题目内容
Monkeys are very similar to us in many ways．Most have ten fingers and ten toes，and brains much like ours．In fact，Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution says that monkeys and humans share a common ancestor．We enjoy watching them because they often act like us，and we also love to use many expressions about monkeys in almost every language This is why many monkey expressions are about tricky people or playful acts．
Monkeyshine is one of these expressions to show tricks or foolish acts．The meaning is clear if you have ever watched a group of monkeys playfully chasing each other：pulling tails，stealing food，doing tricks．
Monkeying around with something means that you do not know what you are doing．When you feel like doing something but have no firm idea of what to do，you are monkeying around. It is just a way to pass the time．
Monkey business usually means secret，maybe illegal activities You may come across a news report that there is monkey business involved in building the new airport，with some officials getting secret payments from builders．
Monkey suits are common names for clothes or uniforms soldiers wear．In earlier years in many American cities，you would find men playing musical hand organs on the street．Dancing to the music would be the man’s small monkey that was dressed in a tight—fitting，colorful jacket similar to a military uniform．So，people began to call a military uniform a monkey suit．
1．Which of the following is NOT true about the similarities between humans and monkeys?
A．Most monkeys have ten fingers and ten toes．
B．Monkeys have the same brains as humans．
C．Monkeys often act like humans in many ways．
D．Monkeys are humans closest relatives in species．
2．According to the passage，an idle wander on the street can he described as
A．monkeyshine B．monkeying around
C．monkey suit D．monkey business
3．Monkey suits are commonly used to call military uniforms because they ．
A．are created particularly for soldiers’ uniforms
B．are originally designed for American soldiers
C．share typical features with military uniforms
D．make American soldiers look like monkeys
4．Most monkey expressions are ．
A．used only in western cultures B．used on some formal occasions
C．about tricks and naughtiness D．about terrible funny behaviors
BBCC
名校课堂系列答案Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D .Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
Would you send a monkey to do your shopping for you? Sounds very strange, doesn’t it ? But monkeys can be trained to do some wonderful things. Most people know that monkeys are one of 36 cleverest beasts(兽). Scientists have been studying the connection（联系） __37__ monkeys and people for a long time. They have done experiments that test __38__monkeys are able to do simple things.
In one test, a scientist put two monkeys in two cages beside each other. Each cage had a machine. One cage had a machine which gave out water. __39__ had one which gave out food. Each monkey was given _40__ black and white coins. The black coins worked _41_ in the food machine. The white coins worked in the machine with the __42__. After some time, both animals _43__ know which coin worked in which machine.
Then the test was made _44__. The coin s were taken away. The monkey with the water machine was __45_ to have any water for twenty-four hours. The food monkey was prevented from __46_ any food. The next day, the coins were returned to the monkeys. This time, __47__, the monkey with the food machine was given coins for water machine, and the monkey with the water machine was given the coins that worked in the food machine. What did the two __48__ monkeys do? The two clever monkeys __49__ through the bars (栅栏) of their cages and __50_coins with each other.
| A. man’s | B. earth’s | C. nation’s | D. nature’s |
| A. between | B. with | C. to | D. from |
| A. when | B. what | C. whether | D. as |
| A. The one | B. The rest | C. Another | D. The other |
| A. a piece of | B. a bag of | C. a little | D. scores |
| A. almost | B. nearly | C. only | D. mainly |
| A. water | B. food | C. monkey | D. scientist |
| A. were used to | B. used to | C. could hardly | D. were able to |
| A. harder | B. easier | C. worse | D. newer |
| A. allowed | B. not allowed | C. asked | D. drank |
| A. wasting | B. drinking | C. having | D. asking |
| A. but | B. unless | C. however | D. although |
| A. tired | B. angry | C. wild | D. poor |
| A. looked | B. got | C. reached | D. arrived |
| A. received | B. changed | C. refused | D. played |
Helen had learned to turn ___42___ the light, use a recorder and open doors and windows _43___ he is told to .In the tropical Malaysia where coconut trees are high up to the sky, monkeys would climb to the top and ___44____off the coconut for people. ___45__ the job is done, they would rush to their master, hoping to get some wild fruits as rewards.Boom boom!( I’m here, come to me!)
Krak krak!( Watch out, a leopard (豹)！)
Hok hok hok!( Hey, crowned eagle!)
Very good — you’ve already mastered half the basic vocabulary of the Campbell’s monkey, which lives in the forests of the Tai National Park in Ivory Coast. The adult males have six types of call, each with a specific meaning, but they can mix two or more calls together into a message with a different meaning.
Having spent months recording the monkeys’ calls in response to both natural and artificial stimuli (刺激物), a group led by Klaus Zuberbuhler of the University of St. Andrews in Scotland argues that the Campbell’s monkeys have a certain form of syntax(句法).
This is likely to be controversial because despite great effort to teach chimpanzees(大猩猩) language, they showed little or no ability to combine the sounds they learned into a sentence with a larger meaning. Syntax, basic to the structure of language, uniquely belongs to humans.
“Krak” is a call that warns of leopards in the neighborhood. The monkeys give it in response to real leopards and to leopard shouting broadcast by the researchers. The monkeys can vary the call by adding “-oo”: “Krak-oo” seems to be a general word for hunter, but one given in a special context – when monkeys hear but don’t see a hunter, or when they hear the alarm calls of another species.
The “boom-boom” call invites other monkeys to come toward the male making the sound. Two booms can be combined with a series of “krak-oos”, with a meaning entirely different to that of either of its single parts. “Boom boom krak-oo krak-oo krak-oo” is the monkey’s version of “Timber!” – it warns of falling trees.
If Zuberbuhler is correct, the Campbell’s monkeys can both vary the meaning of specific calls by adding something and combine calls to make a different meaning.
【小题1】What is the passage mainly about?
| A．A group of scientists. | B．Calls of Campbell’s monkeys. |
| C．The lifestyle of monkeys. | D．The importance of language. |
| A．don’t communicate by sounds |
| B．only understand simple sentences |
| C．fail to learn language from humans |
| D．are not related to the Campbell’s monkeys |
| A．Krak | B．Boom | C．Boom boom krak-oo krak-oo krak-oo | D．Krak-oo |
| A．Zuberbuhler has spent years in the forests |
| B．the writer isn’t sure of Zuberbuhler’s opinions |
| C．the Campbell’s monkeys are cleverer than other animals |
| D．the Campbell’s monkeys can express six meanings by calls |
Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D .Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
Would you send a monkey to do your shopping for you? Sounds very strange, doesn’t it ? But monkeys can be trained to do some wonderful things. Most people know that monkeys are one of 36 cleverest beasts(兽). Scientists have been studying the connection（联系） __37__ monkeys and people for a long time. They have done experiments that test __38__monkeys are able to do simple things.
In one test, a scientist put two monkeys in two cages beside each other. Each cage had a machine. One cage had a machine which gave out water. __39__ had one which gave out food. Each monkey was given _40__ black and white coins. The black coins worked _41_ in the food machine. The white coins worked in the machine with the __42__. After some time, both animals _43__ know which coin worked in which machine.
Then the test was made _44__. The coin s were taken away. The monkey with the water machine was __45_ to have any water for twenty-four hours. The food monkey was prevented from __46_ any food. The next day, the coins were returned to the monkeys. This time, __47__, the monkey with the food machine was given coins for water machine, and the monkey with the water machine was given the coins that worked in the food machine. What did the two __48__ monkeys do? The two clever monkeys __49__ through the bars (栅栏) of their cages and __50_coins with each other.
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