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【題目】完成表格。閱讀下面短文，完成題后的表格。

The Cost of Thinking

Though humans have many differences，they share several typical characteristics（特征），such as large brains and the ability to walk upright on two legs.

The first human characteristic is humans' large brains. Mammals（哺乳動物）weighing sixty kilos have an average（平均）brain size of 200 cm'. Modern man has a brain averaging 1，200~1，400 cm3. The larger，the better？Unluckily，that is not the case.

The bigger our brain is，the more energy is needed. It's not easy to carry around，especially when boxed inside a large skull（顱骨）. It's even harder to provide energy. In modern man，the brain is about 2-3% of total body weight but it needs 25%of the body's energy when the body is at rest. But the brains of apes（類人猿）require only 8% of rest-time energy. How did early humans pay for their large brains？Firstly，they spent more time in search of food. Secondly，their muscles（肌肉）grew smaller and weaker.

Another human characteristic is that we walk upright. Standing up，it's easier to find food or enemies. In addition，their arms that are unnecessary for moving around are freed for other purposes，like throwing stones or showing body languages. As a result，humans can perform very different tasks with their hands.

Yet walking upright has its downsides. The bones（骨頭）have to support a large skull. That causes backaches and painful necks. A large brain makes many advantages. It seems that these have made humans the most powerful animal on earth. But humans enjoyed all of these advantages for a full 2 million years during which they were weak，small and not important.

Title: The Cost of Thinking
Two typical human characteristics	Have large human brains	Advantages	Be【1】than any other animal on earth.
		Downsides	The bigger our brain is, the more energy is needed. Early humans paid for their large brains in【2】: spend more time in search of food; their muscles grow smaller and weaker.
	【3】	Advantages	It's easier to find food or enemies. Their arms throw stones and show body languages The result:.【4】with their hands.
		Downsides	The hones have to support a large skull. 【5】: Have backaches and painful necks

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】more powerful

【2】ways

【3】Walk upright

【4】Perform different tasks

【5】The result

【解析】

本文主要介紹了人類使用大腦思考的代價。人類區(qū)別于其他動物的兩大特點——大的大腦和直立行走。

【1】根據文中“humans the most powerful animal on earth”可知，人類是地球上最強大的動物，故填more powerful。

【2】根據文中“How did early humans pay for their large brains？”可知，此處表示“早期人類是如何為他們巨大的大腦買單的”，即早期人類為他們巨大的大腦買單的方式，故填ways。

【3】根據文中“Another human characteristic is that we walk upright.”可知，人類的另一個特點是直立行走，根據表格結構，需填動詞原形并大寫，故填Walk upright.

【4】根據文中“As a result，humans can perform very different tasks with their hands.”可知，人類可以用手完成非常不同的任務，根據表格結構，需填動詞原形并大寫，故填Perform different tasks。

【5】根據文中“That causes backaches and painful necks.”可知，這會導致背痛和脖子痛，即產生的結果，根據表格結構，需填動詞原形并大寫，故填The result。