10月自学考试《英语一》阅读试题及解析.docVIP

10月自学考试《英语一》阅读试题及解析

一、阅读判断

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，包括美国总统第44任美国总统。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

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】第一段最后两句话表明，每天，左撇子的人都很坦然地面对一些问题，比如像开车或使用开罐器这类简单的事情。由此可知，使用开罐器对于左撇子来说是一个问题，题干叙述正确。