1.People give the tiger the goat as _______.

A its food

B its friend

C its trainer

D its partner

解析：选A。细节理解题。根据文章第一段第四句They wanted the goat to be the tiger’s lunch, but it became the tiger’s friend instead!可知，人们想让山羊成为老虎的午餐，但它却成了老虎的朋友，故选A。

2.The underlined word “bravery” means _______ in Chinese.

A 冷酷

B 可爱

C 勇敢

D 热情

解析：选C。词义猜测题。根据文章第二段Because of its bravery, the zookeepers named the goat Timur. It means “iron or not afraid”.可知，动物园管理员给它取名为铁木儿。意思是“铁或者无畏”。由此推断bravery意为 “勇敢”，故选C。

3.What does Timur always do to Amur?

A It steals Amur’s bed.

B It follows Amur around.

C It makes Amur sleep outside.

D It eats food with Amur.

解析：选B。细节理解题。根据文章第二段最后一句Wherever Amur goes, so does Timur.可知，无论阿穆尔走到哪里，铁木尔也去那里。由此说明山羊铁木儿总是跟着老虎阿穆尔四处走动，故选B。

4.Why didn’t the tiger eat the goat?

A Because it was not hungry.

B Because it was ill.

C Because it ate other animals.

D Because it was lazy and didn’t hunt it.

解析：选D。细节理解题。根据文章最后一段The zookeepers said that the tiger was quite lazy—so lazy that it didn’t hunt the goat.可知, 这只老虎太懒了以至于它没有猎捕山羊，故选D。