A farmer had a cow.
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（吹）. 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.
小題1:The farmer asked the vet for help when his cow _______
A．couldn't lie downB．didn't eat the pillsC．couldn't make any noiseD．was ill
小題2:What medicine did the vet give the farmer?
A．A bottle of pills.B．A long tube. C．Two pills.D．A small box.
小題3:The vet taught the farmer how _________.
A．to blow the tubeB．to make the cow take the pills
C．to take the medicineD．to put the tube in his mouth
小題4: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 the farmer change the cow the next day.
D．The farmer was working outside his house the next day.

小題1:D
小題2:C
小題3:B
小題4:A
本篇講的是一個人給他的牛喂藥治病，沒有弄好，反而把藥吞進了自己的肚里了。
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)理解題 根據(jù)第一段中He took very good care of this cow and one day when it was ill, he was very worried. He telephoned the vet.可知。
小題2:細(xì)節(jié)理解題 根據(jù)“He took a bottle out of his box, put two pills into his hand and said,...”可知獸醫(yī)給了他兩片藥。
小題3:細(xì)節(jié)理解題 根據(jù)“ 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（吹）. That’ll make it."”可知獸醫(yī)告訴他如何給牛吃藥。
小題4:細(xì)節(jié)理解題 根據(jù)最后一部分"....“The cow blew first,” the farmer said."可知，牛先吹了管子，那個主人自己吃了藥。
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