四、完形填空。（2026·江苏南通期末）
Moving to the countryside should be an adventure. But for Leo, the first few weeks felt too quiet. The forest behind his new house 1 like a wall of strange green, and the silence felt heavy, not peaceful. But everything 2 on a wet Tuesday afternoon. Caught in a sudden heavy rain, Leo 3 under the wide branches(树枝) of an old pine tree. As he stopped to relax, out of breath, he saw a pair of bright eyes looking at 4 from behind a fallen log(原木). It was a young red fox, its fur wet and messy, holding one 5 paw carefully off the ground.
The fox was clearly scared. Something in the fox's look wasn't just 6. It also seemed like a silent question. The next day, he 7 a hard-boiled egg from his lunch and put it on a stone near the log before walking away. He named the fox Rusty. Day after day, a quiet daily 8 began. Leo would sit still on his mossy rock, talking 9 about his new school or just listening to the forest. Rusty would move closer little by little, finally taking the food Leo offered—a piece of apple, a cookie. Trust 10 not through touch, but through consistent(持续的), calm time together.
Leo became a careful 11. He learnt that a quick move of Rusty's ears meant a car was coming far away, and a low head meant he felt safe. When Rusty's front paw finally got better, Leo felt both proud and 12, thinking their meetings would stop. But happily, Rusty still 13. Now, their friendship had changed. Rusty would walk quickly past on his own way, stopping to look at Leo, as if saying hello. Sometimes, he would just lie down close by for a rest while Leo was reading a book.
Leo learned an important 14 about friendship. It didn't need words, gifts, or always playing together. Real friendship could be a quiet 15 between two beings, enjoying a calm moment together. Rusty wasn't a pet; he was a wild animal living in the forest who had decided, in his own way, to be Leo's friend. And that made their friendship feel more special.
()1. A. sounded B. looked C. smelt D. tasted
()2. A. happened B. started C. changed D. came
()3. A. ran B. slept C. stayed D. listened
()4. A. him B. them C. himself D. themselves
()5. A. front B. back C. left D. right
()6. A. joy B. love C. fear D. magic
()7. A. ate B. made C. cooked D. took
()8. A. match B. habit C. practice D. problem
()9. A. softly B. easily C. angrily D. sadly
()10. A. lost B. grew C. finished D. returned
()11. A. listener B. helper C. teacher D. watcher
()12. A. happy B. excited C. lonely D. worried
()13. A. hurt B. came C. walked D. shouted
()14. A. dream B. topic C. method D. lesson
()15. A. ending B. finding C. meeting D. meaning

1. B 【点拨】根据“like a wall of strange green”可知，森林看起来像一堵奇怪的绿色墙壁。故选 B。
2. C 【点拨】根据“But”可知，此处表示转折，与前文Leo刚搬到乡村时的感受形成对比，结合下文Leo遇到了小狐狸Rusty可知，此处指一切都“改变”了。故选 C。
3. A 【点拨】根据语境可知，Leo被突如其来的大雨困住，所以他“跑”到树下避雨。故选 A。
4. A 【点拨】根据语境可知，小狐狸的眼睛看着“他”，此处用him作宾语。故选 A。
5. A 【点拨】根据下文“When Rusty's front paw finally got better”可知，此处指小狐狸的“前爪”受伤了。故选 A。
6. C 【点拨】根据“The fox was clearly scared.”可知，小狐狸很害怕，但它的表情中还有些东西不仅仅是“恐惧”。故选 C。
7. D 【点拨】根据“a hard-boiled egg from his lunch and put it on a stone near the log”可知，此处指从午餐中“拿”出一个煮鸡蛋。故选 D。
8. B 【点拨】根据“Day after day”可知，Leo每天都给小狐狸送食物，这成了一个“习惯”。故选 B。
9. A 【点拨】根据语境可知，此处指Leo“轻声”谈论他的新学校。故选 A。
10. B 【点拨】根据“Trust 10 not through touch, but through consistent（持续的）, calm time together.”可知，此处指信任“增长”。故选 B。
11. D 【点拨】根据语境可知，Leo通过观察小狐狸的行为来了解它，所以他成了一个细心的“观察者”。故选 D。
12. D 【点拨】根据“thinking their meetings would stop”可知，Leo以为他们的见面会停止，所以他感到“担心”。故选 D。
13. B 【点拨】根据“But happily, Rusty still 13.”可知，此处指小狐狸仍然“来”找Leo。故选 B。
14. D 【点拨】根据“Leo learned an important 14 about friendship.”可知，此处指学到了关于友谊的重要“一课”。故选 D。
15. C 【点拨】根据语境可知，此处指真正的友谊是两个生命之间安静的“相遇”。故选 C。

【分析】
首先通读全文，把握文章主旨：Leo搬到乡下后遇到一只受伤的小狐狸，通过日常相处建立友谊的故事。解题时，需结合上下文语境分析每个空的逻辑关系，再辨析选项词汇的词义、固定搭配及用法，逐步确定答案。例如第1题根据“like a wall”判断用表示“看起来”的词；第2题由But的转折逻辑，结合后文情节确定“改变”的含义；其余题目同理，通过语境、词汇搭配等逐一分析。
【解析】
1. 解析：根据后文“like a wall of strange green”可知，此处表示森林看起来像一堵奇怪的绿色墙壁，look like为固定搭配，意为“看起来像”，故选B。
2. 解析：前文提到刚到乡下时环境太安静，But表转折，结合后文Leo遇到小狐狸的情节，可知此处指一切都“改变”了，故选C。
3. 解析：Leo被突如其来的大雨困住，语境下他会跑到树下避雨，run符合语境，故选A。
4. 解析：此处指小狐狸的眼睛看着Leo，look at后接宾格代词，him指代Leo，故选A。
5. 解析：根据下文“When Rusty's front paw finally got better”可知，小狐狸的前爪受伤，故选A。
6. 解析：前文提到“The fox was clearly scared”，结合语境，此处指狐狸的表情不只是恐惧，还有其他情绪，故选C。
7. 解析：此处指Leo从午餐中拿出一个煮鸡蛋，take...from...为固定搭配，意为“从……拿出……”，故选D。
8. 解析：Day after day说明Leo每天都给狐狸送食物，这成了一种日常习惯，habit符合语境，故选B。
9. 解析：Leo和狐狸相处时会轻声说话，softly意为“轻声地”，符合语境，故选A。
10. 解析：此处指信任通过持续平静的相处增长，grow意为“增长”，故选B。
11. 解析：Leo通过观察狐狸的行为了解它，所以他是细心的观察者，watcher符合语境，故选D。
12. 解析：Leo以为狐狸的伤好后他们的见面会停止，所以感到担心，worried符合语境，故选D。
13. 解析：But表转折，说明狐狸还是来和Leo相处，come符合语境，故选B。
14. 解析：learn a lesson为固定搭配，意为“学到一课”，此处指Leo学到关于友谊的重要一课，故选D。
15. 解析：此处指真正的友谊是两个生命之间安静的相遇，meeting符合语境，故选C。
【答案】
1.B 2.C 3.A 4.A 5.A 6.C 7.D 8.B 9.A 10.B 11.D 12.D 13.B 14.D 15.C
【知识点】
动词词义辨析、名词词义辨析、语境理解
【点评】
本文是一篇关于友谊的记叙文完形填空，通过Leo与受伤小狐狸相处建立友谊的故事，考查学生对上下文语境的理解能力及词汇的运用能力，文章逻辑清晰，贴近生活，易于学生把握主旨。
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