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“Isn't he like a funny，hairy man！”said Christopher．He was pointing to a large gorilla（大猩猩）that was in a specially heated cage at the zoo．This gorilla，one of the ape（类人猿）family，was putting on a show to amuse the onlookers．He was playing with a rubber tyre（轮胎） hanging down from the ceiling．Every now and then he would beat his chest and make grunting（咕噜的）noises．
Christopher's mother began to talk about gorillas．“He may look like a man but really he is quite different．Some women made a close study of gorillas in Africa a few years ago．They found that they were intelligent（聪明的）and caring animals．The gorillas became friendly to humans even in the wild mountain forests where they lived．But they always remained animals that could not talk and think quite like we do．Hundreds and thousands of years ago there were neither humans nor apes on Earth．Charles Darwin thought that other animals changed little by little until apes appeared．He wrote in a book that apes changed into men．He used the word‘evolved’（进化）and this became his theory of evolution．All this was supposed to have taken place over thousands of years．People who believe in the Bible（圣经）think Darwin was wrong．It is one of the GREat mysteries of life．”
“What is the main difference then？”asked Christopher．
“Not your looks，”said his sister playfully．
“As I said”，replied her mother，“humans have better brains that can think out problems and learn the meaning of thousands of words．Men and women are all able to do this no matter what colour their skins are， or in what part of the world they live．We may be from different races but we are all one family．”
56．Gorillas may look like men，but they always remain animals because ____．
A．they belong to the ape family B．they are friendly to humans
C．they can't talk and think quite like humans do
D．they can't solve（解决）any problems
57．Which of the following is taken from Darwin's theory of evolution？
A．Humans have better brains than apes．
B．Apes are unable to learn the meaning of words．
C．Gorillas normally live in Africa．
D．Apes changed into men．
58．From the text we learn that ____ ．
A．not all people thought Darwin's theory was right
B．Christopher and his mother were watching TV at the zoo
C．Christopher went to the zoo only with his mother
D．Christopher's mother was a biology teacher
59．Which of the following is Christopher's mother's idea？
A．Hundreds and thousands of years ago there was no life on Earth．
B．People from different races are all one family．
C．Gorillas are intelligent and caring animals．
D．A gorilla is like a funny，hairy man．
60．The best headline for the passageis．
A．How Humans Came into Being
B．The First Humans
C．Gorillas and Humans D．Darwin's Theory of Evolution
参考答案：
56.C 57.D 58.A 59.B 60.C
