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 (黑猩猩)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(祖先) about 6 million years ago.

People and chimpanzees appear to develop such features(特征) 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.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

2.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

3. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage？

A．Thirty-six chimpanzees joined in this experiment one by one

B．No chimpanzee saw what the other chimpanzees had done

C．The animals hadn’t met the person before the experiments

D．Chimpanzee gave the person the stick in order to get a reward

4.From the passage we know that ________.

A．both chimpanzees and children can find their way to help others

B．chimpanzees will reward good food to other chimpanzees

C．children is more generous than chimpanzees in some ways

D．both chimpanzees and children can do the difficult experiments

Do you want to be successful in everything you do? If so, then        ? Here is an example.

      There was a farmer who       corn （玉米） all his life. Each year he took his corn to the market. Then each time his corn was chosen as the       and won the first prize.

      One year a newspaper reporter interviewed him and learned something         about how he grew it. The farmer      his seed（做种子的) corn to his neighbors.

       "How can you share your best seed corn with your neighbors?" the reporter asked.  "You know they are taking part in the       with you each year. "

      "Why, sir," said the farmer, "didn't you know? The       picks up pollen {花粉)from the corn and moves it quickly from field to field. If nay neighbors grow       corn, cross-pollination (异花传粉) will affect the quality of my corn. So if I want to grow good corn, f must       my neighbors to grow good corn. "

      The farmer knows much about the connection of life. His corn cannot improve       his neighbor's corn improves.

       As a great man says, "We make a living by what we       ; we make a life by what we give." We can't      without food, clothes, and many other things. However, a meaningf~I1 life is not decided by how much we can get,       by how much we can give others. Giving, instead of taking, makes us         from other animals.  So those who choose to live well must help others to live well and those who choose to be happy must help others to find       in their life.

1.A. why          B. how              C. when            D. where

2.A. grew          B. bought            C. sold             D. collected

3.A. cheapest          B. prettiest           C. best              D. shortest

4.A. popular            B. serious            C. terrible           D. surprising

5.A. lent              B. showed                  C. offered           D. recommended

6.A. game       B. fight              C. experiment        D. competition

7.A. wind        B. water             C. farmer            D. neighbor

8.A. tasty            B. bad                    C. tall               D. unusual

9.A. teach       B. remind            C. help                       D. require

10.A. unless            B. though            C. because           D. when

11.A. do              B. own              C. get                   D. grow

12.A. cheer             B. move            C. work              D. live

13.A. and        B. but                    C. or               D. so

14.A. different    B. free                 C. safe                     D. far

15.A. hope              B. success                 C. friendship          D. happiness

This is a song millions of Americans will hear this New Year’s Eve. It is called Auld Lang Syne(《友谊地久天长》). It is the traditional music played during the New Year’s celebration. Auld Lang Syne is an old Scottish poem. It tells about the need to remember old friends.
The words “auld lang syen” mean “old long since”. No one knows who wrote the poem(诗) first. However, a version(版本) by Scottish poet Robert Bums was published(出版) in 1796. The words and music we know today first appeared in a songbook three years later.
The song is played in the United States mainly on New Year’s Eve. The version you are hearing today is by the Washington Saxophone Quarter. As we end our program with Auld Lang Syne, I would like to wish all our radio friends a very Happy New Year! This is Buddy Thomas.
【小题1】This passage is from ______.

This happened to me at the age of twelve. It seems like a long time to remember the name of the old lady. Yet it keeps in my  35 that she taught me a lesson in tolerance(宽容) which I shall never forget.
On a winter afternoon, a friend and I were  36 stones onto the roof of the old lady’s house. I found myself a perfectly smooth stone and threw it out. The stone was too smooth, however, so it slipped(滑) from my hands and  37  straight not for the roof but for a small window on the old lady’s back porch(门廊). At the sound of broken   38 , we knew we were in trouble and ran away.
I was too scared(胆怯) about getting caught by the old lady that first night. However, a few days later, when I was sure that I hadn’t been   39 , I started to feel guilty(有罪的) for what I had done. She  40 greeted me with a smile each day when I gave her the newspaper, but I was no longer able to act comfortably.
I made up my mind to  41 for her window with my paper delivery(发送) money I collected. I put the money in an envelope with a note explaining I was  42  for breaking her window and hoped that the seven dollars would cover the cost for repairing it.
I waited  43 it was dark, snuck(悄悄地走) up to the old lady’s house and put the letter I didn’t sign in her door. Once again, I could have the freedom of lookingstraight  44 the old lady’s kind eyes.
The next day, I handed the old lady her paper and was able to return the warm smile that I was  45 from her. She thanked me and gave me a bag of cookies.
Reaching for the cookies, I  46 an envelope and pulled it out of the bag. When I opened the envelope, I was surprised to see the seven dollars and a short note that said, “I’m proud of you!”