Ⅶ. 完形填空。
One dollar and eighty-seven cents. Three times Della counted it. That was all she had. And the next day would be 1 , but she did not have enough money to buy her husband Jim a present. Della was 2 .
Della and Jim had two possessions(财产). One was Della's beautiful long hair which she was 3 . The other one was Jim's 4 from his family.
In order to buy Jim a wonderful gift, Della 5 . She visited a hair shop and sold her hair for 20 dollars. With the money, Della searched through stores until she found a gold chain for Jim's watch. It was the perfect gift. Della bought it and hurried home 6 to prepare for dinner.
Jim was never late. When Jim opened the door and walked in, his eyes were fixed on Della's short hair and there was an expression in them that she could not 7 . Then Della told him that she sold her hair to buy him a gift. Later, Jim drew a box from his pocket and put it on the table. Della opened it and there lay some 8 that she always wanted. Now she had them, 9 her long hair was gone. When Della gave Jim his present, the gold chain, Jim smiled and told her that he sold his watch to pay for the gift.
Though their Christmas gifts became useless, they realised something 10 . Della and Jim had given each other the greatest gifts of all.
() 1. A. Christmas B. Sunday
C. Jim's birthday D. Thanksgiving
() 2. A. in a good mood B. in a bad state
C. in danger D. in low spirits
() 3. A. afraid of B. worried about
C. proud of D. interested in
() 4. A. silver box B. gold watch
C. old car D. nice suit
() 5. A. worked harder B. did nothing
C. made a wish D. made a decision
() 6. A. carefully B. suddenly
C. happily D. sadly
() 7. A. read B. see
C. hear D. talk
() 8. A. snacks B. combs
C. rings D. toys
() 9. A. but B. so
C. if D. as
() 10. A. less important B. less expensive
C. more valuable D. more confusing

1.A 2.D 3.C 4.B 5.D 6.C 7.A 8.B 9.A 10.C

【分析】
本题是一篇关于经典故事《麦琪的礼物》的完形填空，解题时需先通读全文把握故事脉络与主旨，再结合上下文语境、词汇词义辨析逐一分析每个空的选项，最终选出符合逻辑与文意的答案。故事围绕德拉和吉姆在圣诞节前为对方准备礼物，各自牺牲珍贵物品的情节展开，需重点关注细节暗示与情感逻辑。
【解析】
1. 第1空：根据最后一段“Though their Christmas gifts became useless”可知，第二天是圣诞节，故选A。
2. 第2空：德拉没钱给丈夫买礼物，情绪低落，“in low spirits”表示情绪低落，符合语境，故选D。
3. 第3空：德拉的长发是她引以为傲的财产，“be proud of”意为以……为傲，符合文意，故选C。
4. 第4空：后文提到德拉为吉姆的表买链子，可知吉姆的另一项财产是金表，故选B。
5. 第5空：为买礼物，德拉做出卖掉头发的决定，“made a decision”表示做决定，符合语境，故选D。
6. 第6空：德拉买到了完美的礼物，开心回家准备晚餐，“happily”体现她的喜悦，故选C。
7. 第7空：吉姆的眼神里有德拉读不懂的情绪，“read”表示读懂、理解，符合搭配，故选A。
8. 第8空：德拉卖掉长发，吉姆买的是她一直想要的梳子，“combs”符合逻辑，故选B。
9. 第9空：“有梳子”和“长发没了”是转折关系，用“but”连接，故选A。
10. 第10空：虽然礼物没用，但他们意识到更珍贵的东西，“more valuable”符合主旨，故选C。
【答案】1.A 2.D 3.C 4.B 5.D 6.C 7.A 8.B 9.A 10.C
【知识点】完形填空语境理解、词汇辨析、文章主旨把握
【点评】本题选自经典情感故事，考查学生对上下文逻辑、词汇词义及主旨的理解，难度适中，能引导学生体会真爱与奉献的内涵。
【难度系数】0.6