On May 23rd the United States Department of Agriculture will meet to discuss the pressing topic of wild pigs. These beasts, which number 6 million or so, are an increasing bother. At their worst, they can damage crops, spread diseases, attack humans and kill farm animals. And things are getting worse: a study show that they are likely to double in number over the next 3 years. Why is it so hard to control wild pigs?
Introduced to America in the 16th century, and related to the wild pigs found in Europe, wild pigs can be found in 75% of all states. No single law exists to control them and regulations differ between states: while in Missouri they can only be shot if met by chance, in Texas hunting is actively encouraged. A “pork chopper” law allows Texan hunters to shoot wild pigs from helicopters, and some people in Louisiana have even built their own pig­hunting drone(無人機). As well as being popular with hunters, wild pigs are cheaper for game raisers to breed(飼養(yǎng))than deer. In Michigan and Pennsylvania suggested bans on the private breeding of pigs for hunting have caused quarrels between game raisers and wildlife officials. 
Wild pigs' double nature——considered pests by farmers, but valued by hunters——makes it hard to pass laws  to control them. Two other factors also contribute. Nearly 70% of land in America is privately owned. And it is difficult for lawmakers to impose(強加)breeding and hunting laws on private landowners. Secondly, it is hard to define a wild pig.
In some states, laws are being introduced to redefine the term “wild animal” to keep out wild pigs. This is good news for those raising pigs for hunting, but less are to those who consider them pests whose number should be limited. Meanwhile, discussions continue over how to deal with this problem.
小題1:People are not permitted to hunt wild pigs freely in ________.
A．TexasB．Michigan
C．MissouriD．Louisiana
小題2:Why do the game raisers prefer raising wild pigs to deer?
A．It's difficult to raise deer.
B．Wild pigs are in large numbers.
C．Deer are not popular with hunters.
D．They can benefit more from wild pigs.
小題3:Which is NOT the reason for the difficulty in controlling wild pigs?
A．The difficulty of passing effective laws.
B．The high percentage of land owned privately.
C．The farmers' unwillingness to shoot wild pigs.
D．The popularity of raising wild pigs in many states.
小題4:What is the best title of the text?
A．Why are wild pigs so hard to control?
B．Are wild pigs pests or wild animals?
C．Wild pigs——an increasing danger in the US.
D．How to deal with the problem of wild pigs?

小題1:C
小題2:C
小題3:D
小題4:D

文章大意：為何野豬數(shù)量難控制？美國農(nóng)業(yè)部在會議上討論“野豬”這個迫切問題。
小題1:C　細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第二段No single law exists to control them and regulations differ between states: while in Missouri they can only be shot if met by chance可以知道是在密蘇里州。故C正確。
小題2:C　推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章第三段的首句Wild pigs' double nature——considered pests by farmers, but valued by hunters可知C選項與文章表達不相符合。故C正確。
小題3:D　推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章第二段As well as being popular with hunters, wild pigs are cheaper for game raisers to breed(飼養(yǎng)) than deer.可知野豬也比鹿的養(yǎng)殖成本更低。故D正確。
小題4:A　主旨大意題。文章主要講述美國“野豬”為何數(shù)量難以控制這個迫切問題，故A符合文章的標題。故A正確。
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Point 5  The telephone allows us to reach out beyond our own lives. Today we can talk to several complete strangers simultaneously (同時地) on chat lines (at least my daughter does. I wouldn't know what to talk about). We can talk across the world. We can even talk to astronauts (if you know any) while they're space-walking. And, with the phone line hooked up to the computer, we can access(進入) the Internet, the biggest library on Earth.
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A．c, dB．a(chǎn), eC．a(chǎn), cD．b, e
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C．the phone line hooked up to the computerD．a(chǎn) microphone
小題5:The best heading for the passage is      .
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