Question

I had just gone to bed after a very hard day when the phone rang. It was an eccentric(怪僻的)farmer. I had never met him before although, I had often heard people talk about him. He sounded quite nervous and he had been talking for a minute or so before I understood anything. Even then all I could make out was that someone called Milly had had a very bad accident. I had not the slightest idea who she was but I obviously had to go.
It had been snowing heavily that day and I did not know the way. I had been driving for at least an hour when I finally found his place. He was standing there, waiting for me. It seemed Milly had died. “She meant more to me than anyone…even my wife!” he said. I could see that he had been crying. I thought something terrible had taken place, a possible scandal(丑聞). I was even more shocked when he told me he had put her in the barn(廄). “I wouldn't leave her out in the cold!” he said.
Milly had clearly been a secret lover of his. I was about to tell him he could not expect me to cover anything up when he opened the barn door. He lifted his candle and I saw a dark figure on the ground. “She was such a good cow! I wouldn't let anyone but a doctor touch her!” he said, and burst into tears again.
小題1:The underlined phrase make out in the first paragraph means _____.

A．expect

B．understand

C．see clearly

D．hear clearly

小題2:Before he arrived at the farmer's house, the writer expected to see Milly lying _____.

A．on the ground of a barn	B．on the floor of a room
C．in bed in a room	D．in bed in a barn

小題3:What do we know about Milly from the story?

A．She had met with an accident.	B．She had caused a scandal.
C．She was seriously ill	D．She was hidden somewhere.

小題4:The farmer wished that the writer might _____.

A．look into the matter	B．bring Milly back to life
C．free him from a scandal	D．keep the whole thing a secret

小題5:The person who told the story is probably a _____.

A．farmer

B．policeman

C．country doctor

D．newspaper reporter

Answer 1

小題1:B
小題2:C
小題3:C
小題4:B
小題5:C

試題分析：這篇短文主要介紹了一個古怪的農夫給一個醫生打電話要給馬里看病，醫生以為那是農夫的情人，但其實那是農夫的牛。
小題1:詞意猜測題。根據短文第一段he had been talking for a minute or so before I understood anything描述，在我能理解某事前他一直講了大約有一分鐘左右。故后文是我能聽懂的是一個叫馬里的人出了一起事故。故選B。
小題2:推理判斷題。根據第二段. I thought something terrible had taken place, a possible scandal(丑聞). I was even more shocked when he told me he had put her in the barn(廄).描述我以為是一件丑聞。當他告訴我他已經把她放在廄我就更震驚了。我認為那是他的情人，所以應該在屋子里，故選C。
小題3:推理判斷題。根據上下文可知那頭牛，馬里，病的很嚴重，所以農夫才找醫生，故選C。
小題4:推理判斷題。根據“She was such a good cow! I wouldn't let anyone but a doctor touch her!”根據農夫的話可以判斷，他對醫生治愈牛給予了巨大的希望，故選B。
小題5:推理判斷題。根據“She was such a good cow! I wouldn't let anyone but a doctor touch her!”根據農夫的話，可知作者是個醫生，故選C。