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  阅读理解Asweallknowmostcountriesintheworlddriveontherightbutthereare75countriesthatdriveontheleftincludingtheUKJapanJamaicaandothers.Whyisthis?I

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  Asweallknowmostcountriesintheworlddriveontherightbutthereare75countriesthatdriveontheleftincludingtheUKJapanJamaicaandothers.Whyisthis?

  Infactsomebelievethatancienttravellersonhorsebackgenerallyrodeontheleftsideoftheroad.Asmostpeopleareright-handedhorsemenwouldthusbeabletoholdthereins(缰绳)withtheirlefthandandkeeptheirrighthandfree-toofferfriendshiptopassingridersortoprotectthemselveswithasword(剑)ifnecessary.

  ThefirstlawinBritainfortraffictoremainontheleftappearedin1756whichwasrelatedtoLondonBridge.TheHighwayActof1773containedasuggestionthathorsetrafficshouldremainontheleft.TheBritishhadsmallwagons(马车)andthedriverusuallysatontherightsideofthefrontseat.Fromtherehecouldusehislongwhip(马鞭)inhisrighthand.Inthatpositionontherightsideofthewagonthedrivercouldmakesurehiswagonandthepassingtrafficwerebothsafebykeepingtotheleft-handsideoftheroad.

  CountriesthatbecamepartoftheBritishEmpirefollowedthekeep-leftruletooalthoughthereweresomeexceptions.InCanadaforexampleVancouverandothercoastalprovinceschangedtotherightinordertomakebordercrossingstoandfromtheUnitedStateseasier.DuringWorldWarIIAmericantruckmakersFordChevroletandChryslerbuilt"CanadianMilitaryPattern"trucksforusethroughouttheBritishEmpireandmosttruckswereright-hand-drive.

  (1)

  Thefirstparagraphmainlyservesasa(n)________.

  []A.

  background

  B.

  conclusion

  C.

  introduction

  D.

  explanation

  (2)

  Ancienthorseridersrodeonthelef

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  答案:1.C;2.A;3.B;4.D;

2020-06-13 22:46:37

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