二、完形填空(本题共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)
请认真阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
[2026 南通市海门区期末]Moving to the countryside should be an adventure. But for Leo, the first few weeks felt too quiet. The forest behind his new house
11 like a wall of strange green, and the silence felt heavy, not peaceful. But everything
12 on a wet Tuesday afternoon. Caught in a sudden heavy rain, Leo
13 under the wide branches of an old pine tree. As he stopped to relax, out of breath, he saw a pair of bright eyes looking at
14 from behind a fallen log(原木). It was a young red fox, his fur wet and messy, holding one
15 paw carefully off the ground.
The fox was clearly scared. Something in the fox's look wasn't just
16 . It also seemed like a silent question. The next day, he
17 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
18 began. Leo would sit still on his mossy rock, talking
19 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 and so on. Trust
20 not through touch, but through consistent(持续的), calm time together.
Leo became a careful
21 . He learnt that a quick move of Rusty's ears meant a car was coming far away, and that a low head meant he felt safe. When Rusty's front paw finally got better, Leo felt both proud and
22 , thinking their meetings would stop. But happily, Rusty still
23 . 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 Leo for a rest while Leo read a book.
Leo learned an important
24 about friendship. It didn't need words, gifts, or always playing together. Real friendship could be a quiet
25 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.
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B
)11. A. sounded B. looked C. smelt D. tasted
(
C
)12. A. happened B. started C. changed D. came
(
A
)13. A. ran B. slept C. stayed D. listened
(
A
)14. A. him B. them C. himself D. themselves
(
A
)15. A. front B. back C. left D. right
(
C
)16. A. joy B. love C. fear D. magic
(
D
)17. A. ate B. made C. cooked D. took
(
B
)18. A. match B. habit C. exercise D. problem
(
A
)19. A. softly B. easily C. angrily D. sadly
(
B
)20. A. lost B. grew C. finished D. returned
(
D
)21. A. listener B. helper C. teacher D. watcher
(
D
)22. A. happy B. excited C. lonely D. worried
(
B
)23. A. hurt B. came C. walked D. shouted
(
D
)24. A. dream B. place C. method D. lesson
(
C
)25. A. ending B. finding C. meeting D. meaning
