A thousand years ago Hong Kong was covered by a thick forest like the forests we now find in Malaysia and Thailand. As more and more ___36___ came to live in Hong Kong, these trees were cut down and burnt. Now there is no forest left, ___37__ there are still some areas covered with trees. We call these __38__.

Elephants, tigers, monkeys and many other animals used to live in the __39__ forests of Hong Kong, and there were even crocodiles in the ___40__ and along the coast. When people came to live in Hong Kong, the animals began to __41___ out. Early farmers grew rice and kept pigs and chickens in the valleys.

They ___42___ the trees and burnt them. They needed fires to keep themselves ___43___ in the winter, to cook their food, and to keep away from dangerous animals. Elephants quickly disappeared because there was not enough ___44___ for them. So did most of the wolves, and tigers. Monkeys, squirrels and many other animals soon died out in the same __45____.

You might think that there are ___46___ any animals in Hong Kong, except in the __47_____. You might think there can’t be any wild animals in such a __48___ place with so many cars and buildings. But there is __49_____ a good deal of countryside in Hong Kong and New Territories, and there are still about thirty-six different kinds of animals living there.

One of the most interesting of Hong Kong’s ____50___ is the barking deer. They are beautiful little creatures with rich, brown coat and a white patch under the tail. They look like deer but they are much ___51___. They are less than two feet high. The male barking deer has two small horns but the female has none. They make a __52____ rather like a dog barking.

Barking deer live in thick shrub（灌木） country and are very good at __53___. They eat grass and shrubs, mainly in the very early morning and late afternoon and evening. This is when you are most likely to see one but you will need to be very quiet and to have very ___54___eyes. In Hong Kong the barking deer has only one ___55_____ ---- man. Although it is illegal, people hunt and trap these harmless little animals. As a result there are now not many left. There are a few on Hong Kong Island but none in the New Territories.

B

People have always had to find ways to keep food safe to eat. Methods to dry, smoke and salt food were invented thousands of years ago. The process of canning is much more recent. This storage method keeps food safe to eat for long periods of time. Today, canning is one of the most popular methods of storing food.

Canning uses heat to kill bacteria and other micro-organisms that cause poisons to form in food. Canning also takes away the air that these organisms need to live. One popular method of canning uses a water bath.

Clean fruits or vegetables are placed in glass bottles. The food can be put into the bottles either hot or cold. The cold method is used for soft fruits and vegetables that could lose their shape or taste. Firmer fruits and most vegetables are usually cooked. They take up less space in the bottles. After the food has been placed in glass bottles, boiling water is poured into the bottles to about three centimeters below the top. Then covers are placed on the bottles, but are not turned all the way. The bottles are placed in a large container filled with warm water that is then brought to a boil. The water must completely cover the bottles, from three to five centimeters over the top. When the water boils, any air in the bottles will be expelled. The boiling continues for several minutes. Then the bottles are allowed to cool. Finally, they are placed briefly into cold water. This makes a strong barrier to keep the air out. In other words, a vacuum is created. When the bottles are completely cool, notes can be placed on them to identify what is inside. The bottles can then be stored in a cool, dark place at a temperature of between four and twenty-one degrees Celsius.

Canning allows your family to enjoy foods that might not come fresh throughout the year. It is also a good way to store food for six months to a year, or even several years, in case of an emergency. It does not cost much to continue canning every year once the equipment has been purchased.

You can get more information about canning food from the group, Volunteers in Technical Assistance. VITA is on the Internet at vita.org.

55. Which of the following is the right order of canning food?

a. put bottles in warm water.          b. place notes on the bottles.

c. place bottles briefly into cold water  d. pour boiling water into bottles

A. d a c b   B. a b c d    C. b d c a   D. a d c b

56. According to the text, which of the following is right?

A. The way to can food has been found by ancient Chinese.

B. Canning uses water to kill bacteria.

C. Hard fruits are suitable for cold method.

D. The boiling water will take away the air in the bottle.

57. What does the word “vacuum” mean in the – paragraph?

A. a missing situation   B. a gap   C. an enclosed space without air  D. a hole

58. what’s the best title of the text?

A. The advantages of canning food.

B. Canning food and health.

C. Put fruits and vegetables into cans.

D. How to make canning food.

Melbourne, with a population of over 3．5 million, is the second largest city in Australia． It is clean, safe, dynamic and exciting, and well known internationally for its universities and other educational institutions． The city has well-planned tree-lined wide streets and many beautiful parks and gardens． It has a good transport system of roads, buses, trains, and trams． The La Trobe University（拉特罗布大学） campus is connected to the Central Business District by trams, express buses, and bus and train connections． Melbourne is a culturally rich city, and is home to large communities of people from all parts of Europe, the Americas, Africa, and Asia． The city is famous for its restaurants, theatres, music, opera, ballet, art, culture, and shops, and a lively and dynamic nightlife． Melbourne people are enthusiastic about sports, and the city hosts many famous international sports events． Near Melbourne there are beautiful coastlines with excellent beaches, national parks, forests, wineries（葡萄酒厂）, winter snowfields and． summer resorts． The climate is temperate and comfortable, with warm summers and cool winters． In summer, maximum daytime temperatures range from 26℃　to 36 ℃, and in winter from 12℃ to 18℃． The weather in Melboume can be variable from day to day． In 2002, Melboume was rated　 the world' s best city to live in by the Economist Intelligence Unit．

