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.
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解析：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。
【小题1】考查名词。结合下文When people came to live in Hong Kong可知答案。随着越来越多的人（people）到香港居住。此处泛指人，用people。
【小题2】考查连词。前后两句话之间是转折关系，故用though。
【小题3】考查名词。these指代前文的areas covered with trees，故我们应称之为树林woods。
【小题4】考查形容词。人们来香港后砍伐焚烧树林，而在此之前，树林是茂密thick的。
【小题5】考查名词。crocodiles（鳄鱼）自然是生活在水里（rivers）。
【小题6】考查动词。由于人多了，动物就变少了。die out 绝种,死光。
【小题7】考查动词。砍伐焚烧树林。cut down砍倒。
【小题8】考查形容词。他们需要火来在冬天取暖、烧饭、驱赶动物。
【小题9】考查名词。树木减少，造成大象食物不足。
【小题10】考查名词。in the same way以同样的方式。
【小题11】考查副词。原先有很多的动物，现在不在（no longer）有了。
【小题12】考查名词。除了动物园其它地方就没有动物了。
【小题13】考查形容词。结合后面的修饰物with so many cars and buildings可知香港是个繁忙的地方。
【小题14】考查副词。与前面的can’t构成转折关系，此处应选表示肯定意义的词。
【小题15】考查名词。与前面的any wild animals呼应。
【小题16】考查形容词。结合下文They are less than two feet high可知其小。
【小题17】考查名词。结合下文a dog barking可知此处指的是他们发出的声音。
【小题18】考查动词。结合下文you will need to be very quiet可知这种动物很警觉，善于躲藏。
【小题19】考查形容词。sharp eyes敏锐的眼睛。sharp adj. 敏锐的； 锋利的。
【小题20】考查名词。结合下文可知人（people）是这种动物的唯一敌人。