What's the first thing that comes to mind when you think of the word “culture”? Do you think of different groups of people across the world with various ____and clothing? What about animals?
Sam Williams,executive director of the Macaw(金刚鹦鹉)Recovery Network in Costa Rica, helps to ___the impact of the decline of macaw populations by taking birds that were born____and releasing them into the wild. But this process is very___
"In a cage,you can't____them to know where,when and how to find that food, or about trees with good nest sites," Williams told ecologist and writer Carl Safina for the Guardian. In the wild, the parents would be the ones to teach them this important __
This type of knowledge is known as cultural knowledge. Cultural knowledge can be___ from the older generation to the newer one. For many species,cultural knowledge is necessary for ___
Culture helps animals to____different habitats.For example,some crows(乌鸦)have learned to put nuts in the middle of the road for cars to drive over. And in other areas, they have learned to do this at intersections so they can____get the food when the cars stop at red lights.
Other important parts of cultural knowledge include things like group identity, using different tools,taking different____routes and using different socializing methods.
These traditions can especially be seen in chimpanzee communities. Cat Hobaiter,who studies chimpanzees in Uganda,said:"It's not just the____of populations of chimps that worries me.I find____the possibility of losing each population's unique culture. That's permanent.”
Culture isn't just for____.Culture is also an important part of life in the wild from using tools to____.
【小题1】A.communities | B.zones | C.traditions | D.divisions |
【小题2】A.squeeze | B.reduce | C.wrestle | D.delete |
【小题3】A.encaged | B.enlarged | C.encouraged | D.ensured |
【小题4】A.tentative | B.slow | C.lame | D.abrupt |
【小题5】A.elect | B.swap | C.assess | D.train |
【小题6】A.brochure | B.seminar | C.framework | D.information |
【小题7】A.passed down | B.taken up | C.followed up | D.put together |
【小题8】A.management | B.survival | C.currency | D.cooperation |
【小题9】A.cater to | B.push for | C.adapt to | D.dive in |
【小题10】A.safely | B.desperately | C.surprisingly | D.hopefully |
【小题11】A.irrigation | B.migration | C.suspension | D.collision |
【小题12】A.loss | B.dilemma | C.adjustment | D.prevention |
【小题13】A.enterprising | B.flexible | C.artificial | D.terrifying |
【小题14】A.animals | B.plants | C.humans | D.nails |
【小题15】A.refreshing | B.weeping | C.negotiating | D.socializing |