Man has a big brain(脑). He can think, learn and speak. Scientists once thought that men are different from animals because they can think and learn. They know now that dogs, rats, birds can learn too. They are beginning to understand that men are different from animals because they can speak. Animals cannot speak. They make noises when they are afraid, or angry or unhappy. Apes(类人猿) can understand some things more quickly than humans. One or two of them have learnt a few words. But they cannot join words to make sentences. They cannot think like us because they have no language. Language is a wonderful thing. Man has been able to build a modern world because he has language. Every child can speak his own language very well when he is four or five. But no animal learns to speak. How do children learn it? Scientists do not really know. What happens inside our body when we speak? They do not know. They only know that man can speak because he has a brain.
61. Men are different from animals because men ______.

　 A. have brains　 　　　　　　　　　B. can understand things quickly

　 C. can think and learn　　　　　　　 D. can think, learn and speak

62. Animals cannot ______.
A. speak　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. think or learn
C. understand things more quickly than humans　 D. make noise
63. Apes can ______.
A. learn to speak just like men　　　 B. join words to make sentences

C. learn no words at all　　　　　　 D. understand some things more quickly than men
64. Scientists now know ______.
A. what happens inside their body when men speak　 B. apes can speak
C. men can speak with the help of their brains　　　 D. how children learn to speak
65. The passage mainly talks about ______.

A. animals' learning　　　　　　　 B. man and ape

C. brain and language　　　　　　 D. man's brain

　

　　　　　　　　　　　

　　Man has a big brain. He can think, learn and speak. Scientists once thought that men are different from animals because they could think and learn. They know that dogs, mice and birds can learn, too. They are beginning to understand that men are different animals because they can speak.

　　Animals cannot speak. They make noises when they are afraid, or angry or unhappy. Apes can understand some things more quickly than man. One or two of them have learnt a few words. But they can not put words together to make sentences. They cannot think as we do because they have no languages. The language is a wonderful thing. Man has been able to build a modern world because he has language.

　　Each child can speak his own language very well when he is four or five, but no animals learn to speak. How do children learn it? Scientists don't know. They only know that man can speak because he has the brain.

Choose the best answer.

(1) The best title for this passage is________.

A．Animals' Learning	B．Man and Ape
C．Brain and Language	D．Man's Brain

(2) Men are different from animals in the way that________.

A．men can understand things quickly

B．men can learn

C．men have learned to use language

D．men have brain

(3) An ape can not___________.

A．make noises	B．understand things
C．learn words	D．speak like men

(4) Scientists now know__________.

A．how children learn 1o speak

B．why apes can learn a few words

C．man's brain helps him to speak

D．what happens when people speak

(5) Which of the following is not True?

A．Apes can understand some things more quickly than man.

B．Apes can put the words together to make sentences.

C．Apes have no language though they can learn some words.

D．Some animals can learn.

Man has a big brain(大脑). He can think, learn and speak. Scientists once thought that men are different from animals because they can think and learn. They now know that animals can learn – dogs, rats, birds can learn. Scientists are beginning to understand that men are different from animals because they can speak. Animals cannot speak. They make noises when they are afraid or angry. Apes(猿) can understand something more quickly than humans. One or two have learned a few words. But they are still different from us. They cannot join words and make sentences. They cannot think like us because they can’t think about the past or the future. Language is a wonderful thing. Man has been able to build a modern world because he has language. Every child can speak his own language very well when he is four or five – but no animal learns to speak. How do children learn? Scientists do not really know. What happens when we speak? Scientists do not know. They only know that man can speak because he had a big brain.

(   ) 1. In what way are men different from animals?

A.Men can understand things quickly.

B.Men have learned to use language.

C.Men can learn.

D.Men have brains

(   ) 2. _____ can think about the past or the future.

A. Apes　　 

B. Animals　　 

C. Men　　 

D. Animals and men

(   ) 3. An ape cannot _____.

A. make noises　　 　　 　　   

B. understand things

C. learn words　　　　　　 

D. speak like man

(   ) 4. Scientists now know _____.

