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
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like a wall of strange green, and the silence felt heavy, not peaceful. But everything
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on a wet Tuesday afternoon. Caught in a sudden heavy rain, Leo
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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
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from behind a fallen log(原木). It was a young red fox, its fur wet and messy, holding one
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paw carefully off the ground.
The fox was clearly scared. Something in the fox's look wasn't just
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. It also seemed like a silent question. The next day, he
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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
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began. Leo would sit still on his mossy rock, talking
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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
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not through touch, but through consistent(持续的), calm time together.
Leo became a careful
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. 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
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, thinking their meetings would stop. But happily, Rusty still
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. 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
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about friendship. It didn't need words, gifts, or always playing together. Real friendship could be a quiet
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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.
(
B
)1. A. sounded B. looked C. smelt D. tasted
(
C
)2. A. happened B. started C. changed D. came
(
A
)3. A. ran B. slept C. stayed D. listened
(
A
)4. A. him B. them C. himself D. themselves
(
A
)5. A. front B. back C. left D. right
(
C
)6. A. joy B. love C. fear D. magic
(
D
)7. A. ate B. made C. cooked D. took
(
B
)8. A. match B. habit C. practice D. problem
(
A
)9. A. softly B. easily C. angrily D. sadly
(
B
)10. A. lost B. grew C. finished D. returned
(
D
)11. A. listener B. helper C. teacher D. watcher
(
D
)12. A. happy B. excited C. lonely D. worried
(
B
)13. A. hurt B. came C. walked D. shouted
(
D
)14. A. dream B. topic C. method D. lesson
(
C
)15. A. ending B. finding C. meeting D. meaning
