【MonkeysThatLendaHandHaveyoueverdroppedsomethingwhilebothyourhandswerefullandwishedyouhadanotherhandtopickitup?Somepeoplecannotusetheirarmsorhandstodosimplejobsbecausetheyhavebeenhurtoraresick.Usuallythey】

　　MonkeysThatLendaHand

　　Haveyoueverdroppedsomethingwhilebothyourhandswerefullandwishedyouhadanotherhandtopickitup?Somepeoplecannotusetheirarmsorhandstodosimplejobsbecausetheyhavebeenhurtoraresick.Usuallytheydependonotherpeopletohelpthem.Thisproblemmadetwowomenthinkabouthowtheycouldhelppeoplewhocannotdoeverydaythingsforthemselves.

　　In1979Dr.M.J.WillardandJudiZazulabeganlookingatsomesmallfriendlymonkeyscalledcapuchinmonkeys.Thesemonkeyshavehandslikepeople’shandsandtheyliketobearoundpeople.Couldthemonkeysbetrainedtodothingsthatpeoplecouldnotdoforthemselves?Thewomenwantedtofindoutiftheirideawouldwork.Sotheyspentalongtimetrainingsomecapuchinmonkeysandtheyfoundthattheseanimalsmadegreathelpers.

　　Todaythefirststepintrainingayoungcapuchinmonkeyistohaveitstayhomewithpeopleandwatchhowtheylive.Themonkeyslearnhowtobehavearoundpeople.ThenthemonkeysgotoaspecialschoolinBoston.Theretheylearnhowtodomanyeasychores.Theyaretaughthowtocarryfoodandpickupdroppedobjects.Theylearnhowtoopendoorsandturnlightswitchesonandoff.TheyevenlearnhowtouseCDplayersandVCRs.

　　Afteramonkeyfinishesitstrainingitgoestolivewithapersonwhoneedshelp.Ifthepersonwantsalightturnedonthemonkeydoesit.Ifthepersonneedsaglassofwaterthemonkeybringsit.IfthepersonwantstowatchTVthemonkeyturnsiton.Themonkeybecomesaveryimportantpartofthatperson’slife.Infactthemonkeyoftenbecomestheperson’sgoodfriend.

　　1.Capuchinmonkeysarepeople’sgreathelpersbecause______________.

　　A.theylearnmorequicklythanothermonkeys  

　　B.theyhavehandslikepeople’shands

　　C.theyliketowatchhowpeoplelive          

　　D.theyaresmallcuteandnaughty

　　2.Theunderlinedword“behave”meansto______________.

　　A.learnskills      B.actwell     

　　C.avoidhurts D.providehelp

　　3.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

　　A.Howcapuchinmonkeyscanhelppeopledothings.

　　B.Whycapuchinmonkeys’handsarelikepeople’shands.

　　C.Wherescientiststraincapuchinmonkeystohelppeople.