unwrapped those swirling black letters carefully placed in a cheap frame，I knew I had given the perfect gift.

　　21．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

　　答案　A

　　解析　细节理解题。根据第二段第五句"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A项正确。

　　22．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

　　答案　C

　　解析　代词指代题。根据上文的"The poem was written by Edgar Allan Poe."可知选C。

　　23．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

　　答案　D

　　解析　细节理解题。根据第三段的内容可知D项正确。

　　24．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.