There was once a farmer who plowed (犁地) his field every morning and every evening with his buffalo (水牛). One day a tiger (老虎) saw the farmer and buffalo working together. The tiger was surprised to see such a big animal obeying (服从) such a small one. He was curious about the buffalo and the man. After the man went home, the tiger went up to the buffalo and said, "I want to ask you something. You are so big and strong. Why do you obey the little man?" The buffalo answered, "Because the man is so intelligent (聪明的)." Then the tiger asked, "Can you tell me how intelligent he is? No, I can't tell you," the buffalo said, "but why don't you ask him?" The next day the tiger asked the man to show him his intelligence. But the man answered that it was at home. The tiger asked the man to go home and get it. The man said he would, but he would have to tie up (捆绑) the tiger so he couldn't hurt the buffalo. The tiger agreed. But after he tied the tiger up, the man didn't go home to get his intelligence. Instead, he took his plow and hit the tiger with it. Then he said, "Now you know about my intelligence, even if you haven't seen it./
单选题
Why was the tiger surprised when he saw the farmer and the buffalo?
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】关联句在第二段：One day a tiger saw the farmer and buffalo working together. The tiger was surprised to see such a big animal obeying such a small one. 令老虎感到惊奇的是个头那么大的水牛却服从于如此渺小的人。句子里面的“such a small one”指的是人，在老虎看来，人是很弱小的。选项C表达的意思与关联句一致，只是换了种表达的方法。
单选题
What does the word "curious" mean in this passage?
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】从关联的上下文可以猜测出“curious”的含义。老虎很奇怪庞然大物般的水牛能听从人的指令。“He was curious about the buffalo and the man.”老虎一定是对他们这种关系感到好奇，于是带着这个疑问，他找到水牛，提出他心中的问题。
单选题
Why did the farmer tie up the tiger?
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】这是一道推断题。农夫对老虎说得把他绑起来，以免他伤害水牛。这只是一个借口，只有如此才能让老虎就范，乖乖被绑。这样农夫才能用犁痛打庞大、凶猛的老虎(he took his plow and hit the tiger with it)，而老虎却无法反击。以这种方式农夫让老虎体会到人的智慧。所以，选项C是正确的。
单选题
Did the farmer show the tiger his intelligence?
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】农夫最后对老虎说的一句话很有意思：“Now you know about my intelligence, even if you haven't seen it.”所谓“intelligence”当然不会放在家里等着老虎去见。老虎在这一刻所了解、体会的正是人的智慧。
单选题
Which one is a good title for the story?
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】这是一道主旨大意题。需要了解故事的大意，才能选择正确的选项。选项A(The Buffalo and the Tiger)表明此故事主要发生在水牛和老虎之间，与故事不符，排除。选项C(How the Buffalo Helped the Farmer)表明故事主要讲述水牛如何帮助农夫，也应该排除。只有选项B“人如何证明自己的智慧”可以概括故事的中心思想，因此选B。