【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.