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以出色的手语能力而闻名的大猩猩Koko在美国离世，享年46岁。据说Koko有着较高的智商，能够用手语与人交流。她掌握了超过1000种手语手势，能理解2000多个英语口语词汇，她被人们当成猩猩和人类交流的大使。
Koko， the gorilla（大猩猩）， who is said to have been able to communicate by using more than 1，000 hand signs， has died in California at the age of 46. Instructors taught her a kind of American Sign Language and said she used it to express thoughts and feelings.
The abilities of the gorilla， who also obviously understood some spoken English， were documented by animal psychologist Francine Patterson. She adopted pets， including a cat she called All Ball.
“Koko—the gorilla was known for her ability to use sign language， and as the primary ambassador for her endangered species， she passed away in her sleep at the age of 46.” a Gorilla Foundation press release said.
“Koko touched the lives of millions as an ambassador for all gorillas and she was beloved and will be deeply missed.”
The gorilla， who was said to have an IQ of between 75 and 95， could understand 2，000 words of spoken English. The average IQ for humans on many tests is 100， and most people score somewhere between 85 and 115.
She was born at the San Francisco Zoo in 1971. Dr. Patterson began working with Koko the following year and taught her sign language， the Gorilla Foundation said.
Some scientists have doubt on the gorilla？蒺s communicative skills.
However， she was the subject of many documentaries and was the cover star for magazines including National Geographic. She also gained public attention for caring for cats. When her tailless cat All Ball escaped and was killed by a car in 1984， Dr. Patterson wrote that she was very sad.
Koko lived most of her life at the Gorilla Foundation in California. She was filmed meeting the late actor Robin Williams in 2001.
典語赏析
1.Koko， the gorilla， who is said to have been able to communicate by using more than 1，000 hand signs， has died in California at the age of 46. 46岁的大猩猩Koko在加利福尼亚州离世，据说她会使用1000多种手语进行交流。
该句是一个含有定语从句的复合句，who用作关系代词，引导定语从句，修饰先行词Koko， the gorilla。at the age of... 是固定搭配，意为“在……岁时”，有时可与when从句互换。
【即时尝试】汤姆在十岁时，就喜欢演奏不同类型音乐的音乐家。
2.Koko—the gorilla was known for her ability to use sign language... 大猩猩Koko以出色的手语能力而闻名……
be known for是固定词组搭配，意为“因……出名”；ability是名词，意为“能力；才能”，其后接的动词不定式短语to use sign language作名词ability的后置定语。
【即时尝试】在我们学校，他因能流利地说英语而出名。
3.She also gained public attention for caring for cats. 她也因为照顾小猫而受到公众的关注。
care for是固定词组，意为“关心；照顾”，此处是介词for的宾语，因此用动名词形式。
【即时尝试】她日夜照顾她年迈的双亲。
（答案见第63页）
Koko， the gorilla（大猩猩）， who is said to have been able to communicate by using more than 1，000 hand signs， has died in California at the age of 46. Instructors taught her a kind of American Sign Language and said she used it to express thoughts and feelings.
The abilities of the gorilla， who also obviously understood some spoken English， were documented by animal psychologist Francine Patterson. She adopted pets， including a cat she called All Ball.
“Koko—the gorilla was known for her ability to use sign language， and as the primary ambassador for her endangered species， she passed away in her sleep at the age of 46.” a Gorilla Foundation press release said.
“Koko touched the lives of millions as an ambassador for all gorillas and she was beloved and will be deeply missed.”
The gorilla， who was said to have an IQ of between 75 and 95， could understand 2，000 words of spoken English. The average IQ for humans on many tests is 100， and most people score somewhere between 85 and 115.
She was born at the San Francisco Zoo in 1971. Dr. Patterson began working with Koko the following year and taught her sign language， the Gorilla Foundation said.
Some scientists have doubt on the gorilla？蒺s communicative skills.
However， she was the subject of many documentaries and was the cover star for magazines including National Geographic. She also gained public attention for caring for cats. When her tailless cat All Ball escaped and was killed by a car in 1984， Dr. Patterson wrote that she was very sad.
Koko lived most of her life at the Gorilla Foundation in California. She was filmed meeting the late actor Robin Williams in 2001.
典語赏析
1.Koko， the gorilla， who is said to have been able to communicate by using more than 1，000 hand signs， has died in California at the age of 46. 46岁的大猩猩Koko在加利福尼亚州离世，据说她会使用1000多种手语进行交流。
该句是一个含有定语从句的复合句，who用作关系代词，引导定语从句，修饰先行词Koko， the gorilla。at the age of... 是固定搭配，意为“在……岁时”，有时可与when从句互换。
【即时尝试】汤姆在十岁时，就喜欢演奏不同类型音乐的音乐家。
2.Koko—the gorilla was known for her ability to use sign language... 大猩猩Koko以出色的手语能力而闻名……
be known for是固定词组搭配，意为“因……出名”；ability是名词，意为“能力；才能”，其后接的动词不定式短语to use sign language作名词ability的后置定语。
【即时尝试】在我们学校，他因能流利地说英语而出名。
3.She also gained public attention for caring for cats. 她也因为照顾小猫而受到公众的关注。
care for是固定词组，意为“关心；照顾”，此处是介词for的宾语，因此用动名词形式。
【即时尝试】她日夜照顾她年迈的双亲。
（答案见第63页）