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 1 and the climate are good in Orkney, 2 there are a lot of farms.
To get to Orkney you have to fly or go by 3 . Ships bringing passengers come from Aberdeen every week. They also bring food, machines and so on. Most Orkney farmers 4 cows or sheep. Because of this, grass is the most 5 crop on the islands. One of the islands has sheep which 6 sea plants 7 grass---they are 8 , but very strong and healthy.
Many people in the Orkney Islands are fishermen. Some go a long way out to 9 to catch large fish, 10 others catch 11 like crabs(螃蟹) and lobsters(龙虾)，near the shore. The islanders 12 the crab meat and then pack it and send it to the 13 . They do not cook the lobsters. They send them 14 to restaurants in many of the large 15 of Europe. Most of the islands have their own 16 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 17 young people at all on the quietest islands. Usually they go the main town of Kirkwall, 18 modern lives.
Some people come from other parts of Britain to find a 19 life on the islands. Everyone is very friendly and they all know each other. Things are changing slowly, but the old way of life 20 continues.
1．A．land B．hill C．mountain D．forest
2．A．yet B．but C．or D．and so
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4．A．feed B．buy C．kill D．like
5．A．useless B．harmful C．important D．unimportant
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7．A．instead of B．instead C．for D．with
8．A．small B．big C．large D．tall
9．A．field B．sea C．sky D．space
10．A．when B．since C．while D．for
11．A．birds B．tigers C．lions D．shellfish
12．A．cook B．burn C．sell D．buy
13．A．desert B．ship C．island D．mainland
14．A．alone B．alive C．about D．asleep
15．A．libraries B．lakes C．cities D．banks
16．A．zoos B．colleges C．schools D．universities
17．A．very few B．a lot of C．a great many D．a number of
18．A．live B．to live C．living D．lives
19．A．happy B．busy C．quiet D．noisy
20．A．also B．still C．never D．nearly
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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(龙虾)，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．and so
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