Leah Wilson’s small kindness to a crow created a warm and surprising friendship.

One day, Leah saw an injured crow trapped in the rain gutter (排水沟) of a house. Many other crows circled above and called for help. Leah felt worried and wanted to save it right away. Without a tall ladder nearby, she turned to some firefighters who were nearby. They kindly used their ladder to free the poor bird. Then Leah drove the hurt crow to an animal rescue center. On the way, the scared bird held its claws tightly around her finger, leaving a warm and deep memory in Leah’s heart.

A few days later, the crow recovered and returned to the wild. When Leah walked her dog one morning, a crow flew down and dropped beautiful feathers at her feet as a thank-you gift. It was just the first present. Later, she received many other gifts like sticks, moss (苔藓) balls and a small bird nest from the crow family.

Now every morning, lots of crows fly beside Leah and her dog on their daily walks. Leah can quickly find the crow she saved because it has a metal band on its leg. These lovely birds have become her special friends.

This great story teaches us that kindness works wonders. A simple helpful action not only saved a crow’s life but also built a precious friendship between humans and wild animals.

1.1.What helped set the trapped crow free at last?

A A ladder.

B A stick.

C A cage.

D A car.

解析：选A。A 细节理解题。根据文章第二段中的“They kindly used their ladder to free the poor bird.”可知，消防员最终是用梯子把困在排水沟里的乌鸦救了出来，因此答案是A。文中没有提到棍子、笼子或汽车在解救过程中起到作用，Leah的汽车只是后来被用来送乌鸦去救助中心，与“最终使乌鸦获救”的工具无关。故选A。

2.2. How did Leah feel about the crow’s finger hold?

A Quite bored.

B Deeply touched.

C Very scared.

D Pretty happy.

解析：选B。B 推理判断题。题目问的是Leah对乌鸦紧抓她手指这件事的感受。文中描述乌鸦“held its claws tightly around her finger, leaving a warm and deep memory in Leah’s heart”，这段温暖而深刻的记忆可以推断出Leah被乌鸦的举动深深触动，因此“Deeply touched”最符合她当时的内心感受。选项A的“无聊”、C的“害怕”和D的“相当开心”都与“warm and deep memory”所传达的情感色彩不符。故选B。

3.3. What was the crow’s first thank-you gift?

A Dry moss.

B Tiny nest.

C Nice feathers.

D Short sticks.

解析：选C。C 细节理解题。文中第三段明确提到“a crow flew down and dropped beautiful feathers at her feet as a thank-you gift. It was just the first present.”，这直接说明第一份感谢礼物是漂亮的羽毛。干苔藓、小巢和短树枝都是后来陆续收到的其他礼物，所以答案是C。

4.4. How does Leah spot her saved crow easily?

A With a leg mark.

B By its loud cry.

C From big wings.

D Through its food.

解析：选A。A 细节理解题。根据第四段的“Leah can quickly find the crow she saved because it has a metal band on its leg.”可知，Leah能轻松认出她救过的乌鸦，是因为它腿上有一个金属环，即一个腿部标记。叫声、翅膀大小和食物文中均未作为识别依据，因此选A。

5.5. What’s the main idea of the story?

A Animals love gifts.

B Crows like walking.

C Firemen save birds.

D Kindness brings rewards.

解析：选D。D推理判断题。主旨大意题。文章讲述Leah救助了一只乌鸦，随后不仅收到乌鸦的礼物，还赢得了整个乌鸦家族的友谊，最后一段更是直接点明“kindness works wonders”和“a simple helpful action... built a precious friendship”。所以整个故事的核心思想是善良会带来回报，而不仅仅是动物喜欢礼物、乌鸦爱散步或消防员救鸟这些片段信息。故选D。