Question

    A farmer had a cow. He took very good care of this cow and one day when it was ill, he was very worried. He telephoned the vet.

“What’s the problem?” The vet asked him when he arrived. “My cow’s ill,” the farmer said. “I don’t know what’s the matter with her. She’s lying down and won’t eat. She's making a strange noise.”

The vet looked over the cow. “She’s certainly ill,” he said, “and she needs to take some very strong medicine.” He took a bottle out of his box, put two pills into his hand and said, “Give her these. The pills should make her better.”

“How should I give them to her?” the farmer asked. The vet gave him a tube (管子)and said, “Put this tube in her mouth, then put the pills in the tube and blow. That'll make it.”

The next day the vet came to the farm again. The farmer was sitting outside his house and looked more worried. “How’s your cow?” the vet asked. “No change,” the farmer said, “and I’m feeling very strange myself.” “Oh?” the vet said, “Why?” “I did what you said,” the farmer answered. “I put the tube in the cow’s mouth and then put two pills down it.” “And?” the vet asked. “The cow blew first,” the farmer said.

1.In the story, the vet must be________.

A.the farmer’s friend B.a milk factory C.a hospital for cows D. a doctor for animals

2.The farmer asked the vet for help when his cow________.

A.couldn’t lie down B.didn’t eat the pills C.couldn’t make any noise D.was ill

3.The vet taught the farmer how________.

A.to blow the tube B.to make the cow take the pills

C.to take the medicine D.to put the tube in his mouth

4.What was mainly the end of the story?

A.The vet took the medicine. B.The farmer took the medicine.

C.The cow took the medicine. D.The cow was all right.

Answer

1.D

2.D

3.B

4.B

【解析】

这篇令人忍俊不禁的幽默，主要内容是：一个农夫的牛病倒了。兽医给了他一些药和一根管子，并告诉他怎么样用这根管子给牛喂药。第二天，兽医再次到农场时发现那位农夫坐在家门口，一脸的焦虑不安。原来他的牛病情并没有好转。他说自己按照兽医的嘱咐做了，可当他将管子插入牛的嘴里，并放进两粒药丸，正想吹气时，牛却先吹了一口气。

1.推理判断题。根据“The vet looked over the cow. …Give her these. The pills should make her better.”可知vet来检查了牛，然后给牛开了药，因此可推测vet是动物医生。故选D。

2.细节理解题。根据“What’s the problem?” The vet asked him when he arrived. “My cow’s ill,”可知农夫给兽医打电话是因为他的牛生病了。故选D。

3.细节理解题。根据The vet gave him a tube (管子)and said, “Put this tube in her mouth, then put the pills in the tube and blow. That'll make it.”可知兽医给他一个管子，告诉他，把管子放到牛的嘴里，然后把药片放到管子里，然后吹气。her指代的是牛，因此兽医是教农夫怎么给牛喂药。故选B。

4.推理判断题。根据The vet gave him a tube (管子)and said, “Put this tube in her mouth, then put the pills in the tube and blow. That'll make it.”可知兽医给他一个管子，告诉他，把管子放到牛的嘴里，然后把药片放到管子里，然后吹气。根据“I put the tube in the cow’s mouth and then put two pills down it.” “And?” the vet asked. “The cow blew first,” the farmer said.可知在喂药的时候，农夫把管子放到牛嘴里，然后放药，但是没等农夫吹气，牛先吹气了，也就是说牛把药片吹进了农夫的嘴里，因此是农夫吃了药。故选B。