奶牛逃亡记

                                                                                           

A cow which made an escape while being taken to a slaughterhouse has been living alone on an island. When the slaughterhouse workers arrived to take away the cow, they were told it would be best to calm the feisty bovine down. But they ignored the advice and as it came out of its shed to be loaded onto the lorry, it managed to escape.
Instead it broke a metal fence and dashed for the nearby Lake Nysa, south Poland, Wiadomosci reported. A farmworker ended up with a broken arm during the escape, in which the cow seemed to dive underwater as it made its way to the island. After a week of trying and failing to get the cow back, the farmer, known only as Mr Lukasz, gave up and began making sure it was fed enough food to stay alive. When firefighters used a boat to get to the island, the cow swam about 50 metres to a neighbouring island.
Pawel Gotowski, a commander of the police in Nysa, said the animal was very frightened and it was impossible to get more than 70 meters near to the animal. A vet called in to calm down the animal told Mr Lukasz he had run out of a large cage, and that it would take several days to get new ones. The farmer is reluctant to shoot the animal as that would mean losing the income for its sale.
The animal's story has now been taken up by former singer, Pawel Kukiz, who has offered to save the hero cow from death. He said if all have shown such determination as this cow, then Poland would be a much richer country. “Therefore, I decided to do everything to deliver the cow to a safe place, as a reward for her attitude, give her a guarantee of a long-term retirement and natural death.”

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1.The underlined phrase “the feisty bovine” may refer to ______.

A the cow

B the workers

C the slaughterhouse

D the island

解析：选A。词意指代题。从第一段第二句前半部分的When the slaughterhouse workers arrived to take away the cow可以得知工人们是要来带走“奶牛”，所以此处的the feisty bovine就是指代cow。故选A。

2.How did the cow come to another island?

A It swam there.

B It came there by truck.

C It dashed there.

D It flew with a metal fence.

解析：选A。推理判断题。根据第二段第二句后半部分的in which the cow seemed to dive underwater as it made its way to the island可以得知奶牛是游到小岛上的。故选A。

3.What did the cow do after the firefighters came to the island?

A It broke a metal fence.

B It dashed for Lake Nysa.

C It was fed enough food.

D It escaped right away.

解析：选D。细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句的When firefighters used a boat to get to the island, the cow swam about 50 metres to a neighbouring island.可以得知当消防队员来了以后，奶牛再次逃走了。故选D。

4.Why was Pawel Kukiz determined to save the cow?

A It was impossible to get near to the animal within 70 metres.

B People had difficulty in getting a new cage to hold the cow.

C He was greatly moved by the cow’s great determination.

D The cow needed the guarantee of a long-term retirement.

解析：选C。推理判断题。根据最后一段第二句的 He said if all have shown such determination as this cow， then Poland would be a much richer country可以得知是因为被奶牛的坚定信念所感染，因此他决定救助这头奶牛。故选C。