2016年4月高等教育自学考试英语（一）试题课程代码：00012一、阅读判断The Truth about Left-Handed PeopleAbout 90% of people in the world today are right-handed. The other 10% are left-handed, including Obama, the President of the US. Every day, left-handed folks quietly face problems. It could be something as simple as driving a car or using a can opener.Why are so few of us left-handed? One theory is that handedness (hand preference) could be a result of genetics. Scientists say that there are two genes (基因) associated with handedness. One is the D gene. It is more frequent in the population and promotes (促成) right-hand preference. The other is the C gene. It has the ability to promote a preference for either hand. When the C gene is present there is a 50% chance that a person could be right- or left-handed.Another theory has to do with human brains, which are made up of two halves. If the left half is more powerful, then one is most likely right-handed. But with left-handers, it is more complicated. Seventy percent of them are also left-brain dominant (占优势的). The other 30% have right-side dominant brains.During the 18th and 19th centuries, left-handedness was considered a disability. But not all of the myths about left-handers are bad. One myth suggests that they are more creative and smarter than the right-handers. So far scientific research has yet to fired any truth to these claims. In fact, a 2013 survey out of New Zealand found that left-handers and right-handers were the same.Life might be a little more complicated for left-handers when it comes to cutting a piece of paper or opening a bottle of wine. However, it seems to be a good sign if you are trying to make it to the White House.1. The right-handers are nine times as many as the left-handers. A. True B. False C. Not Given2. Using a can opener could be a problem for left-handers. A. True B. False C. Not Given3. Men are more likely to be left-handed than women. A. True B. False C. Not Given4. Some scientists believe that handedness is decided by genes. A. True B. False C. Not Given5. Most left-handers are right-brain dominant. A. True B. False C. Not Given6. In the 19th century, left-handedness was no longer considered abnormal. A. True B. False C. Not Given7. Right-handers live longer than left-handers. A. True B. False C. Not Given8. Left-handers are proved to be cleverer. A. True B. False C. Not Given9. The New Zealand survey found left-handers differ greatly from right-handers. A. True B. False C. Not Given10. There are not enough specially-designed tools for left-handers. A. True B. False C. Not Given二、阅读选择The Story of Milton HersheyAlmost every kid in the US has eaten a famous Hershey chocolate bar. But few people know that the Hershey chocolate factory is only about 100 years old. Even fewer know that its founder, Milton Hershey, had suffered many failures before he started his famous company.Milton grew up in the farm country of Pennsylvania. He was first trained to become a printer. After working for a small newspaper for a short time, he decided that printing was not for him. Then he got a job at a candy factory. After a few years, he decided to open his own little candy business. But this first business had to close down because it was not making money. Then, Milton travelled to Denver to learn how to make caramels (黄油奶糖). He took his new skills to New York City and sold candies on the street. But this second business also failed.Soon afterwards, he moved back to his hometown. There he experimented with all sorts of candies and chocolates. By 1893, he was selling a million dollars worth of caramel candy each year. Since his hocolate-flavored (巧克力口味的) caramels were the best-selling, he decidedto make chocolate himself. He learned how to make delicious chocolate by adding fresh milk. His milk chocolate turned out to be a great success. So he sold his caramel factory and focused on making chocolate only.In 1903, Milton Hershey built a huge chocolate factory and an entire town to go with it. Today, the town of Hershey is still the home of the Hershey chocolate factory. You can smell the delicious chocolate smells just by driving through the town. 11. Miltons first job was working as a(n) A. printer B. candy seller C. farmer D. editor 12. Milton closed his candy business because he A. moved to Denver B. wanted to go travelling C. was not interested in it D. did not make profits from it13. The phrase his new skills (Line 6, Para. 2) refers to how to A. sell candies B. make caramels C.