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1、社会类(11)Rightisright.Right?Ofcourse.Butisleftwrong?Well,theRomansusedtothinkso.Theythoughtleft-handedpeopleweremistakesofnature.Latin,thelanguageoftheRomans,hadmanywordsthatexpressedthisview.Somewordsweusetodaystillhavethismeaning.TheLatinword“dexter”means“right”.TheEngl

2、ishword“dexterous”comesfromthisword.Itmeans“handy”(cleverwithhands).So,rightishandy.ButtheLatinwordforleftis“sinister”.TheEnglishword“sinister”comesfromthisword.Sinistermeans“evil”(verybad).Isitfairtocallright-handedpeoplehandyandleft-handedpeopleevil?Well,fairornot,man

3、ylanguageshavewordsthatexpresssuchbeliefs.InoldEnglish,thewordforleftmeans“weak”.Thatisn’tmuchofanimprovementover“evil”.Notverylongago,childrenwereoftenforcedtowritewiththeirrighthands.Doctorshavesincefoundthatthiscanbeveryharmful.Youshouldusethehandyouwereborntouse.Peo

4、plewhousetheirlefthandsarejuststartingtogetbettertreatment.Butwhytheygetallthesebadnamesinthefirstplace?Onereasonmaybethattherearenotasmanyleft-handedpeopleasthereareright-handedpeople.Thereisoneleft-handedpersonforeveryfiveright-handedones.Peoplewhoaredifferentareoften

5、thoughttobewrong.Butattitudesdoseemtobechanging.Fair-mindedright-handedpeoplearefinallystartingtogiveleft-handedpeopleahand.1.Whatdoesthepassageleadustobelievewhenonewrites?A.Hecanonlyusehisrighthand.B.Hecanonlyusehislefthand.C.Hecanuseeitherhislefthandorhisrighthand.D.

6、Hecanusebothhislefthandandhisrighthand.2.Thelastsentenceofthisarticlemeans________.A.Fair-mindedright-handedpeoplewanttochangethehabitoftheleft-handedpeopleB.Fair-mindedright-handedpeoplearestartingtohelptheleft-handedpeopleC.Fair-mindedright-handedpeoplearestartingtous

7、elefthandtowriteandsoonD.Fair-mindedright-handedpeoplearestartingtogiveupusingtheirlefthands3.Afterwereadthearticlewecancertainlyknowthat_______.A.left-handedpeoplehavebeentreatedpoorlyB.thenumberoftheleft-handedpeopleislargerthanthatofright-handedpeopleC.right-handedpe

8、oplearemuchclevererthanleft-handedpeopleD.left-handedpeoplearelesssmartbuthardworking4.WhichofthefollowingisNO