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B. right; right
C. left; right
D. right; left
In Beijing, people drive on the ________ side of the road, while in London, people drive on the ________ side of the road．
A．left; left
B．right; right
C．left; right
D．right; left
B. right hand
C. left hand
D. left-hand
Which is better-to drive on the left or right? Do you think it really doesn't matter? If so, you are wrong. A group of America scientists say cars moving on the right hand side of the road help to make tornadoes
（龙卷风）. The' Americans say that cars and trucks going very fast each other make the air turn anti-clockwise（逆时针方向）in the northern half of the earth. In the southern half of the earth the air goes clockwise. So in the USA people must drive cars on the left, and in Australia, for example, people must drive on the right!There are about 2.5 million cars and trucks moving on the roads in the USA at any time. The air that they move is strong enough to change to the movement of the air. Between 1933 and 1973,there were not so many tornadoes because there were less cars and trucks on the roads.
Scientists have found that there are not so many tornadoes on Saturdays. That is because cars on Saturdays are fewer. But tornadoes come mostly on weekdays when there are so many people driving to work
(1) The passage tells about _________.
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A
．carsB
．how tornadoes are brought aboutC
．Driving on the wrong side may bring about tornadoes(2) In which of these countries must cars be driven on the right? _______
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A ．New Zealand |
B ．Canada |
C ．India |
(3) Why are there fewer tornadoes on Saturdays? ________
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A
．Many people drive out to enjoy the weekendB
．Many people do not drive to workC
．People go to work by bus(4) A group of America scientists say cars moving on ________ side of the road help to make tornadoes.
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A ．the right hand |
B ．the left hand |
C ．the middle |
(5) Scientists have found that there are not so many tornadoes on _________
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A ．Sundays |
B ．Saturdays |
C ．Weekends |
If you are in England and if you listen to the eight o’clock news from BBC , you will often hear news of road accidents . You may hear something like this “ On last Monday evening , at about twenty minutes to ten , a cyclist was knocked down by a truck at crossing of Oak Road and High Street in Croydon . The cyclist has died from his injuries . Anyone who saw the accident please communicate（联系）with New Scotland Yard , telephone number Whitehall one , two , one , two .”
Accidents are often caused（引起）by carelessness. (2) 如果每个人都遵守交通规则，道路将会更安全得多。 How can we make the road safer ?
(3) In Great Britain traffic keeps on to the left . Motor-cars , trucks , buses and cyclists must all keep to the left side of the road . In most other country traffic keeps to the right .
Before crossing the road , stop and look both ways . Look right , look left again . Then , if you are sure that the road is clear, that there is nothing coming , it is safe to cross the road . If you see small children , or very old people , or blind people , waiting to cross the road , it is kind act to help (4) them to cross the road in safety .
(5) We must teach young children to cross the road safely . We must always give them a good example . Small children mustn’t play in the street .
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小题1:回答问题1. How many people are injured in Great Britain every year ?小题2:将2处翻译为英语。小题3:将3处翻译为汉语。小题4:找出4处”them”的指代对象。小题5:将5处改写为被动语态。