Question

请先阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填人相应空白处的最佳选项，并将其填到答题卷的相应位置。

A thousand years ago, Hong Kong was covered by the thick forest. As more and more people came to_______ in Hong Kong, these trees were cut down. 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（山谷）. They cut down the trees and used them, because they needed fire to keep themselves _______in winter, to cook their food and to keep away the dangerous animals. Elephants quickly disappeared（消失）because there was not _______ food for them to eat. _______ 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 except in the zoos. But there are _______ about 36 different animals living there. One of the most interesting animals in Hong Kong is the barking deer. These are beautiful little animals _______ a rich brown coat and a white patch under the tail. They look like deer _______ they are much smaller. They are less than two feet _______. They make a noise rather like a dog barking. In Hong Kong the barking deer has only a real enemy-- _______ . People hunt these little animals though it is illegal（非法的）. There are not many barking deer left now. So it is _______ for people to protect wild animals.

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

2.A. many B. a few C. little D. much

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. warm B. safe C. cool D. happy

7.A. nice B. enough C. some D. delicious

8.A. So B. Such C. Then D. Nor

9.A. lived B. died C.came D. left

10.A. just B. less C. only D. still

11.A. for B. of C. with D. to

12.A. because B. as C. but D. and

13.A. high B. wide C. short D. small

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

15.A. happy B. important C. interesting D. late

Answer 1