Question

A judge was working in his room one day when a neighbour ran in and said, “If one man's cow kills another's, is the owner of the first cow responsible?”

“It depends,” answered the judge.

“Well,” said the man, your cow has killed mine.

“Oh,” answered the judge. “Everyone knows that a cow cannot think like a man, so a cow is not responsible, and that means that its owner is not responsible either.”

“I am sorry, Judge,” said the man. “I made a mistake. I meant that my cow killed yours.”

The judge thought for a few seconds and then said,“ When I think about it more carefully, this case is not as easy as I thought at first. ”And then he turned to his clerk and said, “Please bring me that big black book from the shelf behind you.”

1.The neighbour asked the judge_______.

A．whether the first cow was responsible

B．whether the owner of the first cow was responsible

C．whether both cows were responsible

D．whether both the owners were responsible

2.When the neighbour reported that the judge's cow had killed his, the judge answered that______.

A．a cow was responsible

B．its owner was not responsible

C．neither a cow nor its owner was responsible

D．his cow was responsible

3.When the neighbour heard this, he told the judge that_______.

A．there was nothing happened

B．his cow had been killed

C．it was his cow that had killed the judge's

D．both cows had been killed

4.When the judge heard that his cow had died, he________.

A．got angry

B．said nothing

C．put his neighbor into prison

D．changed what he had said at first

5.In this story the judge was______.

A．a clever judge      B．a humorist         C．unfair            D．foolish

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.A

2.C

3.C

4.D

5.C

【解析】

試題分析：一位農咨詢法官，一個人的牛把另一個人的牛殺死了，牛的主人有沒有責任，法官說這得視情況而定，這個人又說了，您的牛把我的牛殺死了，法官說我沒有責任。這個人又說了，我的牛把你的殺死了，法官又說…

1.細節理解題，根據文中語句““If one man's cow kills another's, is the owner of the first cow responsible?””理解可知。鄰居是想咨詢牛的主人有沒有責任，故選A。

2.細節理解題，根據文中語句““Everyone knows that a cow cannot think like a man, so a cow is not responsible, and that means that its owner is not responsible either.””理解可知。法官的回答是牛和人都沒有責任，故選C。

3.細節理解題，根據文中語句““I am sorry, Judge,” said the man. “I made a mistake. I meant that my cow killed yours.””理解可知。鄰居告訴法官他的牛殺死了法官的牛，故選C。

4.細節理解題，根據文中語句“The judge thought for a few seconds and then said,“ When I think about it more carefully, this case is not as easy as I thought at first. ””理解可知。法官想改變自己的說法，故選D。

5.理解歸納題，縱觀文中語句理解可知，法官是很不公平的，故選C。

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