第三部分  阅读理解（共15小题，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Scientists have recently discovered that mothers tend to hold their baby on the left. Of 255 right-handed mothers, 83% held the baby on the left. And out of 32 left-handed women, 78% held the baby on the left. As a control, women were watched coming from supermarkets carrying baby-sized bags; the bags were held with no side preference.   Then, dental patients were given a large rubber ball to hold during treatment. The majority held the ball to their left side, even when it interfered with the dentist's activities. This suggested that in times of stress objects are held against the left side. 

At that point something clearly contrary was observed. A large number of mothers who brought their premature babies to a clinic were seen to hold their babies against their right side.   

So, 115 mothers who had been separated from their babies for 24 hours after birth were observed for holding response. The experimenters presented the baby directly to midline of the mother's body, and noted how she held the baby. 53% placed the baby on the left and 47% on the right. And it was also noted that the mothers of the group who had held their baby on the left had already had a baby from which they had not been separated after birth.

Left-handed holding enables the baby to hear the heartbeat. In order to discover whether hearing the heart has a beneficial effect on the baby, the sound of a human hear-beat was played to102 babies in a New York nursery for 4 days. A control group of babies was not exposed to hear-beats. The babies in the heart-beat group gained more weight and cried far less than the babies in the control group.

56. Scientists found that _____.  

A. left-handed women tend to hold their babies on the right

B. more right-handed women than left-handed women tend to hold their babies on the left

C. only right-handed women tend to hold their babies on the correct side

D. women who hold their babies on the left are nearly all right-handed

57. What was "some clearly contrary"?  

Mothers of premature babies held their babiesson the correct side.

B. Mothers of premature babies took their babies to a clinic. 

C. Mothers of premature babies were seen to hold their babies differently from other mothers.

D. Mothers of premature babies showed no side preference.

58. In one experiment, 102 babies spent four days _____.

A. not exposed to heart-beats

B. in a control group

C. exposed to the sound of heart-beats

D. in a New York heart-beat group  

59. The experiments proved that _____.

A. mothers have an instinct to hold their babies on the left immediately after birth

B. mothers hold their babies on the left at times of stress 

C. mothers of premature babies do not have the instinct to hold their babies on the left

D. mothers find it more comfortable to carry their babies on the left because the heart is on that side

Scientists have recently discovered that mothers tend to hold their baby on the left．Of 255 right-handed mothers，83％ held the baby on the left．And out of 32 left-handed women，78％held the baby on the left As a control(参照 实验)，women were watched coming from supermarkets carrying baby-sized bags；the bags were held with no side preference．

Then，dental (牙科的) patients were given a large rubber ball to hold during treatment．The majority held the ball to their left side，even when it was interrupted with the dentist’s activities．

This suggested that in times of stress objects are held against the left side．

At that point，something clearly contrary was observed．A large number of mothers who brought their premature(早产的)babies to a clinic were seen to hold their babies against their right side．

So，115 mothers who had been separated from their babies for 24 hours after birth were observed for holding response．The experimenters presented the baby directly to midline of the mother’s body, and noted how she held the baby．53％ placed the baby on the left and 47％ on the right．And it was also noted that the mothers of the group who had held their baby on the left had already had a baby from which they had not been separated after birth．

Left-handed holding enables the baby to hear the heartbeat．In order to discover whether hearing the heart has a beneficial effect on the baby，the sound of a human heart-beat was played to 102 babies in a New York nursery for 4 days．A control group of babies was not exposed to heart-beats．The babies in the heart-beat group gained more weight and cried far less than the babies in the control group．

60．Scientists found that．

A．left-handed women tend to hold their babies on the right

B．more right-handed women than left-handed women tend to hold their babies on the left

C．only right-handed women tend to hold their babies on the correct side

D．women who hold their babies on the left are nearly all right-handed

61．What does the underlined part“some clearly contrary”in the second paragraph mean?

