职称英语考试真题：理工A补全短文

1、职称英语考试真题：理工A 补全短文2015 职称英语考试真题：理工A 补全短文本文为 2015 年职称英语考试理工 A 补全短文原文出处， 广大考生可以参考本文，对照答案。Gorillashave a word for itKokoisthefirstgorillatohavebeentaughtsignlanguage(awayof communicatingby using hands and fingers rather than speech). With a vocabulary of more than1000 words, she is the firsttoprove we s

2、hare a worldwithother intelligentbeings who feel emotions, look forward to celebrations and also have a sense ofhumour.The30-yearstudyofKokohasredefinedsciencecsonceptofgori llaintelligence.Accordingto some scientists, genetically there is only a 2% difference betweengorillas and humans: we share th

3、e same blood type, have the same number ofhairspersquare inchandalsothesame temperament. Butwhathadnot beenrecognised by the scientific community was that gorillas have the ability tolearn a language and have complex emotions.KokolivesintheSanta CruzmountainsinNorthAmerica,inawooded spotoverlooking

4、a valley. She has her own home, with curtains, and a nest ofblankets, which is her bed, in one corner. She has a barrel on which she likesto sit whento humans - gorillas feel more secure when they can lookdown on others - while her toys are spread everywhere. In addition she has anoutside enclosure

5、where she spends her days when it is not raining.Itisherconversationswithherteacher,DrPennyPatterson,thatareinspiring.Pennyexplains: The realityof mydiscovery is that our abilitiesashumans,our skills,sensibilities and emotions are very similarto the great apes. Whatwe have learnt is that gorillas ar

6、e more complex than we ever imagined.Whenshe began teaching Kokosignlanguage, placingthe littlefingersof theone-year-oldgorillaintothecorrectpositionsfor drink,eat ,more, andrewarding her withfood, Dr Patterson had no idea how quicklyKokowouldlearn.“ Afitrst,itseemed Kokowasusingsignlanguage as atoo

7、ltoget something,” says Patterson. It became the kind of reward system that you could e of acat or a dog. But early in her training, she began to combine signs that mademethink she was capable of more. Now Koko is so proficient in sign languagethat if she doesn t know a word she invents one. For exa

8、mple, she didn t knowthe w so she combined the signs for finger and bracelet toexpress it.DrPatterson continues: Koko loves babies and young people. And when she is askedwhat gorillaslike best, she always says “ Gorilla love eat, good . Oneof Pattersonfavsourite stories demonstrates Koko ssense of h

9、umour. When avisitorasked her to show him something scary, she held up a mirror to his face!WhenPatterson asked her what she would like for her 11th birthday, Koko signed thatshe wanted a cat. The story of Koko s cat enabled Patterson to learn more abouther student: the cat was hit by a car and Patt

10、erson had to break the news toKoko,who signed cry,sad, frown T. hen, once alone, Patterson heard Kokomakethe gorilla s distress call: a loud series of hoots.Fromthe age of three, Koko shared her accommodation with Michael who was intendedas a mate. However,Michaeldiedsuddenly twoyears ago of a heart attack. Kokowent intoadepressionfollowing Michaels dseaaytsh,Patterson. She would sit for hours withherhead hung low looki ng upset. DrPatterson asked her if she was looking forward to moving to Hawaii, wherePat