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科学家认为,手是使人能够具有高度智慧的三大重要器官之一,其余两个器官是可以感受到三维空间的眼睛和能够处理手眼传来的信息的大脑。在400万年的进化中,人类的手逐渐演变成了大自然所能创造出的最完美的工具。
无论是远古还是现代,手都象征着人与神的活动,象征着权力、创造与智慧,对手的崇拜可以在不同的文明中见到。
手相不只是江湖术士的花言巧语,科学也对此深感兴趣。研究表明,手指,特别是食指和无名指的长度,与人体的健康有关联。手指的生长和大脑的发育是在同一时期发生的,并且都与子宫内性激素的水平有关。如果孕妇怀孕期间睾丸素水平较高,生下的孩子就更容易成为左撇子,也更容易日后得心脏疾病或孤僻症。女性的无名指往往与食指一样长或者更短,男性的无名指则往往长于食指,而左撇子的无名指通常比食指长出许多。另外,无名指长于食指还是有音乐天分的表现。
在哺乳动物中,人类的手独一无二。大拇指同其他四个手指相对的结构是人手的最大优越性,许多类人猿可以将自己的拇指和食指对合,但不能将拇指与中指、无名指以及小指对合,因为它们的手指不够柔韧。只有人类的手指十分灵敏,可以感觉到振幅只有0.00002毫米的振动。研究发现,大脑在说话时会变得活跃的那一部分,在做手势时同样也会活跃起来。科学家还发现,大脑控制手的活动的区域,分布在运动中枢里几个不同的部位,面积达到大脑皮层的四分之一。一个简单的手的动作,例如举起一杯牛奶送到嘴边,会使大脑皮层出现特别强烈的兴奋,这一直是令神经学家不解的谜。

下列对手指的阐述与文意不符的是( )。

A.手指的长度与健康相关

B.手指的长度与音乐才能相关

C.女人的无名指比食指短一些

D.无名指较长的可能是左撇子

答案

参考答案:C

解析: 参见第三段,“研究表明,手指,特别是食指和无名指的长度,与人体的健康有关联。”可知A项符合文意,排除;由第二段末句“无名指长于食指还是有音乐天分有表现。”可排除B;“而左撇子的无名指通常比食指长出许多”,可见D项正确,排除;由“女性的无名指往往与食指一样长或者更短”,可知文中只是说女人的无名指比食指短是一种可能性,C项表述过于绝对,应选。

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Successful films and TV programs make large amounts of money, and so do the performers who appear in them. A few big shows can make a rock musician a millionaire(百万富翁) in a very short time. High art, however, has serious financial(财政的) problems. It costs more to put on an opera(歌剧)concert, or ballet(芭蕾) than the sale of tickets can bring in. Men and women interested in high art are always being asked to give money to make future performance possible. Small government subsidies(津贴) have also helped to support the arts in the last few years.

56. It is easier for ______ to make money.

A. an opera performer          B. a pianist    

C. a ballet actor               D. A rock musician

57. High art has financial problems because ________.

no people would offer money for it      

it is not supported by the government

it cost much but not many people enjoy it 

prices of tickets for it are not high enough

58. The government has given ________ money to support _______ in the last few years.

A. a large amount of… high art              B. a small amount of… high art

C. little… all kinds of art                   D. plenty of… popular art

59. From the passage we can concluded (推断) that ________.

A. high art is not enjoyed by young people

B. successful films and TV programs are called high arts

C. all people enjoy popular art instead of high art

D. most people like popular art better than high art

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