閱讀下面短文,掌握其大意,然后從36—55各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)(A、B、C、D)中,選出最佳選項(xiàng)。
The Orkney Islands are about 14 kilometres from the north coast of Scotland. They are mostly low-lying, except for Hoy which has the highest sea cliff(峭壁) in Britain. The
36 and the climate are good in Orkney,
37 there are a lot of farms.
To get to Orkney you have to fly or go by
38 . Ships bringing passengers come from Aberdeen every week. They also bring food, machines and so on. Most Orkney farmers
39 cows or sheep. Because of this, grass is the most
40 crop on the islands. One of the islands has sheep which
41 sea plants
42 grass---they are
43 , but very strong and healthy.
Many people in the Orkney Islands are fishermen. Some go a long way out to
44 to catch large fish,
45 others catch
46 like crabs(螃蟹) and lobsters(龍蝦),near the shore. The islanders
47 the crab meat and then pack it and send it to the
48 . They do not cook the lobsters. They send them
49 to restaurants in many of the large
50 of Europe. Most of the islands have their own
51 but of course some of them are very small---with only one group of children from five to ten years old. In fact there are
52 young people at all on the quietest islands. Usually they go the main town of Kirkwall,
53 modern lives.
Some people come from other parts of Britain to find a
54 life on the islands. Everyone is very friendly and they all know each other. Things are changing slowly, but the old way of life
55 continues.
36.A.land B.hill C.mountain D.forest
37.A.yet B.but C.or D.a(chǎn)nd so
38.A.train B.bus C.boat D.car39.A.feed B.buy C.kill D.like
40.A.useless B.harmful C.important D.unimportant
41.A.drink B.eat C.produce D.plant42.A.instead of B.instead C.for D.with
43.A.small B.big C.large D.tall
44.A.field B.sea C.sky D.space
45.A.when B.since C.while D.for
46.A.birds B.tigers C.lions D.shellfish
47.A.cook B.burn C.sell D.buy
48.A.desert B.ship C.island D.mainland
49.A.a(chǎn)lone B.a(chǎn)live C.a(chǎn)bout D.a(chǎn)sleep
50.A.libraries B.lakes C.cities D.banks
51.A.zoos B.colleges C.schools D.universities
52.A.very few B.a(chǎn) lot of C.a(chǎn) great many D.a(chǎn) number of
53.A.live B.to live C.living D.lives
54.A.happy B.busy C.quiet D.noisy
55.A.a(chǎn)lso B.still C.never D.nearly