阅读下面短文,并从 A、B、C、D 四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
My story began on one morning in a late autumn at a forest path's turn.
As a teenager, I saw a fox(狐狸) for the first time. I had never been so close to a wild 36. With a fast-beating heart, I bravely stepped toward it. "Hey, fox!" I tried to 37 her, but she didn't move. My voice was so quiet that it felt like talking to 38. She stayed very still—very beautiful.
I went back to that place many times. 39, she came again. This time, less scared(恐惧的), I greeted her louder. She ran away fast, making me want a 40 meeting—hoping then to bring her home. So I tried to find it during the following three 41. But I never saw it again until the next spring.
She always ran away when I came 42. I had no choice but to watch her family from a farther place. I placed 43 outside carefully and hid. She'd look at the food first, then carry it away. After several tries, I moved a little closer—she ran 44! What surprised me further was that she slowly 45 toward me step by step, so I carried her home ... but she 46 that same day.
Rushing back to the hole, I tried to get her back—then 47. I was deeply touched by what I saw. She was with her babies, who was lying 48 her peacefully, with eyes half-opening, under bright sunshine.
At that moment, I understood 49 she'd run away and what I should do. My selfish(自私的) wish to keep her 50. Instead, I simply brought food and quietly spent time near them. I learned: True love means letting it be free.
()36. A. fruit B. animal C. vegetable D. flower
()37. A. catch B. touch C. greet D. leave
()38. A. himself B. herself C. itself D. myself
()39. A. Probably B. Finally C. Usually D. Naturally
()40. A. first B. second C. third D. fourth
()41. A. days B. weeks C. months D. years
()42. A. farther B. closer C. higher D. faster
()43. A. food B. music C. sand D. money
()44. A. all the way B. no more C. in no way D. far more
()45. A. flew B. ran C. swam D. walked
()46. A. came in B. gave away C. ran away D. came up
()47. A. missed B. shouted C. stopped D. appeared
()48. A. around B. through C. without D. over
()49. A. where B. how C. when D. why
()50. A. grew B. shone C. disappeared D. succeeded

36.B 37.C 38.D 39.B 40.C 41.C 42.B 43.A 44.B 45.D 46.C 47.C 48.A 49.D 50.C

【分析】做完形填空需先通读全文把握主旨，再结合上下文语境、词汇含义及逻辑关系逐一解题。本文讲述作者与狐狸从陌生到尝试接近，最终领悟真爱是自由的故事。各空需紧扣前后文提示：如36题前文提及狐狸对应动物；37题后文有打招呼的提示；38题主语为I需用反身代词；39题多次前往后狐狸终于出现；40题对应之前的第一次见面；41题时间跨度从秋到春为几个月；42题靠近时狐狸跑开；43题后文提到食物；44题几次尝试后狐狸不再跑；45题狐狸慢慢移动；46题当天狐狸跑了；47题冲回洞后停下；48题宝宝在妈妈周围；49题理解狐狸跑的原因；50题自私的愿望消失。
【解析】36. 前文提到“fox”（狐狸）属于动物范畴，wild animal符合语境，选B；37. 后文“greet her louder”提示此处是打招呼，greet意为“打招呼”，选C；38. 主语为I，talk to myself表示“自言自语”，符合语境，选D；39. 多次前往那个地方后，狐狸终于再次出现，Finally（最终）符合逻辑，选B；40. 之前是第一次见面，此处想要第三次见面，third（第三）符合，选C；41. 从秋天到第二年春天，时间跨度为几个月，months（月）符合，选C；42. 狐狸跑开是因为作者靠近，closer（更近）符合，选B；43. 后文“the food first”提示放置的是食物，选A；44. 几次尝试后狐狸不再跑，no more（不再）符合，选B；45. 狐狸慢慢向作者移动，walked（走）符合动作描述，选D；46. 作者冲回洞，说明狐狸当天跑了，ran away（跑开）符合，选C；47. 冲回洞后停下，stopped（停下）符合，选C；48. 宝宝们躺在妈妈周围，around（在……周围）符合，选A；49. 作者理解狐狸跑的原因，why（为什么）符合，选D；50. 自私的愿望消失，disappeared（消失）符合，选C。
【答案】36.B 37.C 38.D 39.B 40.C 41.C 42.B 43.A 44.B 45.D 46.C 47.C 48.A 49.D 50.C
【知识点】完形填空、词汇辨析、语境理解
【点评】本文是一篇感悟类记叙文，通过作者与狐狸的相处经历传达“真爱意味着自由”的哲理，解题需紧扣上下文语境，重点考查语篇理解与词汇运用能力，是典型的中等难度完形填空。
【难度系数】0.6