CWeknowpeoplecanbenice,butwhataboutanimals?Scientistssa...

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We know people can be nice, but what about animals?

Scientists say that some animals are capable（有能力的）of being nice. Animals that live in groups-like foxes, chimpanzees（大猩猩）, and elephants-follow rules. They have to follow rules to get along and to survive（生存）. However, animals can act nicely, even when they don't have to. Here are some surprising stories about animal behavior.

Most people usually walk away when someone is unkind to them. Marc Bekoff, a researcher at the University of Colorado, saw a female（母的）red fox do just that. The female fox was unhappy because a male（公的）fox played roughly（粗魯地）with her. When she walked away, the male fox showed her that he wanted to play nicely. He lowered his head and rolled on his back. The female fox gave him another chance, and this time, he played more gently.

Geza Teleki is a scientist who studies chimpanzees in Tanzania. One day, Teleki hiked far away from his campsite. He didn't have any food. Teleki wanted some fruit from a tree, but the tree was too tall. A young chimpanzee watched him curiously as he tried to get something to eat. The chimpanzee climbed the tree, picked the fruit, and gave it to him!

An elephant in Kenya hurt his trunk（象鼻子）. He needed help because he couldn't put food into his mouth. Researcher Kayhan Ostovar watched silently. He saw the hurt elephant show his sore trunk to a healthy elephant. The healthy elephant didn't need any more information. He took a bush and put it carefully into his new friend's mouth.

Hippos（河馬）and crocodiles are usually good friends. They hang out together in rivers. But Karen Paolillo, a wildlife expert in Zimbabwe, saw something surprising. One day, a crocodile tried to eat a monkey that was next to a river. A hippo ran quickly to the crocodile and chased it away. Why did the hippo attack（攻擊）the crocodile? Paolillo says hippos sometimes protect other animals from crocodiles.

41. The main idea of the passage is        .

A. animals that live in groups follow rules

B. some animals can be nice to other animals

C. most animals are nice to people

42. The underlined phrase “do just that” means        .

A. be nice                     B. play roughly                C. walk away

43. We can say that Teleki        .

A. is short                    B. hates hiking                C. could not climb the tree

44. The elephant needed help because ____.

A. the tree was too tall       B. it could not use its trunk  C. it had no food

45. The underlined word “it” in the last paragraph refers to ____.

A. the crocodile               B. the chimpanzee              C. the monkey

【回答】

【文章大意】本篇文章難度適中，主要通過幾個令人吃驚的故事表明有時候一些動物也會表現得很好。例如赤狐、猩猩、大象以及河馬。

41. B主旨大意題。根據However, animals can act nicely, even when they don't have to. Here are some surprising stories about animal behavior以及全文可知，動物有時候會表現的很好，甚至有時候他們沒有必要這麼做，後文講述了幾個故事，説明有些動物對其他動物表現得很好，故選B。

42.C詞義猜測題。根據Most people usually walk away when someone is unkind to them. Marc Bekoff, a researcher at the University of Colorado, saw a female（母的）red fox do just that可知，當某人對一些人不友好時，他們會生氣地走開，母的赤狐也像那樣做，指的就是赤狐也會走開，故選C。

43. C 推理判斷題。根據He didn't have any food. Teleki wanted some fruit from a tree, but the tree was too tall. A young chimpanzee watched him curiously as he tried to get something to eat. The chimpanzee climbed the tree, picked the fruit, and gave it to him可知，泰萊基想要樹上的水果，但是樹太高了，一個小猩猩好奇地看着他，最後這個猩猩爬上樹摘了水果送給了他，所以可以推斷出泰萊基不會爬樹，故選C。

44. B細節理解題。根據An elephant in Kenya hurt his trunk（象鼻子）. He needed help because he couldn't put food into his mouth可知，在肯尼亞，一隻大象傷了它鼻子，因為它不能將食物送到嘴裏，所以它需要幫助，。所以因為鼻子有傷，不能使用鼻子，故選B。

45. A代詞指代題。代詞代指上文中出現的內容。根據One day, a crocodile tried to eat a monkey that was next to a river. A hippo ran quickly to the crocodile and chased it away可知，鱷魚想吃猴子，一個河馬迅速跑向鱷魚，將鱷魚趕走，所以it代指的是鱷魚。故選A。

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