When an animal helps another animal, it usually gets something valuable in return. For a long time, many scientists thought that only people could act generously just because it feels good.
However, a new study in Germany suggests that chimpanzees (黑猩猩)also do good things for no real reason. And so do children who are as young as 18 months of age. Maybe it is because humans and chimpanzees share an ancestor(祖先) about 6 million years ago.
People and chimpanzees appear to develop such features(特征) without any other training, says Warneken, a scientist in Germany. Warneken and his partners worked on adult chimpanzees that live on an island in the African country of Uganda. They also worked with 18-month-old children in Germany. The researchers performed three experiments on the adult chimpanzees and two experiments on the kids. In the first animal experiment，a person tried to reach his arm into a cage to get a stick，but he couldn’t reach it. A chimpanzee was in the cage，and it could reach the stick if it wanted to.
Thirty-six chimpanzees took part in this experiment one by one, and no chimpanzee saw what the other chimpanzees had done. Even though the animals hadn’t met the person before, they usually took the stick and gave it to the person. What’s more, they did this whether or not the person offered them bananas as a reward. In a similar experiment, 36 children acted in a similar way. They helped the person reach the stick, whether or not they were offered toys for their help.
Researchers did other experiments on chimpanzees and babies. No rewards were offered in either experiment. And still, both the chimpanzees and children went out of their way to help. Still, the new study is different from earlier findings. Researchers have found that chimpanzees don’t give rewards of food to other chimpanzees, even if it costs them nothing to be generous.Warneken and his partners worked with ________.
| A．young chimpanzee that live on an island |
| B．18-month-old children who live in Germany |
| C．kids who are living with adult chimpanzees |
| D．adult chimpanzees that live on the African mountain |
A new study in Germany suggests that ________.
| A．people also share information for good reason |
| B．children know something at the age of 18 months |
| C．chimpanzees do good things for no real reason, too |
| D．humans should develop their abilities 6 million years ago |
Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage？
| A．Thirty-six chimpanzees joined in this experiment one by one |
| B．No chimpanzee saw what the other chimpanzees had done |
| C．The animals hadn’t met the person before the experiments |
| D．Chimpanzee gave the person the stick in order to get a reward |
From the passage we know that ________.
| A．both chimpanzees and children can find their way to help others |
| B．chimpanzees will reward good food to other chimpanzees |
| C．children is more generous than chimpanzees in some ways |
| D．both chimpanzees and children can do the difficult experiments |
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| B．don’t have to wait for a long time to pay for what you buy |
| C．can buy anything at the lowest price |
| D．can become tired of buying so many things |
If you ______, you can learn any language in a very short time.
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Suppose the cost of the course at Computer World is 800 yuan. If you go there on July 30, you only need to pay _____.
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| C．500 yuan | D．800 yuan |
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| C．speech | D．invitation |
Nowadays, computer games are becoming more and more popular in many cities and towns. A lot of small shops along busy streets have been made into small game houses in order to get more money. These places are always crowded with people, especially young boys.
In the computer game houses, people spend a lot of money competing( 较量) with the machines. It’s hard for one to win the computer, but one can make progress after trying again and again. People have a kind of gambling psychology(赌博心理) when they play computer games. The more they lose, they more they want to win. When class is over, the school boys run to the nearby computer game houses. Little by little(渐渐地), they forget all about their lessons and fall far behind others. Some of them can get enough money from their parents. But some of them are not lucky enough to get the money. They begin to take away other students’ money and become thieves.Who always go to the computer game houses?
| A．Young girls. | B．Young children. |
| C．Young students. | D．Young boys. |
People made small shops into small game houses in order to ______.
| A．make computer games more popular |
| B．get more money |
| C．help people to learn computer better |
| D．make people happy |
What must be brought to play games in the game houses?
| A．Tickets. | B．Paper. |
| C．Cards. | D．Money. |
What will happen to the boys if they keep going to the game houses?
| A．They will win a lot of money. |
| B．They will make a lot of good friends there. |
| C．They will fail in their study and even break laws. |
| D．They will live a happy life in the future. |
What is the passage mainly about?
| A．Game houses have a bad effect on young boys. |
| B．More and more small shops have been made into game houses. |
| C．Young boys spend a lot of money playing computer games. |
| D．People play games better after trying again and again. |
Hundreds of people did not get their train tickets through the online train ticketing service after paying the money.
The China Railway Customer Service Center said that it would try to solve the problem and return the money in 15 working days.
The service center said changes would be made to the online booking system which limited(限制) each purchase which is finished in 30 minutes. Many people said that they failed to book tickets because of the time limit in purchase.
People who paid without getting their tickets have formed groups on QQ. As many as 400 people had joined the QQ group by Thursday and the group continues to grow.
