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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 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 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. But 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 under the tail. They look like deer but they are much smaller. They are less than two feet 12 .They make a noise rather like a dog 13 .In Hong Kong the barking deer has only a real enemy— 14 .People hunt these little animals though it is illegal. There are now not many barking deer left. So it is important 15 people to protect 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 (炉子)
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
1.C live in 表示“居住在……”。
2.C 承接上文，此处表示“没有森林”。
3.A other animals“其他的动物”。
4.C 由下文中They cut down the trees and burnt them.可知植物开始绝迹。
5.D keep此处表示“喂养”。
6.A 此处表示“用火取暖”。
7.A “so+助动词+名词”表示后者同样适合前者。
8.B died与上文disappeared相一致。
9.B except介词，“除……以外”。
10.D living...分词短语作定语，修饰animals。
11.C with...介词短语作后置定语。
12.A two feet high“两英尺高”。
13.C 由空前的dog 可知此处应选barking，表示“叫、吠”。
14.B 由下文People hunt these little animals...可知人是这些鹿的敌人，故选B。
15.B “在It’s+形容词+for sb. to do sth.”结构中，动词不定式to protect wild animals作主语，it是形式主语。