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

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、those
B、these
C、there
D、they
答案C
解析 此题属于语法搭配题。此处需要一个副词才能与will be more left-handers搭配，意为出现更多的左撇子。故选项there正确。其他选项those，these和they均不符合题意。
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