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It is usually agreed that a German, Carl Benz, built the first motor car in 1885.
人们普遍认为第一辆汽车是由卡尔·奔驰在1885年设计建造的。
It was actually a tricycle with a petrol motor at the rear.
它其实是一辆后面载着汽油发动机的三轮车。
Soon, members of the Royal family and other wealthy people took up motoring as a sport.
很快，开这种汽车成为了皇室成员以及其他一些富人的体育运动。
Many of the early cars had 2 seats.
早期的汽车只有两个座位。
There were no petrol pumps and few garages, so every driver had to be his own engineer for the frequent breakdowns.
当时没有加油泵，汽车修理厂也很少，而汽车故障频发，因此司机只能做自己的修理工了。
By 1905, cars began to look like cars of today, with headlamps, windscreen, rubber tyres and number plates.
到1905年，汽车的外形开始朝今天的汽车外形进化，有了车头灯、挡风镜、橡胶轮胎和车牌号。
Henry Ford's "Model T"，introduced in America in 1909, was cheaper because it was made on the assembly line.
1909年引入美国的福特T型车价格相对较低，因为他的车是在生产线上产出的。
It brought cars closer towards the reach of "ordinary people".
这拉近了普通人与汽车之间的距离。
With the popularity of the car, registration became a must in 1903 with the Motor Car Act.
随着车辆的流行，1903年出台的《汽车管理法令》规定购车必须注册。
Competency tests were introduced in 1935.
1935年驾驶能力测试也被引入该法令。
Today, the legal driving age for a car in the UK is seventeen.
英国现在的最低合法驾车年龄是17岁。
You are not allowed to drive a car unsupervised until you have passed a driving test.
在通过驾驶能力测试之前不能开车，除非在有人监督的情况下。
In 1958, Britain celebrated the opening of its first motorway—the Preston bypass.
英国1985年庆祝了其第一条高速公路的开通，也就是如今的普雷斯顿路段。
Until then, no one really understood what a motorway was, not even the labourers who were building it.
当时，没有人知道高速公路是什么，包括建造这段公路的工人们。
The bypass hailed a new era in motor travel and was greeted with excitement and optimism.
普勒斯顿高速路开启了汽车旅行的新时代，人们对它的开通充满了激动之情和乐观的憧憬。
Service stations came with the motorway and the legend of the transport cafe was born.
服务站随之而来，货运餐馆的传奇就这样诞生了。
Of course, the service station has diversified greatly.
当然，服务站各有不同。
But whether it's an English cooked breakfast or a coffee and sandwich, one thing has remained the same: the prices.
但无论是英式早餐还是咖啡三明治，有一样东西是一样的，那就是价格。
Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.
请根据刚刚听到的内容回答22-25题。
Question 22. What does the speaker say about the first motor car?
问题22：关于第一辆汽车说话者介绍了什么？
Question 23. What was the problem with the early cars in Britain?
问题23：英国早期的汽车有什么问题？
Question 24. Why did Henry Ford's "Model T" cars cost less?
问题24：福特T型车为什么价格相对较低？
Question 25. What do we learn about the Preston bypass?
问题25：关于普勒斯顿高速路我们知道了什么？
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