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问题 共用题干Gorillas Have a Word for it
Koko is the first gorilla to have been taught sign language .With a vocabulary of more than 1,000 words,she is the first to prove we share a world with other intelligent beings who feel emo-tions,look forward to celebrations and also have a sense of humour.
The 30-year study of Koko has redefined science's concept of gorilla intelligence.______(46)But what had not been recognised by the scientific community was that gorillas have the abil-ity to learn a language and have complex emotions.
Koko lives in the Santa Cruz mountains in North America,in a wooded spot overlooking a valley._______47)She has a barrel on which she likes to sit when“talking”to humans—goril-las feel more secure when they can look down on others—while her toys are spread everywhere.In addition she has an outside enclosure where she spends her days when it is not raining.
It is her conversations with her teacher,Dr. Penny Patterson,that are inspiring.Patterson explains:“The reality of my discovery is that our abilities as humans,our skills,sensibilities and emotions are very similar to the great apes._______(48)”
When she began teaching Koko sign language,placing the little fingers of the one-year-old gorilla into the correct positions for“drink”,“eat”,“more”,and rewarding her with food,Dr.
Patterson had no idea how quickly Koko would learn.“At first,it seemed Koko was using sign language as a tool to get something,”says Patterson.“It became the kind of reward system that you could expect of a cat or a dog.But early in her training,she began to combine signs that made me think she was capable of more.”_____(49)For example,she didn't know the word for“ring”,so she combined the signs for“ finger”and“bracelet”to express it.
Dr. Patterson continues:“Koko loves babies and young people.And when she is asked what gorillas like best,she always says‘Gorilla love eat,good '.”One of Patterson's favourite stories demonstrates Koko's sense of humour.______(50)
From the age of three,Koko shared her accommodation with Michael who was intended as a mate .However,Michael died suddenly two years ago of a heart attack.“Koko went into a depres-sion following Michael's death,”says Patterson.“She would sit for hours with her head hung low, looking upset.”
Dr. Patterson asked her if she was looking forward to moving to Hawaii,where Patterson is raising money to build a gorilla refuge.Koko signed“Yes”,provided she could have curtains in her new home!______(47)A: When a visitor asked her to show him something scary,she held up a mirror to his face!B: Language studies had been made using chimpanzees before,but never with a gorilla.C: According to some scientists,genetically there is only a 2%  difference between gorillas and humans:we share the same blood type,have the same number of hairs per square inch and al-so the same temperament.D: She has her own home,with curtains,and a nest of blankets,which is her bed,in one corner.E: What we have learnt is that gorillas are more complex than we ever imagined.F: Now Koko is so proficient in sign language that if she doesn't know a word she invents one.
选项 ______(47)
A: When a visitor asked her to show him something scary,she held up a mirror to his face!
B: Language studies had been made using chimpanzees before,but never with a gorilla.
C: According to some scientists,genetically there is only a 2%  difference between gorillas and humans:we share the same blood type,have the same number of hairs per square inch and al-so the same temperament.
D: She has her own home,with curtains,and a nest of blankets,which is her bed,in one corner.
E: What we have learnt is that gorillas are more complex than we ever imagined.
F: Now Koko is so proficient in sign language that if she doesn't know a word she invents one.
答案 D
解析 由第二段空格前后的“The 30-year study of Koko has redefined science's concept of go-rilla intelligence.”及“But what had not been recognised by the scientific community was that gorillas have the ability to learn a language and have complex emotions.”再结合C项表明大猩猩和人类的基因只有2％的差别：据科学家们所说，我们的血型相同，每平方英寸的毛发数量相同，而且性情也相似。可以知道C项符合句子逻辑，故选C。


由第三段空格前后的“Koko lives in the Santa Cruz mountains in North America, in a wooded spot overlooking a valley.”及“She has a barrel on which she likes to sit when‘talk-ing' to humans”可知空格处讲述的是她所生活的环境。故选D。


由第四段“The reality of my discovery is that our abilities as humans , our skills , sensi-bilities and emotions are very similar to the great apes.”可知大程猩和人类的能力、情感很相似，空格处得出结论，即得知了大猩猩比我们想象得更加复杂。故选E。


由空格后面“she didn't know the word for‘ ring ' , so she combined the signs for ‘ fin-ger ' and ‘ bracelet ' to express it.”的句子可知，如果她不知道“戒指”这个词，她就把 “手指”和“手镯”结合起来表达这个意思。而F项含义是如果科科不知道怎么表达某个词汇，她就会自己创造。故选F。


由空格前面的句子“One of Patterson's favourite stories demonstrates Koko's sense of humour.”可知，空格处讲述的是这件事情。故选A。
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