--- ________ is it from the farthest cinema to our school?

--- One and a half hours by bus.

[　　]

Mr Smith had a small shop in a town. There were many beautiful things made of gold in the shop. He often stood at the door and called, “Come and see! Come and buy! I’ll show you beautiful things made of gold（金子）.”

One day Mr Smith had to go out to do something important. He said to his son, “I’m going out to do something, and you must stay here. Don’t leave the door of the shop.” When Mr Smith left the shop, he told his son again, “Don’t leave the door of the shop. Do you remember?” “Yes, I understand,” answer his son.

Half an hour later, Mr Smith came back. “What happened? Why are there so many people coming into or going out of my shop?” he said to himself in surprise.

He looked for his son here and there. He saw his son playing under a tree behind the shop. Mr Smith ran to the boy and said, “I told you not to leave the shop.” “No, you told me not to leave the door. I did as you told me. I didn’t leave the door of the shop. I took it down and brought it with me. Look! Here is the door!”

根据短文内容，回答下列问题。（每题1分，共5分）

(　 ) 81.Mr Smith often _______ in his shop.

A. called people to buy things　　　 B. gave people things

C. bought things from people D. did something important

(　 )82.Mr Smith told his son, “Don’t leave the door of the shop.” means “________”.

A. The door of the shop is gold.　　 B. Someone wants to take off the door

C. Look after the shop D. Look after the door of the shop

(　 )83.Mr Smith worried about his shop, so he came back___________.

A. half an hour later　　　　　　 B. after forty minutes

C. before thirty minutes　　　　 D. after an hour

(　 )84. People came into his shop and _______.

A. looked for Mr Smith B. looked after his shop

C. bought something from it　 D. took something away from it

(　 )85. Mr Smith’s son___________.

A. didn’t understand his words B. understood his words well

C. didn’t leave the door of the shop　 D. did as he told him

Most people around the world are right-handed. This also seems to be true in history. In 1799, scientists studied works (作品) of art made at different times from 1,500 B. C. to the 1950s. Most of the people shown in these works are right-handed, so the scientists guessed that right-handedness has always been common through history. Today, only about 10% to 15% of the world’s population is left-handed.

    Why are there more right-handed people than left-handed ones? Scientists now know that a person’s two hands each have their own jobs. For most people, the left hand is used to find things or hold things. The right hand is used to work with things. This is because of the different work of the two sides of the brain (大脑). The right side of the brain, which makes a person’s hands and eyes work together, controls (控制) the left hand. The left-side of the brain, which controls the right hand, is the center for thinking and doing problems. These findings show that more artists should be left-handed, and studies have found that left-handed-ness is twice as common among artists as among people in other jobs.

    No one really knows what makes a person become right-handed instead of left-handed. Scientists have found that almost 40% of the people become left-handed because their main brain is damaged (损害) when they are born. However, this doesn’t happen to everyone so scientists guess there must be another reason (原因) why people become left-handed. One idea is that people usually get right-handed from their parents. If a person does not receive the gene (基因) for right-handedness, he/she may become either right-or left-handed according to the chance (偶然性) and the people they work or live with.

Though right-handedness is more common than left-handedness, people no longer think left-handed people are strange or unusual. A long time ago, left-handed children were made to use their right hands like other children, but today they don’t have to.

1. After studying works of art made at different times in history, the scientists found ________.

    A. the art began from 1,500 B. C.

    B. the works of art ended in the 1950s

    C. most people shown in the works of art are right-handed

    D. most people shown in the works of art are left-handed

2. How many people in the world are left-handed now?

    A. Less than one sixth.　　　　　　　　　　    B. More than a half.

    C. About 40% 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. The passage doesn’t tell us.

3. What is the left hand for most people used to do?

    A. It’s used to find or hold things.

    B. It’s used to work with things.

    C. It’s used to make a person’s eyes work together.

    D. It’s the center for thinking and doing problems.

4. According to (根据) the passage, which of the following is NOT true?

    A. No one really knows what makes a person become right-handed.

    B. Left-handedness is cleverer than right-handedness.

    C. Today children are not made to use their right hands only.

    D. Scientists think there must be some reason why people become left-handed.

5. The best title (标题) for this passage is ________.

    A. Scientists’ New Inventions 　　　　    B. Left-handed People

C. Which Hand 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. Different Brains, Different Hands