Question

A judge was working in his room one day when a neighbour ran in and said, “If one man's cow kills another's, is the owner of the first cow responsible?”

“It depends,” answered the judge.

“Well,” said the man, your cow has killed mine.

“Oh,” answered the judge. “Everyone knows that a cow cannot think like a man, so a cow is not responsible, and that means that its owner is not responsible either.”

“I am sorry, Judge,” said the man. “I made a mistake. I meant that my cow killed yours.”

The judge thought for a few seconds and then said,“ When I think about it more carefully, this case is not as easy as I thought at first. ”And then he turned to his clerk and said, “Please bring me that big black book from the shelf behind you.”

1.The neighbour asked the judge_______.

A．whether the first cow was responsible

B．whether the owner of the first cow was responsible

C．whether both cows were responsible

D．whether both the owners were responsible

2.When the neighbour reported that the judge's cow had killed his, the judge answered that______.

A．a cow was responsible

B．its owner was not responsible

C．neither a cow nor its owner was responsible

D．his cow was responsible

3.When the neighbour heard this, he told the judge that_______.

A．there was nothing happened

B．his cow had been killed

C．it was his cow that had killed the judge's

D．both cows had been killed

4.When the judge heard that his cow had died, he________.

A．got angry

B．said nothing

C．put his neighbor into prison

D．changed what he had said at first

5.In this story the judge was______.

A．a clever judge      B．a humorist         C．unfair            D．foolish

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.C

4.D

5.C

【解析】

试题分析：一位农咨询法官，一个人的牛把另一个人的牛杀死了，牛的主人有没有责任，法官说这得视情况而定，这个人又说了，您的牛把我的牛杀死了，法官说我没有责任。这个人又说了，我的牛把你的杀死了，法官又说…

1.细节理解题，根据文中语句““If one man's cow kills another's, is the owner of the first cow responsible?””理解可知。邻居是想咨询牛的主人有没有责任，故选A。

2.细节理解题，根据文中语句““Everyone knows that a cow cannot think like a man, so a cow is not responsible, and that means that its owner is not responsible either.””理解可知。法官的回答是牛和人都没有责任，故选C。

3.细节理解题，根据文中语句““I am sorry, Judge,” said the man. “I made a mistake. I meant that my cow killed yours.””理解可知。邻居告诉法官他的牛杀死了法官的牛，故选C。

4.细节理解题，根据文中语句“The judge thought for a few seconds and then said,“ When I think about it more carefully, this case is not as easy as I thought at first. ””理解可知。法官想改变自己的说法，故选D。

5.理解归纳题，纵观文中语句理解可知，法官是很不公平的，故选C。

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