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【题目】完成表格。阅读下面短文，完成题后的表格。

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（哺乳动物）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（颅骨）. 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（类人猿）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（骨头）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】

本文主要介绍了人类使用大脑思考的代价。人类区别于其他动物的两大特点——大的大脑和直立行走。

【1】根据文中“humans the most powerful animal on earth”可知，人类是地球上最强大的动物，故填more powerful。

【2】根据文中“How did early humans pay for their large brains？”可知，此处表示“早期人类是如何为他们巨大的大脑买单的”，即早期人类为他们巨大的大脑买单的方式，故填ways。

【3】根据文中“Another human characteristic is that we walk upright.”可知，人类的另一个特点是直立行走，根据表格结构，需填动词原形并大写，故填Walk upright.

【4】根据文中“As a result，humans can perform very different tasks with their hands.”可知，人类可以用手完成非常不同的任务，根据表格结构，需填动词原形并大写，故填Perform different tasks。

【5】根据文中“That causes backaches and painful necks.”可知，这会导致背痛和脖子痛，即产生的结果，根据表格结构，需填动词原形并大写，故填The result。