In my spare time, I like to paint pictures on T-shirts. I got the idea two years ago for my brother's birthday present. It would cost me $20 for a special picture on the T-shirt, so I decided to do it myself. I bought a white cotton T-shirt at $6 and some paints(绘画颜料), and then I painted a lion on the front. My brother loved it very much.
Painting on T-shirts is great fun. I needn't to be a great artist. I can paint shapes, lines and anything I like. The T-shirts are the most expensive part of my hobby. I have to use special paints because they can last a long time and can't be washed off easily. Brushes are not really expensive, but I need to buy ones of good quality.
I love my hobby because I can make T-shirts that no one else has got. I have given many of them away as presents to my family and friends. Sometimes I sell them. Since I started, I've made about 60 T-shirts and each one is different.
()1. The writer gave his brother as a birthday present two years ago.
A. a black T-shirt
B. some paintings
C. a picture of a lion
D. a T-shirt with a lion painted on it
()2. The writer has to use special paints because .
A. they aren't expensive
B. they have special colors
C. they can last a long time
D. they can be washed off easily
()3. What does the writer do with his T-shirts?
A. He wears them.
B. He keeps them.
C. He gives them to others or sells them.
D. He gives them away as presents to the people in poor areas.

C
【短文大意】每个人都有自己的兴趣爱好。本文作者的爱好就是在 T 恤衫上画画。他把画了画的 T 恤衫作为礼物送给家人和朋友或者出售。
1. D 【解析】细节理解题。由第一段中的“I bought a white cotton T-shirt at 6 and some paints, and then I painted a lion on the front. My brother loved it very much.”可知，作者送给哥哥（或弟弟）的生日礼物是一件画着一头狮子的 T 恤衫。
2. C 【解析】细节理解题。由第二段中的“I have to use special paints because they can last a long time and can't be washed off easily.”可知，作者使用特殊颜料的原因是它们可以使画保留很长时间且不容易被洗掉。
3. C 【解析】细节理解题。由最后一段中的“I have given many of them away as presents to my family and friends. Sometimes I sell them.”可知，作者将画上画的 T 恤衫作为礼物赠送给他人或者出售。
4. B 【解析】细节理解题。由短文最后一句“Since I started, I've made about 60 T-shirts...”可知，作者已经画了约 60 件 T 恤衫。