单选题 An experiment was done in which human subjects recognize a pattern within a matrix of abstract designs and then select another design that completes that pattern. The results of the experiment were surprising. The lowest expenditure of energy in neurons in the brain was found in those subjects who performed most successfully in the experiments.
Which of the following hypotheses best accounts for the findngs of the experiment?

A、 The neurons of the brain react less when a subject is trying to recognize patterns than when the subject is doing other kinds of reasoning
B、 Those who performed best in the experiment experienced more satisfaction when working with abstract patterns than did those who performed less well
C、 People who are better at abstract pattern recognition have more energy-efficient neural connections
D、 The energy expenditure of the subjects brains increases when a design that completes the initially recognized pattern is determined
E、 The task of completing a given design is more capable performed by athletes, whose energy expenditure is lower when they are at rest than is that of the general population

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[解析] 本题主要考察我们空间想象能力与快速辨别差异性的能力，读题重点应该是让我们解释段落的最后一句话，即“在实验中表现最成功的受试人被发现其大脑神经细胞有the lowest expenditure of energy。结论中应涉及“those subjects who performed successfully”与“expenditure of energy”。(C)与两关键词有关，且能起到解释作用，所以(C)正确；(A)做的是无关比较，且与“成功”无关；(B)与“expenditure of energy”无关；(D)有反对作用；(E)中的两个引导词“athletes”与“at rest”说明(E)不正确。