The majority of people, about nine out of ten, are right-handed. (1)_____ until recently, people who were left-handed were consi

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问题     The majority of people, about nine out of ten, are right-handed. (1)_____ until recently, people who were left-handed were considered (2)_____  and once children showed this tendency they were forced to use their right hands. Today left-handedness is generally (3)_____, but it is still a disadvantage in a world (4)_____ most people are right-handed. For example, most tools and implements are still (5)_____ for right-handed people.
    In sports (6)_____ contrast, doing things with the left hand or foot, is often an advantage. Throwing, kicking, punching or batting from the" (7)_____ "side may result in throwing (8)_____ many opponents who are more accustomed to dealing with the (9)_____ of players who are right-handed. This is why, in many (10)_____ at a professional level, a (11)_____ proportion of players are left-handed than in the population as a whole.
    The word "right" in many languages means "correct" or is (12)_____ with lawfulness, whereas the words associated (13)_____ "left", such as "sinister", generally have (14)_____ associations. Moreover, among a number of primitive peoples, there is (15)_____ close association between death and the left hand.
    In the past, in (16)_____ western societies, children were often forced to use their right hands, especially to write with. In some cases the left hand was (17)_____ behind the child’s back so that it could not be used. If, in the future, they are allowed to choose, (18)_____ will certainly be more left-handers, and probably (19)_____ people with minor psychological disturbances as a result of being forced to use their (20)_____ hand.


选项 A、negative
B、positive
C、similar
D、equal

答案A

解析 此题属于词语搭配题。此处需用一个形容词修饰associations(联想)。根据上下文可知,单词"right"与"left"之间是对比关系。前者意味着正确,让人联想到合法性等积极、正面的意义;另一方面,与单词"left"有关的词,如"sinister"就带有消极的、负面的意义了,由此可见negative(否定的,消极的)就是正确选项。其他选项positive(正面的,积极的),similar(相似的)和equal(平等的)都不符合题意。全句可译为:单词"right"在许多语言里都意味着"正确",或让人联想到合法性、正当性;另一方面,与单词"left"有关的词,如"sinister(左边的,阴险的,不祥的)",通常带有否定的、消极的意义。
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