Campaigners have warned that 22 the British government is not doing enough to prevent left-handed pupils from falling behind their peers. They claim that thousands of children are still being penalized for being left-handed. This is due to a lack of action from ministers who failed to take any meaningful action for years. It is feared that a failure to address early-year challenges, such as poor handwriting, leads to much more serious problems down the line with these pupils facing reduced career prospects.
23 Studies in recent years show that left-handed children are more likely to suffer with learning difficulties, and their scores are lower on IQ tests. Campaigners feel it's strange that children in British schools are penalized because they happen to be left-handed. They don't understand why successive governments have failed to act on this. 24 They want the Department of Education to record which children are left-handed and what their educational attainments are, since they make up some 10% of the population. In early-year education, left-handed children are struggling and making a mess of their handwriting. Educators don't know how to deal with this. In many cases, there's no active help and a lack of teacher training. 25 Campaigners point out that a high percentage of the prison population is left-handed. They say that these prison numbers are unusually high and ask why it is the case.
活动家们警告说， 22 英国政府在防止左撇子学生落后于同龄人方面做得不够。他们声称有数以千计的儿童仍然因左撇子的问题而处于劣势。这是部长们缺乏行动所致，多年来，他们没有采取任何有意义的行动。人们担心，如果不能解决小时候面临的挑战，比如书写差，将会使得这些学生面临严峻的就业前景，导致更严重的问题。
23 近年来的研究表明，左撇子儿童更容易出现学习困难的问题，他们在智商测试中的得分也更低。令活动家们感到奇怪的是，在英国的学校里，孩子们仅因为他们碰巧是左撇子而处于劣势。他们不明白为什么历届政府都未能对此采取行动。 24 他们希望教育部记录下哪些孩子是左撇子，以及他们的受教育程度，因为左撇子大约占总人口的10％。在幼龄教育中，左撇子儿童学习起来很艰难，他们的书写乱七八糟。教育工作者不知道如何处理这种情况。在很多情况下，学校没有提供积极的帮助，同时缺乏教师培训。 25 活动家们指出，监狱中，囚犯是左撇子的占比很大。他们称左撇子在押人数异常多，并质疑为什么会出现这种情况。
Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.
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Why are some people criticizing the British govern-ment?
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It has not done enough to help left-handed children.
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It has treated left-handed children as being disabled.
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It has not built facilities specially for the left-handed.
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It has ignored campaigns on behalf of the left-handed.
22. 为什么有些人批评英国政府？
A) 它在帮助左撇子儿童方面做得还不够。
B) 它将左撇子儿童视为残疾人。
C) 它没有专门为左撇子建造相应的设施。
D) 它忽视了代表左撇子的活动。
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What do studies in recent years show about left-handed children?
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They are as intelligent as other children.
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They have a distinctive style of handwriting.
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They sometimes have psychological problems.
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They tend to have more difficulties in learning.
23. 近年来的研究表明左撇子儿童的情况如何？
A) 他们和其他孩子一样聪明。
B) 他们有着独特的书写风格。
C) 他们有时会有心理问题。
D) 他们在学习方面往往有更多困难。
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What do the campaigners demand the Department of Education do?
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Punish teachers discriminating against left-handed students.
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Lay more emphasis on improving children's mental health.
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Encourage students to develop various professional skills.
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Keep track of left-handed children's school perfor-mance.
24. 活动人士要求教育部做些什么？
A) 惩罚歧视左撇子学生的教师。
B) 更加重视改善儿童的心理健康。
C) 鼓励学生培养各种专业技能。
D) 记录左撇子儿童的在校表现。
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What do the campaigners want to know about left-handed prisoners?
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How they can be reduced in number.
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Why their numbers are so high.
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What percentage they account for.
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If their percentage keeps increasing.
25. 关于左撇子囚犯，活动人士想知道些什么？
A) 如何减少他们的数量。
B) 为什么他们的人数这么多。
C) 他们所占的百分比是多少。
D) 他们所占的百分比是否在持续增加。
