完形填空Athousandyearsago,HongKongwascoveredbyathickforest.Asmoreandmorepeoplecameto1inHongKong,thesetreeswerecutdownandburnt.Nowthereis2forestleft,thoughtherearestillsomesmallareas(地方)coveredwithtrees.Wecallthesewoods.Elephants,tigersandmany3animalswerelivinginthethickforest.WhenpeoplecametoliveinHongKong,the4begantodieout.Earlyfarmersgrewriceand5pigsandchickensinthevalleys.Theycutdownthetreesandburntthem.Theyneeded6tokeepthemselveswarminwinter,tocooktheirfoodandtokeepawaythedangerousanimals.Elephantsquicklydisappeared(消失)becausetherewasnotenoughfoodforthem.7didmostofthewolvesandtigers.Monkeysandmanyotheranimalssoon8inthesameway.YoumightthinkthattherearenolongeranyanimalsinHongKong9inthezoos.Therearestillabout36differentanimals10there.OneofthemostinterestingofHongKong’sanimalsisthebarkingdeer.Thesearebeautifullittleanimals11arichbrowncoatandawhitepatch(补丁)underthetail.Theylooklikedeer12buttheyaremuchlikeadog13.InHongKongthebarkingdeerhasonlyarealenemy(敌人)—14.Peoplehunttheselittleanimalsthoughitisillegal(违法的).Therearenownotmanybarkingdeerleft.Soitisimportant15peopletoprotect(保护)wildanimals.1.A.workB.studyC.liveD.enjoy2.A.manyB.afewC.noD.not3.A.otherB.othersC.theotherD.another4.A.peopleB.animalsC.plantsD.things5.A.grewB.madeC.gotD.kept6.A.fireB.hotnessC.heatD.stoves(炉子)7.A.SoB.SuchC.AsD.Nor8.A.livedB.diedC.cameD.left9.A.besidesB.exceptC.andD.or10.A.liveB.toliveC.livedD.living11.A.haveB.withoutC.withD.get12.A.highB.higherC.shortD.shorter13.A.shoutingB.cryingC.barkingD.talking14.A.tigersB.menC.wolvesD.elephants15.A.toB.forC.likeD.of名师点评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。答案简析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。manyotheranimals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theother。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……之外”。故选except表示除了动物园其它地方就没有动物了。10.D。Therebesb./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barking。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。“Itbe+形+forsb.+todo”表示对某人来说做某事怎样（简单、困难、重要……）而ofsb.表示人的性格或品质，如kind,bad,nice等。
