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)hat 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 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. Animals can also share knowledge with each other and use their own language to communicate. 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.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 commonFrom the fact that chimpanzees can use and make tools，we know
A. animals may have a culture like our own
B. animals can be as clever as human beings
C. animals have the ability to help human beingsWhich of the following statements is TRUE according to the article?
A. Chimpanzees never help each other.
B' Animals use their own language to communicate.
C. People from different places have the same culture.The traditional idea about dividing animals 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 communicateThe main idea of the article is that
A. the animal culture is different from the human culture
B. knowledge and communication are no longer signs of only human behavior
C. the line dividing human culture from animal culture is not as clear as we might think
Years ago, I lived in a building in a town. There was another building across from mine, and it was only a few metres away. There lived a woman whom I had never met. I could see her sit by the window each afternoon, drinking or reading.
Several months later, I noticed her window was very dirty. Everything was not clear through the window. I wondered why the woman didn't wash her window.
One sunny morning, I decided to clean up my apartment, including washing my windows. Late in the afternoon when I finished the cleaning, I sat down for a rest by the window. What a surprise! The woman sitting by her window was clearly seen! Her window was clean! Suddenly, I realized I had made a mistake. I was watching her through my dirty window all the time!
That was quite an important lesson for me. Since then, whenever I wanted to judge （判断） someone, I asked myself first, "Am I looking at him through the dirty window of my heart? ”Then I try to clean the window of my own world so that I may see the world clearly.The writer lived in _______years ago.
| A．a hotel | B．a village | C．a town | D．the countryside |
The woman often drank and read by the window _______.
| A．in the morning | B．in the afternoon | C．in the evening | D．the whole day |
One sunny morning, the writer decided to do some_______.
| A．Reading | B．Cleaning | C．Shopping | D．cooking |
The writer was surprised to find the woman's window was_______
| A．Far | B．Broken | C．Clean | D．dirty |
From the passage（文章）, we can learn _______.
| A．we should judge ourselves before we judge others |
| B．we should judge others through the dirty windows |
| C．we should clean others' windows first |
| D．we shouldn't clean the windows often |
假如你叫王倩，5月26日那天，你和同学约好去春游。请你根据表格中所给信息，用英语写一篇日记。
| 活动时间 |
5月26日（星期日） |
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| 集合地点 |
学校大门口 |
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| 出发时间 |
8:00am |
到达时间 |
8:30am |
| 活动地点 |
人民公园(the People’s Park) |
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| 交通工具 |
自行车 |
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| 活动内容 |
上午 做游戏 |
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| 中午 野餐 |
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| 下午 拍照片；参观动物园 |
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| 返回时间 |
5:00pm |
参考词汇：出发set off
May 26th, Sunday Fine
It was fine.________________________________________________
阅读短文，然后完成短文后的表格，每空一词。
From 8：30 pm to 9:30pm on Saturday, March 23rd, 2013, a great number of people around the world turned off the lights for Earth Hour. It is a bit like an environmental New Year, providing a chance to help care for our earth and make people around the world learn how important it is to do that.
What did you do for Earth Hour this year? Let’s share the Earth Hour stories.
Emma was on one of the mountains near the city and took photos of my city. It was great to watch the stars and the moon after a busy day that she could enjoy this relaxing moment.
Albert works as a waiter in a restaurant. Their restaurant was still open even for Earth Hour as they got lots of reservations(预定) that night. So they spent the hour working by candlelight. And guess what? Their customers loved that and promised to come for next Earth Hour.
Brandon turned off the main power to his house and went for a walk for Earth Hour. It was a little strange to walk in the dark, but it was only for one hour. Just think of what it must have been like before the invention of light bulb!
Mary invited her friends who know and support Earth Hour activities. They actually had a candlelight and they talked about the old happy days that they spent together in college.
Information Card
| The date of Earth Hour in 2013 |
March___ |
| Albert’s job |
A___ |
| What Brandon did when it was dark |
Went for a ____ |
| Who stayed with Mary during the hour |
Her ___ |
| The number of people who talked about their stories |
_____ |
阅读短文，真确的写T，错误的写F
Finland is a great country to visit, especially for relaxing. You can easily find peace and quiet there because much of the country is covered with forests. It also has lots of hills and thousands of lakes and islands .Depending on the season, visitors can enjoy themselves in bird--watching ,hiking, fishing and other outdoor activities .There is even a part of Finland where people can see the beautiful Northern Lights.
If you are a nature lover, you will discover plenty to enjoy in Finland .You will also find that the people of Finland are easy-going, This might be because they spend a lot of time having a sauna（桑拿） to relax themselves together .Finland even has a competition that is about spending time in one sauna. In the Sauna World Championships, People try to stay as long as they can in sauna .This is really a hot competition! Finland is always considered as one of the best places in the world to live, from its capital ,Helsinki .,to its great number of lakes and forests.
Finland is truly one of the world’s greatest treasures.Forests cover much of Finland.
Visitors can enjoy hiking and fishing whenever they visit Finland.
The Northern Lights can be seen in a part of Finland.
The people of Finland are serious and hard--working.
Havimg a sauna is a popular way for people to relax themselves in Finland.
Bill ,Frank and Dave were brothers. Every year, they sent their mother expensive gifts on her birthday .They liked to show her how rich and successful they were.
The eldest brother ,Bill, had a lot of money and wanted his mother to have the most expensive gifts, but he didn’t know what to buy .so he put an ad in the newspaper .”Wanted ----the greatest gift for my mother,”
About a week before his mother’s birthday a man came to his office .he brought a big bird.
“This bird,”the man said ,”can speak ten languages and sing some pop songs”
“Really?I’d like to listen to it.”Bill said
The man made the bird talk in French and tell a joke in Japanese. Then the bird sang a beautiful song .Bill was very happy and paid nine thousand dollars for the bird, The next day Bill sent the bird to his mother with a birthday card
The day after his mother’s birthday he called his mother,” Well ,mother,” he asked ,”what do you think of the bird?”
“Oh, it’s very delicious, dear.” Said his mother.who is the eldest brother?
| A．Dave | B．Bill | C．Jack | D．Frank |
What did Bill put in the newspaper?
| A．A show | B．A magazine | C．An ad. | D．A report |
How many languages could the bird speak?
| A．Five | B．seven | C．eight | D．ten |
How much did Bill pay for the bird?
| A．Nine dollars | B．Ten dollars | C．Nine thousand dollars | D．Ten thousand dollars |
What did Bill send to his mother for her birthday ?
| A．A bird with a card | B．Some money | C．A joke | D．A song |
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