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  3. The majority of people, about nine out of ten, are right-handed.【71】until recently, people who were left-handed were considered【

The majority of people, about nine out of ten, are right-handed.【71】until recently, people who were left-handed were considered【

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问题     The majority of people, about nine out of ten, are right-handed.【71】until recently, people who were left-handed were considered【72】, and once children showed this tendency they were forced to use their right hands. Today left-handedness is generally【73】, but it is still a disadvantage in a world【74】most people are right-handed. For example, most tools and implements are still【75】for right-handed people.
    In sports【76】contrast, doing things with the left hand or foot is often an advantage. Throwing, kicking, punching or batting from the "【77】" side may result in throwing【78】many opponents who are more accustomed to dealing with the【79】of players who are right-handed. This is why, in many【80】at a professional level, a【81】proportion of players are left-handed than in the population as a whole.
    The word "right" in many languages means "correct" or is【82】with lawfulness, whereas the words associated【83】"left", such as "sinister", generally have【84】associations. Moreover, among a number of primitive peoples, there is【85】close association between death and the left hand.
    In the past, in【86】Western societies, children were often forced to use their right hands, especially to write with. In some cases the left hand was【87】behind the child’s back so that it could not be used. If, in the future, they are allowed to choose,【88】will certainly be more left-handers, and probably【89】people with minor psychological disturbances as a result of being forced to use their【90】hand.
选项 A、negative
B、positive
C、similar
D、equal
答案A
解析 词语搭配题。此处需用一个形容词修饰associations(联想)。根据上下文可知，单词right与left之间是对比关系。前者意味着正确，让人联想到合法性等积极、正面的意义；另一方面，与单词left有关的词，如 sinister就带有消极的、负面的意义了，由此可见A negative“否定的，消极的”就是正确答案。其他选项：B positive(正面的，积极的)；C similar(相似的)和D equal(平等的)，都不符合题意。句意：单词“right”在许多语言里都意味着“正确”，或让人联想到合法性、正当性；．另一方面，与单词“left”有关的词，如“sinister(左边的，阴险的，不祥的)”，通常带有否定的、消极的意义。
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