202100012 英语（一）历年真题03-10

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                   The Truth about Left-Handed People
     About 90% of people in the world today are right-handed.The other 10% are left-handed,including Obama,the President of the US.Every day,left-handed folks quietly face problems.It could be something as simple as driving a car or using a can opener.
      Why are so few of us left-handed?  One theory is that handedness ( hand preference) coulcl be a result of genetics.Scientists say that there are two genes (基因)  associated with handedness.One is the D gene.lt is more frequent in the population and promotes (促成) right-hancl preference.The other is the C gene.It has the ability to promote a preference for either hand.When the C gene is present,there is a 50% chance that a person could be right- or left-handed.
        Another theory has to do with human brains,which are made up of two halves.If the left half is more powerful,then one is most likely right-handed.But with left-handers,it is more complicated.
Seventy percent of them are also left-brain dominant (占优势的).The other 30% have right-side dominant brains.
        During the 18th and 19th centuries,left-handedness was considered a disability.But not all of the myths about left-handers are bad.One myth suggests that they are more creative and smarter than the right-handers.So far scientific research has yet to find any truth to these claims.In fact,a 2013 survey out of New Zealand found that left-handers were the same.
        Life might be a little more comlicated for left-handers when it comes to cutting to cutting a piece of paper or opening a bottle of wine.However,it seems to be a good sign if you are trying to make it to the White House.

1.The right-handers are nine times as many as the left-handers.

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A. True

B. False

C. Not Given

试题答案：A

2、

A good sportsman may

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A. have low self-esteem

B. what we can do by our efforts

C. many great abilities to be exposed

D. start a conversation with a stranger

E. be more visible to our surroundings

F. the feeling of being worth something

试题答案：A

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Self-confidence is about

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A. have low self-esteem

B. what we can do by our efforts

C. many great abilities to be exposed

D. start a conversation with a stranger

E. be more visible to our surroundings

F. the feeling of being worth something

试题答案：B

4、

Milton's first job was working as a(n)

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A. printer

B. candy seller

C. farmer

D. editor

试题答案：A

5、

Which of the following can be the best title for this text?

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A. The Planting of Flowers

B. The Power of Flowers

C. The Discovery of Flowers

D. The Beauty of Flowers

试题答案：B