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　　Right is right. Right? But is left wrong? Well, the Romans used to think so. They thought left-handed people were mistakes of nature. Latin, the language of the Romans, had many words that expressed this view (观点) .Some words we use today still have this meaning. The Latin word“dexter”means“right”. The English word “odexterous”comes from this word. It means“handy”(clever with hands), so, right, is handy. But the Latin word for left is“sinistra”. The English word“sinister”comes from this word. Sinister means“evil”(very bad). Is it fair to call right-handed people handy and left-handed people evil? Well fair or not, many languages have words that express such beliefs. In old English, the word for left means“weak”. That isn't much of an improvement over“evil”.

　　Not very long ago, children were often forced to write with their right hands. Doctors have since found that this can be very harmful. You should use the hand you were born to use.

　　People who use their left hands are just starting to get better treatment. But why did they get all these bad names in the first place? One reason may be that there are not as many left-handed people as there are right handed people. There is one left-handed person for every five right-handed ones. People who are different are often thought to be wrong. But attitudes (态度) do seem to be changing. Fairminded right-handed people are finally starting to give left-handed people a hand.

1．The passage leads us to believe that when one writes ________.

[　　]

A．he can use his right hand only

B．he can use his left hand only

C．he can use either his left hand or his right hand

D．he shouldn't use his left hand

2．Which of the following is true to the passage?

[　　]

A．Odexterous comes from old English.

B．The Latin word for left is sinister.

C．The word for left in old English is a little better than that in Latin.

D．The word evil for left comes from Latin.

3．Left-handed people today are ________.

[　　]

A．just as weak as left-handed people of the past

B．being treated better than those in the past

C．thought to be strange

D．being taught to use their right hands

4．“Fair-minded right-handed people are finally starting to give left-handed people a hand”means that they are ________.

[　　]

A．persuading them

B．teaching them how to use their right hands

C．starting to give them a chance and help them out

D．shaking hands with them

5．What's the main idea of the passage?

[　　]

A．Many languages have words that express the idea that left is bad.

B．Majorities often get good treatment.

C．Throughout the history, left-handed people have been treated poorly.

D．There are a lot of differences between left-handed people and right-handed people.

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　　Cloning is suggested as a means of bringing back a relative, usually a child, killed tragically．Some parents can understand that wish, but it must first be recognized that the copy would be a new baby and not the lost child．Here lies the difficulty, for the sad parents are seeking not a new baby but a return of the dead one．Since the original would be fondly remembered as having particular talents and interests, would not the parents expect the copy to be the same? It is possible, however, that the copy would develop quite differently．Is it fair to the new child to be placed in a family with such unnatural expectations?

　　Copying is also suggested as a means by which parents can have the child of their dreams．Couples might choose to have a copy of a film star, baseball player or scientist, depending on their interest．But because personality is only partly the result of genetic inheritance(遗传), conflicts would be sure to arise if the cloned child failed to develop the same interests as the original．What if the copy of Einstein shows no interest in science? Or the baseball player turns to acting? Success also depends upon fortune．What if the child does not live up to the hopes and dreams of the parents simply because of bad luck?

　　Every child should be wanted for itself, as an individual．In making a copy of oneself or some famous person, a parent is deliberately(深思熟虑地)specifying(详细说明)the way he or she wishes that child to develop．In recent years, particularly in the U．S．, much importance has been placed on the right of individuals to reproduce in ways that they wish．So I suggest there is a greater need to consider the interests of the child and to reject these proposed uses of cloning．

(1)

What happens to parents in cloning a lost child?
[　　]
A．	Parents expect too much from the copy．
B．	Parents may get a quite different copy．
C．	Parents are sure to have an identical copy．
D．	Parents lose the talents of the lost child．

(2)

What, in the author’s opinion, affects the success of parents’ dreams?
[　　]
A．	The cloned child’s natural talent．
B．	The cloned child’s interest in Einstein．
C．	The cloned child’s personality．
D．	The efforts of the parents．

(3)

In the third paragraph, the author implies that ________．
[　　]
A．	the cloned child is viewed as independent．
B．	the right of growing in his own way is taken away from the cloned child
C．	parents carefully protect the rights of the cloned child．
D．	parents are eager to wish the cloned child to be somebody．

(4)

In this passage, the author is mainly concerned about ________．
[　　]
A．	the future of a cloned child．
B．	the possibility of cloning people．
C．	the importance of cloning a lost child．
D．	the problems of cloning life．

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阅读理解训练

　　Right is right. Right? But is left wrong? Well, the Romans used to think so. They thought left-handed people were mistakes of nature. Latin, the language of the Romans, had many words that expressed this view (观点) .Some words we use today still have this meaning. The Latin word“dexter”means“right”. The English word “odexterous”comes from this word. It means“handy”(clever with hands), so, right, is handy. But the Latin word for left is“sinistra”. The English word“sinister”comes from this word. Sinister means“evil”(very bad). Is it fair to call right-handed people handy and left-handed people evil? Well fair or not, many languages have words that express such beliefs. In old English, the word for left means“weak”. That isn't much of an improvement over“evil”.

　　Not very long ago, children were often forced to write with their right hands. Doctors have since found that this can be very harmful. You should use the hand you were born to use.

　　People who use their left hands are just starting to get better treatment. But why did they get all these bad names in the first place? One reason may be that there are not as many left-handed people as there are right handed people. There is one left-handed person for every five right-handed ones. People who are different are often thought to be wrong. But attitudes (态度) do seem to be changing. Fairminded right-handed people are finally starting to give left-handed people a hand.

