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1、 高中专题英语黄金阅读理解题 社会类十三十三、社会类(11)Right is right. Right? Of course. But is left wrong? Well, the Romans used to think so. They thought left-handed people were mistakes of nature. Latin, the language of the Romans, had many words that expressed this view. Some words we use today still have this meaning.
2、The Latin word “dexter” means “right”. The English word “dexterous” comes from this word. It means “handy” (clever with hands). So, right is handy. But the Latin word for left is “sinister”. The English word “sinister” comes from this word. Sinister means “evil” (very bad). Is it fair to call right-
3、handed people handy and left-handed people evil? Well, fair or not, many languages have words that express such beliefs. In old English, the word for left means “weak”. That isnt much of an improvement over “evil”. Not very long ago, children were often forced to write with their right hands. Doctor
4、s have since found that this can be very harmful. You should use the hand you were born to use.People who use their left hands are just starting to get better treatment. But why they get all these bad names in the first place? One reason may be that there are not as many left-handed people as there
5、are right-handed people. There is one left-handed person for every five right-handed ones. People who are different are often thought to be wrong. But attitudes do seem to be changing. Fair-minded right-handed people are finally starting to give left-handed people a hand.1. What does the passage lea
6、d us to believe when one writes?A. He can only use his right hand.B. He can only use his left hand.C. He can use either his left hand or his right hand.D. He can use both his left hand and his right hand.2. The last sentence of this article means _.A. Fair-minded right-handed people want to change t
7、he habit of the left-handed peopleB. Fair-minded right-handed people are starting to help the left-handed peopleC. Fair-minded right-handed people are starting to use left hand to write and so onD. Fair-minded right-handed people are starting to give up using their left hands3. After we read the art
8、icle we can certainly know that _.A. left-handed people have been treated poorlyB. the number of the left-handed people is larger than that of right-handed peopleC. right-handed people are much cleverer than left-handed peopleD. left-handed people are less smart but hardworking4. Which of the follow
9、ing is NOT right, according to the article?A. At one time, left-handed people were forced to use their right hands.B. Left-handed people today are being treated better than those in the past.C. There are not as many left-handed people as there are right-handed people today.D. “Dexterous” comes from
10、Latin, means “evil” and English “sinister” means “handy”.(14 CBAD) 【答案与解析】本文介绍人们对left-handed与right-handed不同的看法和态度。1. C。推断题。根据文章第2段最后一句医生的建议You should use the hand you were born to use可推知此题的答案为C。2. B。根据短语give sb a hand 的意思是“帮某人的忙”，可推知此题的答案为B。3. A。推断题。根据文章第1段对left的解释及第2段第1句讲强迫小孩用右手，可推知此题答案为A。4. D。细节题。
11、根据文章第1段中的 The Latin word “dexter” means “right”. The English word “dexterous” comes from this word. It means “handy” (clever with hands). So, right is handy. But the Latin word for left is “sinister”. The English word “sinister” comes from this word. Sinister means “evil” (very bad) 可推知此题答案为D。(12)Th
12、e Internet has led to a huge increase in credit-card (信用卡) fraud. Your card information could even be for sale in an illegal web site(非法网站). Web sites offering cheap goods and services should be regarded with care. On-line shoppers who enter their credit-card information may never receive the goods
13、they thought they bought. The thieves then go shopping with your card number or sell the information over the Internet. Computers hackers(黑客) have broken down security(安全) systems, raising questions about the safety of cardholder information. Several months ago, 25, 000 customers of CD Universe, an
14、on-line music retailer(零售商), were not lucky. Their names, addresses and credit-card numbers were posted on a Web site after the retailer refused to pay US $157, 828 to get back the information.Credit-card firms are now fighting against on-line fraud. Mastercard is working on plans for Web only credi
15、t card, with a lower credit limit. The card could be used only for shopping on-line. However, there are a few simple steps you can take to keep from being cheated(欺骗).Ask about your credit-card firms on-line rules: Under British law, cardholders have to pay the first US $78 of any fraudulent(欺骗性的) s
16、pending.And shop only at secure sites; Send your credit-card information only if the Web site offers advanced secure system.If the security is in place, a letter will appear in the bottom right-hand corner of your screen. The Website address may also start https: /the extra “s” stands for secure. If in doubt, give your credit
