2013年职称英语考试综合类A阅读判断题(10)
<p> <span word="An">An</span> <span word="Observation">Observation</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Explanation">Explanation</span></p><p> <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="worth">worth</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="aspects">aspects</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="behaves">behaves</span> <span word="towards">towards</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="baby">baby</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="usual">usual</span> <span word="fondling">fondling</span>, <span word="cuddling">cuddling</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cleaning">cleaning</span> <span word="requite">requite</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="comment">comment</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="position">position</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="holds">holds</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="baby">baby</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="body">body</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="resting">resting</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="revealing">revealing</span>. <span word="Careful">Careful</span> <span word="studies">studies</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="shown">shown</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="that">that</span> 80 <span word="per">per</span> <span word="cent">cent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="mothers">mothers</span> <span word="hold">hold</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="infants">infants</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="arms">arms</span>, <span word="holding">holding</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="bodies">bodies</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="significance">significance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="preference">preference</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="reply">reply</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="obviously">obviously</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="predominance">predominance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="right">right</span>-<span word="handedness">handedness</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="population">population</span>. <span word="By">By</span> <span word="holding">holding</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="babies">babies</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="arms">arms</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mothers">mothers</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="dominant">dominant</span> <span word="arm">arm</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="manipulations">manipulations</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="detailed">detailed</span> <span word="analysis">analysis</span> <span word="shows">shows</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="case">case</span>. <span word="True">True</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="slight">slight</span> <span word="difference">difference</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="right">right</span>-<span word="handed">handed</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="left">left</span>-<span word="handed">handed</span> <span word="females">females</span>; <span word="but">but</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="adequate">adequate</span> <span word="explanation">explanation</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="emerges">emerges</span> <span word="that">that</span> 83 <span word="per">per</span> <span word="cent">cent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="right">right</span>-<span word="handed">handed</span> <span word="mothers">mothers</span> <span word="hold">hold</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="baby">baby</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="side">side</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="do">do</span> 78 <span word="per">per</span> <span word="cent">cent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="left">left</span>-<span word="handed">handed</span> <span word="mothers">mothers</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="only">only</span> 22 <span word="per">per</span> <span word="cent">cent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="left">left</span>-<span word="handed">handed</span> <span word="mothers">mothers</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="dominant">dominant</span> <span word="hands">hands</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="actions">actions</span>. <span word="Clearly">Clearly</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="other">other</span>, <span word="less">less</span> <span word="obvious">obvious</span> <span word="explanation">explanation</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="clue">clue</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="heart">heart</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mothers">mothers</span> <span word="body">body</span>. <span word="Could">Could</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sound">sound</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="heart">heart</span>-<span word="beat">beat</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="vital">vital</span> <span word="factor">factor</span>? <span word="And">And</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="way">way</span>? <span word="Thinking">Thinking</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="lines">lines</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="argued">argued</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="existence">existence</span> <span word="inside">inside</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="body">body</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="unborn">unborn</span> <span word="baby">baby</span> <span word="gets">gets</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sound">sound</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="heart">heart</span> <span word="beat">beat</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="so">so</span>, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="re">re</span>-<span word="discovery">discovery</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="familiar">familiar</span> <span word="sound">sound</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="birth">birth</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="calming">calming</span> <span word="effect">effect</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="infant">infant</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="born">born</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="strange">strange</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="frighteningly">frighteningly</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="world">world</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="would">would</span>, <span word="somehow">somehow</span>, <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="arrive">arrive</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="discovery">discovery</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="baby">baby</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="peace">peace</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="heart">heart</span>, <span word="than">than</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="right">right</span>.</p>
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