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

 

Dear Disney, Last weekend, the four members of my family spent an enjoyable holiday at the Magic Kingdom - Disneyland. And one event made our visit seem truly magical. We got to the front of the line at Space Mountain, only to find out that our little daughter Gloria couldn't take her ice-cream on the ride. We were so excited that we all forgot ice-cream was not allowed on the ride. Gloria broke into tears and we all had no idea what to do. Then Murphy, one of the staff(员工) members, came over. She bent down and told Gloria that she would hold the ice-cream for her and give it to her when she finished the ride. Gloria said, "Promise?" Then she gave Murphy her ice-cream, and she completely enjoyed the ride. Sure enough, as we walked out the exit, there was Gloria's new friend with "her" ice-cream. Now you and I both know what happened, because we know that an ice-cream won't last twenty minutes on a summer afternoon in Florida. Murphy knew' what time we would get off the ride; she went to the nearest shop and bought a brand-new ice-cream thirty seconds before we walked out the exit. Gloria said, "Thank you," but I'm sure she thought it was the same ice-cream. We know that someone tried hard to make our visit special. Thanks so much for going above and beyond! Your fan, Carmen Rivera

【小题1】The family's visit to the Magic Kingdom was ________.

A．helpful -

B．awful

C．frightening

D．amazing

【小题2】Before the ride, Gloria cried because _________.

A．she couldn't find her parents in the line

B．she was too little to take the ride

C．she couldn't take her ice-cream on the ride

D．she had to wait for twenty minutes

【小题3】Murphy was waiting for Gloria ___________ after the ride.

A．in the ice-cream shop	B．at the exit
C．in the front of the line	D．at the entrance

【小题4】In order to keep the promise, Murphy __________.

A．took Gloria to the nearest shop

B．asked her new friend to help Gloria

C．helped Gloria get off the ride

D．bought a new ice-cream for Gloria

【小题5】The underlined word "someone" in the last paragraph refers to (指的是) _________.

A．Murphy

B．Disney

C．Gloria

D．Carmen

【小题6】Carmen Rivera wrote the letter to __________.

A．order ice-creams	B．promise to visit again
C．express her thanks	D．give some suggestions

Mr. and Mrs. Long had one daughter. Her name was Lena. She was eighteen years old. Lena lived with her parents and worked in an office. She had some friends, but she didn’t like any of the boys very much.

One day she met a very nice man. He was young. His name was Watts and he worked in a post office. They became friends and he came to Lena’s parents house twice. Last week Lena said to her father, “I’m going to marry（嫁给） Watts, Daddy. He was here yesterday.”

“Oh, yes.” her father answered. “He’s a nice boy, but has he got much money?”

　　“Oh, no, both of you are the same,” the daughter answered angrily. I met Watts on the first day of June and the next day he asked me, “Has your father got much money?”

1.Mr. and Mrs. Long had a ______.

　　    

A．son

B．grandson

C．daughter

D．granddaughter

2.Lena worked _________.

　　    

A．in a school

B．in an office

C．in a factory

D．in a hospital

3.Lena had a few friends before she came to know Watts, but she _____.

　　   

A．liked no one very much

B．like all of them

C．didn’t know their names

D．didn’t talk to them about their work

4.Last week Lena asked her father _______.

A．to help her find a good husband	B．to let her marry(嫁给) Ｗatts
C．to give her some money to buy a house	D．to let her work in a big city

5.Lena got angry because ______.

　　     

A．her father didn’t like her boyfriend, Watts

B．her father asked her to make friends with money

C．her father and Watts only thought of money

D．her parents asked Watts to give them too much money

 

One day an American called Simon went to London to visit his friend, Rick. Rick told him that his flat was on the first floor. When he arrived, Simon went straight to the first floor of the building. But he was told that there was no Rick on that floor. Do you know why?
In fact, the British call the first floor of a building the ground floor. The floor above the ground floor is the first floor, which Americans would call the second floor.
The story shows that there are a few culture differences between Britain and American, though the British and Americans both speak English.
The British usually hide their feelings. They seldom start a conversation with strangers. For example, on the train the British often spend their time reading newspapers or books. But Americans are quite different. They’re more active and easier to talk with.
The British and Americans may use different terms for many things. The British usually use football ,eraser and mail while Americans prefer to soccer, rubber and post.
【小题1】 Simon went to London to         .
A. spend his holiday     B. visit his friend C. study English
【小题2】Which picture shows us where Rick’s flat was?

【小题3】According to the passage, the British usually spend their time       on the train.
A. playing cards         B. talking loudly           C. doing some reading
【小题4】What does the underlined word “terms” mean in Chinese in the passage?
A. 成果                  B.术语                      C. 学期
【小题5】What’s the main idea of the passage?
A. Different culture between Britain and America.
B. The British and Americans have the same language.
C. The British and Americans have different words.

Look! Here’s a pencil box, it’s orange, it’s my pencil box, it’s on the desk. Look! This is a pen, it’s black. And this is an eraser, it’s blue and white. They’re both（都）in the pencil box. This is a ruler, it’s red, it’s on the pencil box. That is a ruler, too. It’s yellow. It’s in the drawer. Where’s my math book? Ah, it’s there, under the sofa.
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。
【小题1】The pencil box is____________.

A．yellow

B．white

C．blue

D．orange

【小题2】The yellow ruler is____________.

A．in the school bag	B．in the drawer
C．on the pencil box	D．on the sofa

【小题3】______in the pencil box.

A．A pen is	B．An eraser is
C．A ruler and a pen are	D．A pen and an eraser are

【小题4】The red ruler is______.  

A．under the sofa	B．in the pencil box
C．on the pencil box	D．under the pencil box

【小题5】Where is my English book?

A．Under the sofa.	B．On the desk.
C．Sorry, I don’t know.	D．On the sofa.