题目内容
Women make better drivers than men for many reasons. Why is that? Wouldn't you think that competing at who has better driving abilities is pointless (无意义的)? If you ask me, I'd like to say, men know that women are better drivers but do not have the courage to admit the truth.
Unlike men, women stop for directions when they have no idea where they are going. Women don't drive around for hours pointlessly wasting a tank ofgas only to find themselves heading in the wrong direction. Have you ever been in a car with a man who is lost? He tells you to shut up when you begin to open your mouth. And every five minutes or so he takes a turn going forty-five miles per hour only to find out he's made another wrong turn.
Speeding is what men do best on the road. Traffic is not a race. There is a reason why men get more speeding tickets than women. Not because women trick to get out of tickets but only because they don't speed. Women don't risk putting their own lives and the lives of others in danger. In other words,they have more responsibility for life.
My largest issue with male drivers is how a majority of them drive with one hand on the wheel and the other hand doing only God knows what. The seat is backed as far as possible. They're totally lost in loud music beyond a necessary level. You don't ever see women driving like that.
I feel that the above evidence(证据) more than proves (证明) my points that women are queens of the road. Oh ,men, if you want to continue criticizing (批评) women for being bad drivers,bring it on. We know you lack confidence, or else you wouldn't be wasting your valuable time making jokes about the ones you may choose to spend the rest of your days with.
1.Who does the author think are the better drivers? (no more than 1 word)
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2.When will women drivers stop to ask for help? (no more than 9 words)
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3.Why do men get more speeding tickets (no more than 3 words)
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4.What quality(品质) do women drivers have when it comes to safety? (no more than 3 words)
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5.How is the seat backed by most male drivers? (用完整的句子回答)
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1.Women./ Females.
2.When they have no idea where they are going. / When they don’t know where they are going. / When they feel lost.
3. Because they speed. / Because of speeding
4. Responsibility for life. / They have responsibility/ More responsibility
5.They back the seat as far as possible.\ The seat is backed as far as possible.
【解析】
试题分析:本文讲述的是女司机比男司机更细致,导致事故更少的原因。
1.Women. / Females.
细节题。根据文章第一段第一行和最后一行Women make better drivers than men for many reasons.和 men know that women are better drivers but do not have the courage to admit the truth.说明本文讲述的是女性是更好的司机。
2.When they have no idea where they are going. / When they don’t know where they are going. / When they feel lost.
细节题。根据第二段第一行women stop for directions when they have no idea where they are going.
3. Because they speed. / Because of speeding
细节题。根据文章第三段前3行Speeding is what men do best on the road. Traffic is not a race. There is a reason why men get more speeding tickets than women. Not because women trick to get out of tickets but only because they don't speed.说明收到罚单是因为超速了。
4.Responsibility for life. / They have responsibility/ More responsibility
细节题。根据第三段最后2句Women don't risk putting their own lives and the lives of others in danger. In other words,they have more responsibility for life.
说明女性最大的特点是对生命负责。
5.They back the seat as far as possible.\ The seat is backed as far as possible.
细节题。根据倒数第二段第2句The seat is backed as far as possible.
考点:考查社会现象类短文阅读
点评:本文讲述的是女司机比男司机更细致,导致事故更少的原因。本文主要考查推理题。在解题时要立足已知,推断未知。立足现在,猜测未来。不能主观臆想,凭空想象,随意揣测,更不能以自己的观点代替作者的观点;要把握句、段之间的逻辑关系,了解语篇的结构。要体会文章的基调,揣摸作者的态度,摸准逻辑发展的方向,悟出作者的弦外之音。
A controversial new study has claimed that men really are more intelligent than women.The study concluded that men’s IQs are almost four points higher than women’s.
British-born researcher John Philippe Ruston says the finding could explain why so few women make it to the top in the workplace.
He claims the “glass ceiling” phenomenon is probably due to inferior intelligence,rather than lack of opportunity.
The University of Western Ontario psychologist reached his conclusion after scrutinizing the results of university ability tests taken by 1 00,000 students aged 17 and 18 of both sexes.
A focus on the factors such as the ability to quickly grasp a complex concept,verbal reasoning skills and creativity― some of the key factors of intelligence ―showed the male teenagers had IQs that were an average of 3.63 points higher. The average person has an IQ around 100.The findings,which held true for all classes and levels of education, overturn 100 year opinion that men and women average the same in general mental ability. They also conflict with evidence that girls do better in school exams than boys.
But Professor Ruston argues that the faster maturing of girls leads to them outshining boy in the classroom.
【小题1】 The report is mainly about ______.
A.a study that shows men are cleverer than women |
B.the “glass ceiling” phenomenon |
C.Professor Ruston’s theory on IQ |
D.the difference between male and female |
A.making up | B.carrying out | C.examining carefully | D.looking at |
A.a little less than 100 | B.100 |
C.more than 100 | D.96.37 |
Shoppers throughout the West, wary(谨防的) of a double-dip recession(经济衰退), are still pinching their pennies. However, Chinese consumers are opening their wallets big time. According to Mckinsey, shop sales in China have grown by 25 per cent annually from 2007 to 2009. Consumer confidence is now at its highest point since 2007 and female shoppers are leading the way.
Chinese women saved just 24 per cent of their income, compared with 55 per cent in 2006, according to a recent study in the magazine Women of China. What’s more, three quarters of Chinese women say that they’re the ones who control the family purse strings, which means they are an “emerging powerhouse within the powerhouse” of China.
In the 1950s women contributed just 20 per cent of household income, which rose to about 40 per cent in the 1990s and then reached 50 per cent last year.
In a recent study of Chinese consumer behavior, Mckinsey found that women tend to shop more frequently than men, and spend more on personal-care products and food. Men, by contrast, tend to spend more of their income on gadgets(小玩意), drinks and alcohol, dining out, and socializing. They also tend to save for the bigger-ticket items, like cars and houses.
Chinese women make up an ever-growing small part of the market—up from 20 per cent a decade ago to 50 per cent last year. It’s estimated that in the next five years women will account for 55 per cent of the$9 billion market. “The future is female,” concludes a January HSBC report on special and expensive goods in China.
1.According to the passage, Chinese women ________.
A.save less of their income than before |
B.are more cautious of spending their money |
C.make as much money as men in the 1990s. |
D.spend half income on expensive goods |
2.The underlined phrase in the first paragraph probably refers to _______.
A.saving more money |
B.making extra pay for food |
C.meeting with economic problems |
D.spending money in a wary way |
3.Which of the following is true?
A.Chinese men go shopping more often than women |
B.Chinese men spend more on personal-care products |
C.Chinese men tend to save for the bigger-ticket items |
D.Chinese men spent less on drinks and alcohol than women. |
4. Which of the following can probably serve as the title of the passage?
A.The Future is Female |
B.The Power of the Purse |
C.Facing a Double-dip Recession |
D.Chinese Women Going Shopping |