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just beenpublished inNature,suggests thatit isall toomonkey,as well.The researchersstudied thebehaviour offemale browncapuchin monkeys.They lookcute.They aregood-natured,co-operativecreatures,and theyshare theirfood readily.Above all,like theirfemale humancounterparts,they tend to paymuch closerattention tothevalue of“goods andservices”than males.Such characteristicsmake themperfect candidatesfbr Dr.Brosnans andDr.de Waalsstudy.The researchersspent twoyearsteaching theirmonkeys toexchange tokensfbr food.Normally,the monkeys were happyenough toexchange piecesof rockfor slicesofcucumber.However,when twomonkeyswereplaced inseparate butadjoining chambers,so thateach couldobserve whatthe otherwasgetting inreturn forits rock,their behaviourbecame markedlydifferent.In theworld ofcapuchins,grapes areluxury goodsand muchpreferable tocucumbers.So whenone monkeywas handeda grapeinexchange forher token,the secondwas reluctantto handhers overfor amere pieceof cucumber.And ifone receiveda grapewithouthaving toprovide hertoken inexchange atall,the othereither tossedher owntoken atthe researcheror outof thechamber,or refusedtoaccept theslice ofcucumber.Indeed,the merepresence ofa grapein theother chamberwithoutan actualmonkey toeat itwas愤恨enough toinduce resentmentin afemale capuchin.The researcherssuggest thatcapuchin monkeys,like humans,are guidedby socialemotions.In thewild,they area co-operative,group-living species.Such cooperationis likelyto bestable onlywhen eachanimal feelsit isnot beingcheated.Feelings ofrighteous,愤慨,indignation itseems,are notthe preserveof peoplealone.Refusing alesser rewardcompletely makesthese feelingsabundantlyclear toother membersof thegroup.However,whether sucha senseof fairnessevolved independentlyin capuchinsandhumans,or whetherit stemsfrom thecommon ancestorthat thespecies had35million yearsago,is,as yet,an unansweredquestion.361In theopening paragraph,the authorintroduces histopic by.A.making acomparison B.justifying anassumptionC.making aconclusion D.explaining aphenomenon
1、The statementit isall toomonkey,,Last line,Paragraph Iimplies that.A.resenting unfairnessis alsomonkeys natureB.monkeys arealso outragedby slackrivalsC.monkeys,like humans,tendtobe jealousof eachotherD.no animalsother thanmonkeys candevelop suchemotions、2Dr.Brosnan andDr.de Waalhave eventuallyfound intheir studythat themonkeys.A.prefer grapesto cucumbersB.will notbe co-operative iffeeling cheatedC,can betaught toexchange thingsD.are unhappywhen separatedfrom others。
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