Question

Tom was a farmer. He worked on the farm all day，but sometimes he went to the town market to sell fruit and vegetables. One day, a terrible sound attracted his attention in the town market. He saw a young bull for sale. The bull was white and yellow. It was looking at Tom in fear. Tom walked up and touched its head gently. Just at that time they both seemed to have known each other for a long time. How amazing！Tom bought it at once and called it Amba.

From then on ， Tom and Amba got on well with each other. But some friends told him that it was dangerous to have such a close relationship with an animal.

One afternoon ， Tom was walking through the forest with Amba. Suddenly ， Amba stopped walking and kept pushing Tom with its head. Tom was very surprised and looked around. There was a big snake in front of him. It was beautiful but poisonous. Quickly Amba stepped on the snake's tail with its foot and at the same time Tom picked up a stick and hit the snake's head heavily. Soon the snake . died.

Tom was very grateful for Amba's help. When people heard this, they were shocked at the bull's expression of love for Tom. But for Tom, Amba was not a bull but a member of his family.

1. Tom worked _____________.

A. on the farm     B. in the market

C. in the forest   D. in the town

2.Amba was ________________.

A. a small and nice cow           B. a big and beautiful snake

C. a white and yellow bull        D. a black and white dog

3.From the passage, we know Tom and Amba          .

A. hated each other                  B. got angry with each other

C. got on well with each other       D. disliked each other

4.Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A. Tom went to the town market to sell fruit and vegetables.

B. Tom's friends thought animals were safe.

C. Tom hit the snake's head heavily with a stick.

D. For Tom, Amba was a member of his family.

5. The passage mainly wants to tell us          .

A. the love between humans and animals

B. the fight between a bull and a snake

C. how to keep an animal

D. how to train an animal

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.C

4.B

5.A

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述了一个名叫Tom的农民和他所买的一头牛Amba之间的故事。Tom第一次看到Amba就觉得亲切，所以买了下来。之后他们相处得很好，甚至有一次Amba还救了他的命。Tom把它视为自己家的一员。

1.He worked on the farm all day，可知选A。

2.The bull was white and yellow. Tom bought it at once and called it Amba. 可知Amba是一头黄白相间的公牛。故选C。

3.Tom and Amba got on well with each other.可知选C。

4.But some friends told him that it was dangerous to have such a close relationship with an animal.可知朋友们认为动物是危险的。故B选项的内容不正确，所以选B。

5.Tom was very grateful for Amba's help. When people heard this, they were shocked at the bull's expression of love for Tom. 以及Amba救Tom的故事，可知本文主要告诉我们人类和动物之间的爱。故选C。

考点：故事类短文阅读。