Question

When the Berlin Wall came down in 1989, Leonard Bernstein gave a concert in Berlin, including Beethoven's Ode to Joy, with the word "Joy" changed to "Freedom" in the lyrics sung．The orchestra（管弦乐队）were drawn from both East and West Germany, as well as the United Kingdom, France, the Soviet Union, and the United States．

Freedom was in the air and it was not just for people． The wall between East and West Germany had also kept a large population of wild pigs within the eastern forests of Brandenburg．The wall's falling down made it easier for the big pigs—a very big one can weigh over 300 pounds—to leave the woodlands and walk into the town． Warm winters and easy access to food have helped the population increase． Now about 10,000 wild pigs walk around Berlin．

The nature of the beast has added to the boom（兴旺）．"The pigs are intelligent," says Marc Franusch, a spokesman for the Berlin forestry department． "They learn to use the neighborhoods．They get used to people, dogs, and traffic．"  

The wild pigs tend to travel in small groups and have been found searching rubbish and gardens, feeding their piglets（小猪）in the shadow of parked cars, and crossing busy roads．On average, the animals are involved in one traffic accident every day． And despite the fact that it's illegal, some Berliners have been known to give the pigs food．

Though wild pigs are protected under German law, the city's forestry department is permitted to kill 2,000 of the creatures every year, targeting mostly young adult animals in forests surrounding Berlin． Pigs within city limits are only shot if they make an immediate threat．No humans have yet been seriously wounded by them, but local dogs have been the victims of their tusks． "The forestry department is not aiming to get rid of the pigs," explains Franusch, "but we do have to reduce dangerous situations．"

1.The concert in the first paragraph is given to          ．

A．celebrate Bernstein's success              B．remind people of fighting for rights

C．show the artists' delight of life              D．express people's joy for freedom

2.The following factors contribute to the boom of wild pigs EXCEPT          ．

A．the Berlin Wall                         B．adequate food

C．their own nature                        D．warm winter

3.From the text we can know that          ．

A．in Berlin people can never kill any wild pig

B．it is against law to offer food to wild pigs

C．wild pigs each weigh more than three hundred pounds

D．traffic accidents are mainly caused by wild pigs in Berlin

4.The article mainly talks about           ．

A．why wild pigs in Berlin enjoy so much freedom

B．when wild pigs were united in Berlin

C．how wild pigs are living in Berlin

D．what damage wild pigs have done to Berliners

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.D

2.A

3.B

4.C

【解析】

试题分析：本文叙述了野猪在柏林的生活状况，由于没有了柏林围墙，使野猪很容易出入城市，带来了一些交通队事故的发生，但是它们是受法律保护的动物，在法律不允许的情况下是不能捕杀它们的。

1.推理判断题。根据with the word "Joy" changed to "Freedom" in the lyrics sung．Freedom was in the air and it was not just for people．故选D。

2.细节理解题。根据Warm winters and easy access to food have helped the population increase．选项D符合原文；The nature of the beast has added to the boom选项C符合原文；和Berliners have been known to give the pigs food选项B符合原文；故选A。

3.细节理解题。根据And despite the fact that it's illegal, some Berliners have been known to give the pigs food．跟野猪提供食物是非法的,故选B。

4.主旨大意题。根据综观全文主要叙述的野猪是怎样生活在柏林的,故选C。

考点：故事类短文阅读。

点评：主旨大意题的难度较大，此类题目一般不易直接找到答案，最简单的方法是仔细研究文章开头的一二句，因为他们常是文章的主题句，然后，快速浏览文章首句和结尾句。如果第一句的主题不明，可注意结尾是否有概括总结，对选项要注意全面性和概括性。