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.What medicine did the vet give the farmer?

A. Bottle of pills.    B. A long tube. 

C. Two pills.         D. A small box.

4.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

5.Which of the following is true?

A. The farmer ate the pills himself.

B. The cow got better after taking the medicine.

C. The vet came to help farmer change the cow the next day.

D. The farmer waited for the vet outside his house the next day.

Answer

1.D

2.D

3.C

4.B

5.A

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要讲述了一个农夫的奶牛生病了，兽医给它开了药，并嘱咐农夫用管子把药吹进奶牛的胃。第二天兽医再次来到农场，农夫告诉他奶牛没有好转，而自己感觉有点奇怪，因为奶牛先吹气了。

1.词义猜测题。根据短文The vet looked over the cow. “She’s certainly ill,” he said, “and she needs to take some very strong medicine.”的描述可以推知，the vet应该是指动物医生，即兽医。故选D。

2.短文He took very good care of this cow and one day when it was ill, he was very worried. He telephoned the vet的描述可知，因为奶牛生病了，所以农夫向兽医求助。故选D。

3.细节理解题。根据短文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”的描述可知，兽医给了农夫两片药片。故选C。

4.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.”的描述可知，兽医教农夫怎样让奶牛服药。故选B。

5.and I’m feeling very strange myself、The cow blew first的描述可知，农夫自己服了给奶牛的药片。故选A。

考点：故事类短文阅读。