Question

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

Elephants, tigers and many ____ animals were living in the thick forest. When people came to live in Hong Kong, the ____ began to die out. Early farmers grew rice and ____ pigs and chickens in the valleys. They cut down the trees and burnt them. They needed__ ___to keep themselves warm in winter, to cook their food and to keep away the dangerous animals. Elephants quickly disappeared because there was not enough food for them. ____ did most of the wolves and tigers. Monkeys and many other animals soon  ____in the same way.

  You might think that there are no longer any animals in Hong Kong _____ in the zoos. There are still about 36 different animals _____ there. One of the most interesting of Hong Kong’s animals is the barking deer. These are beautiful little animals with a rich brown coat and a white patch(补丁) under the tail. They look like deer , but they are much like a dog barking. There are now not many barking deer left. So it is important for people to protect wild animals.

1.A. work      B. study       C. live

2.A. not       B. a few   C. no 

3.A. other         B. others      C. another

4.A. things     B. animals   C. plants 

5.A. grew          B. made       C. kept

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

7.A. So       B. Such    C. As

8.A. lived          B. died    C. left

9.A. besides     B. except       C. beside

10.A. to live      B. lived    C. living

Answer

1.C

2.C

3.A

4.B

5.C

6.A

7.A

8.B

9.B

10.C

【解析】

试题分析：1000多年前，香港被茂密的森林覆盖着，生态平衡。但随着人们的到来，树木被砍伐了，野生动物消失了，就连最有趣的赤麂也为数不多了，由此保护环境多么重要啊。

1.C考查动词及语境的理解。句意：随着越来越多的人搬到香港，这些树木被砍伐燃烧。come to live in …搬迁到此……。

2.C考查形容词及语境的理解。Now there is no forest left,意思是经过人们的不断砍分，森林消失了。故选C。

3.A考查动词及语境的理解。根据语句的意思，大象和其他的动物生活在森林中。故选other，表示其他的。

4.B考查名词及语境的理解。 根据上文可知当人们搬迁到香港，这些动物开始灭亡。故选B。

5.C考查动词及语境的理解。句意：早期的农夫在山谷种植水稻并且饲养猪和鸡。kept pigs意思是饲养猪等家禽。故选C。

6.A考查名词及语境的理解。他们需要火在冬天取暖，做饭，驱赶危险动物。根据句意，故选A。

7.A考查代词及语境的理解。根据上文可知大部分的狼和老虎也是如此。so +助动词+主语，某某也如此。结合句意，故选A。

8.B考查动词及语境的理解。猴子和其他的动物很快也以相同的方式死亡。die 死，live 生活；leave 离开，结合句意，故选B。

9.B考查介词及语境的理解。except除……之外，在香港除了动物园，别处没有动物。故选B。

10.

考点：社会现象类短文。