Question

【題目】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 (行為)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

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】 C

【2】 A

【3】 B

【4】 A

【5】 C

【解析】

該短文屬于說明文。講述了文化的概念及動物與人類一樣，也有文化。

【1】根據短文第一段這句When we speak of culture, we mean a way of life that a group of people have in common.得知。

【2】從短文第二段中，…or "culture", can also be found in the lives of certain animals. 可知，動物也有“culture”，接著就講了黑猩猩使用工具制造工具的實例。因此，此例就是為了說明動物有可能像我們自己一樣，也有“culture”。

【3】從短文倒數第二句，得知信息。

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

【5】本文主要談論的是文化，排除B；而且強調的是人類文化與動物文化的相似處，又排除A。