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】根据前后文内容可知，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“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。故选 C。

【分析】
本文是一篇记叙文完形填空，讲述了大学毕业生渴望从父母处得到昂贵毕业礼物，父亲却送了他一本童年故事书，最终他发现书里夹着旧车钥匙，领悟到要珍惜身边爱的故事。解题思路：先通读全文把握主旨，再结合上下文语境、词义辨析、逻辑关系及固定搭配逐一分析每个空格，如第1题依据后文“gift”确定答案，第2题结合高中得手表、大学期望更大礼物的语境判断，其余题目同理结合细节推导。
【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，故选B。
2. 选A。高中时得到手表，大学时期望更大的礼物，故选A。
3. 选C。他希望得到车，即使是旧车也觉得完美，故选C。
4. 选B。根据后文“The father had tears in his eyes as he hugged his son.”可知，是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是怎样给他读故事的，how表示方式，故选D。
6. 选D。父亲花了几天时间搜寻这本书，最终找到，故选D。
7. 选B。put on表示“把……放在……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，所以感觉很糟糕，故选C。
9. 选A。hope for表示“希望得到”，符合他希望得到昂贵礼物的语境，故选A。
10. 选A。与“riches（财富）”对比，强调礼物虽小但意义重大，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，年轻人读故事，故选B。
13. 选D。根据后文“turned to the back of the book”可知，母亲喜欢书中最后一个故事，故选D。
14. 选A。看到书里的车钥匙，年轻人很惊讶，in surprise表示“惊讶地”，故选A。
15. 选C。旧车但对儿子来说没关系，前后是转折关系，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】
完形填空解题、词义辨析、语境理解
【点评】
本文通过温情故事传递珍惜身边爱的主题，解题需结合上下文语境、逻辑关系及词汇用法，既考查阅读理解能力，又检验词汇运用水平，是典型的记叙文完形填空。
【难度系数】
0.5