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) that 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(合作) 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. 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.
【小題1】According to the article, “culture” means_____.
A. the languages we learn
B. the good habits we share with each other
C. the forms of behavior we have in common
【小題2】The traditional idea about dividing animal from human beings is that ______.
A. human beings can use tools
B. Human beings can depend on each other
C. human beings have the language to communicate
【小題3】From the chimpanzees can use and make tools, we know____.
A. animal may have a culture like our own
B. animals can be as clever as human beings
C. animals have the ability to help human beings


【小題1】C
【小題2】A
【小題3】A

解析試題分析：短文大意：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。
【小題1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)短文第一段When we speak of culture, we mean a way of life that a group of people have in common.描述,可知這個單詞指的是,一群人共同擁有的一種生活方式。故選C。
【小題2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文第二段We used to think that the ability to use tools was the dividing line between human beings and other animals.描述，可知我們過去常常認(rèn)為能使用工具是人類和動物之間的區(qū)別。故選A。
【小題3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文第二段But these aspects(方面)of human behavior, or “culture”, can also be found in the lives of certain animals. 及下文描述，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。故選A。
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