三、完形填空(共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分)

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36 ~ 45各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

One morning a fox was searching for his breakfast. He went down to the lake to

36   some fish. Suddenly he saw a rabbit digging a hole on the bank of the lake and decided to eat it instead. Not wanting the rabbit to discover him, the fox moved

37   towards his meal. As he got closer, he stepped on some dry leaves. The rabbit then

38   in fear. When he saw the fox, he started to shout.

“Quiet! Why do you rabbits shout so much?” asked the fox, slightly annoyed that he had lost his   39  .

“I am sorry, but you scared me. Your sharp teeth make me   40  .”replied the rabbit. “But I don’t want you to eat you”, lied the fox, “I am only here to help with your   41  . I will be back tomorrow and help you dig your hole.”

The next day, the fox returned to the   42  . There he saw a group of rabbits busily digging holes on the bank. He thought about catching one. At that moment the rabbit he had met the day before started jumping up and down, making a   43   noise to warn his friends. All the rabbits and even the fish quickly   44  . The poor fox could not find anything to catch for food and ended up   45   fruit.

36. A.catch B.buy C.smell D.cook

37. A.nosily B.silently C.confidently D.angrily

38. A.looked down B.looked away C.turned off D.turned around

39. A.time B.place C.meal D.fish

40. A.sad B.excited C. nervous D.happy

41. A.food B.work C.story D.friends

42. A.breakfast B.house C.lake D.mountain

43. A.loud B.low C.usual D.dangerous

44. A.returned B.shouted C.entered D.disappeared

45. A.growing B.eating C.picking D.selling