历届高考完形填空语篇荟萃(6)

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Washoe is a young chimpanzee(黑猩猩).She is not an ordinary chimpanzee, though. Scientists are doing a research on her. They want to see how civilized(驯化)she can become. Already she does many things a human being can do.
For example, she has been learning to exchange messages with people. The scientists are teaching her sign language. When she wants to be picked up, Washoe pointed¹ up with one finger. She rubs her teeth with her finger when she wants to brush her teeth. This is done after every meal.
Washoe has also been trained to think out and find answers to problems. Once she was put in a room with food hanging from the ceiling. It was too high to reach. After she considered the problem, she got a tall box to stand on .The food was still too high to be reached. Washoe found a long Polar. Then she climbed onto the box ,grasped the Polar, and knocked down the food with the Polar.
Washoe lives like a human, too. The scientists keep her in a fully² furnished(家具齐全的)house. After a hard day in the laboratory, she goes home. There she plays with her toys. She even enjoys watching television before going to bed.
Scientists hope to learn more about people by studying our closest relative(亲属)－chimpanzee.[NMET95]
简析：综述型文体，介绍科学家们如何驯化chimpanzee 的。

1 pointed   

adj.尖的，直截了当的

参考例句：

• He gave me a very sharp pointed pencil.他给我一支削得非常尖的铅笔。
• She wished to show Mrs.John Dashwood by this pointed invitation to her brother.她想通过对达茨伍德夫人提出直截了当的邀请向她的哥哥表示出来。

2 fully   

adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地

参考例句：

• The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
• They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。