PASSAGE 39

MAN'S BRAIN

The amazing success of man as a species is the result of the evolutionary development
of his brain which has led, among other things, to tool-using, tool-making, the ability to solve
problems by logical reasoning, thoughtful cooperation, and language. One of the most
striking ways in which the chimpanzee biologically resembles man lies in the structure of his
brain. The brain of the modern chimpanzee is probably not too dissimilar to the brain that so
many millions of years ago directed the behavior of the first ape-man.

I. VOCABULARY
Evolutionary : Related to gradual, natural development
To led to : To cause
Logical: Reasonable
To reason: To exercise the power of thought
Thoughtful : Considerate, kind
Cooperation: Teamwork
Striking: Remarkable, outstanding
To resemble :To look like
To lie in : To exist
Dissimilar to: Different from
To direct: To manage, To control
II. EXEKCISE: Complete the sentences with a suitable form of the words defined
above
1. Lunchtime drinking that ... reduced or poor quality work in the afternoons is one
example.
2. Their flowers appear over several weeks in summer and are at all times most ....
and handsome.
3. The real power of computerised data .... a deeper, more sophisticated analysis of
the information which already exists.
4. Photographs and recollections confirm that in features and coloring he .... his
mother.
5. In this respect, the study of the properties of objects in the social sciences is quite
.... to equivalent studies in physics or chemistry.
III. READING COMPREHENSION
1. The fact that prehistoric man made tools is considered to be one of the major
criteria ............
A. which do not make him more intelligent.
 B. peculiar to animals.
C. distinguishing him from other creatures.
D. playing an important part in the security of chimpanzees.
E. proving that chimpanzees are unique.
2. The brain structure of the chimpanzee
A. is probably like that of early man.
B. is biologically dissimilar to man's brain.
C. does not resemble man's brain.
D. enables it to solve quite complex problems.
E. is more complex that those of the other animals.
3. The chimpanzee
A. gestures are very different from human gestures
B. directed the behavior of the early man
C. can solve problems by logical reasoning
D. and man show dissimilarities in behavior
E. is similar to man in several ways