Question

A Your temperature can affect(影响) how you feel about other people. A study showed that experiencing physical warmth gives people a more positive attitude(积极的态度). For example, if you're holding a cup of hot coffee, you are probably more selfless towards others.

B About one in 10 people are left-handed. Many people think being left-handed happens for no reason. But. a new study shows that it’s caused by genes. British scientists have found genetic instructions(基因指令)in human DNA. They might cause people to be left-handed at birth. The instructions affect the part of the brain that deals with (处理) language. This might be why left- handers are better at learning languages.

C A group of French researchers found that children with older brothers take longer to develop language skills. These children had a two-month delay (延迟) in language development on average(平均) compared to children with older sisters. Researchers think this is because older brothers talk more often in order to draw their parents' attention. Older sisters might talk with their younger sisters or brothers more.

D Are you a quiet person? Maybe you can try to pretend(假装) to be outgoing. This will make you happier, according to a study by US scientists. They asked 123 people to try more outgoing behaviors, such as talking more and being more active for one week. During a second week, they acted as they usually would. The people said that they felt happier when they tried to behave as if they were outgoing. They didn't feel uncomfortable.

1.Match passages A~D with the two topics: ①Language Learning;②Human Feelings. Which of the following is right?

A.①- BD;②- AC B.①- AD;②- BC C.①- BC;②-AD

2.From Passage B, which might be the reason why left-handers do better in language learning than others?

A.For no reasons. B.Genetic instructions. C.Interests.

3.Which of the following is NOT true?

A.Trying more outgoing behaviors might make you happier.

B.Human feelings may be influenced by different factors(因素).

C.Children with older sisters may be worse at language development than those with older brothers.

4.Which of the following questions is answered in the passages?

A.Why are some people left- -handed?

B.Why does temperature affect human feelings?

C.Why do people feel happier when they pretend to be outgoing?

5.In which part of a newspaper can you probably read these passages?

A.Health. B.Sports. C.Science.

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.C

4.A

5.C

【解析】

本文是就语言学习（BC篇）和人类的感觉（AD篇）进行了论述，解释了为什么有些人是左撇子？等。

1.细节理解题。属于语言学习的：根据“This might be why left-handers are better at learning languages.”这也许就是为什么左撇子更擅长学习语言的原因。根据“A group of French researchers found that children with older brothers take longer to develop language skills.”一组法国研究人员发现，有哥哥的孩子发展语言技能需要更长的时间。因此是①- BC；属于人的感觉的：根据“Your temperature can affect(影响) how you feel about other people.”你的体温会影响你对别人的感觉。根据“The people said that they felt happier when they tried to behave as if they were outgoing. They didn't feel uncomfortable.”人们说，当他们试图表现得像个外向的人时，他们感到更快乐。他们并不觉得不舒服。因此是②-AD；故选C。

2.细节理解题。根据“British scientists have found genetic instructions(基因指令)in human DNA.”英国科学家在人类DNA中发现了基因指令。可知，遗传指令可能是左撇子在语言学习上比其他人做得更好的原因。故选B。

3.细节理解题。根据“The people said that they felt happier when they tried to behave as if they were outgoing.”人们说，当他们试图表现得像个外向的人时，他们感到更快乐。可知，尝试更多外向的行为可能会让你更快乐。因此选项A正确；由句子“For example, if you're holding a cup of hot coffee, you are probably more selfless towards others.”如果你拿着一杯热咖啡，你可能对别人更无私。以及句子“The people said that they felt happier when they tried to behave as if they were outgoing. They didn't feel uncomfortable.”人们说，当他们试图表现得像个外向的人时，他们感到更快乐。他们并不觉得不舒服。可知，人的情感可能受到不同因素的影响。因此选项B正确；根据“These children had a two-month delay (延迟) in language development on average(平均) compared to children with older sisters.”与有姐姐的孩子相比，这些孩子的语言发育平均推迟了两个月。可知，有姐姐的孩子可能比有哥哥的孩子在语言发展方面更好。而不是更差。因此选项C错误。故选C。

4.细节理解题。根据“About one in 10 people are left-handed. Many people think being left-handed happens for no reason. But. a new study shows that it’s caused by genes.”大约十分之一的人是左撇子。很多人认为左撇子是无缘无故的。但是。一项新的研究表明这是由基因引起的。可知，短文中回答了为什么有些人是左撇子？由句子“Your temperature can affect(影响) how you feel about other people.”你的体温会影响你对别人的感觉。但是在短文中没有解释原因。由句子“The people said that they felt happier when they tried to behave as if they were outgoing.”人们说，当他们试图表现得像个外向的人时，他们感到更快乐。但是在短文中没有解释原因。故选A。

5.推理判断题。A. Health. 健康；B. Sports. 体育；C. Science. 科学。本文是就语言学习（BC篇）和人类的感觉（AD篇）进行了论述，解释了为什么有些人是左撇子？等。因此应该是属于报纸的科学部分。故选C。