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1、Workingwithagroupofbaboons(狒狒)intheNamibiandesert阅读理解答案, Workingwithagroupofbaboons(狒狒)intheNamibiandesert,Dr.AleciaCarteroftheDepartmentofZoology,CambridgeUniversitysetbaboonslearningtasksinvolvinganovelfoodandafamiliarfoodhiddeninabox.Somebaboonsweregiventhechancetowatchanotherbaboonwhoalr
2、eadyknewhowtosolvethetask,whileothershadtolearnforthemselves.Toworkouthowbraveoranxiousthebaboonswere,Dr.Carterpresentedthemeitherwithanovelfoodorathreatintheformofamodelofapoisonoussnake. Shefoundthatpersonalityhadamajorimpactonlearning.Thebraverbaboonslearnt,buttheshyonesdidnotlearnthetask
3、althoughtheywatchedthebaboonperformthetaskoffindingthenovelfoodjustaslongasthebraveonesdid.Ineffect,despitebeingmadeawareofwhattodo,theywerestilltooshytodowhattheexperiencedbaboondid. Thesameheldtrueforanxiousbaboonscomparedwithcalmones.Theanxiousindividualslearntthetaskbyobservingothers
4、whilethosewhowererelaxeddidnot,eventhoughtheyspentmoretimewatching. Thismismatchbetweencollectingsocialinformationandusingitshowsthatpersonalityplaysakeyroleinsociallearninginanimals,somethingthathaspreviouslybeenignoredinstudiesonhowanimalslearntodothings.Thefindingsaresignificantbecausethe
5、ysuggestthatanimalsmayperformpoorlyincognitive(认知的)tasksnotbecausetheyaren’tcleverenoughtosolvethem,butbecausetheyaretooshyornervoustousethesocialinformation. Thefindingsmayimpacthowweunderstandtheformationofcultureinsocietiesthroughsociallearning.Ifsomeindividualsareunabletogetinformationfr
6、omothersbecausetheydon’tassociatewiththeknowledgeableindividuals,ortheyaretooshytousetheinformationoncetheyhaveit,informationmaynottravelbetweenallgroupmembers,preventingtheformationofaculturebasedonsociallearning. 小题1:Whatisthefirstparagraphmainlyabout ? A.ThedesignofDr.Carter’sresearch
7、. B.TheresultsofDr.Carter’sresearch. C.ThepurposeofDr.Carter’sresearch. D.ThesignificanceofDr.Carter’sresearch. 小题2:Accordingtotheresearch,whichbaboonsaremorelikelytocompleteanewlearningtask? A.Thosethathavemoreexperience. B.Thosethatca
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