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閱讀理解 　　Not long ago, I spent the morning having coffee with Kanzi．He invited me．Kanzi is a bonobo, which is a close cousin of the chimpanzee．Researchers say Kanzi knows 384 words．But he probably knows more．He uses paper boards displaying colorful symbols that stand for the words．Kanzi can build thoughts and sentences by pointing at the boards． 　　Sue Rumbaugh joined Kanzi and me for coffee．She is a zoologist at the Great Ape Trust which is a research center in Des Moines, Iowa, where Kanzi lives．The Great Ape Trust is 　　home to seven bonobos．They have been raised from birth with both spoken language and symbols as part of each day· 　　Scientists are discovering that humans are not the only animals that can use language or tools, or have feelings．Crows(烏鴉)are good at using tools, for example．In an experiment crows proved good at using some materials to create a hook(鉤子)．They used the hook to fish a basket of food out of a container．Monkeys practice charity．A former study showed that monkeys would share food with monkeys who are familiar to them rather than keeping all the food for themselves．Elephants mourn their dead．If they find elephant bones, they would gently examine them with what looks like sadness． 　　Scientists have also found that the way animals hunt and live together may drive intelligence higher．Animals behave most cleverly when they are hunting for food together．Last year, Christilie Drea, an animal biologist, conducted an experiment in hyena(鬣狗)cooperation．She placed food on a platform．The animals could get the food only if they pulled on a strong thick string together．In less than two minutes, the hyenas figured out that cooperation was the key to success． 　　Research is showing that animals are surprisingly intelligent．Our pets may know more than we ever imagined．And that is raising questions about how we treat them．Can animals feel? Should they be kept in zoos? What do you think? (1) According to fhe first paragraph, Kanzi _________． [　　] A． makes tea for the writer B． speaks human language C． is an animal which can show his thought out D． is a smart monkey which can write and paint (2) What can we know from the passage? [　　] A． Kanzi began to learn as soon as he was born B． The writer used to have coffee in the morning C． The Great Ape Trust is owned by Sue Rumbaugh． D． Pet animals are much cleverer than wild animals (3) What does the underlined word “mourn” mean? [　　] A． To be careless of something． B． To be afraid of something． C． To show sadness． D． To show anxiety． (4) What is the main idea of the third paragraph? [　　] A． Animals are good at searching for food and getting them． B． Animals can be as intelligent as humans in some ways． C． Humans can learn more from animals． D． Different animals have different abilities．

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答案：1．C;2．A;3．C;4．B;