17．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．
56．According to the article，"culture"meansC
A．the languages we learn
B．the good habits we'share with each other
C．the forms of behavior we have in common
57．From the fact that chimpanzees can use and make tools，we knowA
A．a(chǎn)nimals may have a culture like our own
B．a(chǎn)nimals can be as clever as human beings
C．a(chǎn)nimals have the ability to help human being
58．Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the article？B
A．Chimpanzees never help each other．
B．Animals use their own language to communicate．
C．People from different places have the．same culture．
59．The traditional idea about dividing animals from human beings is thatA
A．human beings can use tools
B．human beings can depend on each other
C．human beings have the language to communicate
60．The main idea of the article is thatC
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．
分析 這篇短文主要講述了動物也可能有文化的知識，通過一些動物也能制造和使用工具，我們可以知道，動物也可能擁有自己的文化，與人類的文化是有相似的．
解答 答案：56．C 細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)第一段第二行句子When we speak of culture，we mean a way of life that a group of people have in common．當我們談到文化，我們指的是一群人有共同的生活方式．可知culture這個單詞指的是，一群人共同擁有的一種生活方式．故選C．
57．A 細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)第二段第一行句子But these aspects（方面）of human behavior，or"culture"，can also be found in the lives of certain animals．但人類行為的這些方面，或"文化"，也可以在某些動物的生活中找到，可知通過大猩猩能制造和使用工具，我們可以知道動物們也可能有像我們一樣的文化．說明動物有可能像我們自己一樣，也有"culture"．故選A．
58．B 細節(jié)判斷題．根據(jù)第二段第三行句子Animals can also share knowledge with each other and use their own language to communicate．動物也可以彼此分享知識，用自己的語言進行交流．可知動物用自己的語言來交流是正確的．故選B．
59．A 細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)第二段第二行句子We used to think that the ability to use tools was the dividing line between human beings and other animals．我們過去認為能使用工具是人與動物之間的區(qū)別．可知我們過去常常認為能使用工具是人類和動物之間的區(qū)別．故選A．
60．C 主旨歸納題．根據(jù)整篇文章內(nèi)容及其第二段最后一行句子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．因此對我們來說這也許是很重要的，區(qū)分我們與動物的界限并不象我們過去認為的那樣清晰．可知整篇短文主要談?wù)摰氖俏幕覐娬{(diào)的是人類文化與動物文化的相似之處，故選C．
點評 做題時首先對原文材料迅速瀏覽，掌握全文的主旨大意．其次，細讀題材，各個擊破．掌握全文的大意之后，細細閱讀材料后的問題，弄清每題要求后，帶著問題，再回到原文中去尋找、捕獲有關(guān)信息．
