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What do tennis player Goran Ivanisevic and
songwriter Paul McCartney have in common with Fidel Castro?
110 percent of the world's
population they are2, according to Lauren
Milsom, organizer of Monday's Left-Handers Day on August 13, 2001. “It is
well-known that a lot of3people were left-handed,”
Milsom said. "Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, Jimi Hendrix and Pablo Picasso
are all among them," she4.
This special day was first declared and5on Friday, August 13, 1976
by an organization called Left-handers International. They chose to6their business on that day
to7the misunderstandings and
misconceptions about left-handers. They8a magazine for left-handers
and they had sold left-handed9for more than twenty years
before going out of10a few years ago. The
holiday is celebrated11on the 13th of
August.
12Left-Handers Day is not13a celebration of the
creative superiority of lefties(左撇子), it also aims at14awareness of the
difficulties presented by a right-handed world. This is a day for left-handers to15their pride and pay
tribute(歌颂) to famous left-handers
past and present,16some of our greatest
artists, athletes and entertainers.17, this day is to praise the
creativity and talents of those left-handers who are less famous but equally18members of our society.
On this Left-Handers Day, a recital(独奏音乐会)19the performance of a
left-handed pianist on his left-handed piano, also served to20the difficulties
left-handers are always facing when using power tools in the home.
(1)
A .
Besides
B .
Despite
C .
As
D .
Along with
(2)
A .
lucky
B .
unique
C .
left-handed
D .
excellent
(3)
A .
creative
B .
sensitive
C .
tolerant
D .
efficient
(4)
A .
figured
B .
thought
C .
reckoned
D .
added
(5)
A .
celebrated
B .
spent
C .
founded
D .
existed
(6)
A .
build
B .
open
C .
close
D .
switch
(7)
A .
address
B .
discuss
C .
negotiate
D .
claim
(8)
A .
bought
B .
printed
C .
borrowed
D .
published
(9)
A .
materials
B .
products
C .
clothes
D .
skills
(10)
A .
business
B .
shape
C .
civilization
D .
fashion
(11)
A .
weekly
B .
quarterly
C .
annually
D .
monthly
(12)
A .
While
B .
But
C .
Because
D .
Though
(13)
A .
obviously
B .
merely
C .
frequently
D .
occasionally
(14)
A .
hiding
B .
raising
C .
expressing
D .
arousing
(15)
A .
show
B .
provide
C .
praise
D .
take
(16)
A .
including
B .
reaching
C .
relating
D .
concluding
(17)
A .
Therefore
B .
Furthermore
C .
Contrarily
D .
Finally
(18)
A .
proud
B .
attractive
C .
warm-hearted
D .
productive
(19)
A .
featuring
B .
throwing
C .
matching
D .
delivering
(20)
A .
consult
B .
solve
C .
highlight
D .
explain
答案:(1)D;(2)C;(3)A;(4)D;(5)A;(6)B;(7)A;(8)D;(9)B;(10)A;(11)C;(12)B;(13)B;(14)B;(15)A;(16)A;(17)B;(18)D;(19)A;(20)C;