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【题目】阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出最佳选项。
When an animal helps another animal,it usually gets something valuable in return. For a long time,many scientists thought that only people could act generously just because it feels good.
However,a new study in Germany suggests that chimpanzees (an animal like a large monkey without a tail ) also do good things for no real reason. And so do children who are as young as 18 months of age. Maybe it is because humans and chimpanzees share an ancestor about 6million years ago.
People and chimpanzees appear to develop such features without any other training,says Warneken,a scientist in Germany.
Warneken and his partners worked on adult chimpanzees that live on an island in the African country of Uganda. They also worked with 18-month-old children in Germany. The researchers performed three experiments on the adult chimpanzees and two experiments on the kids. In the first animal experiment,a person tried to reach his arm into a cage to get a stick,but he couldn't reach it. A chimpanzee was in the cage,and it could reach the stick if it wanted to.
Thirty-six chimpanzees took part in this experiment one by one,and no chimpanzee saw what the other chimpanzees had done. Even though the animals hadn’t met the person before,they usually took the stick and gave it to the person. What's more,they did this whether or not the person offered them bananas as a reward.
In a similar experiment,36 children acted in a similar way. They helped the person reach the stick,whether or not they were offered toys for their help.
Researchers did other experiments on chimpanzees and babies. No rewards were offered in either experiment. And still,both the chimpanzees and children went out of their way to help. Still,the new study is different from earlier findings. Researchers have found that chimpanzees don't give rewards of food to other chimpanzees,even if it costs them nothing to be generous.
(1)A new study in Germany suggests that .
A.people also share information for good reason
B.children know something at the age of 18 months
C.chimpanzees do good things for no real reason, too
D.humans should develop their abilities 6 million years ago
(2)Warneken and his partners worked with ______.
A.young chimpanzee that live on an island
B.18-month-old children who live in Germany
C.kids who are living with adult chimpanzees
D.adult chimpanzees that live on the African mountain
(3)Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A.The animals hadn’t met the person before the experiments
B.No chimpanzee saw what the other chimpanzees had done
C.Chimpanzee gave the person the stick in order to get a reward
D.Thirty-six chimpanzees joined in this experiment one by one
(4)In a similar experiment,thirty-six children helped the person reach the stick ______ .
A.if they were offered toys for their work
B.when they were asked to give them a hand
C.after they were ordered to act in a similar way
D.whether they were given toys for their help or not
(5)From the passage we know that .
A.children is more generous than chimpanzees in some ways
B.chimpanzees will reward good food to other chimpanzees
C.both chimpanzees and children can find their way to help others
D.both chimpanzees and children can do the difficult experiments

【答案】
(1)C
(2)B
(3)C
(4)D
(5)C
【解析】这篇短文主要通过一个实验说明了,大猩猩和人类一样都会以自己的方式,无偿的帮助别人。
⑴细节理解。根据第二段a new study in Germany suggests that chimpanzees also do good things for no real reason可知大猩猩会不需要任何理由做好事。故选C。
⑵细节理解。根据第二段Warneken and his partners worked on adult chimpanzees that live on an island in the African country of Uganda. They also worked with 18-month-old children in Germany可知他们研究生活在非洲国家乌干达的一个岛上的成年大猩猩和德国的18个月大的幼儿。故选B。
⑶细节理解。根据第五段最后they usually took the stick and gave it to the person. What's more,they did this whether or not the person offered them bananas as a reward.他们把棍子递给人,而且不管人是否会给他们香蕉作为奖励,他们也会这么做。因此选C。
⑷细节理解。根据倒数第二段 They helped the person reach the stick,whether or not they were offered toys for their help.可知孩子们即使不能得到玩具作为奖励,他们也会帮助递棍子。故选D。
⑸细节理解。根据最后一段No rewards were offered in either experiment. And still,both the chimpanzees and children went out of their way to help可知大猩猩和小孩都会无条件的为别人提供帮助,故选C。

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