The Japanese Macaca monkey has been studied in the wild for over 50 years. In 1952 on one

问题补充：

The Japanese Macaca monkey has been studied in the wild for over 50 years. In 1952, on one small Japanese island, scientists dropped some 26in the dirt for the monkeys. The monkeys liked their taste, but they found the dirt 27.

One clever 18-month-old monkey found she could 28the problem by washing the sweet potatoes in a nearby river. She taught this to her mother. Her 29also learned this new way and they taught their mothers, too.

All the younger monkeys 30learned to wash the dirty sweet potatoes to make them 31to eat. But many old monkeys found it very hard to learn this and still ate the 32sweet potatoes.

Then something very surprising 33. In the autumn of 1958, scientists found that the monkeys on other nearby 34began washing their sweet potatoes too. Scientists still don’t fully understand how this knowledge was 35from one island to another.

【小题1】A．sweet potatoesB．green plantsC．hard stonesD．fresh nuts【小题2】A．beautifulB．terrible C．difficultD．interesting【小题3】A．findB．reachC．solveD．understand【小题4】A．childrenB．brothersC．sistersD．friends【小题5】A．quietlyB．easilyC．angrilyD．awfully【小题6】A．nicerB．smallerC．lighterD．drier【小题7】A．smallB．largeC．newD．dirty【小题8】A．took onB．took offC．took placeD．took away【小题9】A．treesB．islandsC．beachesD．rivers【小题10】A．lostB．droppedC．passedD．leftA

答案：

(答案→)A

解析：

【小题1】由下文语句“One clever 18-month-old monkey found she could 28 the problem by washing the sweet potatoes in a nearby river.”提示可知。

【小题2】根据上文理解可知。

【小题3】通过语境可知她找到了解决问题的方法。

【小题4】此题考查名词，根据句意可知她的朋友也学会了这个方法。

【小题5】此题考查副词，这个方法很简单，所以很容易学习。

【小题6】此题考查句型结构make sth+形容词。

【小题7】此题考查形容词老猴子还是吃脏土豆。

【小题8】此题考查动词短语，take place表示发生。

【小题9】此题考查名词island，表示附近的小岛

【小题10】此题考查动词表示传递。