A.man’s brain helps him to learn to speak

B.why apes can learn a few words

C.how children learn to speak

D.what happens when men speak

(   ) 5. From this passage, we know _____.

A.apes have brains and language

B.apes can think, learn and speak

C.animals cannot learn to speak

D.both A and B are right

 

I remember the first time I met Alfred after years. He was sitting on a bench in the park. He looked very sad and cold. He hadn’t got a coat on and it started to rain. Usually, I don’t like to stop to speak to a stranger who looked like that. His shoes were well-cleaned and his clothes were quite smart, but he did not have an umbrella with him and he was getting wet in the rain. I stopped walking and said to him in a nice voice. “ Are you OK?” he looked up, and was surprised to see me. He cried out. “ Are you …” he couldn’t remember my name. I was also surprised. He was Alfred! “ I’m Tom, Alfred, what are you doing here?” I asked. He did not explain to me, but caught my hand, and asked how my life was like. I told him that I was out of job. I suggested that we go somewhere warm and dry.
So we found a café nearby and continued our conversation. I learned that he married with two children, and his wife was Sherry. I could not believe my ears. Twenty years ago his best friend was Linda, and Sherry was his worst enemy! They often had quarrels ( 争吵) and fights in the play.
Alfred told me that he became a businessman when he graduated from the school and owned two companies in the city. I asked him why he was sitting in the rain in the park. He said that he had just had a quarrel with Sherry, and acting in the same way as when she was young, threw him out of the door and locked him　out. He was young, threw him out of the door and locked him out. He was waiting for her to be calm and let him in again.
【小题1】What did Alfred look like?

A．Pleasant

B．Smart

C．Hungry

D．Well-dressed

【小题2】Alfred was ___ them.
A married B. nice C. weak D. strong
【小题3】 How was Alfred when he was Tom?

A．Happy

B．Surprised

C．Glad

D．Angry

【小题4】The writer ________

A．liked to speak to a stranger	B．met Alfred in a café
C．thought Alfred’s wife was Sherry	D．hadn’t met Alfred twenty years.

【小题5】What happened to Alfred?

A．He lost his wife	B．He lost his job
C．His wife didn’t let him go home	D．His friend didn’t want to see him.

I remember the first time I met Alfred after years. He was sitting on a bench in the park. He looked very sad and cold. He hadn’t got a coat on and it started to rain. Usually, I don’t like to stop to speak to a stranger who looked like that. His shoes were well-cleaned and his clothes were quite smart, but he did not have an umbrella with him and he was getting wet in the rain. I stopped walking and said to him in a nice voice. “ Are you OK?” he looked up, and was surprised to see me. He cried out. “ Are you …” he couldn’t remember my name. I was also surprised. He was Alfred! “ I’m Tom, Alfred, what are you doing here?” I asked. He did not explain to me, but caught my hand, and asked how my life was like. I told him that I was out of job. I suggested that we go somewhere warm and dry.
So we found a café nearby and continued our conversation. I learned that he married with two children, and his wife was Sherry. I could not believe my ears. Twenty years ago his best friend was Linda, and Sherry was his worst enemy! They often had quarrels ( 争吵) and fights in the play.
Alfred told me that he became a businessman when he graduated from the school and owned two companies in the city. I asked him why he was sitting in the rain in the park. He said that he had just had a quarrel with Sherry, and acting in the same way as when she was young, threw him out of the door and locked him　out. He was young, threw him out of the door and locked him out. He was waiting for her to be calm and let him in again.
【小题1】What did Alfred look like?

A．Pleasant

B．Smart

C．Hungry

D．Well-dressed

【小题2】Alfred was ___ them.
A married B. nice C. weak D. strong
【小题3】 How was Alfred when he was Tom?

A．Happy

B．Surprised

C．Glad

D．Angry

【小题4】The writer ________

A．liked to speak to a stranger	B．met Alfred in a café
C．thought Alfred’s wife was Sherry	D．hadn’t met Alfred twenty years.

【小题5】What happened to Alfred?

A．He lost his wife	B．He lost his job
C．His wife didn’t let him go home	D．His friend didn’t want to see him.