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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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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、minority
B、majority
C、plenty
D、lack
答案
B
解析
此题属于词语搭配题。此处需要一个名词来限定修饰players,players指的是惯用右手的运动员,而文章的第一句话就写到:The majority of people are right-handed.因此选项majority正确。其他选项:minority(少数人),plenty(很多人)和lack(缺乏)均与句意不符。全句可译为:从"错误"的一侧(即左侧)投掷、踢球、拳击或击球也许是你战胜对手的原因。因为这些对手更习惯于对付大多数惯用右手的运动员。
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考研英语一
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