2016届高考英语一轮复习(外研版)考点规范训练：必修1 Module 3My First Ride on a Train
<p> 考点规范练3(必修1 <span word="Module">Module</span> 3)</p><p> .阅读理解</p><p> (2017天津六校高三上学期第一次联考)</p><p> <span word="Why">Why</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="travel">travel</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="today">today</span>? <span word="Theories">Theories</span> <span word="differ">differ</span>,<span word="but">but</span> <span word="there">there</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="doubt">doubt</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Napoleon">Napoleon</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="influence">influence</span>.<span word="The">The</span> <span word="French">French</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="late">late</span> 18<span word="th">th</span> <span word="century">century</span>.<span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="French">French</span> <span word="Revolution">Revolution</span>,<span word="noblemen">noblemen</span> <span word="drove">drove</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="carriages">carriages</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="left">left</span>,<span word="forcing">forcing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="peasants">peasants</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="right">right</span>.<span word="Regardless">Regardless</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="origin">origin</span>,<span word="Napoleon">Napoleon</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="right">right</span>-<span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="traffic">traffic</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nations">nations</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="conquered">conquered</span>,<span word="including">including</span> <span word="Russia">Russia</span>,<span word="Switzerland">Switzerland</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Germany">Germany</span>.<span word="Hitler">Hitler</span>,<span word="in">in</span> <span word="turn">turn</span>,<span word="ordered">ordered</span> <span word="right">right</span>-<span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="traffic">traffic</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Czechoslovakia">Czechoslovakia</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Austria">Austria</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1930<span word="s">s</span>.<span word="Nations">Nations</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="escaped">escaped</span> <span word="right">right</span>-<span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="control">control</span>,<span word="like">like</span> <span word="Great">Great</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span>,<span word="followed">followed</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="left">left</span>-<span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="tradition">tradition</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nation">nation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="right">right</span>-<span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="drivers">drivers</span>; <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="history">history</span>,<span word="carriage">carriage</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="horse">horse</span> <span word="traffic">traffic</span> <span word="travelled">travelled</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="left">left</span>,<span word="as">as</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="England">England</span>.<span word="But">But</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="late">late</span> 1700<span word="s">s</span>,<span word="people">people</span> <span word="driving">driving</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="wagons">wagons</span> <span word="pulled">pulled</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="pairs">pairs</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="horses">horses</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="promoting">promoting</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="shift">shift</span>(改变)<span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="right">right</span>.<span word="A">A</span> <span word="driver">driver</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="sit">sit</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rear">rear</span>(后面的)<span word="left">left</span> <span word="horse">horse</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="wave">wave</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="whip">whip</span>(鞭子)<span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>; <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="opposite">opposite</span> <span word="traffic">traffic</span> <span word="clearly">clearly</span>,<span word="they">they</span> <span word="travelled">travelled</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="right">right</span>.</p><p> <span word="One">One</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="moves">moves</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="firmly">firmly</span> <span word="standardize">standardize</span> <span word="traffic">traffic</span> <span word="directions">directions</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="occurred">occurred</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 20<span word="th">th</span> <span word="century">century</span>,<span word="when">when</span> <span word="Henry">Henry</span> <span word="Ford">Ford</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="mass">mass</span>-<span word="produce">produce</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="cars">cars</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="controls">controls</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="left">left</span> (<span word="one">one</span> <span word="reason">reason</span>,<span word="stated">stated</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1908: <span word="the">the</span> <span word="convenience">convenience</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="passengers">passengers</span> <span word="exiting">exiting</span> <span word="directly">directly</span> <span word="onto">onto</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="edge">edge</span>,<span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lady">lady</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="considered">considered</span>).<span word="Once">Once</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="rules">rules</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="set">set</span>,<span word="many">many</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="eventually">eventually</span> <span word="adjusted">adjusted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="right">right</span>-<span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="standard">standard</span>,<span word="including">including</span> <span word="Canada">Canada</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1920<span word="s">s</span>,<span word="Sweden">Sweden</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1967 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Burma">Burma</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1970.<span word="The">The</span> <span word="UK">UK</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="colonies">colonies</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Australia">Australia</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="India">India</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Western">Western</span> <span word="world">world</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="remaining">remaining</span> <span word="holdouts">holdouts</span>(坚持不变者).<span word="Several">Several</span> <span word="Asian">Asian</span> <span word="nations">nations</span>,<span word="including">including</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span>,<span word="use">use</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span>—<span word="though">though</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="places">places</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="right">right</span>-<span word="hand">hand</span>-<span word="drive">drive</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="left">left</span>-<span word="hand">hand</span>-<span word="drive">drive</span> <span word="cars">cars</span>.</p>
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