A farmer had a cow. He took very good care of his 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 is ill,”the farmer said.“I don't know what's the matter with her. She's lying down and won't stand up. She won't eat, and she's making a strange noise.”The vet looked at 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, and put two pills (药片)into his hand. “Give her these,”he said,“the pills should make her better.”“How should I give them to her?”the farmer asked asked. The vet gave him a long tube(管子).“Put this tube in her mouth,”he said,“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 is your cow?”the vet asked.“No change,”the farmer said, “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 (blow的过去式)first,”the farmer said.What medicine did the vet give the farmer?

1. A.
   A bottle of pills.
2. B.
   A long tube.
3. C.
   Two pills.
4. D.
   A small box.

A farmer had a cow. He took very good care of his cow. One day it was ill, the farmer was very worried. He telephoned the vet.

　 “What’s the problem?” the vet asked the farmer when he arrived. “My cow is ill,” said the farmer, “I don’t know what’s the matter with her. She’s lying down and doesn’t eat. She’s making a strange noise.” The vet looked at the cow. “She’s certainly ill,” he said, “and she needs to take some 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 worried. “How’s your cow?” asked the vet. “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 the two pills in it.”

“And?” the vet asked.

“The cow blew first.” the farmer said.

　 ( ) 6. From the story, we know that a vet is ________.

　　　 A. the farmer’s friend　　　　　　　 B. a milk factory

　　　 C. a hospital for cows　　　　　　　 D. a doctor for animals

　 ( ) 7. The farmer asked the vet for help when his cow _______.

　　　 A. couldn’t lie down　　　　　　　 B. didn’t eat pills

　　　 C. couldn’t make any noise　　　　　 D. was not well.

　 ( ) 8. What medicine did the vet give the farmer?

　　　 A. A bottle of pills.　　　　　　　　 B. A long tube.

　　　 C. Two pills.　　　　　　　　　　　 D. A small box.

　 ( ) 9. The vet taught the farmer how to _______.

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

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

　 ( ) 10. Which of the following is true?

　　 A. The farmer ate the pills.　　　

　　 B. The cow got better after taking the medicine.

　　C. The vet came and gave the farmer another cow the next day.

　 D. The farmer waited outside the vet’s house the next day.

I am my mother’s third child. When I was born, her doctor gently explained to her that my left arm was missing, below the elbow. Then he gave her some advice: “Don’t treat her any differently from the other girls. Demand more.” And she did!

My mother had to work to support our family. There were five girls in our family and we all had to help out. Once when I was about seven, I came out of the kitchen and said, “Mum, I can’t peel potatoes. I only have one hand.”

“You get back to peel those potatoes, and don’t ever use that as an excuse for anything again!”

Of course I could peel potatoes—with my good hand, while holding them down with my other arm. There was always a way, and Mom knew it. “If you try hard enough,” she’d say, “you can do anything.”

Once in the second grade, our teacher had each of us race across the monkey bars(单杠). When it was my turn, I shook my head. Some kids laughed. I went home crying.

After work the next afternoon, Mom took me back to the school playground.

“Now, pull up with your right arm,” she advised. She stood by as I practiced, and she praised me when I made progress.

I’ll never forget the praised time when I was crossing the bars. The kids were standing there with their mouths open.

It was the way with everything. When I fear I can’t deal with things, I see Mom’s smile again. She had the heart to face anything. And she taught me I could, too.

46.Which of the following about the writer is TRUE?

A. Her mother took better care of her than of her sister.   B. She was born without the left hand.

C. She had five sisters in her family.                  D. She never wrote at school.

47.From this reading, we know that_______

A. the writer’s mother was a housewife at home 

B. the writer had to race across the monkey bars once a year at school 

C. the writer’s mother was asked to school to teach her to race across the monkey bars

D. the writer had a strict but patient mother

48.The sentence “The kids were standing there with their mouths open.” shows that_______.

A. the kids were hungry            B. there was something wrong with their mouths.

C. the kids felt very surprised.       D. the kids wanted to open their mouths to say “Ah…”

49.The writer’s mum asked her to peel potatoes because_______.

A. her mum was too busy cooking and had no time to do it herself

B. her mum wanted to teach her a lesson because she had told a lie.

C. her mum was teaching her to learn to solve problems in her own way

D. her sisters couldn’t help her mum do the housework

50.This reading mainly tells us_______.

A. the writer had a hard childhood

B. how the writer learned to peel potatoes and cross the monkey bars.

C. it is Mom’s encouragement that helped the writer learn and get over difficulties

D. the writer had an able mother

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.
48.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
49.What medicine did the vet give the farmer?
　　A. Bottle of pills.    B. A long tube.   C. Two pills.    D. A small box.
50.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
51.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.