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  3. The majority of people, about nine out of ten, are right-handed. (1)_____ until recently, people who were left-handed were consi

The majority of people, about nine out of ten, are right-handed. (1)_____ until recently, people who were left-handed were consi

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问题     The majority of people, about nine out of ten, are right-handed. (1)_____ until recently, people who were left-handed were considered (2)_____  and once children showed this tendency they were forced to use their right hands. Today left-handedness is generally (3)_____, but it is still a disadvantage in a world (4)_____ most people are right-handed. For example, most tools and implements are still (5)_____ for right-handed people.
    In sports (6)_____ contrast, doing things with the left hand or foot, is often an advantage. Throwing, kicking, punching or batting from the" (7)_____ "side may result in throwing (8)_____ many opponents who are more accustomed to dealing with the (9)_____ of players who are right-handed. This is why, in many (10)_____ at a professional level, a (11)_____ proportion of players are left-handed than in the population as a whole.
    The word "right" in many languages means "correct" or is (12)_____ with lawfulness, whereas the words associated (13)_____ "left", such as "sinister", generally have (14)_____ associations. Moreover, among a number of primitive peoples, there is (15)_____ close association between death and the left hand.
    In the past, in (16)_____ western societies, children were often forced to use their right hands, especially to write with. In some cases the left hand was (17)_____ behind the child’s back so that it could not be used. If, in the future, they are allowed to choose, (18)_____ will certainly be more left-handers, and probably (19)_____ people with minor psychological disturbances as a result of being forced to use their (20)_____ hand.

选项 A、away
B、down
C、off
D、up
答案C
解析 此题属于词语搭配题。此处需要一个副词与throw构成短语，其宾语是opponents，根据上下文，用左手是优势会导致运动员战胜对手，throw off表示"抛弃(习惯、拘束等)，击败对手"，如：He is too young to throw off the more experienced competitors．故选项off符合逻辑及题意。选项away与throw构成短语，意为"抛弃"，如：You threw away the chance of a good job by your carelessness．选项down与throw构成短语，表示"扔掉，推翻"，如：The murderer threw the body down the cliff．选项up与throw构成短语，表示"放弃(职业、学业等)"，如：He threw up a good job to devote his whole time to art．
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