Question

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

Answer

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。