A．Mothers of premature babies held their babies on the correct side

B．Mothers of premature babies took their babies to a clinic．

C．Mothers of premature babies were seen to hold their babies differently from other mothers．

D．Mothers of premature babies showed no side preference．

62．In one experiment，102 babies spent four day．

A．not exposed to heart-beats

B．in a control group

C．exposed to the sound of heart-beats

D．in a New York heart-beat group

63．The experiments proved that       ．

A．mothers have an instinct to hold their babies on the left immediately after birth

B．mothers hold their babies on the left in times of stress

C．mothers of premature babies do not have the instinct to hold their babies on the left

D．mothers find it more comfortable to carry their babies on the left because the heart is on that side

Scientists have recently discovered that mothers tend to hold their baby on the left. Of 255 right-handed mothers 83% held the baby on the left. And out of 32 left-handed women 78% held the baby on the left. As a control women were watched coming from supermarkets carrying baby-sized bags; the bags were held with no side preference.

Then dental patients were given a large rubber ball to hold during treatment. The majority held the ball to their left side even when it interfered with the dentist's activities. This suggested that in times of stress objects are held against the left side.

At that point something clearly contrary was observed. A large number of mothers who brought their premature (早产的) babies to a clinic were seen to hold their babies against their right side.

So 115 mothers who had been separated from their babies for 24 hours after birth were observed for holding response. The experimenters presented the baby directly to midline of the mother's body and noted how she held the baby. 53% placed the baby on the left and 47% on the right. And it was also noted that the mothers of the group who had held their baby on the left had already had a baby from which they had not been separated after birth.

Left-handed holding enables the baby to hear the heartbeat. In order to discover whether hearing the heart has a beneficial effect on the baby, the sound of a human heart-beat was played to 102 babies in a New York nursery for 4 days. A control group of babies was not exposed to heart-beats. The babies in the heart-beat group gained more weight and cried far less than the babies in the control group.

63. Scientists found that _____.

A. left-handed women tend to hold their babies on the right

B. more right-handed women than left-handed women tend to hold their babies on the left

C. only right-handed women tend to hold their babies on the correct side

D. women who hold their babies on the left are nearly all right-handed

64. What was "something clearly contrary"?

A. Mothers of premature babies held their babies on the correct side.

B. Mothers of premature babies took their babies to a clinic.

C. Mothers of premature babies were seen to hold their babies differently from other mothers.

D. Mothers of premature babies showed no side preference.

65. In one experiment 102 babies spent four days _____.

A. not exposed to heart-beats                                   B. in a control group

C. exposed to the sound of heart-beats                      D. in a New York heart-beat group

66. The experiments proved that _____.

A. mothers have an instinct to hold their babies on the left immediately after birth

B. mothers hold their babies on the left at times of stress

C. mothers of premature babies do not have the instinct to hold their babies on the left

D. mothers find it more comfortable to carry their babies on the left because the heart is on that side

Scientists have recently discovered that mothers tend to hold their baby on the left．Of 255 right-handed mothers，83％ held the baby on the left．And out of 32 left-handed women，78％held the baby on the left As a control（参照实验），women were watched coming from supermarkets carrying baby-sized bags；the bags were held with no side preference．

Then，dental （牙科的） patients were given a large rubber ball to hold during treatment．The majority held the ball to their left side，even when it was interrupted with the dentist’s activities．

This suggested that in times of stress objects are held against the left side．

At that point，something clearly contrary was observed．A large number of mothers who brought their premature（早产的）babies to a clinic were seen to hold their babies against their right side．

So，115 mothers who had been separated from their babies for 24 hours after birth were observed for holding response．The experimenters presented the baby directly to midline of the mother’s body, and noted how she held the baby．53％ placed the baby on the left and 47％ on the right．And it was also noted that the mothers of the group who had held their baby on the left had already had a baby from which they had not been separated after birth．

Left-handed holding enables the baby to hear the heartbeat．In order to discover whether hearing the heart has a beneficial effect on the baby，the sound of a human heart-beat was played to 102 babies in a New York nursery for 4 days．A control group of babies was not exposed to heart-beats．The babies in the heart-beat group gained more weight and cried far less than the babies in the control group．

1．Scientists found that．

A．left-handed women tend to hold their babies on the right

B．more right-handed women than left-handed women tend to hold their babies on the left

C．only right-handed women tend to hold their babies on the correct side

D．women who hold their babies on the left are nearly all right-handed

2．What does the underlined part “some clearly contrary” in the second paragraph mean?

