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专四练习1

EXERCISEFORTEM4(1)

CLOZETEST(20MINS.)

Themajorityofpeople,aboutnineoutoften,areright-

handed.(1)____untilrecently,peoplewhowereleft-handedwere

considered(2)____,andoncechildrenshowedthistendencythey

wereforcedtousetheirrighthands.Todayleft-handednessis

generally(3)____,butitisstilladisadvantageinaworld(4)____

mostpeopleareright-handed.Forexample,mosttoolsand

implementsarestill(5)____forright-handedpeople.

Insports,(6)____contrast,doingthingswiththelefthandor

foot,isoftenanadvantage.Throwing,kicking,punchingor

battingfromthe…(7)____?sidemayresultinthrowing(8)____

manyopponentswhoaremoreaccustomedtodealingwiththe

(9)____ofplayerswhoarerighthanded.Thisiswhy,inmany(10)

____ataprofessionallevel,a(11)____proportionofplayersare

left-handedthaninthepopulationasawhole.

Theword…right?inmanylanguagesmeans…correct?oris

(12)____withlawfulness,whereasthewordsassociated(13)

____…left?suchas…sinister?,generallyhave(14)____associations.

Moreover,amonganumberofprimitivepeoples,thereis(15)

____closeassociationbetweendeathandthelefthand.

Inthepast,in(16)____Westernsocieties,childrenwereoften

forcedtousetheirrighthands,especiallytowritewith.Insome

casesthelefthandwas(17)____behindthechild?sbacksothat

itcouldnotbeused.If,inthefuture,theyareallowedtochoose,

(18)____willcertainlybemorelefthanders,andprobably(19)

____peoplewithminorpsychologicaldisturbancesasaresultof

beingforcedtousetheir(20)____hand.

1.A.DownB.NeverC.UpD.Not

2.A.uniqueB.eccentricC.normalD.abnormal

3.A.