www.100xuexi.com 圣才电子书 十万种考研考证电子书、题库视频学习平台 2016年4月自考英语（一）真题及答案
2016年4月高等教育自学考试全国统一命题考试英语（一）试题
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第一部分 选择题
一、阅读判断（第1～10题，每题1分，共10分）
下面的短文后列出了10个句子，请根据短文的内容对每个句子作出判断：如果该句提供的是正确信息，选择A；如果该句提供的是错误信息，选择B；如果该句的信息文中没有提及，选择C。在答题卡相应位置上将答案选项涂黑。
The Truth about Left-Handed People
About 90% of people in the world today are right-handed. The other 10% are left-handed, including Obama, the President of the US. Every day, left-handed folks quietly face problems. It could be something as simple as driving a car or using a can opener.
Why are so few of us left-handed? One theory is that handedness (hand preference) could be a result of genetics. Scientists say that there are two genes (基因) associated with handedness. One is the D gene. It is more frequent in the population and promotes (促成) right-hand preference. The other is the C gene. It has the ability to promote a preference for either hand. When the C gene is present, there is a 50% chance that a person could be right- or left-handed.
Another theory has to do with human brains, which are made up of two halves.
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www.100xuexi.com 圣才电子书 十万种考研考证电子书、题库视频学习平台 If the left half is more powerful, then one is most likely right-handed. But with left-handers, it is more complicated. Seventy percent of them are also left-brain dominant (占优势的). The other 30% have right-side dominant brains.
During the 18th and 19th centuries, left-handedness was considered a disability. But not all of the myths about left-handers are bad. One myth suggests that they are more creative and smarter than the right-handers. So far scientific research has yet to find any truth to these claims. In fact, a 2013 survey out of New Zealand found that left-handers and right-handers were the same.
Life might be a little more complicated for left-handers when it comes to cutting a piece of paper or opening a bottle of wine. However, it seems to be a good sign if you are trying to make it to the White House. 1. The right-handers are nine times as many as the left-handers. A. True B. False C. Not Given
2. Using a can opener could be a problem for left-handers. A. True B. False C. Not Given
3. Men are more likely to be left-handed than women. A. True B. False
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圣才电子书 十万种考研考证电子书、题库视频学习平台 4. Some scientists believe that handedness is decided by genes. A. True B. False C. Not Given
5. Most left-handers are right-brain dominant. A True B. False C. Not Given
6. In the 19th century, left-handedness was no longer considered abnormal. A. True B. False C. Not Given
7. Right-handers live longer than left-handers. A True B. False C. Not Given
8. Left-handers are proved to be cleverer. A True B. False C. Not Given
9. The New Zealand survey found left-handers differ greatly from right-handers.
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圣才电子书 十万种考研考证电子书、题库视频学习平台 10. There are not enough specially-designed tools for left-handers. A True B. False C. Not Given
【文章导读】文章主要介绍了习惯用左手的人可能会在生活中面临很多困难，以及探究了左撇子形成的原因。 【答案及解析】
1.A 根据第一段第一句话“About 90% of people in the world today are right-handed.
The other 10% are left-handed.”可知，世界上90%的人习惯用右手，其余10%的人是左撇子。习惯用右手的人是习惯用左手的人的9倍。题干描述与原文一致，故选A。
2.A 根据第一段最后一句话“Every day, left-handed folks quietly face problems. It
could be something as simple as driving a car or using a can opener.”可知，左撇子可能会在开车或者是用开罐器这样的小事情上遇到麻烦。题干描述与原文一致，故选A。
3.C 题干的意思为：左撇子男性比女性多。通读全文可知，原文没有论述男女在形成左撇
子上的差别。原文未提及，故选C。
4.A 根据第二段“One theory is that handedness (hand preference) could be a result
of genetics. Scientists say that there are two genes associated with
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www.100xuexi.com 圣才电子书 十万种考研考证电子书、题库视频学习平台 handedness.”可知，其中关于左撇子成因的一个理论是受基因影响的用手偏好理论，科学家认为有两种基因与用手偏好有关。题干描述与原文一致，故选A。
5.B 根据第三段“But with left-handers, it is more complicated. Seventy percent of
them are also left-brain dominant. The other 30% have right-side dominant brains.”可知，对于左撇子来说，他们中有70%是左脑起支配作用，剩下30%是右脑起支配作用。所以左撇子中绝大多数还是左脑其支配作用，而不是右脑。题干描述与原文不一致，故选B。
6.B 根据第四段“During the 18th and 19th centuries, left-handedness was
considered a disability.”可知，在18、19世纪，左撇是被视为一种残疾。而题干的意思为：19世纪，左撇不再被视作不正常了。题干描述与原文不一致，故选B。 7.C 题干意思为：左撇子寿命要比右撇子长。通读全文可知，原文没有提及习惯用左手和
习惯用右手的人在寿命方面的研究及结论。原文未提及，故选C。
8.B 根据第四段“One myth suggests that they are more creative and smarter than
the right-handers. So far scientific research has yet to find any truth to these claims.”可知，某神话认为左撇子会更聪明，但是至今为止也没有科学的研究可以证实此言论。而题干的意思为：左撇子已被证实要更聪明。题干描述与原文不一致，故选B。
9.B 根据第四段最后一句话“In fact, a 2013 survey out of New Zealand found that
left-handers and right-handers were the same.”可知，2013年的新西兰调查结果显示，用手偏好不同的人之间没有什么区别，不存在谁更聪明的说法。而题干的意思为：新西兰调查结果显示，左撇子和右撇子有很大的不同。题干描述与原文不一致，故选B。
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