《2025年通城学典全程测评卷八年级英语上册译林版》

九、短文填空。(每小题 1 分,共 10 分)
阅读下面短文,在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
If you live in the cities in England, there will be a great chance for you 1. to meet(meet) a fox in real life. Some animals need special habitats(栖息地) or food. But foxes can live in all kinds of amazingly different places such as deserts, mountains and cities. Cities like London can be really busy and 2. noisy(noise), but they still have quiet corners where foxes can sleep. There is also food for foxes provided by people.
Recently some people in cities have already seen foxes close at hand, but the foxes never seem 3. scared(scare). Why is that? They are 4. so smart that they can even remember all the safe corners. If a fox thinks it can run to its safe exit 5. faster(fast) than you can approach(接近), it will probably just sit down and wait. They won't waste energy 6. running(run) because they are aware that humans usually won't hurt them.
However, it's usually better 7. not to feed(not feed) foxes. But do enjoy watching them. They are beautiful and interesting animals, and plenty 8. of people enjoy them around. So, when you see a fox, you can 9. quietly(quiet) take out your phone and take a few pictures to record this interesting moment. Foxes make the city 10. a livelier place and let us feel the beauty of nature in the city.

答案： 1. to meet 2. noisy 3. scared 4. so 5. faster 6. running 7. not to feed 8. of 9. quietly 10. a