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Do animals have a culture? What do we mean by "culture"? Recently social scientists have begun to ask if culture is found just in humans, or if some animals have a culture too. When we speak of culture, we mean a way of life that a group of people have in common. Culture is the forms of behavior (行为)hat help people to live together. It is also the forms of behavior that make one group of people different from another group.

Human beings use tools, cooperate with one another, and communicate with language. But these aspects(方面) of human behavior, or "culture", can also be found in the lives of certain animals, Animals can make tools, for example. We used to think that the ability to use tools was the dividing line between human beings and other animals. Lately, however, we have found that this is not the case. Chimpanzees(黑猩猩) can not only use tools but actually make tools themselves. Animals can also share knowledge with each other and use their own language to communicate. So it may be important for us to know that the line dividing us from animals is not as clear as we used to think.

1.According to the article, "culture" means

A. the languages we learn

B. the good habits we' share with each other

C. the forms of behavior we have in common

2.From the fact that chimpanzees can use and make tools，we know

A. animals may have a culture like our own

B. animals can be as clever as human beings

C. animals have the ability to help human beings

3.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the article?

A. Chimpanzees never help each other.

B' Animals use their own language to communicate.

C. People from different places have the same culture.

4.The traditional idea about dividing animals from human beings is that

A. human beings can use tools

B. human beings can depend on each other

C. human beings have the language to communicate

5.The main idea of the article is that

A. the animal culture is different from the human culture

B. knowledge and communication are no longer signs of only human behavior

C. the line dividing human culture from animal culture is not as clear as we might think

【答案】

1.C

2.A

3.B

4.A

5.C

【解析】该短文属于说明文。讲述了文化的概念及动物与人类一样，也有文化。

1.根据短文第一段这句When we speak of culture, we mean a way of life that a group of people have in common.得知。

2.从短文第二段中，…or "culture", can also be found in the lives of certain animals. 可知，动物也有“culture”，接着就讲了黑猩猩使用工具制造工具的实例。因此，此例就是为了说明动物有可能像我们自己一样，也有“culture”。

3.从短文倒数第二句，得知信息。

4.从短文第二段We used to think that the ability to use tools was the dividing line between human beings and other animals.得知。

5.本文主要谈论的是文化，排除B；而且强调的是人类文化与动物文化的相似处，又排除A。

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根据短文内容，判断下列句子是否正确，对的涂（A），错的涂（B）。
Plants are very important living things. Life could not go if there were no plants. This is because plants can produce food from the air, water and sunlight. Animals and man cannot produce food from the air, water and sunlight as plants do. Animals get their food by eating plants or other animals which eat plants. So animals and man need plants in order to live.
If you look carefully at the plants around you, you will find that there are two kinds of plants: flowering plants and non-flowering ones.
Flowering plants can make seeds. The seeds are protected by the fruits. Some fruits have one seed. Some have two, three or four. Some have many. But a few fruits have no seeds at all. An example of a fruit without seeds is the banana.
Most non-flowering plants don’t grow from seeds. They grow from spores (孢子). Spores are very, very small. Some spores are so small and light that they can float in the air. We may say that spores are quite the same as the seeds. When these spores fall on wet and shady places, they usually grow into new plants.
【小题1】Plants are very important to life.
【小题2】Both animals and plants can produce food from the air, water and sunlight.
【小题3】Banana is a fruit that does not have seeds.
【小题4】All the flowering plants have many seeds.
【小题5】Spores can grow into new plants wherever they fall.

Many animals hide to stay alive. They hide in many ways. Some animals hide in leaves; some animals hide in snow. Usually their colors or shapes help protect them. It’s hard to see an Arctic bear in snow. Its white fur helps protect it. Chameleons(变色龙) can hide by changing colors. Their skin turns the same color as what is around them. Some chameleons can change colors in five minutes.

Many animals try to look bigger than they are to stay alive. Some animals can make other animals think they are very big. If they look very big, animals that are looking for food will run away. Bears can walk on two legs. They look very, very scary. Some animals will run away from them.

Many animals try to stay around other animals. This helps them stay alive. Zebras stay close together so that they can help each other look out of danger. Seeing many stripes at once can also confuse animals that want to eat them. Some birds stay in a circle, each toward a different direction. In this way they can also help each other stay alive by looking around for animals that many want to eat one of them.

1.Animals have ways to stay alive. How many of them are mentioned in the passage ?

A. One B. Two C. Three D. Five

2.Why do animals hide ?

A. Because they like to play hide-and-seek.

B. Because they are shy.

C. Because they want to catch other.

D. Because they want to protect themselves.

3.How do Chameleons hide ?

A. They change colors. ?? B. They change shapes.

C. They hide in snow. ??? D. They hide in leaves.

4.How do zebras hide ?

A. Become good friends. ?????????? B. Talk to each other.

C. Help each other look out for danger. D. Eat and play together

5.Why do animals try to look bigger than they are ?

A. They want other animals to run away from them.

B. They want other animals to follow them.

C. They want other animals to see them.

D. They want other animals to like them.

Do animals have a culture? What do we mean by “culture”? Recently social scientists have begun to ask if culture is found just in humans, or if some animals have a culture, too. When we speak of culture, we mean a way of life that a group of people have in common. Culture is the forms of behavior (行为) that help people to live together. It is also the forms of behavior that make one group of people different from another group.

Human beings use tools, cooperate(合作) with one another, and communicate with language. But these aspects(方面)of human behavior, or “culture”, can also be found in the lives of certain animals. Animals can make tools , for example. We used to think that the ability to use tools was the dividing line between human beings and other animals. Lately, however, we have found that this is not the case. Chimpanzees(黑猩猩) can not only use tools but actually make tools themselves. So it may be important for us to know that the line dividing us from animals is not as clear as we used to think.

1.According to the article, “culture” means_____.

A. the languages we learn

B. the good habits we share with each other

C. the forms of behavior we have in common

2.The traditional idea about dividing animal from human beings is that ______.

A. human beings can use tools

B. Human beings can depend on each other

C. human beings have the language to communicate

3.From the chimpanzees can use and make tools, we know____.

A. animal may have a culture like our own

B. animals can be as clever as human beings

C. animals have the ability to help human beings

根据短文内容，判断下列句子是否正确，对的涂（A），错的涂（B）。

Plants are very important living things. Life could not go if there were no plants. This is because plants can produce food from the air, water and sunlight. Animals and man cannot produce food from the air, water and sunlight as plants do. Animals get their food by eating plants or other animals which eat plants. So animals and man need plants in order to live.

If you look carefully at the plants around you, you will find that there are two kinds of plants: flowering plants and non-flowering ones.

Flowering plants can make seeds. The seeds are protected by the fruits. Some fruits have one seed. Some have two, three or four. Some have many. But a few fruits have no seeds at all. An example of a fruit without seeds is the banana.

Most non-flowering plants don’t grow from seeds. They grow from spores (孢子). Spores are very, very small. Some spores are so small and light that they can float in the air. We may say that spores are quite the same as the seeds. When these spores fall on wet and shady places, they usually grow into new plants.

1.Plants are very important to life.

2.Both animals and plants can produce food from the air, water and sunlight.

3.Banana is a fruit that does not have seeds.

4.All the flowering plants have many seeds.

5.Spores can grow into new plants wherever they fall.

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