题目内容
This also keeps the air,soil,water crops________ chemicals.
A.out of B.out from C.free of D.rid of
C
【解析】
试题分析:固定搭配free of…免受…的伤害;句义:这个总是能够让空气,土壤和水生物免受化学物质的伤害。根据句义说明C正确。
考点:考察介词固定搭配
Most people around the world are right-handed. This also seems to be true in history. In 1799, scientists studied works of art made at different times from 1,500 B.C. to the 1950s. Most of the people shown in these works are right-handed, so the scientists guessed that right-handedness has always been common through history. Today, only about 10% to 15% of the world’s population is left-handed.
Why are there more right-handed people than left-handed ones? Scientists now know that a person’s two hands each have their own jobs. For most people, the hand is used to find things or hold things. The right hand is used to work with things. This is because of the different work of the two sides of the brain. The right side of the brain, which makes a person’s hands and eyes work together, controls the left hand. The left-side of the brain, which controls the right hand, is the centre for thinking and doing problems. These findings show that more artists should be left-handed, and studies have found that left-handedness is twice as common among artists as among people in other jobs.
No one really knows what makes a person become right-handed instead of left-handed. Scientists have found that almost 40% of the people become left-handed because their main brain is damaged when they are born. However, this doesn’t happen to everyone, so scientists guess there must be another reason why people become left-handed. One idea is that people usually get right-handed from their parents. If a person does not receive the gene(基因) for right-handedness, he / she may become either right-handed or left-handed according to the chance and the people they work or live with.
Though right-handedness is more common than left-handedness, people no longer think left-handed people are strange or unusual. A long time ago, left-handed children were made to use their right hands like other children, but today they don’t have to.
【小题1】After studying works of art made at different times in history, the scientists found _______.
A. the art began from 1,500 B.C.
B. the works of art ended in the 1950s
C. most people shown in the works of art are right-handed
D. most people shown in the works of art are left-handed
【小题2】How many people in the world are left-handed now?
| A.Less than one sixth. | B.More than a half. |
| C.About 40%. | D.The passage doesn’t tell us. |
| A.It’s used to find or hold things. |
| B.It’s used to work with things. |
| C.It’s used to make a person’s eyes work together. |
| D.It’s the centre for thinking and doing problems. |
| A.No one really knows what makes a person become right-handed. |
| B.Left-handedness is cleverer than right-handedness. |
| C.Today children are not made to use their right hands only. |
| D.Scientists think there must be some reason why people become left-handed. |
| A.Scientists’ New Inventions | B.Left-handed People |
| C.Which Hand | D.Different Brains, Different Hands |
It’s really true what people say about English politeness: it’s everywhere. When squeezing (挤过去) past someone in a narrow passage, people say “sorry”. When getting off a bus, English passengers say “thank you” rather than the driver. In Germany, people would never dream of doing these things. After all, squeezing past others is sometimes unavoidable, and the bus driver is only doing his job. I used to think the same way, without questioning it, until I started traveling to the British Isles, and here are some more polite ways of interacting (交往) with people in UK.
People thank each other everywhere in England, all the time. When people buy something in a shop, customer and shop assistant in most cases thank each other twice or more. In Germany, it would be exceptional to hear more than one thank you in such a conversation. British students thank their lecturers when leaving the room. English employers thank their employees for doing their jobs, as opposite to Germans, who would normally think that paying their workers money is already enough.
Another thing I observed during my stay was that English people rarely criticize (批评) others. Even when I was working and mistakes were pointed out to me, my employers emphasized several times but none of their explanations were intended as criticism. It has been my impression that by avoiding criticism, English people are making an effort to make others feel comfortable. This also is showed in other ways. British men still open doors for women, and British men are more likely to treat women to a meal than German men. However, I do need to point out here that this applies to English men a bit more than it would to Scottish men! Yes, the latter are a bit tightfisted.
1.What is the author’s attitude towards English politeness?
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A.He thinks it is unnecessary. |
B.He thinks little of it. |
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C.He appreciates it very much. |
D.He thinks it goes too far. |
2.What can be inferred from the passage?
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A.German men never treat a woman to dinner. |
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B.The author think it’s unnecessary to say “thank you” to the bus driver. |
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C.In Germany, employers often say “thank you” to employees for their job. |
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D.Germans think it is unnecessary to thank workers because payment is enough. |
3.We can learn from the last paragraph that Scottish men ______.
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A.like to fight with each other |
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B.treat women in a polite way |
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C.are as generous as English men |
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D.are unwilling to spend money for women |
4.The author develops the text through the method of ______.
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A.making comparisons |
B.telling stories |
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C.giving reasons |
D.giving examples |