A thousand years ago Hong Kong was covered by a thick forest like the forests we now find in Malaysia and Thailand. As more and more ___36___ came to live in Hong Kong, these trees were cut down and burnt. Now there is no forest left, ___37__ there are still some areas covered with trees. We call these __38__.
Elephants, tigers, monkeys and many other animals used to live in the __39__ forests of Hong Kong, and there were even crocodiles in the ___40__ and along the coast. When people came to live in Hong Kong, the animals began to __41___ out. Early farmers grew rice and kept pigs and chickens in the valleys.
They ___42___ the trees and burnt them. They needed fires to keep themselves ___43___ in the winter, to cook their food, and to keep away from dangerous animals. Elephants quickly disappeared because there was not enough ___44___ for them. So did most of the wolves, and tigers. Monkeys, squirrels and many other animals soon died out in the same __45____.
You might think that there are ___46___ any animals in Hong Kong, except in the __47_____. You might think there can’t be any wild animals in such a __48___ place with so many cars and buildings. But there is __49_____ a good deal of countryside in Hong Kong and New Territories, and there are still about thirty-six different kinds of animals living there.
One of the most interesting of Hong Kong’s ____50___ is the barking deer. They are beautiful little creatures with rich, brown coat and a white patch under the tail. They look like deer but they are much ___51___. They are less than two feet high. The male barking deer has two small horns but the female has none. They make a __52____ rather like a dog barking.
Barking deer live in thick shrub（灌木） country and are very good at __53___. They eat grass and shrubs, mainly in the very early morning and late afternoon and evening. This is when you are most likely to see one but you will need to be very quiet and to have very ___54___eyes. In Hong Kong the barking deer has only one ___55_____ ---- man. Although it is illegal, people hunt and trap these harmless little animals. As a result there are now not many left. There are a few on Hong Kong Island but none in the New Territories.
A．people B．children C．ladies D．women
A．as B．since C．though D．because
A．desert B．shades C．fields D．woods
A．thin B．thick C．short D．dying
A．rivers B．hills C．sky D．mountains
A．die B．look C．come D．get
A．planted B．looked after C．cared for D．cut down
A．cold B．cool C．warm D．hot
A．air B．food C．water D．clothes
A．way B．road C．street D．rail
A．never B．always C．no D．no longer
A．zoos B．shops C．kitchens D．parks
A．free B．busy C．big D．large
A．no more B．nearly C．still D．hardly
A．animals B．plants C．fishes D．birds
A．great B．larger C．smaller D．heavier
A．noise B．voice C．song D．living
A．barking B．eating C．planting D．hiding
A．common B．sharp C．clear D．big
A．neighbor B．brother C．enemy D．friend
There are two kinds of reporter－general and specialist. General reporters cover a wide range of new stories, including accidents, conference, crimes, festivals, local politics, strikes and weddings.
Most journalists are __1__ reporters. But some prefer to focus on one subject and only write about that. __2__, the arts, finance, foreign affairs, the law, or sports.
But whether a journalist is “general” or “specialist”, the basic __3__ of reporting is the same.
1.Researching the story
Who? What? Where? Why? When? How? That’s what a reporter has to __4__ first, and that’s why research is so important. Journalists spend a lot of time __5__ files, visiting libraries, checking facts, making telephone calls. Sometimes they do this __6__, sometimes as part of a team. It’s very boring, but it’s necessary.
2.Building the story
After the research stage it’s time to make visits (most journalists travel a lot) and interview the people __7__ in the story. In some case this only takes a few hours, but it can take weeks or even months. It __8__ the size of the story.
3.Writing the story
Journalism always has to complete stories by a specific time __9__ “deadline”. This means that they need to write very __10__. Each story also has to be a specific length. CDBCA；BAAAD
A．entertainment B．special C．general D．vigorous
A．Besides B．That is C．No doubt D．For examples
A．knowledge B．process C．description D．technique
A．determine B．write C．find out D．pick up
A．reading B．correcting C．copying D．editing
A．together B．alone C．lonely D．quietly
A．involved B．included C．happened D．interested
A．depends on B．results in C．relies in D．changes
A．or B．and C．by D．without
A．vividly B．carefully C．accurately D．quickly
For many years, doctors have been studying the way the brain __1__. We all know that the brain has two sides, the left and right. That right side controls the __2__ and the left side controls our logical thinking. We call the left side the “education” side of the brain __3__ generally, in western countries, people have __4__ this side of the brain more than the right side.