64． Melboume is well-known in the world for its　　　　　　 ．

　　 A． large population　　　　　　　　　　 　 B． educational institutions

　　 C． transport system　　　　　　　　　 　　 D． beautiful parks and gardens

65． According to the passage, Melbourne is a city where 　　　　　　　　．

A． rich people choose to live　　　　　　　 B． the best wine is produced

C． various cultures exist　　　　　　　 　　 D． Asian food is popular

66． The underlined word temperate most probably means 　　　　　　　．

　　 A． hot　 　　　　　　　　 B． mild　　 　　　　　　 C． dry　 　　　　　　　 D． cold

67． The best title for the passage might be　　　　　 ．

　　 A．An Ideal Place for Shopping

　　 B．A City with the Best Climate

　　 C． The World' s Best City to Live in

　　 D．The World's Most Beautiful City

　　Both warm-blooded and cold-blooded desert animals have ways to escape the desert heat. Warm-blooded desert animals, such as rats and mice, rest during the day, often staying in cool underground burrows. At night they search for food. Animals that are out during the day, such as cold-blooded lizards and snakes, are active only for short periods. As their body temperature rises, these reptiles move into the shade in order to cool down. In the early evening, when the sun grows weaker, the reptiles become more active and begin their search for food again.

　　Getting enough water to survive is a major problem for all desert animals. Some desert animals, like desert birds, manage to find water holes. Other desert animals, such as the kangaroo rat and the related jerboa, get water only from the food that they eat. Because these animals eat mainly dry seeds, they must survive on a tiny amount of water.

　　Most deserts have only a small number of frogs and toads because these animals must be near water to survive. Yet even these creatures have adapted（适应）to desert conditions. When small amounts of water collect in temporary streams, the desert-living frogs and toads become active. After a rainfall, they lay their eggs. The eggs grow into tadpoles in a few days and into adults in just four weeks. When the puddles（水坑）dry up, the adult frogs or toads dig into the ground. Their metabolism（新陈代谢）slows, and they stay beneath the ground until the next rain, which may be as good as a year away. Until then, their bodily activities continue at a reduced rate.

　　The camel-often called the ship of the desert--is one of the most successful desert animals. Camels can go for long periods without water, but eventually they must drink. When water becomes available to them after a long drought, they may drink 95 liters of water or more. When water is not available, what helps camels survive the desert heat is the fat stored in their humps（驼峰）. A camel’s hump contains about 12 kilograms of fat. Fat is rich in hydrogen. As the fat is digested, hydrogen from the fat combines with oxygen in the air that the camel breathes. The result is , or water. Each kilogram of fat that a camel digests produces about a liter of water.

(1)Desert animals are usually more active at night because _______.

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A．it is cooler at night

B．it is easier to find water

C．they like the dark

D．they are less likely to be attacked at night

(2)Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

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A．All the desert animals rest during the day.

B．All the desert animals don’t rest during the day.

C．Cold-blooded desert animals are out most of the day.

D．None of the cold-blooded desert animals go out during the day.

(3)The title for this passage could probably be _______.

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A．Hot Deserts

B．Desert Animals

C．How Desert Animals Get Water

D．Ways to Escape the Desert Heat

(4)The underlined word “burrows” in the first paragraph can be replaced by _______.

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Many years ago, I owned a service station and roadhouse on the main road between Melbourne and Adelaide． 

One very cold, wet night at about 3 : 30 a．m, there was a   36   at the front door of our house．A young man,   37   from head' to toe, explained that he had   38   out of petrol about 30 km up the road．He had left his pregnant （怀孕的） wife and his two children  39   at the car and said that he would hitchhike （搭便车） back．

As soon as I  40   a can with petrol, I took him back to his car, where his two-year-old and four-year-old children were both  41   .They were wet and cold．I suggested that they   42   me back．

Before leaving, I had turned the heater   43   in the roadhouse, so when we went in, it was nice and  44   ．While the little ones played and ran  45    ,1 prepared bread and butter for the children, 46 hot chocolate for the adults．

It was about five a．m．before they  47   ．The young fellow asked me how much he should pay me and I told him that the petrol   48   had shown $ 15．He   49   offered to pay call-out fee, but I wouldn’t accept it．

About a month later,! received a  50   from Interstate, a large bus company that we had been trying to   51    to stop off at our roadhouse for a long time．It  52   out that the young fellow I had helped was its general manager, the most  53    person in the company．

In his letter, he thanked me again and   54   me that, from then on, all their buses would stop at my service station．In this   55   , a little bit of kindness was rewarded with a huge amount of benefit．

A．kick               B．strike           C．beat         D．knock

A．cool               B．hot            C．wet           D．warm

A．driven            B．used           C．come          D．run

A．away              B．behind         C．off          D．out

A．supplied           B．poured          C．equipped       D．filled

A．sleeping           B．crying       C．quarrelling    D．fighting

A．get                B．ring         C．lead         D．follow

A．on                B．off          C．in              D．over

A．clean              B．dry            C．warm         D．tidy

A．around            B．away          C．out          D．up

A．or               B．but            C．so             D．and

A．left               B．arrived         C．ate          D．stayed

A．tank               B．can            C．pump          D．pipe

A．suddenly           B．hurriedly       C．worriedly      D．thankfully

A．call             B．letter        C．check         D．notice

A．get                B．force          C．require              D．make

A．pointed           B．turned          C．worked      D．found

A．generous           B．successful        C．serious      D．powerful

A．praised           B．persuaded     C．informed     D．warned

A．lesson             B．business       C．course         D case