2022年12月英语四级听力真题(第一套) 短文3

Passage 3

文章3

Left-handed people can find it inconvenient to do certain things, writing in a notebook for example but there are a number of advantages of being left-handed.

左撇子会发现做某些事情很不方便，比如在笔记本上写字，但左撇子有很多优点。

Research found that they were over represented among fighters in combat sports.

研究发现，在格斗运动中，他们在格斗运动员中的比例过高。

Left-handed fighters also had higher chances to win.

左撇子拳击手获胜的机会也更大。

This confirms the fighter theory.

这证实了格斗原理。

Left-handers may also be better at remembering events.

左撇子也可能更善于记忆事件。

The explanation is that the two brain spheres of left-handers are more strongly connected.

解释是左撇子的两个大脑半球之间的联系更紧密。

Being left-handed might be a factor in mathematical ability.

左撇子可能是数学能力的一个因素。

An Italian study found that for simple arithmetic, there between right and left-handed performance,

意大利的一项研究发现，对于简单的算术，右手和左手的表现之间存在差异，

but for more difficult problem- solving, left-handers win out.

但对于更难解决的问题，左撇子获胜。

No one understands the reason for this.

没有人理解这一点的原因。

Left-handed people may think differently.

左撇子可能会有不同的想法。

In one study, researchers showed the participants columns of abstract illustrations and asked them: which ones they would prefer.

在一项研究中，研究人员向参与者展示了抽象插图栏，并询问他们：他们更喜欢哪一种。

Left-handed people were more likely to prefer the images on the left.

左撇子更喜欢左边的图片。

Right-handed people prefer the ones on the right.

右手的人更喜欢右手的人。

Both groups disliked stuff on their opposite side.

两组人都不喜欢对方的东西。

Left handers are also over-represented in professional interactive sports.

左撇子在职业互动运动中也有过多的代表。

Researchers have looked at the influence of being left-handed on performance and interactive sports.

研究人员研究了左撇子对表现和互动运动的影响。

Those that require the fastest reaction give left handers the biggest advantage.

那些需要最快反应的人给了左撇子最大的优势。

So, if you have a left-handed child, you should encourage them to play table tennis, baseball, and tennis.

所以，如果你有一个左撇子孩子，你应该鼓励他们打乒乓球、棒球和网球。

Being lefthanded maximizes their chances of success in these sports.

左撇子使他们在这些运动中获得成功的机会最大化。

Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.

问题22至25基于你刚才听到的短文。

Question 22: What does the passage say about left-handed people?

问题22：这篇文章对左撇子说了什么？

Question 23: What is said to be special about left-handed people?

问题23：左撇子有什么特别之处？

Question 24: Why are left-handed people better at solving more difficult problems?

问题24：为什么左撇子更善于解决更困难的问题？

Question 25: What should parents do about a left-handed child?

问题25：对于左撇子孩子，父母应该怎么做？

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