4月自考《英语一》阅读试题及答案.docVIP

4月自考《英语一》阅读试题及答案

一、阅读判断(第1～10题，每题1分，共10分。下面的短文后列出了10个句子，请根据短文的内容对每个句子作出判断：如果该句提供的是正确信息，选择A;如果该句提供的是错误信息，选择B;如果该句的信息文中没有提及，选择C。)

TheTruthaboutLeft-HandedPeople

About90%ofpeopleintheworldtodayareright-handed.Theother10%areleft-handed,includingObama,thePresidentoftheUS.Everyday,left-handedfolksquietlyfaceproblems.Itcouldbesomethingassimpleasdrivingacarorusingacanopener.

Whyaresofewofusleft-handed?Onetheoryisthathandedness(handpreference)couldbearesultofgenetics.Scientistssaythattherearetwogenes(基因)associatedwithhandedness.OneistheDgene.Itismorefrequentinthepopulationandpromotes(促成)right-handpreference.TheotheristheCgene.Ithastheabilitytopromoteapreferenceforeitherhand.WhentheCgeneispresent,thereisa50%chancethatapersoncouldberight-orleft-handed.

Anothertheoryhastodowithhumanbrains,whicharemadeupoftwohalves.Ifthelefthalfismorepowerful,thenoneismostlikelyright-handed.Butwithleft-handers,itismorecomplicated.Seventypercentofthemarealsoleft-braindominant(占优势的).Theother30%haveright-sidedominantbrains.

Duringthe18thand19thcenturies,left-handednesswasconsideredadisability.Butnotallofthemythsaboutleft-handersarebad.Onemythsuggeststhattheyaremorecreativeandsmarterthantheright-handers.Sofarscientificresearchhasyettofindanytruthtotheseclaims.Infact,a2013surveyoutofNewZealandfoundthatleft-handersandright-handerswerethesame.

Lifemightbealittlemorecomplicatedforleft-handerswhenitcomestocuttingapieceofpaperoropeningabottleofwine.However,itseemstobeagoodsignifyouaretryingtomakeittotheWhiteHouse.

第1题

Theright-handersareninetimesasmanyastheleft-handers.

A.True

B.False

C.NotGiven

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】第一段前两句话表明，世界上大约有90%的人是右撇子，而另外10%的人则是左撇子，包括美国总统欧巴马。由此可知，右撇子的人数是左撇子的9倍，题干叙述正确。

第2题

Usingacanopenercouldbeaproblemforleft-handers.

A.True

B.False

C.NotGiven