【答案】do animals have a culture？What do we mean by

Do animals have a culture? What do we mean by “culture”? Recently social scientists have begun to ask if culture is found just in humans, or if some animals have a culture, too. When we speak of culture, we mean a way of life that a group of people have in common. Culture is the forms of behavior (行为) that help people to live together. It is also the forms of behavior that make one group of people different from another group.

Human beings use tools, cooperate(合作) with one another, and communicate with language. But these aspects(方面)of human behavior, or “culture”, can also be found in the lives of certain animals. Animals can make tools , for example. We used to think that the ability to use tools was the dividing line between human beings and other animals. Lately, however, we have found that this is not the case. Chimpanzees(黑猩猩) can not only use tools but actually make tools themselves. So it may be important for us to know that the line dividing us from animals is not as clear as we used to think.

小题1:According to the article, “culture” means_____.

A. the languages we learn

B. the good habits we share with each other

C. the forms of behavior we have in common

小题2:The traditional idea about dividing animal from human beings is that ______.

A. human beings can use tools

B. Human beings can depend on each other

C. human beings have the language to communicate

小题3:From the chimpanzees can use and make tools, we know____.

A. animal may have a culture like our own

B. animals can be as clever as human beings

C. animals have the ability to help human beings

正确答案：

小题1:C

小题2:A

小题3:A

答案解析：短文大意：这篇短文主要讲述了动物也可能有文化的知识，通过一些动物也能制造和使用工具，我们可以知道，动物也可能拥有自己的文化。

小题1:细节理解题.根据短文第一段When we speak of culture, we mean a way of life that a group of people have in common.描述,可知这个单词指的是,一群人共同拥有的一种生活方式。故选C。

小题2:细节理解题。根据短文第二段We used to think that the ability to use tools was the dividing line between human beings and other animals.描述，可知我们过去常常认为能使用工具是人类和动物之间的区别。故选A。

小题3:细节理解题。根据短文第二段But these aspects(方面)of human behavior, or “culture”, can also be found in the lives of certain animals. 及下文描述，可知通过大猩猩能制造和使用工具，我们可以知道动物们也可能有像我们一样的文化。故选A。