Question

The hand, the eyes, and the brain work together to make human beings different from other animals. No other animals have all three parts to work together. No animals can do what human beings can do. Humans can do many things and feel many things with the hand. The hand can hold onto things and make things because the thumb(大拇指) works with the fingers. This fifth finger is strong. Most animals don’t have thumbs. The thumb can press against the other fingers. Without a thumb to press against the fingers, it is difficult to hold onto anything. The thumb and fingers can also fit the flat surface of a box and the curved (不平的) surface of a pencil. We can feel that something is hot or cold, soft or hard, smooth or rough. The hand, with thumb and fingers, is one of the best tools we have. Most animals see a flat picture. Their eyes can only see how high and how wide something is. Some animals see a different picture with each eye. Some don’t see in colour. Humans see one picture with both eyes working together. We can see how high and how wide something is. We can also see how far in front of or in back of something a thing is. The brain tells other parts of the body how to work. Some of the things the body does are automatic; that is, we don’t have to think about them. For example, we don’t have to think to make our heart beat or our stomach work. The brain tells the eyes and hands how to make useful and beautiful things. That is how human beings become tool makers and artists. That is how human can have richer and better lives than other animals.

1.Human beings are different from other animals because ___________.

A. human beings have the hands, the eyes, and the brain working all the time

B. other animals also have hands, the eyes, and the brain

C. human beings work together with other animals

D. the hands, the eyes, and the brain of the human can work together

2.According to the passage, when you say you hold onto something, you mean______

A. you have it in your hand and keep it there by putting your fingers firmly round it

B. you have it in your arms and keep it there by putting your fingers firmly round it

C. you feel it with your hands

D. you press the fingers of your right hand against those of your left hand

3.The author tells us that no animals can do what humans can do. He gives quite a few facts to support the idea. One of them is that ___________.

A. most animals don’t see in colour

B. the humans see a thing with both eyes working together

C. only humans can see and how high and how wide a thing is

D. some animals can see only one picture

4.___________ is automatic.

A. Breathing        B. Driving a car

C. Making a chair   D. Playing football

5.People who make beautiful things are usually called ___________.

A. toolmakers      B. artists

C. scientists    D. drivers

Answer

1.D

2.A

3.B

4.A

5.B

【解析】

试题分析：手，眼睛和大脑的协调工作是人与动物的最大的区别，三者是如何协调工作的；

1.D 细节理解题。根据第一行提到The hand, the eyes, and the brain work together to make human beings different from other animals.人与动物的区别就是手，眼和大脑能协同工作，故选D项。

2.A 细节理解题。根据第三行提到The hand can hold onto things and make things because the thumb(大拇指) works with the fingers. This fifth finger is strong.手可以坚持做的事情，并使用手指，故选A项。

3.B 细节理解题。根据倒数第四行与第五行提到Humans see one picture with both eyes working together.人类看东西用两只眼，一起工作来看到一张图片，故选B项。

4.A 细节理解题。根据倒数第三行提到Some of the things the body does are automatic; that is, we don’t have to think about them.可知呼吸是无意识的，故选A项。

5.B 细节理解题。根据最后两行The brain tells the eyes and hands how to make useful and beautiful things. That is how human beings become tool makers and artists.可知大脑能辨别如何产生有用和漂亮的事物，这是是人类如何成为制造者和艺术家的，选B项。

考点：科普类阅读。