五、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】根据语境可知，是给书装了一个新封面。故选B。
8. C 【点拨】根据后文可知，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】
首先通读全文把握主旨：本文讲述了一位大学毕业生期待父母送贵重毕业礼物，父亲却送了童年时的故事书，年轻人从最初期待贵重礼物到意识到父亲的爱，最终明白要珍惜身边的爱。解题时需结合上下文语境、词义辨析、逻辑关系逐一分析，关注前后文的线索提示，如前文提到的礼物、车、父亲的行为等，辅助选出正确选项。
【解析】
1. 选B。根据后文“his university gift would be even...”可知，他希望得到一份很棒的礼物，gift符合语境。
2. 选A。前文提到高中毕业得到手表，后文希望得到车，说明期望大学礼物更大，bigger符合逻辑。
3. 选C。他希望得到车，即使是旧二手车对他来说也是完美的，perfect契合语境。
4. 选B。后文提到“The father had tears...”，可知是父亲叫年轻人到客厅。
5. 选D。此处父亲问儿子是否知道小时候自己是怎样读他喜欢的书的，how表方式。
6. 选D。父亲花几天时间搜寻那本书，searching符合“找到”的语境。
7. 选B。put on表示“装上、贴上”，此处指给书装新封面，搭配正确。
8. 选C。年轻人意识到自己贪婪，所以感觉糟糕，terrible符合情感逻辑。
9. 选A。前文提到他希望得到车，即希望得到昂贵礼物，hoping for符合语境。
10. 选A。与财富对比，强调礼物虽小但有意义，small合适。
11. 选D。learned a lesson是固定搭配，意为“学到一课”，符合语境。
12. 选B。饭后围坐读故事，after契合逻辑。
13. 选D。后文说翻到书的后面，可知母亲喜欢书中的最后一个故事，last正确。
14. 选A。看到车钥匙很惊讶，in surprise符合语境。
15. 选C。旧车但对儿子来说没关系，前后是转折关系，用but连接。
【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】
词汇辨析、语境理解、逻辑连词
【点评】
本文是情感类完形填空，通过毕业礼物的故事传递“珍惜身边的爱”的主题，解题需注重上下文线索和情感逻辑，既考查基础词汇运用，又引导学生理解亲情的重要性，语篇贴近学生生活。
【难度系数】
0.6