Question

Hands play an important part in our daily life. But do you know which of your two hands you use more? Very few people use both hands equally well .Most of us are right-handed. Only about five people out of a hundred are left-handed.  New-born babies can take hold of things with either of their hands, but in about two years they usually use their right hands.  Scientists don’t know why this happens.

Monkeys are our close relatives(亲戚) in the animal world. Scientists have found that monkeys like to use one of their hands more than the other, but it can be either hand. There are as many right-handed monkeys as left-handed ones. Next time you visit a zoo, watch the monkeys carefully, you will see that some of them will use their right hands and others will use their left hands. But most of the people use their right hands better and this makes life difficult for those left-handed people. We live in a right-handed world.

1.How many people among 100 people use their left hands better?

A. 5%.      B. 50%.      C. 95%.     D. 30%

2.What’s the meaning of the underlined word “equally” in Chinese?

A. 公正地    B.  均等地    C.  平凡地     D.普通地

3.New-born babies can use       ..

A. both of their hands    B. neither of their hands

C. their right hands      D. their left hands

4.Which of the following is true?

A. There are more monkeys using their right hands than left hands.

B. There are more monkeys using their left hands than right hands.

C. There are as many right-handed monkeys as left-handed ones.

D. There are not as many right-handed monkeys as left-handed ones.

5.“We live in a right-handed world.” means       ..

A. Most people use their right hands better.

B. Few people use their right hands better.

C. Half of the people use their right hands better.

D. Some people use their right hands better.

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.A

4.C

5.A

【解析】

试题分析：本文叙述了右撇子的人多还是左撇子的人多。大部分人是右撇子，只有百分之五的人是左撇子。但是新生儿可以用任何一只手抓住东西，两年后他们经常用右手。右撇子的猴子和左撇的猴子一样多。大多数人是使用右手更好，因此我们生活在一个右撇子的世界里。

1. about five people out of a hundred are left-handed. 可知只有百分之五的人是左撇子。故选A。

2. of us are right-handed. Only about five people out of a hundred are left-handed. 可知大部分人是右撇子，只有百分之五的人是左撇子，因此很少有人均等的使用两只手，故选B。

3. New-born babies can take hold of things with either of their hands,可知新生儿可以用任何一只手抓住东西，也就是两只手都可以抓住东西，故选A。

4. are as many right-handed monkeys as left-handed ones可知右撇子的猴子和左撇的猴子一样多。故选C。

5. most of the people use their right hands better 可知大多数人是使用右手更好，因此我们生活在一个右撇子的世界里。故选A。

考点：日常生活类短文阅读。