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【题目】（题文）

We all know the strange feeling of watching the time change on a o’clock.

You never really see it change because the hands move so slowly. But, of course, the time is changing all the time.

Human faces, like clock faces, are also changing. And like clocks, the changes take place too slowly to be noticed. Over many thousands of years, though, huge changes are possible. For example, the human brain tripled (三倍的) in size. Our faces became flatter, and we began to think more.

If our heads became larger in the past, how will things change in the future? Unlike the changes of a clock face, the changes in human faces are not easy to predict (预测). It is mainly because of the way in which we can now control parts of nature. Hundreds of thousands of years ago, all changes were natural, but now we can actively choose paths for our own evolution(进化).

A US artist named Nickolay Lamm has recently offered an idea at what human faces may one day look like. The designs, inspired (受启发) by his conversations with scientist Alan Kwan, show humans with larger heads and eyes. In particular, Lamm predicts the forehead may be larger because of increasing usage of the brain.

Just a few hundred years ago, most humans were working in the fields, while nowadays more and more people get education. These are just predictions, and no one can be sure how human beings will evolve(进化) in the future. But with such huge changes in our environment, it seems likely that we will look very different one day.

Changes to human faces
Similarity between the changes to the（小题1） and ones to human faces	They both keep changing all the time. But these changes are too （小题2） to be noticed. Over the time, it is （小题3） for huge changes to take place.

（小题4） of human faces changes in the past	The human （小题5） is three times as large as it was thousands of years ago. Human faces became flatter and humans began to think more.
Possible changes in the （小题6）	It is hard to predict. One of the main（小题7） can be the way in which humans can control parts of the nature. A US（小题8）, Lamn, shows humans with larger heads and eyes. Lamn predicts that because humans（小题9） the brain more often, the forehead may be larger.
Conclusion	How human beings will evolve is （小题10） . But the huge changes in our environment are likely to make humans look very different.

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【答案】

【1】【1】clocks

【2】【2】slow

【3】【3】possible

【4】【4】Examples

【5】【5】brain

【6】【6】future

【7】【7】reasons

【8】【8】artist

【9】【9】use

【10】【10】unsure

【解析】

本文简述了人类的面部会如何变化，介绍了过去以来的变化，展望了对未来面部变化的预测。

【1】【1】句意：钟表的变化和人们面部变化的相似性。原文“Human faces, like clock faces, are also changing.”（人脸，如钟面，也在变化。），所以这里的主题就在讨论两者变化的相似性，故填clocks。

【2】【2】句意：但这些变化太慢而无法被注意到。原文“And like clocks, the changes take place too slowly to be noticed.”（和时钟一样，变化发生的速度太慢而无法被注意到），故填 slow。

【3】【3】句意：随着时间的推移，可能会发生巨大的变化。原文“Over many thousands of years, though, huge changes are possible.”（然而，数千年来，巨大的变化是可能的。），故填possible

【4】【4】句意：在过去人们面部变化的案例。表格右侧两句陈述均是人类面部变化的案例（example），故填Examples

【5】【5】句意：人类的大脑是几千年前的三倍。原文“the human brain tripled (三倍的) in size”（人类大脑的大小增加了三倍），故填brain。

【6】【6】句意：未来可能的变化。表格右侧的这些陈述均指向未来，描述的未来的可能的变化，故填future

【7】【7】句意：其中一个主要原因可能是人类可以控制自然界的部分的方式。原文“It is mainly because of the way in which we can now control parts of nature.”（这主要是因为我们现在可以控制自然的部分的方式。），所以这里是在讲原因，故填reasons。

【8】【8】句意：一个美国画家，Lamn，展示了有着更大的头和眼睛的人类。原文“A US artist named Nickolay Lamm”说明Lamn是一个画家，故填artist

【9】【9】句意：Lamn预测，由于人类更频繁地使用大脑，前额可能更大。原文“Lamm predicts the forehead may be larger because of increasing usage of the brain.”（拉姆预测，由于大脑的使用增加，前额可能会更大。），故填use。

【10】【10】句意：人类将如何进化是不确定的。原文“and no one can be sure how human beings will evolve(进化) in the future.”（并且没有人能够确定未来人类将如何进化），所以这是不确定的，故填 unsure