单选题
The majority of people, about nine out of ten, are right-handed. (71) until recently, people who were left-handed were considered (72) , and once children showed this tendency they were forced to use their right hands. Today left-handedness is generally (73) , but it is still a disadvantage in a world (74) most people are right-handed. For example, most tools and implements are still (75) for right-handed people. In sports (76) contrast, doing things with the left hand or foot is often an advantage. Throwing, kicking, punching or batting from the " (77) " side may result in throwing (78) many opponents who are more accustomed to dealing with the (79) of players who are right-handed. This is why, in many (80) at a professional level, a (81) proportion of players are left-handed than in the population as a whole. The word "right" in many languages means "correct" or is (82) with lawfulness, whereas the words associated (83) "left", such as "sinister", generally have (84) associations. Moreover, among a number of primitive peoples, there is (85) close association between death and the left hand. In the past, in (86) Western societies, children were often forced to use their right hands, especially to write with. In some cases the left hand was (87) behind the child's back so that it could not be used. If, in the future, they are allowed to choose, (88) will certainly be more left-handers, and probably (89) people with minor psychological disturbances as a result of being forced to use their (90) hand.
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】语法题。up until/to/till意为“一直到”，意指某事一直持续到某个时候，如：Up until last summer we always went to the beach for our vacation．选项C up符合题意。其他选项：A Down和B Never不能与 until搭配；D Not可与until搭配，但若置于句首，句子应倒装，如：Not until quite recently did I have any idea what a guided missile was like．
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】语意搭配题。abnormal意为“不正常的，反常的”，意指与普通的或所期待的不同，如：Tests have shown that he has an abnormal heart rhythm．此处指用左手的人被别人如何看待，根据上下文，选项D abnormal符合题意。选项A unique意为“惟一的，独一无二的”；选项B eccentric意为“古怪的”，意指人或行为怪异，如：Don't you think it's eccentric to keep a pet crocodile in the bath?选项C normal意为“正常的”，与句意相反。句意：一直到最近，用左手的人还被视为不正常的人，一旦孩子们表现出用左手的倾向，父母们就会迫使他们改用右手。
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】语意搭配题。accept意为“乐意地接受、认同”，根据句意，现在左撇子已经得到了认同，故选项A accepted符合题意。其他选项：B admit意为“承认(坏事)”，常暗示有外界压力，不情愿的意味较更强，如：She admitted (that) she had made a mistake．C approve意为“批准”，如：We had to wait weeks for the council to approve our plan to extend our house．D acknowledge意为“公开地承认”，如：With so much evidence against him, he could not but acknowledge his error．
【答案解析】语意搭配题。design意为“设计”，常用于被动语态be designed for sb．/to do...，例如：This range of clothing is specially designed for shorter women．此处指有些工具和设备是为用右手的人设计的，故选项 B designed正确，选项A order意为“命令，订购”；选项C plan意为“计划，规划”，如：They hadn't planned on the whole family coming．选项D suppose意为“假设；认为”。句意：例如，大多数的工具和设备仍然是为惯用右手的人设计的。
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】词语搭配题。by contrast意为“相比之下”，常作状语，如：By contrast, she was much more outspoken．故选项A by正确。其他选项：B for；C at和D with均不符合搭配。类似短语：in contrast with/to意为“与…形成对比”，如：In contrast to the city life, time seemed to pass slowly in the country．句意：但在运动领域，情况就有所不同了。使用左手(脚)往往成为一种优势。
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】语意搭配题。根据上文，用左手通常被看作是不正常的；相比之下，在运动场上用左手、左脚反而是一种优势。下文谈及那些擅长对付右撇子运动员的选手们的原因，投掷、踢球、拳击或击球是从左边，亦即“错误”的一边完成的，因此选项D wrong正确。其他选项：A proper(适当的)；B indirect(间接的)和 C correct(正确的)，都与本句意思不符。
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】词语搭配题。此处需要一个副词与throw构成短语，其宾语是opponents，根据上下文，用左手是优势会导致运动员战胜对手，而(throw) off意为“抛弃(习惯、拘束等)，击败对手”，如：He is too young to throw off the more experienced competitors．故选项C off符合逻辑及题意。选项A away与throw构成短语，意为“抛弃”，如：You threw away the chance of a good job by your carelessness．选项B down与throw构成短语，意为“扔掉，推翻”，如：The murderer threw the body down the cliff．选项D up与throw构成短语，意为“放弃(职业、学业等)”。
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】词语搭配题。此处需要一个名词来限定修饰players，players指的是惯用右手的运动员，而文章的第一句话：The majority of people are right-handed，因此选项B majority正确。其他选项：A minority(少数人)； C plenty(很多人)和D lack(缺乏)均与句意不符。句意：从“错误”的一侧(即左侧)投掷、踢球、拳击或击球也许是你战胜你的对手的原因。因为这些对手更习惯于对付大多数惯用右手的运动员。
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】近义词辨析题。games意为“游戏，娱乐，比赛，运动会”，如：Olympic Games，故选项A games符合句意。B hobbies意为“业余爱好”；C activities意为“活动”；D rounds意为“循环，(拳击比赛的)回合，(高尔夫的)局”，如：a fight of 15 rounds。
【答案解析】词语搭配题。connect常与with连用，意为“联想到…，与…有关系”，如：I always considered your brother to be connected with the crime．根据句子结构，此处需要一个动词与with连用，构成短语应和or前面的means意思相近，故选项C connected正确。其他选项：A related常与介词to连用，如：How on earth do his remarks relate to what we are discussing now? B mixed与with连用，意为“混合”，与句意不符；D combined与with连用，意为“使…合并，化合”，如：combine work with pleasure，与句意不符。
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】词语搭配题。associate只能与with连用，意为“把某事物与其他事物联系在一起”，如：Why do men associate enjoyment with drunkenness?其他选项：A by；C to和D at均不符合题目要求。
【答案解析】语意搭配题。tie意为“用绳索、带子等捆、绑”，如：You should tie up the parcel with a strong string．根据原句意思，孩子的左手应是被绑在背后，故选项A tied正确。其他选项：B attached意为“缚上，系上，贴上”，常与介词to连用，如：He attached a stamp to the envelope and mailed it．C brought意为“带来”；D removed意为“去除，搬走”。句意：有的孩子的左手被绑在背后，这样他们就无法用左手了。
【答案解析】语意搭配题。此处需要一个形容词修饰句中的people with minor psychological disturbances，根据句子意思：将来，由于被迫改用右手而产生轻微心理障碍的人有可能会减少，故选项D fewer符合逻辑。其他选项：A no(没有人)；B more(更多人)和C greater(更大的)均不符合题意。