四、完形填空。（2025·江苏盐城期中）
Once, there was a young man who had just graduated from university. He was hoping to get a very nice 1 from his parents.
When he graduated from high school, he got a watch. So he expected that his university gift would be even 2. He was hoping that he might even get a car. Even an old, used car would be 3. He gave many clues to his parents about it.
The day of his graduation finally came. That night, his 4 called the young man into the living room. He said, “Son, you know 5 I would read you stories from your favourite book when you were a little boy? Well, it took me days of 6, and I finally found that book. I’ve got it cleaned, fixed up and a new cover was 7 it. Maybe one day you can give it to your son.” The father had tears in his eyes as he hugged his son.
The young man suddenly felt 8. He could see that he was just being greedy(贪婪的) by 9 an expensive graduation gift. Compared to his father’s love, his hope was unreasonable. To his father, this 10 gift had more meaning than all the riches in the world.
“Thank you, Dad,” he said sincerely. “It’s a great gift. And you’re right. Perhaps one day I will give it to my child.” He 11 a great lesson.
The family had a wonderful dinner together. 12 the meal, they sat around the table and the young man read stories to the family. His mother said with a smile, “You know, my favourite story is the 13 one in the book. Please read that one.”
The young man turned to the back of the book. Suddenly, he was frozen 14. There was a car key! It was the key to a used car—not a new one—15 it didn’t matter to the son. The best gift that he got is the lesson: Value the love around you.
()1. A. toy B. gift C. book D. key
()2. A. bigger B. smaller C. lighter D. heavier
()3. A. popular B. pretty C. perfect D. necessary
()4. A. mother B. father C. son D. grandfather
()5. A. what B. where C. why D. how
()6. A. choosing B. reading C. collecting D. searching
()7. A. put out B. put on C. put in D. put off
()8. A. lonely B. happy C. terrible D. excited
()9. A. hoping for B. paying for C. looking for D. applying for
()10. A. small B. important C. cheap D. expensive
()11. A. gave B. read C. taught D. learned
()12. A. Before B. After C. Until D. Since
()13. A. first B. second C. third D. last
()14. A. in surprise B. in fear C. in luck D. in anger
()15. A. and B. or C. but D. so

1. B 【点拨】根据后文“he expected that his university gift would be even...”可知，他希望得到一份很棒的礼物。故选 B。
2. A 【点拨】根据前文“When he graduated from high school, he got a watch.”以及后文“He was hoping that he might even get a car.”可知，他高中毕业时得到了一块手表，他希望大学毕业能得到一辆车，所以期望礼物更大。故选 A。
3. C 【点拨】根据前文“He was hoping that he might even get a car.”可知，他希望得到一辆车，所以即使是一辆旧的二手车对他来说也是完美的。故选 C。
4. B 【点拨】根据后文“The father had tears in his eyes as he hugged his son.”可知，是父亲把年轻人叫到客厅。故选 B。
5. D 【点拨】根据“I would read you stories from your favourite book when you were a little boy”可知，此处是询问儿子是否知道父亲是怎样给他读故事的。故选 D。
6. D 【点拨】根据“and I finally found that book”可知，父亲花了几天时间搜寻这本书。故选 D。
7. B 【点拨】根据“a new cover was 7 it”可知，是给书装了一个新封面。故选 B。
8. C 【点拨】根据后文“He could see that he was just being greedy（贪婪的）by 9 an expensive graduation gift.”可知，年轻人意识到自己很贪婪，所以感觉很糟糕。故选 C。
9. A 【点拨】根据前文“He was hoping that he might even get a car.”可知，年轻人希望得到一辆车，即希望得到一份昂贵的毕业礼物。故选 A。
10. A 【点拨】与“riches”对比，强调其微小但珍贵。故选 A。
11. D 【点拨】根据后文“The best gift that he got is the lesson: Value the love around you.”可知，年轻人从这件事中学到了一堂课，即珍惜身边的爱。故选 D。
12. B 【点拨】根据“they sat around the table and the young man read stories to the family”可知，应该是饭后围坐在桌子旁读故事。故选 B。
13. D 【点拨】根据后文“The young man turned to the back of the book.”可知，母亲喜欢书中的最后一个故事。故选 D。
14. A 【点拨】根据后文“There was a car key!”可知，年轻人看到车钥匙很惊讶。故选 A。
15. C 【点拨】根据“not a new one”以及“it didn't matter to the son”可知，前后是转折关系，用 but 连接。故选 C。

【分析】
这是一篇记叙文完形填空，解题时需先通读全文把握主旨（关于毕业礼物与父爱的故事），再结合每个空格前后的语境线索、词义辨析及逻辑关系逐一分析选项：1. 由后文“his university gift”确定第1空；2. 结合高中礼物（手表）与大学礼物的期待对比确定第2空；3. 根据对车的渴望确定第3空；4. 由后文父亲的行为确定第4空；5. 结合父亲回忆读故事的方式确定第5空；6. 根据父亲找到书的过程确定第6空；7. 结合“新封面”的搭配确定第7空；8. 由年轻人意识到自己贪婪的心理确定第8空；9. 结合对昂贵礼物的期待确定第9空；10. 对比财富与礼物的大小确定第10空；11. 结合学到教训的搭配确定第11空；12. 由饭后的活动确定第12空；13. 由翻到书的后面确定第13空；14. 由看到车钥匙的反应确定第14空；15. 由新旧车的转折关系确定第15空。
【解析】
1. 选B。根据后文“his university gift”可知，此处指希望得到一份很棒的礼物，故选B。
2. 选A。高中毕业得到手表，希望大学礼物比手表更大，故选A。
3. 选C。年轻人希望得到车，即使是旧车也觉得完美，故选C。
4. 选B。后文提到父亲叫年轻人到客厅，故选B。
5. 选D。此处询问儿子是否知道父亲小时候如何给他读故事，故选D。
6. 选D。父亲花几天搜寻才找到那本书，故选D。
7. 选B。“put on”表示“装上，贴上”，此处指给书装新封面，故选B。
8. 选C。年轻人意识到自己贪婪，感觉很糟糕，故选C。
9. 选A。此处指年轻人希望得到昂贵的毕业礼物，故选A。
10. 选A。与财富相比，父亲的礼物很小但意义重大，故选A。
11. 选D。“learn a lesson”是固定搭配，意为“学到教训”，故选D。
12. 选B。饭后一家人围坐，故选B。
13. 选D。母亲喜欢书中最后一个故事，年轻人翻到书的后面，故选D。
14. 选A。看到车钥匙，年轻人很惊讶，故选A。
15. 选C。旧车但对儿子来说没关系，是转折关系，故选C。
【答案】
1.B 2.A 3.C 4.B 5.D 6.D 7.B 8.C 9.A 10.A 11.D 12.B 13.D 14.A 15.C
【知识点】
完形填空词义辨析、上下文语境理解、逻辑关系判断
【点评】
本文为记叙文完形，围绕“毕业礼物与父爱”展开，传递珍惜身边爱的核心主题，解题需结合上下文线索、词汇搭配及逻辑关系，是一篇贴近生活的中等难度完形题。
【难度系数】
0.6