Most people around the world are right-handed . This also seems to be true in history . In 1799 , scientists studied works of art made at different times from 1,500 B.C. to the 1950s . Most of the people shown in these works are right-handed , so the scientists guessed that right-handedness has always been common through history . Today , only about 10% to 15% of the world’s population is left-handed .
Why are there more right-handed people than left-handed ones ? Scientists now know that a person’s two hands each have their own jobs . For most people , the left hand is used to find things or hold things . The right hand is used to work with things. This is because of the different work of the two sides of the brain . The right side of the brain , which makes a person’s hands and eyes work together , controls the left person’s hands and eyes work together , controls the left hand . The left-side of the brain , which controls the right hand , is the centre for thinking and doing problems . These findings show that more artists should be left-handed , and studies have found that left-handedness is twice as common among artists as among people in other jobs .
No one really knows what makes a person become right-handed instead of left-handed . Scientists have found that almost 40% of the people become left-handed because their main brain is damaged when they are born . However , this doesn’t happen to everyone , so scientists guess there must be another reason why people become left-handed . One idea is that people usually get right-handed from their parents . If a person does not receive the gene（基因）for right-handedness , he / she may become either right-handed or left-handed according to the chance and the people they work or live with .
Though right-handedness is more common than left-handedness , people no longer think left-handed people are strange or unusual . A long time ago , left-handed children were made to use their right hands like other children , but today they don’t have to .
1. After studying works of art made at different times in history , the scientists found .
A. art began from 1, 500 B.C.
B. the works of are ended in the 1950s
C. most people shown in the works of art are right-handed
D. most people shown in the works of art are left-handed
2.How many people in the world are left-handed now ?
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A．Less than one sixth . |
B．More than a half . |
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C．About 40% . |
D．The passage doesn’t tell us . |
3.What is the left hand for most people used to do ?
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A．It’s used to find or hold things . |
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B．It’s used to work with things . |
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C．It’s used to make a person’s eyes work together . |
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D．It’s the centre for thinking and doing problems . |
4. According to the passage , which of the following is NOT true ?
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A．No one really knows what makes a person become right-handed . |
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B．Left-handedness is cleverer than right-handedness . |
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C．Today children are not made to use their right hands only . |
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D．Scientists think there must be some reason why people become left-handed . |
5. The best title for this passage is .
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A．Scientist’s New Inventions |
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B．Left-handed People |
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C．Which Hand |
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D．Different Brains , Different Hands |
Parents have widely different views on the problem of pocket money . Four new fathers were asked this question and this is how they answered .
Ashish Khanna :Although many argue that pocket money helps develop children’s sense of value , I don’t agree . I wouldn’t give my child any pocket money . First of all , I never got pocket money and I seem to have a good value for money . If my child ever needed something and I felt it was a reasonable（合理）request , I would buy it for him .
Sharad Sanghi : No , I wouldn’t give my child pocket money because I don’t want to create the perception（观念） of “ her ” money and “ my ” money . Besides , if I refuse to buy her something that I think is bad for her , she may buy it with her pocket money on the sly . In this way , I would lose control over my child’s requests . I feel it also encourages children to care more about money than anything else . I don’t want my child to start judging other children by the amount of money or pocket money they have .
Rakesh Shah : Yes , I would give my child pocket money . I feel that children should learn to spend money intelligently and not go overboard spending . They will learn what their limitations（限制）are and feel the difficulty when they have to pay for something that is over in their own pockets .
Rajiv Patel : Yes , I would give my child pocket money because it is important that she learns to manage money . I will give her a fixed amount every month and if she spends the money before the month is over , then she will learn a lesson and not spend money so freely .
Vikram Desai : Yes , I would certainly give my child pocket money . But I would not give it to him on a weekly or monthly basis . He would have to earn it . If he helped me finish some of my jobs or helped his mother with housework , I would reward him . This helps him realize that “ money does not grow on trees ” and it requires hard work to earn money .
1.Ashish Khanna may agree that .
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A．he was given too much pocket money when young |
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B．he can take much control of his child by money |
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C．he will buy anything he thinks his child really needs |
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D．pocket money helps children develop a good value for money |
2.The underlined phrase “ on the sly ” in Paragraph 3 is the closest in meaning to “ ”.
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A．for free |
B．at a lower price |
C．happily |
D．secretly |
3.What do Rakesh Shah and Rajiv Patel have in common ?
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A．They want their children to learn to manage money . |
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B．They ask their children to get pocket money by working . |
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C．They teach their children the difficulty of making money . |
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D．They allow their children to spend money freely . |
4. According to Vikram Desai , children’s earning money by themselves makes them know that .
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A．money is not easy to get |
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B．money can be gotten from the trees |
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C．one can get lots of money if he / she works hard |
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D．money is not so important for people nowadays |
5.Who would give his child pocket money every month ?
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A．Ashish Khanna . |
B．Sharad Sanghi . |
C．Rakesh Shah . |
D．Rajiv Patel . |
A painting by Chinese artist Qi Baishi set a record for modern art and calligraphy (书法) on the mainland when it sold for 425.5 million yuan at an auction (拍卖) on May 22. The sale was a milestone (里程碑) in the auction of modern and contemporary artworks.
