Nancy is an English school girl．She studies in a middle school．She has a little brother．His name is John．John is only four．Nancy likes him very much．Today is Sunday．Nancy wants to do her homework．She takes out her pencil-box and opens it．“Oh, dear! Where's my pen?“She can't find her pen．She goes to ask her brother in his bedroom．
“John! I can't find my pen．Can you see．Oh, what are you doing with my pen?”
“I'm writing to my friend, Peter．” John answers．
“But how can you? You don't know how to write!”
“It doesn't matter．(没关系)Peter can't read．” John says．
What do Napoleon, Clinton and Wang Nan have in common? They are all left-handed．
Today, about 15％of the number of people is left-handed．But why are people left-handed? The answer is the way the brain(大脑)works．The brain has two halves---- the right half controls the left side of the body, and the left controls the right side of the body．So right-handed people have a strong left-brain and left-handed people have a strong right brain．
The two halves of he brain are about the same size．But each side controls different things．The left side controls language, math and logical(逻辑的)．When you remember new words, or when you put things in order, you use your left side．
The right side of the brain controls your love of art, colors and music．It is also good at recognizing(识别)faces．
This does not mean that all artists are left-handed and all accountants(会计)are right-handed．Some right-handers have a strong right brain, and some left-handers have a strong left-brain．
(1)
The phrase “in common” in the first sentence means ________．
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A．
the same
B．
different
C．
strange
D．
interesting
(2)
People who are right-handed or left-handed are mostly decided by ________．
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A．
their parents
B．
their minds
C．
the way the brain works
D．
the way the head works
(3)
Each side of the brain ________．
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A．
likes music and math
B．
controls different things
C．
controls the same thing
D．
has two halves
(4)
When you are singing, you are using your ________．
[ ]
A．
logic thinking
B．
heart
C．
left brain
D．
right brain
阅读理解
Do you know about Deng Yaping, Wang Nan, Ma Lin well? Yes, they are famous Chinese Ping-Pong players．Ping-Pong is a very popular sport game in China．People of different ages like playing it．Li Bo is my best friend, his favorite sport is Ping-Pong, But I like baseball best．He knows about many famous Ping-Pong players, but he doesn’t know about any famous baseball stars．
Baseball is one of the most popular sports in the USA．Children like playing it very much．They often play baseball in fields or parks．Each team has nine players．The baseball season usually goes from April to September．During that time, there are many baseball matches on TV．Many people will watch them．At the end of the game season, the two top teams play against each other．The winner comes from the greatest team．
So many people love sports in different ways now．They play sports themselves, they watch the games on TV, or they may have sports collections．Sports are an important part of our life．Doing sports is good for our health．Playing ball games can also bring us great pleasure．
Do you like sport? Do you like playing sports? If not, come on, choose one to do from now on．You’ll be happier than before．
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