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7．Why does most of the world travel on the right side today？Theories differ，but there's no doubt Napoleon was a major influence．The French have used the right since at least the late 18th century．Some say that before the French Revolution，noblemen drove their carriages on the left，forcing the peasants to the right．Regardless of the origin，Napoleon brought right-hand traffic to the nations he conquered，including Russia，Switzerland and Germany．Hitler，in turn，ordered right-hand traffic in Czechoslovakia and Austria in the 1930s．Nations that escaped right-hand control，like Great Britain，followed their left-hand tradition．
The U．S．has not always been a nation of right-hand drivers； earlier in its history，carriage and horse traffic travelled on the left，as it did in England．But by the late 1700s，people driving large wagons pulled by several pairs of horses began promoting a shift （改变） to the right．A driver would sit on the rear （后面的） left horse in order to wave his whip （鞭子） with his right hand； to see opposite traffic clearly，they travelled on the right．
One of the final moves to firmly standardize traffic directions in the U．S．occurred in the 20th century，when Henry Ford decided to mass-produce his cars with controls on the left （ the reason was stated in a 1908 catalog：the convenience for passengers exiting directly onto the edge，especially if there is a lady to be considered）．Once these rules were set，many countries eventually adjusted to the right-hand standard，including Canada in the 1920s，Sweden in 1967 and Burma in 1970．The U．K．and former colonies such as Australia and India are among the Western world's few remaining holdouts（坚持不变者）．Several Asian nations，including Japan，use the left as well-though many places use both right-hand-drive and left-hand-drive cars．
9．Why did people in Switzerland travel on the right？C
A．They had used the right-hand traffic since the 18th century．
B．Rich people enjoyed driving their carriages on the right．
C．Napoleon introduced the right-hand traffic to this country．
D．Hitler ordered them to go against their left-hand tradition．
10．Of all the countries below，the one that travels on the right isA．
A．Austria              
B．England             
C．Japan                
D．Australia
11．Henry Ford produced cars with controls on the leftB．
A．in order to change traffic directions in the U．S．
B．so that passengers could get off conveniently
C．because rules at that time weren't perfect
D．though many countries were strongly against that
12．According to the passage，which of the following is TRUE？C
A．Before the French Revolution，all the French people used the right．
B．People in Britain and the U．S．travel on the same side nowadays．
C．The Burmese began to travel on the right in 1970．
D．All the Asian nations use the left at present．

Answer 1

分析 本文是一篇新闻报道类阅读．文章主要解释了为什么世界上很多国家的开车行驶的方式不一样．

解答 9-12 CABC
9．C．细节理解题．根据"Regardless of the origin，Napoleon brought right-hand traffic to the nations he conquered，including Russia，Switzerland and Germany．"可知在Switzerland人们靠右行是因为Napoleon介绍了这个国家的右手交通．故选C．
10A．细节理解题．根据"in turn，ordered right-hand traffic in Czechoslovakia and Austria in the 1930s．Nations that escaped right-hand control，like Great Britain，followed their left-hand tradition．"可知奥地利是靠右行驶．故选A．
11．B．推理判断题．根据"when Henry Ford decided to mass-produce his cars with controls on the left （ the reason was stated in a 1908 catalog：the convenience for passengers exiting directly onto the edge，"可知Henry Ford生产的汽车有左边的控制是为了方便乘客下车．故选B．
12．C．推理判断题．根据"Once these rules were set，many countries eventually adjusted to the right-hand standard，including Canada in the 1920s，Sweden in 1967 and Burma in 1970．"可知Burmese在1970年开始靠右边行驶．故选C．

点评 本文是一篇新闻报道类阅读．文章主要解释了为什么世界上很多国家的开车行驶的方式不一样．此类题型主要考查学生的细节理解和推理判断能力．细节理解题是针对文中某个细节、某句话或某部分具体内容设置问题，所以在做细节理解题时要结合原文和提干有针对性的找出相关语句进行仔细分析，再结合选项选出正确答案．在做推理判断题时不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实，要联系上下文根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断．