2014年中考英语复习阅读理解训练(50)

学而思网校初中英语：阅读理解(50)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.talking学而思网校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。