尽了脑汁想给她买个礼物,最后他选择将自己写的书钉在一起送给奶奶，因为这样一个特殊的礼物奶奶一定会喜欢。
【小题1】细节题:根据第四段的句子：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．可知作者想要给奶奶买个礼物是想在周末探望的时候让她高兴。选B。
【小题2】细节题:从倒数第二段的句子:Finally, I came up with the perfect gift idea．I made a collection of all the stories I had written in the past year．可知作者最后给奶奶准备的礼物是自己写的书，选D。
【小题3】推理题：从第三段的句子：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．可知作者认为给妇女买礼物是有挑战的，选B。
【小题4】推理题：从第一段的句子：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会给彼此礼物。选D。