A thousand years ago Hong Kong was covered by a thick forest. As more and more people came to 　31　 in Hong Kong, these trees were cut down and burnt. Now there is　32　 forest left, though there are still some small areas covered with trees. We call these woods.
　　Elephants, tigers and many　33　 animals were living in the thick forest. When people came to live in Hong Kong, the　34　 began to die out. Early farmers grew rice and　35　 pigs and chickens in the valleys. They cut down the trees and burnt them. They needed　36　 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. 　37　 did most of the wolves and tigers. Monkeys and many other animals soon　38　 in the same way.
　　You might think that there are no longer any animals in Hong Kong　39　 in the zoos. But there are still about 36 different animals　40　 there. One of the most interesting of Hong Kong's animals is the barking deer. These are beautiful little animals　41　 a rich brown coat and a white patch (补丁) under the tail. They look like deer but they are much smaller. They are less than two feet　42　. They make a noise rather like a dog　43　. In Hong Kong the barking deer has only a real enemy--　44　. People hunt these little animals though it is illegal (违法的). There are now not many barking deer left. So it is important　45　 people to protect wild animals.

A thousand years ago Hong Kong was covered by a thick forest. As more and more people came to 　31　 in Hong Kong, these trees were cut down and burnt. Now there is　32　 forest left, though there are still some small areas covered with trees. We call these woods.

　　Elephants, tigers and many　33　 animals were living in the thick forest. When people came to live in Hong Kong, the　34　 began to die out. Early farmers grew rice and　35　 pigs and chickens in the valleys. They cut down the trees and burnt them. They needed　36　 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. 　37　 did most of the wolves and tigers. Monkeys and many other animals soon　38　 in the same way.

　　You might think that there are no longer any animals in Hong Kong　39　 in the zoos. But there are still about 36 different animals　40　 there. One of the most interesting of Hong Kong's animals is the barking deer. These are beautiful little animals　41　 a rich brown coat and a white patch (补丁) under the tail. They look like deer but they are much smaller. They are less than two feet　42　. They make a noise rather like a dog　43　. In Hong Kong the barking deer has only a real enemy--　44　. People hunt these little animals though it is illegal (违法的). There are now not many barking deer left. So it is important　45　 people to protect wild animals.

阅读下面短文，从各题A、B、C、D中选出一个能填入文章中相应空白处的最佳答案。

 home computer used by a group of young people.

We asked thirty young people between fourteen

and eighteen. We asked them how much  37 

they usually spent on their computers in a week,

but we were most interested in  38  they used their computers for.

The usual time spent on a computer in a week was about twelve hours, with  39 user about thirty-two hours, and the lowest user only five hours.

All the children said they usually used computers  40  . Fourteen children told us they did some word processing (文字处理)  41   . Only two of them said computers helped with their lessons, and eight people told us they kept addresses and phone numbers on their computers or used   42  as diaries. Only three people said they were learning to make computer programmes and nobody looked up databases(数据库). None of them used computers for any  43  use.

The results show that computer use is quite high among 14～18 year old. They also show quite clearly that computers  44  by most young people as little more than game machines. The only other great uses are for word-processing and  45  address lists. Though computers are common in the homes of young people, they have not yet become useful in everyday life.

36. A. shows               B. says                     C. writes                  D. gives

37. A. hours                 B. money              C. time               D. /

38. A. what                   B. why                  C. how                  D. whether

39. A. high                    B. higher                C. the higher             D. the highest

40. A. to read               B. reading              C. to play games    D.  playing games

41. A. at times               B. as usual             C. in the end           D. all the time

42. A. theirs                  B. them                  C. its                     D. it

43. A. another                B. other                 C. the other            D. others

44. A. are seen               B. have seen           C. will be seen          D. see

45. A. closing               B. opening              C. leaving              D. keeping

先通读短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案，并将其标号填涂在答题卡相应位置。

A man died and was on his way to another world，either Heaven or Hell (地狱)．He saw a very beautiful palace halfway and the owner of the palace asked him to 36 in the palace．

The man said，“I have been working hard　 37 my life and now I just want to eat and sleep without any work．”

The owner of the palace said，“If so，there is nowhere else 38 than here for you．There is enough delicious food in my palace and you can eat whatever you want without anyone 39 you．Moreover，nothing needs to be done by you．”Then，the man stayed in the palace．

At the beginning，the man felt very 40 ，eating and sleeping，without thinking about other things． 41 gradually，he felt a bit lonely and bored．So he went to the owner and said，“It’s too boring to live by just eating and sleeping every day．Now I have no 42 in this kind of life any more．Could you please help me find a job?”

The owner replied，“ Sorry，there is no 43 here at all．”

After another several months，the man could not 　44 his present life and went to the owner again and said，“I really can not stand this sort of life any more． 45 you do not offer me a job，I would like to go to hell instead of living here．”

The owner of the palace laughed loudly and then said，“Do you think it is Heaven here? It is actually Hell! ”

36．A．play　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．rest　　　　　　　　　　 C．stay　　　　　　　　 D．visit

37．A．to　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．during　　　　　　　　 C．at　　　　　　　　　 D．for

38．A．better　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．nearer　　　　　　　　 C．safer　　　　　　　 D．funnier

39．A．paying　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．serving　　　　　　　 C．stopping　　　　　 D．guiding

40．A．happy　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．lonely　　　　　　　　 C．surprised　　　　 D．sad

41．A．But　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．And　　　　　　　　　　 C．Or　　　　　　　　　 D．So

42．A．confidence　　　　　　　　　　　 B．trouble　　　　　　　　 C．interest　　　　　 D．doubt

43．A．job　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．food　　　　　　　　　 C．fun　　　　　　　　　D．worry

44．A．enjoy　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．imagine　　　　　　　 C．believe　　　　　　 D．stand

45．A．Though　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．Until　　　　　　　　　 C．When　　　　　　　　D．If