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(c)when coula nuts were the majority available resource.

When the rare conla nuts were available only in small numbers, the chimpanzees transported more at one time. Similarly, when coula nuts were the majority resource, the chimpanzees ignored the oil palm nuts altogether. The chimpanzees regarded the coula nuts as a more highly-prized resource and competed for them more intensely.

In such high-competition settings, the frequency of cases in which the chimpanzees started moving on two legs increased by a factor of four. Not only was it obvious that bipedal movement allowed them to carry more of this precious resource, but also that they were actively trying to move as much as they could in one go by using everything available -- even their mouths.

The second study, by Kimberley Hockings of Oxford Brookes University was a 14-month study of Bossou chimpanzees crop-raiding, a situation in which they have to compete for rate and unpredictable resources. Here, 35 percent of the chimpanzees' activity involved some sort of bipedal movement, and once again, this behavior appeared to be linked to a clear attempt to carry as much as possible at one time.

41、Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the first two paragraphs? A.Many people question the simple human activities of walking and carrying items. B.Chimpanzee's behaviors may suggest why humans walk on two legs.

C.Human walking upright is viewed as an adaptation to carrying precious resources. D.Our ancestors have something in common with those modern-day chimpanzees. 42、 Dr. Richmond conducted the experiment with the purpose of finding____ A.when humans began walking on two legs B.what made our ancestors walk upright

C.what benefits walking upright brought to our ancestors D.how walking upright helped chimpanzees monopolize resources 43、Kyoto Universitry's study discovered that chimpanzees___ A.regarded both types of nut as priced resources B.preferred oil palm nuts to coula nuts C. liked coula nuts better than oil palm nuts D. ignored both types of nut altogether

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44、 Why did the chimpanzees walk on two limbs during Kyoto University's experiment____? A.Because they imitated the humnan way of walking just for fun.

B.Because they wanted to please the researchers to get more coula nuts fromthem. C.Because they wanted to get to the nut-rich forest faster-by walking that way. D.Because they wanted to carry more nuts with two free limbs. 45、What can we infer from the reading passage____?

A.Chimpanzees are in the same process of evolution as our ancestors were. B.Chimpanzees are similar to humans in many behaviors.

C.Walking on two limbs and walking on four limbs each have their advantages. D.Human walking on two legs developed as a means of survival.

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