Question

Do you       to write with your left hand? If you do, you are one of the millions of “lefties” in the world. Why do some people use left hand more often than others? To understand left-handedness, it is necessary to look at the        . The brain is divided into two hemispheres（半球）. The left hemisphere is the center of language and logical thinking. This is where they do their math problems and memorize words. However, the        hemisphere controls how they understand ideas and        they respond（作出反应） to the five senses—sight, hearing,        , taste, and touch. The left hemisphere controls the right side of the body,          the right hemisphere controls the left side. Both sides of the body receive the         information from the brain because they are connected(联系). In right-handed people, the left hemisphere is stronger. In left-handed people, the right hemisphere is        .

Lefties prefer not only the left hand but also the left        . They would rather use the left foot to kick a ball because their whole body is “left-handed”.

From Newtown      Albert Einstein, Wen Jiabao to Obama, Choplin to Zhao Benshan, many      people are left-handed. Are you left-handed even though you are forced to write with your right hand? Don’t worry if you are, you are in good company.

1.A. enjoy            B. prefer            C. want

2.A. Body                B. hands              C. brain

3.A. right               B. left                C. middle

4.A. how                B. what               C. why

5.A. action               B. thinking          C. smell

6.A. although          B. while                C. or

7.A. same            B. different            C. difficult

8.A. weaker                B. bigger              C. stronger

9.A. head             B. ear                 C. foot

10.A. interesting        B. famous               C. honest

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.A

5.C

6.B

7.A

8.C

9.C

10.B

【解析】

试题分析：短文通过一个提问（你喜欢用你的左手写字吗？如果你是，你是世界上百万分之一的左撇子。）导入对左、右脑的区别论述。通过介绍我们得知，人的身体左部分是右脑控制，然而，人的身体右部分是由左脑控制。

1.撇子。分析考查固定短语prefer to do sth.喜欢做某事。故选B

2.

3.

4.，触觉。分析：前面已经提到了how如何。因此，这也是提到对五官的反应如何。故选A

5.，触觉。分析：五个感观中少了一个嗅觉。因此为smell.故选C

6.

7.

8.

9.撇子不仅喜欢用左手，而且喜欢用左脚。他们也喜欢用左脚踢球。结合上文的介绍用左脚。故选C

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考点：科普知识类阅读。