四、完形填空。〔人与社会——城市变迁〕
A long time 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 thick forest left, though there are still some small areas covered by trees. We call these woods.
Some bears, 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 scare away dangerous animals. Some tigers quickly starved to death (饿死) because there was not enough food for them. 7 did some bears. Jackals (豺) and many other animals soon 8 in the same way.
You might think that wild animals are rarely seen in Hong Kong 9 in the zoos. But there are still many different wild animals living there. One of Hong Kong’s most interesting wild animals is the barking deer. These are beautiful animals 10 a rich brown coat and a white patch (斑点) under the tail. They 11 reindeer but they are much smaller. They are less than two feet 12 at the shoulder. They make a noise rather like a dog 13. In Hong Kong the barking deer has only a real enemy (敌人)—14. 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. rain
C. ice
D. snow
() 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. of
B. without
C. with
D. in
() 11. A. look at
B. look like
C. look through
D. look after
() 12. A. tall
B. taller
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

1~5. CCABD 6~10. AABBC 11~15. BACBB

【分析】
做完形填空需先通读全文把握主旨（本文围绕香港从森林到城市变迁，野生动物减少，呼吁保护动物展开），再逐空结合上下文语境、词义辨析、固定搭配、逻辑关系等逐一分析选项，排除错误答案，选出最符合文意的选项。
【解析】
1. 第1题：根据语境“越来越多人来香港居住”，live in为固定搭配，选C（其他选项work工作、study学习、enjoy享受不符合文意）。
2. 第2题：前文提到树木被砍伐焚烧，此处表示“现在没有茂密森林了”，no表“没有”，选C（many许多、a few一些、not需搭配any使用，均不符合）。
3. 第3题：many other animals表示“许多其他动物”，other修饰名词复数，选A（others为代词不接名词、the other指两者中的另一个、another指单数的另一个，均不符合）。
4. 第4题：人们进入香港后，动物开始灭绝，选B（people人、plants植物、things东西不符合语境）。
5. 第5题：keep pigs and chickens表示“饲养猪和鸡”，keep有“饲养”之意，过去式为kept，选D（grew种植、made制作、got得到不符合）。
6. 第6题：需要火来取暖、做饭、驱野兽，选A（rain雨、ice冰、snow雪不符合）。
7. 第7题：前文说老虎饿死，此处表示“一些熊也一样”，so+助动词+主语表“...也如此”，选A（such、as、nor不符合句式）。
8. 第8题：豺和其他动物也以同样方式死亡，选B（lived活、came来、left离开不符合）。
9. 第9题：除了动物园外香港看不到野生动物，except表“除...之外（不包含）”，选B（besides表包含、and和、or或者不符合）。
10. 第10题：这些动物带有棕色皮毛，with表“带有”，选C（of...的、without没有、in在...里不符合）。
11. 第11题：它们看起来像驯鹿，look like表“看起来像”，选B（look at看、look through浏览、look after照顾不符合）。
12. 第12题：肩膀不到两英尺高，用原级tall，选A（taller更高、short矮、shorter更矮不符合）。
13. 第13题：它们的声音像狗叫，barking表“狗叫”，选C（shouting喊、crying哭、talking说不符合）。
14. 第14题：吠鹿的敌人是人类，选B（tigers老虎、wolves狼、elephants大象不符合）。
15. 第15题：It's important for sb to do sth为固定搭配，选B（to、like、of不符合）。
【答案】
1~5. CCABD 6~10. AABBC 11~15. BACBB
【知识点】
完形填空解题技巧、词汇辨析、固定搭配
【点评】
本文为“人与社会”主题的完形填空，通过讲述香港城市变迁对野生动物的影响，引导学生关注动物保护，注重语境理解与基础词汇运用，是初中阶段常见的考查类型。
【难度系数】
0.6