(1) The passage leads us to believe that when one writes ________.

[　　]

A．he can use his right hand only

B．he can use his left hand only

C．he can use either his left hand or his right hand

D．he shouldn't use his left hand

(2) Which of the following is true to the passage?

[　　]

A．Odexterous comes from old English.

B．The Latin word for left is sinister.

C．The word for left in old English is a little better than that in Latin.

D．The word evil for left comes from Latin.

(3) Left-handed people today are ________.

[　　]

A．just as weak as left-handed people of the past

B．being treated better than those in the past

C．thought to be strange

D．being taught to use their right hands

(4) “Fair-minded right-handed people are finally starting to give left-handed people a hand”means that they are ________.

[　　]

A．persuading them

B．teaching them how to use their right hands

C．starting to give them a chance and help them out

D．shaking hands with them

(5) What's the main idea of the passage?

[　　]

A．Many languages have words that express the idea that left is bad.

B．Majorities often get good treatment.

C．Throughout the history, left-handed people have been treated poorly.

D．There are a lot of differences between left-handed people and right-handed people.

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　　Right is right Right? But is left wrong? Well, the Romans used to think so. They thought left - handed people were mistakes of nature. Latin, the language of the Romans, had many words that expressed this view(观点). Some words we use today still have this meaning. The Latin word “dexter” means “right” The English word “odexterous” comes from this word. It means “handy” (clever with hands), so, right is handy. But the Latin word for left is “sinistra”, the English word “sinister” comes from this word. Sinister means “evil (very bad). Is it fair to call right - handed people handy and left -handed people evil? Well, fair or not, many languages have words that express such beliefs. In old English, the word for left means“weak”. That isn't much of an improvement over “evil”.

　　Not very long ago, children were often forced to write with their right hands. Doctors have since found that this can be very harmful. You should use the hand you were born to use.

　　People who use their left hands are just starting to get better treatment. But why did they get all these bad names in the first place? One reason may be that there are not as many left - handed people as there are right-handed people. There is one left - handed person for every five right-handed ones . People who are different are often thought to be wrong . But attitudes (态度) do seem to be changing. Fair - minded right - handed people are finally starting to give left- handed people a hand.

1．The passage leads us to believe that when one writes ________.

[　　]

A．he can use his right hand only

B．he can use his left hand only

C．he can use either his left hand or his right hand

D．he shouldn't use his left hand

2．Which of the following is true to the passage?

[　　]

A．Odexterous comes from old English.

B．The Latin word for left is sinister.

C．The word for left in old English is a little better than that in Latin.

D．The word evil for left comes from Latin.

3．Left - handed people today are ________.

[　　]

A．just as weak as left - handed people of the past

B．being treated better than those in the past

C．thought to be strange

D．being taught to use their right hands

4．“Fair - minded right - handed people are finally starting to give left - handed people a hand” means that they are ________

[　　]

A．persuading them

B．teaching them how to use their right hands

C．starting to give them a chance and help them out

D．shaking hands with them

5．What's the main idea of the passage?

[　　]

A．Many languages have words that express the idea that left is bad.

B．Majorities often get good treatment.

C．Throughout the history, left - handed people have been treated poorly.

D．There are a lot of differences between left - handed people and right - handed people

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阅读理解

　　Cloning is suggested as a means of bringing back a relative, usually a child, killed tragically．Some parents can understand that wish, but it must first be recognized that the copy would be a new baby and not the lost child．Here lies the difficulty, for the sad parents are seeking not a new baby but a return of the dead one．Since the original would be fondly remembered as having particular talents and interests, would not the parents expect the copy to be the same? It is possible, however, that the copy would develop quite differently．Is it fair to the new child to be placed in a family with such unnatural expectations?

　　Copying is also suggested as a means by which parents can have the child of their dreams．Couples might choose to have a copy of a film star, baseball player or scientist, depending on their interest．But because personality is only partly the result of genetic inheritance(遗传), conflicts would be sure to arise if the cloned child failed to develop the same interests as the original．What if the copy of Einstein shows no interest in science? Or the baseball player turns to acting? Success also depends upon fortune．What if the child does not live up to the hopes and dreams of the parents simply because of bad luck?

　　Every child should be wanted for itself, as an individual．In making a copy of oneself or some famous person, a parent is deliberately(深思熟虑地)specifying(详细说明)the way he or she wishes that child to develop．In recent years, particularly in the U．S．, much importance has been placed on the right of individuals to reproduce in ways that they wish．So I suggest there is a greater need to consider the interests of the child and to reject these proposed uses of cloning．

(1)

What happens to parents in cloning a lost child?
[　　]
A．	Parents expect too much from the copy．
B．	Parents may get a quite different copy．
C．	Parents are sure to have an identical copy．
D．	Parents lose the talents of the lost child．

(2)

What, in the author’s opinion, affects the success of parents’ dreams?
[　　]
A．	The cloned child’s natural talent．
B．	The cloned child’s interest in Einstein．
C．	The cloned child’s personality．
D．	The efforts of the parents．

(3)

In the third paragraph, the author implies that ________．
[　　]
A．	the cloned child is viewed as independent．
B．	the right of growing in his own way is taken away from the cloned child
C．	parents carefully protect the rights of the cloned child．
D．	parents are eager to wish the cloned child to be somebody．

(4)

In this passage, the author is mainly concerned about ________．
[　　]
A．	the future of a cloned child．
B．	the possibility of cloning people．
C．	the importance of cloning a lost child．
D．	the problems of cloning life．

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