Question

Monkeys are very similar to us in many ways. Most have ten fingers and ten toes, and brains much like ours. In fact, Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution says that monkey and humans share a common ancestor（祖先）. We enjoy watching them because they often act like us, and we also love to use many expressions about monkeys in almost every language. This is why many monkey expressions are about tricky people or playful acts.

Monkeyshine is one of the expressions to show tricks or foolish acts. The meaning is clear if you have ever watched a group of monkeys playfully chasing each other: pulling tails, stealing food, doing tricks.

Monkeying around with something means that you do not know what you are doing. When you feel like doing something but have no firm idea of what to do, you are monkeying around. It is just a way to pass the time.

Monkey business usually means secret, maybe illegal activities. You may come across a new report that there is monkey business involved in building the new airport, with some officials getting secret payments from builders.

Monkey suits are common names for clothes or uniforms soldiers wear. In earlier years in many American cities, you would find men playing musical band organs（风琴）on the street. Dancing to the music would be the man’s small monkey that was dressed in a tight-fitting, colorful jacket similar to a military uniform. So, people began to call a military（军队的） uniform a monkey suit.

1.Which of the following is NOT true about the similarities between human and monkey?

A. Most monkeys have ten fingers and toes.

B. Monkeys have the same brains as humans.

C. Monkeys often act like humans in many ways.

D. Monkeys are humans’ closest relatives in species.

2.According to the passage, an idle(懒散的) wander on the street can be described as______.

A. monkeyshine    B. monkeying around

C. a monkey suit    D. monkey business

3.Monkey suits are commonly used to call military uniforms because they ______.

A. are created particularly for soldiers’ uniforms.

B. are originally designed for American soldiers.

C. share typical（典型的）features with military uniforms.

D. make American soldiers look like monkeys.

4.Most monkey expressions are ______.

A. used only in western cultures.    B. used on some formal occasions.

C. about tricks and naughtiness.    D. about terrible funny behaviors.

Answer

1.B

2.B

3.C

4.C

【解析】

本文是一篇说明文。猴子在很多方面与我们非常相似。我们喜欢看它们，因为它们经常表现得像我们一样，我们也喜欢在几乎每一种语言中使用许多关于猴子的表达。这就是为什么许多猴子的表情都是关于狡猾的人或好玩的行为。这篇文章介绍了一些关于猴子的表达。

1.推理判断题。根据第一段第一句Monkeys are very similar to us in many ways. Most have ten fingers and ten toes, and brains much like ours.可知，猴子在很多方面与我们非常相似。大多数人有十个手指和十个脚趾，和我们的大脑很像。这里指“大脑很像”而不是“相同”，故选B。

2.细节理解题。根据第三段Monkeying around with something means that you do not know what you are doing. When you feel like doing something but have no firm idea of what to do, you are monkeying around. 可知，根据这篇文章，在大街上闲逛可以被描述为monkeying around。故选B。

3.细节理解题。根据最后一段Monkey suits are common names for clothes or uniforms soldiers wear. In earlier years in many American cities, you would find men playing musical band organs（风琴）on the street. ---So, people began to call a military（军队的） uniform a monkey suit.可知，猴子套装通常被用来称呼军装，因为它们与军装有着相同的特征。故选C。

4.细节理解题。根据第二段第一句Monkeyshine is one of the expressions to show tricks or foolish acts.可知，大多数猴子的表情都是关于诡计和顽皮。故选C。