Question

Washoe is a young chimpanzee (黑猩猩). She is no chimpanzee, though. Scientists are doing a research her. They want to see how civilized (驯化) she can . Already she does many things a human being can do.

For example, she has been learning how to exchange with people. The scientists are teaching her language. When she wants to be picked , Washoe points up with one finger. She rubs (擦) her teeth with her finger she wants to brush her teeth. This is done after every meal.

Washoe has also been to think out and find answers to problems. Once she was put in a with food hanging from the ceiling (天花板). It was too high to . After she considered the , she got a tall box to stand . The food was still too high to be reached. Washoe found a pole (杆子). Then she climbed onto the , grasped the pole, and down the food with the pole.

Washoe like a human, too. The scientists keep her in a fully-furnished (家具齐全的) house. After a hard in the laboratory, she goes home. she plays with her toys. She enjoys watching television before going to bed.

Scientists hope to more about people by studying our closest relative (亲属) — chimpanzee.

1.A．foolish B．ordinary C．special D．simple

2.A．for B．by C．to D．on

3.A．experience B．change C．develop D．become

4.A．actions B．views C．messages D．feelings

5.A．sign B．human C．spoken D．foreign

6.A．out B．at C．on D．up

7.A．when B．until C．since D．while

8.A．raised B．trained C．ordered D．led

9.A．cave B．zoo C．room D．museum

10.A．pull B．see C．eat D．reach

11.A．problem B．position C．food D．ceiling

12.A．by B．on C．up D．with

13.A．straight B．strong C．long D．big

14.A．wall B．box C．ceiling D．pole

15.A．knocked B．picked C．took D．shook

16.A．lives B．acts C．thinks D．plays

17.A．task B．lesson C．day D．time

18.A．Here B．There C．So D．Then

19.A．quite B．already C．even D．still

20.A．watch B．pick C．gain D．learn

Answer 1

1.B

2.D

3.D

4.C

5.A

6.D

7.A

8.B

9.C

10.D

11.A

12.B

13.C

14.B

15.A

16.A

17.C

18.B

19.C

20.D

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述的是科学家们对华秀这只不普通的猩猩经行研究，将她驯化，教她像人一样的生活，做许多人类能做的事情。

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2. research on… 在……上做研究/do research into 进行…的研究；其他A,C,D介词均不可用，故选B.

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6. pick out挑选出；拣出；辨认出 B. pick at吃得很少 C. pick on 选中；挑出 选中；挑出 D. pick up 拾起；抱起；（无意中）学会；见到；听出，收听到；搭载；句意：当她想被抱起来的时候，她就用手指着上方，故选 D.

7. 从句谓语用终止性和延续性,而while 从句的谓语只用延续性，句意：当她想刷牙的时候她就用手指擦她的牙齿；want是终止性动词，故选A.

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9. food hanging from the ceiling (天花板).（……天花板上悬挂着食物）可知横线上应该填的是一个带有天花板的地方，所以应该是一个房间，句意：她被放到一个天花板上悬挂着食物的房间里。故选C.

10. food was still too high to be reached.（食物太高而不容易被够得着）可知横线上要填reach，故选D.

11. has also been trained to think out and find answers to problems说到科学家们想训练华秀思考问题和找出问题答案的能力，所以科学家就为她设置了一个难题——将食物挂在她难以够着的天花板上，她想吃这个食物就必须动脑筋思考这个难题，故选A.

12. stand by 支持；袖手旁观 B. stand on 基于/取决于；依靠C. stand up 站起来；站得住脚，有说服力D. 与…相处得…；得到…的…评价；句意：她得到一个箱子作为依靠。故选B.

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15. knock down击倒，拆散 B. pick down摘下 C. take down 记下D. shake down摇落；句意：然后她抓着杆子爬上了箱子，用手中的杆子把挂在天花板上的食物给击散下来。根据句意，故选A

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20. about=know about 了解，句意：科学家们想通过对我们人类的亲属——猩猩的研究来了解更多的我们人类的信息。根据句意，故选D.

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