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．
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．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 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 这篇短文主要讲述了动物也可能有文化的知识，通过一些动物也能制造和使用工具，我们可以知道，动物也可能拥有自己的文化，与人类的文化是有相似的．
解答 答案：56．C 细节理解题．根据第一段第二行句子When we speak of culture，we mean a way of life that a group of people have in common．当我们谈到文化，我们指的是一群人有共同的生活方式．可知culture这个单词指的是，一群人共同拥有的一种生活方式．故选C．
57．A 细节理解题．根据第二段第一行句子But these aspects（方面）of human behavior，or"culture"，can also be found in the lives of certain animals．但人类行为的这些方面，或"文化"，也可以在某些动物的生活中找到，可知通过大猩猩能制造和使用工具，我们可以知道动物们也可能有像我们一样的文化．说明动物有可能像我们自己一样，也有"culture"．故选A．
58．B 细节判断题．根据第二段第三行句子Animals can also share knowledge with each other and use their own language to communicate．动物也可以彼此分享知识，用自己的语言进行交流．可知动物用自己的语言来交流是正确的．故选B．
59．A 细节理解题．根据第二段第二行句子We used to think that the ability to use tools was the dividing line between human beings and other animals．我们过去认为能使用工具是人与动物之间的区别．可知我们过去常常认为能使用工具是人类和动物之间的区别．故选A．
60．C 主旨归纳题．根据整篇文章内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．因此对我们来说这也许是很重要的，区分我们与动物的界限并不象我们过去认为的那样清晰．可知整篇短文主要谈论的是文化，而且强调的是人类文化与动物文化的相似之处，故选C．
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