The price meant its value had risen more than 2,000 per cent in six years . The work , Eagle standing on pine tree with four-character coupleti（对联）, measures about 2.6 metres by 1 metre . It was the second highest price paid for an artwork on the mainland . A Song dynasty work by Huang Tingjian was sold for 436.8 million yuan in 2010 . Qi’s painting was finished in 1946 when Qi was 86 , and was his largest work . With a starting price of 88 million yuan , it attracted nearly 50 bids（出价）in half an hour . Shanghai businessman Liu Yiqian said that the work had belonged to him and had cost less than 20 million yuan in 2005 . The auction company said the work was brought back to the mainland after being bought from a private owner in San Francisco six years ago .
China ranked first in global art sales last year , ahead of the United States and Britain . Four Chinese artists were among the top 10 in worldwide sales : Qi Baishi , Zhang Daqian , Xu Beihong and Fu Baoshi . Qi’s works ranked second in sales to Pablo Picasso’s last year . Qi was born into a peasant family in Hunan in 1864 . He taught himself to paint and focused on nature including plants , insects , birds and fish . He is mostly well-known for his paintings of shrimps . In 1953 , he was elected president of the Association of Chinese Artists . He died in Beijing in 1957 .
1.What’s the best title of the text ?
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A．Qi Baishi’s Painting Was Discovered . |
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B．Qi Baishi’s Painting Was Brought Back . |
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C．Qi Baishi’s Painting Sets an Auction Record . |
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D．The Value of Qi Baishi’s Paintings Is on the Increase . |
2.Whose artwork sold for the highest price on the mainland ?
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A．Qi Baishi’s . |
B．Huang Tingjian’s . |
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C．Xu Beihong’s . |
D．Zhang Daqian’s . |
3.The auction price of Qi’s painting was million yuan higher than the starting price in the auction .
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A．337.5 . |
B．348.8 . |
C．50 . |
D．11.3 . |
4.Which of the following is TRUE ?
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A．Qi finished the painting when he was young . |
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B．The painting was once stolen by an American . |
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C．The owner of this painting Liu Yiqian gained a lot of money . |
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D．Pablo Picasso’s works ranked second in sales to Qi’s last year . |
5. The text is most probably taken from a .
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A．computer book |
B．library guide |
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C．technology magazine |
D．newspaper report |
The Winter Olympics is also called the White Olympics . At this time , many colorful stamps are published to mark the great Games . The first stamps marking the opening came out on January 25 , 1932 in the United States for the 3rd White Olympics . From then on , publishing stamps during the White Olympics became a rule .
During the 4th Winter Olympic Games a group of stamps were published in Germany in November 1936 . The five rings of Olympics were drawn on the front of the sportswear . It was the first time that the rings appeared on the stamps of the White Olympics .
In the 1950’s , the stamps of this kind became more colorful . When the White Olympics came , the host countries（东道国）as well as the non-host countries published stamps to mark those Games . China also published four stamps in February 1980 , when the Chinese sports men began to take part in the White Olympics .
Japan is the only Asian country that has ever held the White Olympics . Altogether 14,500 million stamps were sold to raise money for this sports meet .
Different kinds of sports were drawn on these small stamps . People can enjoy the beauty of the wonderful movements of some sportsmen .
1.The White Olympics and the Winter Olympics .
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A．are the same thing |
B．are different games |
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C．are not held in winter |
D．are held in summer |
2. The world made it a rule to publish stamps to mark the great world games .
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A．after the year 1936 |
B．after the 3rd White Olympics |
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C．before the 3rd White Olympics |
D．before the year 1932 |
3. The Winter Olympics is held once .
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A．every two years |
B．every three years |
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C．every four years |
D．every five years |
4.Which of the following is TRUE ?
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A．Only the host countries can publish stamps to mark those Games . |
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B．Only the non-host countries can publish stamps to mark those Games . |
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C．All the countries can publish stamps to mark those Games . |
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D．Japan can’t publish stamps to mark those Games . |
5.What may appear on the stamps of the White Olympics ?
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A．Basketball . |
B．Table tennis . |
C．Football . |
D．Skating . |
As a young boy my family was very poor. I would often help do something for the neighbors to 36 a little pocket money.
One day I 37 on the door of an elderly woman and asked 38 she needed me to clean the yard. She asked why I was not in 39 and I showed her my worn 40 , which no longer kept me warm. She 41 me to work in the yard. When I finished, she looked at me and said, “I suppose you want to be 42 now.” She then 43 a jar filled with dollar bills and said, “I’m glad you’ve done a 44 job today but that is not something you should be doing again. I want you to 45 new clothes and get back to school. I also want you to come back to 46 me with your report card and I will 47 you when I see you have worked hard and have some good 48 . Now reach out your little hands and take out as much 49 as you can.”
I put my hands in the jar and 50 so much money that it was 51 for me to buy what I badly needed. Later, I returned several times to see the woman and she did just as she 52 . She looked at my report card and gave me a handful of dollars and some delicious food every time I 53 her that I had an “A”.
I was twelve years old when I moved from that neighborhood. I will never forget the huge 54 this wonderful lady made over my life with her 55 . This is something I hope to do myself in this lifetime over and over again.
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