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.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

2.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.

3.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.C

2.B

3.A

【解析】

试题分析：这篇文章讲述了汤姆和一头公牛的故事。汤姆捡到了一头公牛。他对公牛很好。在一次危险中，公牛救了他的命。

1.C细节理解题。根据“Tom and Amba got on well with each other.”这句话可知Tom和Amba相处的非常好。故选C。

2.B推理判断题。根据“sometimes he went to the town market to sell fruit and vegetables”这个信息可知，Tom有时会去超市卖水果和蔬菜，A表述正确；从“But some friends told him that it was dangerous to have such a close relationship with an animal.”这句话得知，Tom的朋友认为公牛是有危害的。所以B的说法是错的；“Tom picked up a stick and hit the snake’s head heavily.”这句话是说Tom拿石头用力的敲打蛇的头，C表述正确；文章最后一句话写到，对于Tom来说，公牛是他的家人，D表述是正确的。故选B。

3.A主旨大意题。通读全文可知，Tom捡了公牛，并和公牛相处的很好，公牛在危险的时候救了Tom，赞扬了人类和动物之间的一种爱。故选A。

考点：故事类短文阅读。