阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。
TheOrkneyIslandsareabout14kilometresfromthenorthcoastofScotland.Theyaremostlylow-lyingexceptforHoywhichhasthehighestseacliff(峭壁)inBritain.The 36 andtheclimatearegoodinOrkney 37 therearealotoffarms.
TogettoOrkneyyouhavetoflyorgoby 38 .ShipsbringingpassengerscomefromAberdeeneveryweek.Theyalsobringfoodmachinesandsoon.MostOrkneyfarmers 39 cowsorsheep.Becauseofthisgrassisthemost 40 cropontheislands.Oneoftheislandshassheepwhich 41 seaplants 42 grass---theyare 43 butverystrongandhealthy.
ManypeopleintheOrkneyIslandsarefishermen.Somegoalongwayoutto 44 tocatchlargefish 45 otherscatch 46 likecrabs(螃蟹)andlobsters(龙虾)，neartheshore.Theislanders 47 thecrabmeatandthenpackitandsendittothe 48 .Theydonotcookthelobsters.Theysendthem 49 torestaurantsinmanyofthelarge 50 ofEurope.Mostoftheislandshavetheirown 51 butofcoursesomeofthemareverysmall---withonlyonegroupofchildrenfromfivetotenyearsold.Infactthereare 52 youngpeopleatallonthequietestislands.UsuallytheygothemaintownofKirkwall 53 modernlives.
SomepeoplecomefromotherpartsofBritaintofinda 54 lifeontheislands.Everyoneisveryfriendlyandtheyallknoweachother.Thingsarechangingslowlybuttheoldwayoflife 55 continues.
36．A．land B．hill C．mountain D．forest
37．A．yet B．but C．or D．andso
