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：汤姆是一个农民, 他整天在农场工作。有时他去镇上卖水果和蔬菜。有一天, 他看见一头黄白相间的年轻的公牛出售。他将它买回了家，同时取名为安巴，他们相处的很好，对于汤姆来说,安巴不是牛,而是他家族中的一员。

1.A细节理解题。根据 was a farmer. He worked on the farm all day 句意：汤姆是一个农民, 他整天在农场工作。明确他在农场工作。故选A

2.C 细节理解题。 根据then on , Tom and Amba got on well with each other . 句意：从此, 汤姆和安巴彼此相处非常融洽。结合选项，第三项符合短文介绍。故选C

3.C细节理解题。根据Tom and Amba got on well with each other.可知选C。

4.B 细节理解题。riends told him that it was dangerous to have such a close relationship with an animal.句意：但一些朋友告诉他与这种动物有如此密切的关系, 这是危险的。故选B

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考点：人生哲理类短文阅读。