2017中考英语阅读理解专项练习：culture

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1、2017中考英语阅读理解专项练习：Culture　　Doanimalshaveaculture?Whatdowemeanby“culture?”Latelysocialscientistshavebeguntoaskifcultureisfoundjustinhumans,orifsomeanimalshaveaculturetoo.Whenwespeakofculture,wemeanawayoflifeagroupofpeoplehaveincommon.Cultureincludesthebeliefsandattitudeswelearn.Itisthepatternsof

2、behaviorthathelppeopletolivetogether.Itisalsothepatternsofbehaviorthatmakeonegroupofpeopledifferentfromanothergroup.　　Ourcultureletsusmakeupforhavinglostoutstrength,claws,longteeth,andotherdefenses.Insteadweusetools,cooperatewithoneanother,andcommunicatewithlanguage.Buttheseaspectsofhumanbehav

3、ior,or“culture,”canalsobefoundinthelivesofcertainanimals.Animalscanmaketools,forexample.Weusedtothinkthattheabilitytousetoolswasthedividinglinebetweenhumanbeingsandotheranimals.Lately,however,wehavefoundthatthisisnotthecase.Chimpanzees(非洲小猩猩)cannotonlyusetoolsbutactuallymaketoolsthemselves.Ani

4、malscanalsoshareknowledgewitheachotherandusetheirownlanguagetocommunicate.Soitmaybeimportantforustoknowthatthelinedividingusfromanimalsisnotasclearasweusedtothink.　　1.Choosethestatementthatbestexpressesthemainidea.____.　　A.Achimpanzeecanlearntousesignlanguagetomakesentences　　B.Otheranimalscani

5、nventtools　　C.Knowledgeandcommunicationarenolongersignsofonlyhumanbehavior　　D.Thelinedividinghumanculturefromanimalcultureisnotasclearaswemightthink　　2.“Culture”refersto____.　　A.booklanguageofbehaviorwelearn　　B.thepatternsofbehaviorwelearn　　C.traditionalideas　　D.people’sgoodhabits　　3.Achimpanz

6、ee’suseoftoolsmeans____.　　A.animalsarethesameashumanbeings　　B.animalscanbeascleverashumanbeings　　C.thedividinglinebetweencultureandanimalculturenolongerexists　　D.animalsmayhaveaculturelikeourown　　4.Whichofthefollowingstatementistrue?____.　　A.Theabilitytouselanguageseparateshumanbeings　　B.Wecan

7、becertainthatanimalshaveaculturetoo　　C.Socialscientistsdoubtifanimalshaveaculturetoo　　D.Sometraditionalideasaboutthedifferencebetweenhumanbeingsandanimalsmaybewrong　　firstsentenceofthesecondparagraph“Ourculturelets7usmakeupforhavinglost