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 (補丁) 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 (敵人) 14       . People hunt these little animals though it is illegal (違法的) .There are now not many barking deer left. So it is important 15        people to protect (保護) 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 (爐子)

(   ) 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

這則短文通過講述香港的變化來告誡人們要保護森林、愛護動物。

1. C表示有了人的居住后,情況才發生了改變。

2. C根據下面一句話得知大面積的森林已經消失了。

3. A many other animals表示其余的許多種動物，但不代表世界上所有的動物，故不選the oth_er。

4. B由于人多了，動物就變少了。

5. D keep這里表示"飼養"，而grow意思是"種植"。

6. A根據后面的取暖、燒飯、驅趕動物，可見這里他們需要的是火。

7. A   "so +助動詞+主語"表示"某人(某物) 也這樣"，這里表示狼和老虎也消失了。

8. B跟上一句表達同樣的意思。

9. B besides表示"除了.... 還有"，而except"除了……之外"。故選except表示除了動物園其他地方就沒有動物了。

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

11. C with引導的介賓短語常常用來表示人或物的外貌特征。

12. A表示長得和鹿差不多高。

13. C 狗叫聲通常用barkin_g。

14. B根據整篇文章的觀點就可得知人類才是動物真正的敵人。

15. B "It be +adj. +for sb. + to do"表示對某人來說做某事怎樣(簡單、困難、重要……) 而 sb.表示人的性格或品質,如kind,bad,nice等。