2016北京高考英语二模七选五汇总

2021年1月25日发(作者：女士们先生们英文)
2016
北京高考英语二模七选五汇总


西城区

Being Left-handed in a Right-handed World
The world is designed for right-handed people, but why does a tenth of the population prefer the left?
______(71)
The answer to it remains a bit of a mystery. Since scientists have noticed that left-handedness tends to run
in families, it’s assumed that left
-handedness has a genetic

（基因的）
component to it. ______(72) In fact,

identical twins, who share the same genes, can sometimes prefer to use different hands. There are also plenty of
theories on what else might determine which hand you write with, but many experts believe that it’s kind of
random.
Historically,
the
left
side
and
left-handedness
have
been
considered
a
negative
thing
by
many
cultures.
______(73) In some areas, the left hand became known as the “unclean” hand. In many religions, the right hand
of God is the favored hand. For example, Jesus sits at God’s right side. God’s left hand, however, is the hand of
judgement.
Various
activities
and
experiences
become
rude
or
even
signs
of
bad
luck
when
the
left
hand
becomes involved. In some parts of Scotland, it is considered bad luck to meet a left-handed person at the start
of a journey. ______(74) A person giving directions will put their left hand behind them and even physically try
to
point
with
their
right
hand
if
necessary.
In
some
Asian
countries,
eating
with
the
left
hand
is
considered
impolite.
______(75) People come to realize that left-handedness is natural. People even noticed that many famous
people are left- handed, including Benjamin Franklin, Leonardo Da Vinci, and Charlie Chaplin. Some
researchers find out that lefties are more creative and can deal with abstract thinking better. The left- handedness
is more easily adaptable to the right-handed world as well. Being left-handed is no longer a sad story now;
instead, it is a wonderful gift or maybe it is something you should take pride in.

A. In other words, left- handers are born that way.
B. Left-handedness used to be regarded as a disability.
C. The unfavorable associations of the use of the left hand among cultures are varied.

D. Why do they prefer to use their left hand rather than their right hand for routine activities?
E. Why do some parents force their left-handed children to become right-handed when writing?
F. In Ghana, pointing, gesturing, giving or receiving items with the left hand is considered rude.
G. Fortunately, nowadays most societies and cultures no longer reject left-handedness like before.
DACFG

海淀区

Skin-to- skin Effort Aims to Cut Newborn Deaths
A social media campaign has been launched in China to cut down the number of newborn babies who die
in the first 24 hours of life. The campaign, called First Embrace
（拥抱）
,promotes skin-to- skin contact between
mother and baby immediately after birth, a practice proven to keep the baby warm and help it to fight infections
（感染）
.
There are 16 million babies born in China each year, and approximately 150,000 of them die before they
reach one month of age. ______(71) Zhang Shuyi, a researcher at the Capital Institute of Pediatrics in Beijing,
said there was strong evidence for the First Embrace approach.
“When babies are cold, they are more likely to catch

infections or have difficulty breathing,” she
said,
“______(72) It provides direct protection against infection, promotes bonding between the parent and child and
supports
breast-
feeding.”
Health
workers
who
shifted
from
the
normal
practice
of
separation
to
skin
-to-skin
contact have observed that babies are more pink, calm, and comfortable.
The WHO has developed the First Embrace approach to help reduce newborn deaths across the Western
Pacific region, including China. Bernhard Schwartlander, the WHO Representative in China, said, “As many as

two-thirds
of
newborn
deaths
could
be
prevented
using
simple,
low-cost
methods,
including
the
First
Embrace.”

______(73)
The
WHO
will
be
posting
information
about
the
campaign,
and
hosting
online
question-and-answer sessions with Chinese and international experts. The public can participate by following
the WHO on Weibo and joining the conversation. Schwartlander said, “We are targeting new parents, pregnant
women and couples thinking about having a baby. ______(74)”

Just last month, a new research showed that child and mother health outcomes in Shanghai are equal to
those in the USA and Canada. ______(75) Hopefully, the messages conveyed by the new campaign could help
to bridge that gap.
A. The campaign has now been launched via Weibo.
B. Of that number, half die in the first 24 hours of life.
C. Skin-to-skin contact keeps a baby warm by transferring heat.

D. Those parents who lost their newborn babies can get supports on the platform.
E. In other parts of China, however, the statistics are like those of poor countries.
F. It indicates that related methods for health care and birth quality should be improved.
G. We also aim to involve health professionals in the importance of early essential newborn care.

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