The ticket buyers said their money had been returned through online banks but they didn't get confirmation(确认) from the online booking system.
They are afraid that they will not be able to get refunds(退款) because they don't have the order number given to those who have succeeded in booking. People also said they were unable to inquire(查询) through the booking hotline 12306, because it is almost always busy.
The China Railway Customer Service Center Website suggested that the online banks didn't return the payment information to the online booking system because of network problems.
The online railway booking service was made by the Ministry of Railways on Dec. 21, in order that people can easily buy train tickets during the Spring Festival.What happened to the train tickets buyers after paying the money?
| A．They didn't join the QQ group. |
| B．They didn't search the Internet. |
| C．They didn't find the order number. |
| D．They didn't get their tickets. |
How long should people finish booking tickets?
| A．In an hour. | B．In half an hour. |
| C．In 15 days. | D．In 30 hours. |
According to the passage，which is Not true?
| A．The people who didn't get tickets can get their money back. |
| B．People can't inquire their booking through the hotline 12306. |
| C．People can easily book train tickets online without any problems. |
| D．The online booking system didn't get the payment information. |
What does the word “grow” mean in Chinese?
| A．种植 | B．扩大 | C．生产 | D．减小 |
Why did many people join the QQ group?
| A．They want to get back their refunds. |
| B．They wanted to book the train tickets. |
| C．They wanted to chat with each other. |
| D．They want to get the payment information. |
| YUTIAN, Sept. 6 —Twenty－seven students of a primary school in Yutian County of Tangshan in Hebei Province were receiving medical treatment on Tuesday after food poisoning(食物中毒). The sick children are from the country's Yuying Primary School, a private boarding school with over 800 students. |
| LANZHOU, Aug. 24 —The death toll in a food poisoning accident in Gansu Province has risen to three. The three died in the No. 2 People's Hospital in Longxi County. The victims(受害者) had all eaten a local snack made of bean jelly and roast chicken in Wenfeng Township, Longxi County. |
| School－food poisonings call for stricter actions As lots of food poisoning cases among students made the government require(要求) school－food safety for schools. Some people said increasing prices lead to the poor quality of the food. In fact it's only an excuse. The government asks schools to get higher quality school food, to cook and store food well ，or the people who make school－food poisonings must be punished strictly. Since September, six cases of food poisoning have taken place in Hebei, Jiangxi, Hunan, Guizhou and Shanxi. |
The twenty－seven food－poisoning students are from ________.
| A．Lanzhou |
| B．Longxi County |
| C．the No. 2 People's Hospital |
| D．Tangshan in Hebei Province |
The number of the students in Yuying Primary School is ________.
| A．800 | B．less than 800 |
| C．more than 800 | D．240 |
Three people died in Gansu because they ate ________.
| A．a local snake | B．bean jelly and roast chicken |
| C．fruits | D．meat |
How many provinces are mentioned in the passage?
| A．Four. | B．Five. | C．Six. | D．Seven. |
How many cases have taken place since August?
| A．Four. | B．Five. | C．Six. | D．Seven. |
Betty is not traditional American beauty. She is unfashionable, has thick red glasses, untidy hair and large metal braces (牙套) on her teeth. But this hasn't stopped her from becoming one of American's favourite TV characters. So how did she manage to do it?
The answer is that charm（美德） can be more attractive than beauty. Betty is the main character in a TV show Ugly Betty. The show is about her life as an office worker at a fashion magazine in New York.
The TV show has just started. Betty has many exciting experiences and romantic stories. Betty is often looked down on and laughed at by the people around. But she manages to do better than others with her hard work, charm and wisdom. The show tells us about how a girl goes from an ugly young duck into a beautiful swan.
Though you may know the ending of the show from the beginning and the story is familiar to many of us, it has still been a big success in the USA. It has attracted a large number of viewers and won two Golden Globes awards, one of the highest honors for a television program in the USA. “I think you can see a bit of Betty in all of us, and I mean men as well, because it's about the underdog (弱者)”, says Ashley Jensen, who plays one of the characters on the show.
The program is so popular because of the performance of the 23-year-old actress America Ferrera who plays the role of Betty. She brings the character alive on the screen.
Betty is popular because of ________.
| A． her clothes | B． her charm |
| C． her personality | D．her job |
What does the underlined word “it” probably mean in the passage？
| A． the beginning | B．the ending |
| C．the story | D．the show |
Which of the following is not true according to the show?
| A．Betty is a girl of wisdom. |
| B．Betty acts as a beautiful swan on the show. |
| C．Betty is an American favorite TV character. |
| D．Betty is often looked down on by the people around. |
What can be the best title for the passage?
| A．Beauty from within. | B．A romantic story. |
| C．An ugly girl. | D．An exciting experience. |
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