Question

A thousand years ago,Hong Kong was covered by a thick forest. As more and more people came to 1        in Hong Kong,these trees were cut down and burnt. Now there is 2        forest left,though there are still some small areas (地方) covered with trees. We call these woods.

Elephants,tigers and many 3        animals were living in the thick forest. When people came to live in Hong Kong,the 4       began to die out. Early farmers grew rice and 5        pigs and chickens in the valleys. They cut down the trees and burnt them. They needed 6        to keep themselves warm in winter,to cook their food and to keep away the dangerous animals. Elephants quickly disappeared (消失) because there was not enough food for them.

7       did most of the wolves and tigers. Monkeys and many other animals soon 8       in the same way.

You might think that there are no longer any animals in Hong Kong 9        in the zoos. There are still about 36 different animals 10        there. One of the most interesting of Hong Kong's animals is the barking deer. These are beautiful little animals 11       a rich brown coat and a white patch (补丁) under the tail. They look like deer 12        but they are much like a dog 13       ,In Hong Kong the barking deer has only a real enemy (敌人) 14       . People hunt these little animals though it is illegal (违法的) .There are now not many barking deer left. So it is important 15        people to protect (保护) wild animals.

(   ) 1. A. work   B. study   C. live   D. enjoy

(   ) 2. A. many   B. a few   C. no   D. not

(   ) 3. A. other   B. others   C. the other   D. another

(   ) 4. A. people   B. animals   C. plants   D. things

(   ) 5. A. grew   B. made   C. got   D. kept

(   ) 6. A. fire   B. hotness   C. heat   D. stoves (炉子)

(   ) 7. A. So   B. Such   C. As   D. Nor

(   ) 8. A. lived   B. died   C. came   D. left

(   ) 9. A. besides   B. except   C. and   D. or

(   ) 10. A. live   B. to live   C. lived   D. living

(   ) 11. A. have   B. without   C. with   D. get

(   ) 12. A. high   B. higher   C. short   D. shorter

(   ) 13. A. shouting   B. crying   C. barking   D. talking

(   ) 14. A. tigers   B. men   C. wolves   D. elephants

(   ) 15. A. to   B. for   C. like   D. of

Answer 1

这则短文通过讲述香港的变化来告诫人们要保护森林、爱护动物。

1. C表示有了人的居住后,情况才发生了改变。

2. C根据下面一句话得知大面积的森林已经消失了。

3. A many other animals表示其余的许多种动物，但不代表世界上所有的动物，故不选the oth_er。

4. B由于人多了，动物就变少了。

5. D keep这里表示"饲养"，而grow意思是"种植"。

6. A根据后面的取暖、烧饭、驱赶动物，可见这里他们需要的是火。

7. A   "so +助动词+主语"表示"某人(某物) 也这样"，这里表示狼和老虎也消失了。

8. B跟上一句表达同样的意思。

9. B besides表示"除了.... 还有"，而except"除了……之外"。故选except表示除了动物园其他地方就没有动物了。

10. D There be sb. /sth. + doing为固定搭配。

11. C with引导的介宾短语常常用来表示人或物的外貌特征。

12. A表示长得和鹿差不多高。

13. C 狗叫声通常用barkin_g。

14. B根据整篇文章的观点就可得知人类才是动物真正的敌人。

15. B "It be +adj. +for sb. + to do"表示对某人来说做某事怎样(简单、困难、重要……) 而 sb.表示人的性格或品质,如kind,bad,nice等。