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【題目】

A Your temperature can affect(影響) how you feel about other people. A study showed that experiencing physical warmth gives people a more positive attitude(積極的態(tài)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 (處理) 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 (延遲) 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(假裝) 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- ACB.①- AD;②- BCC.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

【答案】

【1】C

【2】B

【3】C

【4】A

【5】C

【解析】

本文是就語言學(xué)習(xí)（BC篇）和人類的感覺（AD篇）進(jìn)行了論述，解釋了為什么有些人是左撇子？等。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。屬于語言學(xué)習(xí)的：根據(jù)“This might be why left-handers are better at learning languages.”這也許就是為什么左撇子更擅長學(xué)習(xí)語言的原因。根據(jù)“A group of French researchers found that children with older brothers take longer to develop language skills.”一組法國研究人員發(fā)現(xiàn)，有哥哥的孩子發(fā)展語言技能需要更長的時(shí)間。因此是①- BC；屬于人的感覺的：根據(jù)“Your temperature can affect(影響) how you feel about other people.”你的體溫會(huì)影響你對(duì)別人的感覺。根據(jù)“The people said that they felt happier when they tried to behave as if they were outgoing. They didn't feel uncomfortable.”人們說，當(dāng)他們?cè)噲D表現(xiàn)得像個(gè)外向的人時(shí)，他們感到更快樂。他們并不覺得不舒服。因此是②-AD；故選C。

【2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“British scientists have found genetic instructions(基因指令)in human DNA.”英國科學(xué)家在人類DNA中發(fā)現(xiàn)了基因指令�？芍�，遺傳指令可能是左撇子在語言學(xué)習(xí)上比其他人做得更好的原因。故選B。

【3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“The people said that they felt happier when they tried to behave as if they were outgoing.”人們說，當(dāng)他們?cè)噲D表現(xiàn)得像個(gè)外向的人時(shí)，他們感到更快樂�？芍�，嘗試更多外向的行為可能會(huì)讓你更快樂。因此選項(xiàng)A正確；由句子“For example, if you're holding a cup of hot coffee, you are probably more selfless towards others.”如果你拿著一杯熱咖啡，你可能對(duì)別人更無私。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.”人們說，當(dāng)他們?cè)噲D表現(xiàn)得像個(gè)外向的人時(shí)，他們感到更快樂。他們并不覺得不舒服�？芍�，人的情感可能受到不同因素的影響。因此選項(xiàng)B正確；根據(jù)“These children had a two-month delay (延遲) in language development on average(平均) compared to children with older sisters.”與有姐姐的孩子相比，這些孩子的語言發(fā)育平均推遲了兩個(gè)月�？芍�，有姐姐的孩子可能比有哥哥的孩子在語言發(fā)展方面更好。而不是更差。因此選項(xiàng)C錯(cuò)誤。故選C。

【4】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“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.”大約十分之一的人是左撇子。很多人認(rèn)為左撇子是無緣無故的。但是。一項(xiàng)新的研究表明這是由基因引起的�？芍�，短文中回答了為什么有些人是左撇子？由句子“Your temperature can affect(影響) how you feel about other people.”你的體溫會(huì)影響你對(duì)別人的感覺。但是在短文中沒有解釋原因。由句子“The people said that they felt happier when they tried to behave as if they were outgoing.”人們說，當(dāng)他們?cè)噲D表現(xiàn)得像個(gè)外向的人時(shí)，他們感到更快樂。但是在短文中沒有解釋原因。故選A。

【5】推理判斷題。A. Health. 健康；B. Sports. 體育；C. Science. 科學(xué)。本文是就語言學(xué)習(xí)（BC篇）和人類的感覺（AD篇）進(jìn)行了論述，解釋了為什么有些人是左撇子？等。因此應(yīng)該是屬于報(bào)紙的科學(xué)部分。故選C。