Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage
Amongalltheanimals,theapeismostlikehumanbeings.Bothpeopleandapeshavethesimilarbrainstructure,thesimilarnervesystem,andthesimilarkindofblood.
Therearefourkindsofapes:thechimpanzee(黑猩猩),theorangutan(猩猩),thegorilla(大猩猩),andthegibbon(长臂猿).TheyliveinthedeepforestsandwarmtropicalregionsofAfricaandofSoutheastAsia,includingIndonesia.
Allapesarecoveredwithbrown,reddish-brown,orblackhaireverywhereontheirbodiesexcepttheirfaces,feet,andhands.Theirhandseachhavefourfingersandathumbthathelpsthemgripthingsthewayourthumbshelpus.Buttheyalsohaveathumboneachfootinsteadofabigtoe.Thustheycanholdthingswiththeirfeetalso.Havingshort,weaklegs,apesdonotwalkonthegroundverymuch.However,theirarmsareverystrong.Thisenablesthemtoswingfrombranchesandtravelveryquicklyfromtreetotree.
Theseanimalsliveinsmallfamilygroupsthatmovefromplacetoplaceinsearchofvegetablesandfruits.Theyalsoeateggs,smallanimals,nuts,andinsects.Whentheyaretired,theybuildnestsinthetrees.Buttheyrarelysleepthereformorethananightortwo.Thentheymoveontolookformorefood.
Therearesomedifferencesamongthefollowingthreekidsofapes.Thegibbonisnevermorethanthreefeethighandweightonlyaboutfourteenpounds.Thegorillagrowstobesixfeettallandweightupto600pounds.Theorangutanissmallerthanthegorilla.Itstandsthreetofivefeettallandweightupto200pounds.
Chimpanzeesarethesmartestofallapes.Theycanbetaughttositatatableandeat,todressthemselves,andtodothingsthathumanchildrencando.
11.Whatdoesthefirstparagraphtellus?
[A]Theapelookslikehumanbeingsmost.
[B]Peopleandtheapethinkalike.
[C]Peopleandtheapebehavealike.
[D]Theapeisthemostintellectualanimalintheworld.
12.WhichofthefollowingsentencesisTRUE?
[A]Allapesarebrownorblack.
[B]Allpartsofapes'bodiesarecoveredwithhair.
[C]Apeshaveweaklegsbutverystrongarms.
[D]Apes'armsarestrongenoughtoswim.
13.Apesbuildnestsinthetreesbutseldomsleepthereformorethananightortwobecause________.
[A]Theyliketoliveinsmallfamilygroups
[B]Theyliketomovefromplacetoplaceinsearchofmorefood
[C]Theyliketoeateggs,smallanimals,nutsandinsects
[D]itrainstooofteninthedeepforests
14.Amongthethreekindsofapes,________.
[A]thegorillaisthebiggest
[B]thegibbonisonlythreefeethighbutitisheavierthantheorangutan
[C]theorangutanissmallerthanthegorillaandclevererthanthegibbon
[D]theorangutancanstanduptoagreatheight,butotherscannot
15.Thelastparagraphtellsusthat________.
[A]chimpanzeescandobetterthanhumanchildren
[B]chimpanzeescandomanythingsthathumanchildrencannotdo
[C]humanchildrencandomanythingsthatchimpanzeescannotdo
[D]theintelligenceofchimpanzeesissimilartothatofhumanchildren
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