Scientists __5__ that our brain will work much more efficiently if both the right and the left side are developed __6__. In many schools today, teachers try to educate children in such a way that both sides of the brain are __7__. This can be done with logical subjects __8__ maths and science as well as with creative subjects such as art. Albert Einstein, the great scientist, did some of his best work when he was very old. He was interested not only in his work, but also in creative and imaginative __9__. It was because of his many different interests in life that he was able to __10__ the full development of both sides of his brain.
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When you go shopping, you may not be aware of all the thought and planning which has been put into the design of products. The only aim of all this thought and planning is to make us __1__ as much of our money as possible.
Packaging is a very important area in product __2__. Some companies even hire psychologists to make __3__ or do experiments on packaging. In one __4__ experiment, some psychologists wanted to find the best __5__ for a new soap powder. They decided to test the colours blue and yellow. Three different boxes were designed. Some boxes were blue, some were yellow and some were a __6__ of blue and yellow. The same powder was out in all three boxes, a group of women was given the new soap powder in order to __7__ it.
The results were very interesting. The powder in the yellow packet was said to be much too __8__. However, the women thought that the powder in the blue box was much too weak. They felt the powder in the __9__ box to be the best powder. So we had better remember never to judge goods by their packaging! We must not allow ourselves to be __10__ into spending more money than we can afford.
A．earn B．save C．spend D．gain
A．assembling B．sell C．manufacture D．design
A．suggestions B．examples C．models D．efforts
A．new B．famous C．physical D．complicated
A．shape B．colour C．material D．box
A．separation B．collection C．result D．mix
A．buy B．promote C．try D．use
A．powerful B．expensive C．tiny D．cheap
A．bright B．big C．traditional D．brand new
A．cheated B．tricked C．persuaded D．dropped
There are many similarities between the teacher’s work and the actor’s. However, the fact that a good teacher has some of the gifts of a good actor __1__ mean that he will indeed be able to act well on the stage; for there are very important differences __2__ the teacher’s work and the actor’s work. The actor has to speak words which he has learned __3__; he has to repeat exactly the same work each time he plays a certain part; __4__his movements and the way he uses his voice are usually fixed __5__. What he has to do is to make all these carefully learned words and actions seem natural on the stage.
The good teacher works in __6__ different way. His audience takes an active part in his play, they ask and answer question, they __7__ orders, and if they don’t understand something, they say so. The teacher therefore has to suit his act __8__ the need of his audience which is his class.
I have known many teachers who were fine actors in __9__ but were unable to play a part in a stage-play because their brains would not keep discipline; they could not keep strictly to __10__.
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Some people think they have an answer to the problems of automobiles crowding and pollution in large cities. Their answer is the bicycle.
In a great __1__ cities, hundreds of people ride bicycles to work every day. In New York, some bike riders have even __2__ a group called Bike for a Better City, they __3__ that if more people rode bikes to work, there would be fewer cars in the downtown and therefore less dirty air from car engines.
For several years this group has been trying to __4__ the city government to help bike riders. For example, they want the city to paint special lanes-for bicycles __5__-on some of the main streets, because when bicycle riders must use the same lanes as cars, there may be __6__. Bike for a Better City feels that if there were special lanes, more people would use bicycles.
But no bike lanes have been painted yet. Not everyone thinks it is a good idea. Taxi drivers don’t like the idea-they say it will __7__ traffic. Some store owners on the main streets don’t like this idea-they say that if there is less traffic, they will have less business. And most people live too far from downtown to travel by bike.
They city government hasn’t yet decided what to do. It wants to keep everyone happy. On weekends, Central Park is closed to cars and the roads may be used by bikes only. But Bike for a Better City says that this is not __8__ and __9__ fighting to get bicycle lanes downtown. If that happens, the safest place to bike may be in the __10__.
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