A．Mothers of premature babies held their babies on the correct side

B．Mothers of premature babies took their babies to a clinic．

C．Mothers of premature babies were seen to hold their babies differently from other mothers．

D．Mothers of premature babies showed no side preference．

3．In one experiment，102 babies spent four day．

A．not exposed to heart-beats                           B．in a control group

C．exposed to the sound of heart-beats                     D．in a New York heart-beat group

4．The experiments proved that       ．

A．mothers have an instinct to hold their babies on the left immediately after birth

B．mothers hold their babies on the left in times of stress

C．mothers of premature babies do not have the instinct to hold their babies on the left

D．mothers find it more comfortable to carry their babies on the left because the heart is on that side

（B）
I needed to get some money so, after Christmas, I took a job in the clothes department at Graham’s for the first fortnight of the January sale. I can’t say that I enjoyed it, but it was an experience I’ll never forget.
I could never understand why there were so many things in the sales; where did they all come from? Now I know the secret! Firstly, there is the special winter stock (货物) and the stock that people buy all the year round; some of these things are slightly reduced. Secondly, there are the summer clothes they couldn’t sell last year; these are heavily reduced to clear them. Thirdly, there are cheap clothes bought in specially for the sales; these are put out at high prices ten days before the sale begins and then are reduced by 60% in the sale. Clever! Lastly, they buy in “seconds? (clothes not in perfect condition) for the sale and they are sold very cheaply.
When I arrived half an hour before opening on the first day of the sale, there was already a queue around three sides of the building. This made me very nervous.
When the big moment arrived to open the doors, the security guards, looking less confident than usual, came up to them, keys in hand. The moment they had unlocked the doors, they hid behind the doors for protection as the noisy crowd charged in. I couldn’t believe my eyes; this wasn’t shopping, it was a battlefield! One poor lady couldn’t keep her feet and was knocked over by people pushing from behind.
Clothes were flying in all directions as people searched for the sizes, colours and styles they wanted. Quarrels broke out. Mothers were using their small children to crawl(爬行) through people’s legs and get hold of things they couldn’t get near themselves.
Within minutes I had half a dozen people pushing clothes under my nose, each wanting to be the first served. Where had the famous English Queue gone? The whole day continued like that, but I kept my temper(脾气)! I was taking money hand over fist and began to realize why, twice a year, Graham’s were happy to turn their expensive store into a battlefield like this.
In the sale fever, people were spending money like water without thinking whether they needed what they were buying. As long as it was a bargain it was OK.
You won’t believe this but as soon as I got home I crashed out for four hours. Then I had dinner and went back to bed, fearing the sound of the alarm which would tell me to get ready for the second day of the sale.
61. What kind of clothes is likely to be sold 5% cheaper?
A. Last summer’s clothes.     B. Clothes not in perfect condition.
C. Clothes bought in specially for the sales.   D. Clothes for winter.
62. Which of the following statements is true?
A. The customers gave up the queuing for which the English are famous.
B. The customers kept their temper while looking for clothes they wanted.
C. Small children enjoyed crawling through people’s legs.
D. The security guards were fearless of the crowd.
63. In the author’s opinion, why were Graham’s happy to make their expensive store into “Battlefield?
A. There were too many clothes and they wanted to clear them in the sales.
B. They were eager to show that they were clever at doing business.
C. They could take the chance to raise the prices of all their clothes.
D. They wanted to make more money by having sales.
64. The expression “crashed out” means ________.
A. chatted with her friends    B. slept soundly
C. broke down       D. dined out
65. What would be the best title for the passage?
A. The Best Bargain.     B. Hunting for a job.
C. Sale Fever.         D. A Pleasant Fortnight.