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．"
【小题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

【小题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

【小题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

【小题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

单词拼写（注意用正确形式填空）(每空1分，共10分）

1.Her music is very popular with ______(青少年).

2.We _______(逐渐）get used to getting up early in the morning and going to bed late at night.

3.Can you tell me the _________(用法）of the word “command”?

4.Tom told me that he couldn’t speak Chinese _______(流利）.

5.The little boy is just starting to talk. He has a _______(词汇量) of about ten words.  

6.We ______(遭受）from a terrible drought last summer.

7.Thunder often accompanies ________(闪电）

8.__________(基于）on facts, his article is popular with the readers.

9.She can speak _________(西班牙语） very fluently.

10.He said he won the prize but _________(实际上）he was lying.

 

--- Do you think the bright girl will soon get used to the new job?

--- It’s hard to say. Intelligence only_____ for her lack of experience in part.

A．accounts

B．compensates

C．counts

D．answers

 

An old man died and left his son a lot of money. But the son was a foolish young man, and he quickly spent all the money, so that soon he had nothing left. Of course ,when that happened, all his friends left him. When he was quite poor and alone, he went to see Nasreddin, who was a kind, clever old man and often helped people when they had troubles.
My money has finished and my friends have gone, said the young man. What will happen to me now?
Don't worry , young man, answered Nasreddin. Everything will soon be all right again. Wait ,and you will soon feel much happier.
The young man was very glad .Am I going to get rich again then? he asked Nasreddin.
No, I didn't mean that, said the old man. I meant that you would soon get used to being poor and to having no friends.
【小题1】An old man died and left his son_______.

A．nothing

B．some gold

C．much money

D．only a house

【小题2】When the son was________, he went to see Nasreddin.

A．short of money	B．quite poor and sick
C．in trouble	D．quite poor and alone

【小题3】The young man was very glad because Nasreddin said that________.

A．he would become rich again	B．he would soon feel much happier
C．he would become clever	D．he would have more friends

【小题4】Nasreddin meant the young man______.

A．would get rich again

B．would get used to having nothing

C．would get used to being in trouble

D．would get out of poorness

【小题5】What this story tells us is________.

A．that money is everything

B．that money makes the mare go

C．to save each penny

D．that misfortune tests the sincerity of friends