单选题 Is there meaning in the length of a finger? Long fingers are a (31) of refinement. A short stubby hand argues a lack of (32) Long fingers might also be a sign of a good basketball player or pianist. (33) maybe just a master at thumb wars. This (34) is sure: studies in recent years have (35) toward a number of findings. One of the studies just (36) finger length to success in financial trading.
Earlier work found that male stock traders made more money on days (37) their level of the male hormone testosterone was higher. John Coates—himself a former trader—wondered if, (38) , men with more testosterone (39) more successful traders. A way to know how much is to (40) their ring finger to their index finger. The index finger is the one (41) the thumb; the ring finger is third from the thumb. The longer the ring finger and the shorter the index finger, the (42) the testosterone exposure. The study involved forty-four traders and their (43) and losses over a twenty-month period (44) in two thousand seven. Those with the (45) experience and testosterone exposure earned about six times as much as those with the least. (46) , the research showed that traders with the most exposure (47) made the most money in wild markets (48) quick action is required. Testosterone is known to make people more (49) themselves and more willing to take risks. It may also (50) a person's thinking ability.

【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】词义辨析题。修长的手指显示一个人的素养。mark标记;representative代表;sign暗示,显示;signal信号。根据“Long fingers might also be a sign of a good basketball player or pianist”也可推知答案为C。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】词义辨析题。手指短小显示一个人缺乏理智。sense感觉;sensibility理智;sensation轰动;sensory感官。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】逻辑关系题。根据第2题和第3题中间的句子可得出正确答案。此处表示选择关系。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】上下文题。这一点是非常肯定的。句中冒号表示补充说明,随后也有例子说明手指具有象征意义。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】词义辨析题。最近几年的研究已经指出了一系列的发现。其他三个单词无法搭配towards。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】词义辨析题。其中一项研究认为手指长度和金融贸易的成功有关。adjusted调整,适应;assigned分配; attached依附,依恋;tied与……联系。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】语法题。先行词表示日期,其关系代词采用when,此处属于时间状语从句。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】逻辑关系题。by contrast相比而言,由于by contrast前面并未出现对比和对照的句子,所以不选A。frankly speaking坦白讲;over all整体而言。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】词义辨析题。荷尔蒙激素越高的男士,越有可能成为成功的商人。made成为,表示一个过程;recruit招募。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】词义辨析题。其中一个办法就是比较无名指和食指的长度。adopt收养,采纳;link联系;relate相关。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】词义辨析题。根据常识,食指紧挨拇指。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】上下文题。无名指越长,而食指越短,荷尔蒙就越多。此处需要形容词修饰exposure。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】词义辨析题。调查涉及54位商人及其到2007年截止近20个月的利润和损失。advantages优点,有利条件; incomes收入;profits利润;success成功。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】词义辨析题。ending截至,结束;lasting持续;involving涉及,包括。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】上下文题。“those with the least”可知此题选most。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】逻辑关系题。此处表示递进关系。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】词义辨析题。不仅如此,研究表明,通常,荷尔蒙最多、经验最丰富的商人在风云变幻的市场上能果断决策,挣的钱最多。considerably大量地,相当程度地;harmoniously和谐地;tremendously巨大地,非常。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】逻辑关系题。此处为时间状语,而非地点状语。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】词义辨析题。荷尔蒙让人们更加自信,更愿意冒险。capable of有能力的;conscious of有意识的;typical of典型的。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】词义辨析题。荷尔蒙或许也能提高一个人的思辨能力。develop发展,培养;enforce强制;enable有能力;improve改善,提高。