Question

18．Nowadays women appear to have a positive image of themselves as safer drivers than men．
In a survey done for insurer MetLife，51% of women said they drive more safely．The evidence is on their side：Men are 3.4 times more likely than women to get a ticket for careless driving and 3.1 times as likely to be punished for drunk driving．"Women are on average less aggressive and more law abiding （守法的） drivers，which leads to fewer accidents，"the report says．However，not all male drivers share the same opinion．Of the men surveyed by MetLife，39% claimed male drivers were safer．The findings did back them up on one point：automotive knowledge．The report showed that more men are familiar with current safety equipment such as electronic stability control，which helps prevent rollover accidents．
Auto safety unavoidably matters to Money．Insurance companies focus on what classes of drivers have the lowest dollar amounts of claims，and for now，that mainly includes women．In general，women pay about 9% less for auto insurance than men．A study by the website Insweb also showed that auto insurance rates are lower for women in most states．Among individual states，women get the greatest advantage in Wyoming （where they pay 20% less），South Dakota and Washington，D．C．，where their insurance costs are 16% lower．
"More than 11，900 male drivers died in U．S．traffic accidents in 2009，compared with just under 4，900 women drivers，"according to the study．"Based on miles traveled，men died at a rate of 2.5 deaths per 100 million miles traveled，vs.1.7 deaths for women．"
64．According to the study，female driversC
A．are more aggressive while driving         
B．are more interested in auto knowledge
C．are more likely to stick to driving laws 
D．are more familiar with safety equipment
65．Insurance companies focus on female driver clients probably because theyDA．cause more accidents on the road
B．pay more money to the insurance companies
C．take the most part of the insurance clients
D．have the lowest amount of money on insurance claims
66．We can infer from the passage thatD
A．men are 3.1 times more likely to get tickets than women
B．all women in the USA pay the same for their auto insurance
C．more female drivers die every year than male drivers
D．women are generally safer drivers than the opposite gender
67．The writer mainly develops paragraphs byB．
A．giving examples                      
B．making comparisons
C．drawing a conclusion                  
D．presenting an argument．

Answer 1

分析 本文是一则报道，文章运用对比的手法，用大量数据写出了男女司机在驾驶安全性上的不同之处．报道也解释了女士做司机比男士更安全的一些原因．

解答 64．C．细节理解题．根据文章第二段的"Women are on average less aggressive and more law abiding  drivers，which leads to fewer accidents"可知，报告研究表明，女性一般是不太积极但却更加守法的司机，女性司机的这种行为使事故更少的发生．因此可推测，女士驾车时更可能的去坚持和遵守驾车法律．故选C．
65．D．细节理解题．根据文章第三段的第二句"Insurance companies focus on what classes of drivers have the lowest dollar amounts of claims，and for now，that mainly includes women"可知，保险公司目前注重的是能以最低美金索赔的客户，而今这样的客服女士居多．因此保险公司更加注重女客户．故选D．
66．D．推理判断题．根据文章第一段"Nowadays women appear to have a positive image of themselves as safer drivers than men"可知，目前，女士开车做司机似乎比男士更加安全，而下文是对此句的更近一步的解释．可推测，女士开车更安全．故选D．
67．B．推理预测题．通读全文大意可知，本文讲述的是女士做司机比男士更安全，开篇提出主题，下文作解释时，运用了大量数据对男女司机在驾驶安全性上进行对比．因此，作者在这篇文章中主要运用了对比的手法．故选B．

点评 本文为新闻报道类阅读．新闻报道类在英语阅读理解中是一种特点十分鲜明的题材．因为文章往往呈现出"倒金字塔"的特征，此类题的英语阅读理解技巧是重点看导语．导语位于新闻报道的首段，高度概括新闻事实，通过它点出新闻的主题，其次寻找关键词，理解题意，做出解答．