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1、专题二阅读七选五训练1说明文（I）A（2016•厦门外国语学校适应性考试）BeingLeft-handedinaRight—handedWorldTheworldisdesignedforright—handedpeople,butwhydoesatenthofthepopulationprefertheleft?]Theanswertoitremainsabitofamystery.Sincescientistshavenoticedthatleft-handednosstendstoruninfami1ies,it'sassumedthatleft-handedne

2、sshasagenetic（基因的）componenttoit.2Infact,identicaltwins,whosharethesamegenes,cansometimesprefertousedifferenthands.Therearealsoplentyoftheoriesonwhatelsemightdeterminewhichhandyouwritewith,butmanyexpertsbelievethatit'skindofmdom.Historically,theleftsideandleft—handednesshavebeenconsidered

3、anegativethingbymanycultures.3Insomeareas,thelefthandbecameknownasthe"unclean”hand・Inmanyreligions,therighthandofGodisthefavoredhand.Forexample,JesussitsatGod，srightside.God'slefthand,however,isthehandofjudgeinent>Variousactivitiesandexperiencesbecomerudeorevensignsofbadluckwhenthe1eftha

4、ndbecomesinvolved.TnsomepartsofScotland,itisconsideredbadlucktomeetaleft—handedpersonatthestartofajourney.4Apersongivingdirectionswi11puttheirlefthandbehindthemandevenphysicallytrytopointwiththeirrighthandifnecessary.InsomeAsiancountries,eatingwiththelefthandisconsideredimpolite.5Peoplec

5、ometorealizethatleft—handednessisnatural.Peopleevennoticedthatmanyfamouspeopleare1eft—handed,includingBenjaminFrank1in,LeonardoDaVinci,andChariieChaplin.Someresearchersfindoutthat1eftiesaremorecreativeandcandealwithabstractthinkingbetter.Theleft—handednessismoreeasilyadaptabletotheright—

6、handedworldaswell.Beingleft-handedisnoIongerasadstorynow;instead,itisawonderfulgiftormaybeitissomethingyoushouldtakepridein.A.Inotherwords,left-handersarebornthatway.B.Left—handednessusedtoberegardedasadisabi1ity.C.Theunfavorableassociationsofthouseofthelefthandamongculturesarevaried.D.W

7、hydotheyprefertousetheirlefthandratherthantheirrighthandforroutineactivities?A.Whydosomeparentsforcetheirleft-handedchildrentobecomeright—handedwhenwriting?F・InGhana,pointing,gesturing,givingorreceivingitemswiththelefthandisconsideredrude・G.Fortunately,nowadaysmostsocieti