There are two ways of driving in the world: if the driver's seat is on the left and cars travel on the right side of the road, it is called "left-hand driving", as it is in China, while the other way of driving is called "right-hand driving", as it is in Britain. Nowadays, around 65% of the world's population drives on the right of the road, while the rest is used to driving on the left.

Though no one knows the exact reasons, it seems likely that people in ancient times travelled on the left of the road. Roman coins show pictures of horsemen passing on each other's right. And right-hand people generally got on a horse from the animal's left. Obviously, it's safer to do this at the left side of the road, and it makes sense(行得通)for the horse to be ridden on the left.

A change happened in the late 1700s. When Napoleon(拿破仑)conquered(攻占)nations, he forced them to travel on the right side of the road, which spread left-hand driving throughout Europe. However, Britain still stuck with the right-hand driving rule and countries which were part of the British Empire were made to follow. This is why India, Australia and the former British colonies(前英国殖民地)in Africa continue to drive on the left. One exception(例外)is Egypt, as that country was defeated(打败)by Napoleon before becoming part of the British Empire.

Some countries changed sides until modern times. Sweden only moved to driving on the right in 1967 and Iceland changed the following year. Ghana changed sides in 1974. On September 7, 2009, Samoa became the third country ever to change from left-to-right-hand driving for the reason that it made it easier to import(进口) cheap cars from right-hand driving Japan, Australia and New Zealand.

So if you want to travel to another country or go on business, make sure you know whether it is left-or right-hand driving to avoid unnecessary troubles.

1.Which picture shows the correct driving in Britain?

A.  B.  C.  D.

2.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Sweden changed to drive on the right in 1974.

B. People drive on the left side of the road in Egypt.

C. People have known the exact reasons for driving on the left.

D. Napoleon helped with the spread of left-hand driving.

3.What is the writer's purpose for writing this passage?

A. To explain the advantages of the two ways of driving.

B. To introduce the development of the two ways of driving.

C. To complain about the change of the two ways of driving.

D. To compare the differences of the two ways of driving.

Once there was a very helpful and kind-hearted man. He would help anyone___expecting anything in return.

One day while walking along a dusty road, the man saw a wallet, so he___the wallet. But then he found it was____. Suddenly a woman and a policeman turned up and caught him.

The woman kept on asking where her____was, but the man answered, “It was empty__I found it.” The woman shouted at him, “Please give it back to me, and it’s my son’s tuition(学费).”The man saw that the woman really felt______, so he handed over all his money. He could see that the woman was a single mother. The woman left and the policeman asked the man more___.

One day while the woman was going to her son’s school, she noticed that___was walking behind her. She thought that he___rob (抢劫) her, so she walked to a policeman. He was the same policeman that she had taken along to claim her money. The woman told him about the man following her. They ran to him, and saw that he was the same man that they had caught___days ago.

He looked very weak and the woman was____. The policeman said to the woman,“He wasn’t the thief that day, but having heard about your situation, he___you his money.”

Then the man told the woman. “Please go ahead and___your son’s tuition. I saw you and followed you to make sure that no one would steal your money again.”The woman was too moved to say___.

Life may give you a strange experience: sometimes it shocks you___sometimes it may also surprise you. Be kind and generous. Learn to appreciate what you are given.

1.A. by B. without C. for D. with

2.A. threw away B. put down C. looked for D. picked up

3.A. empty B. dirty C. heavy D. cheap

4.A. bag B. son C. money D. home

5.A. before B. when C. until D. unless

6.A. poor B. serious C. dangerous D. sad

7.A. questions B. advice C. reasons D. examples

8.A. everyone B. anyone C. someone D. no one

9.A. should B. can’t C. mustn’t D. might

10.A. little B. a few C. a little D. few

11.A. happy B. excited C. surprised D. successful

12.A. sent B. gave C. kept D. filled

13.A. pay B. borrow C. spend D. take

14.A. anything B. everything C. something D. nothing

15.A. for B. so C. and D. or

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