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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 upon 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 US 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.”
【小题1】According to the study，female drivers ________.

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

【小题2】Insurance companies focus on female driver clients probably because they________.

A．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

【小题3】We can infer from the passage that________.

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

【小题4】The writer mainly develops paragraphs by________.

A．giving examples

B．making comparisons

C．drawing a conclusion

D．presenting an argument

答案：【小题1】C
【小题2】D
【小题3】D
【小题4】B

试题分析：本文通过大量数据，对男女司机在驾驶安全性上进行对比。
【小题1】C细节理解题。题干中提到study，那么可以定位到第二段的survey。A项中的aggressive出自原文，但对应的是less aggressive，因此A与原文矛盾；B项auto knowledge出自原文，但对应的是back them up，并且这里的them指代的是men，因此B与原文矛盾；D项safety equipment 出自原文，但对应的是more men are familiar with……，因此D与原文矛盾；C项与原文”Women are …more law abiding (守法的) drivers”为同义改写，因此C正确。
【小题2】 D 细节题。A项与原文矛盾，可以直接排除；B项pay money出自原文，但对应的是women pay about 9% less，因此B项与原文矛盾；C项insurance clients与原文insurance rates对应，但原文中是lower for women in most states，因此C也与原文矛盾；而D项可以从第四段例举的数据中得出。
【小题3】D推断题。A项3.1与原文第一段的3.4矛盾，且本题为推断题，原文内容不能选；B项从第四段后半段的数据对比矛盾；从第四段我们可以看出当前男性死亡率要远高于女性，由此无法推理出每年女性比男性死亡得多；而整篇文章每个段落都在进行男女性的对比，所例举的数据综合起来便可以毫无疑问的推理出“整体来说，女性相对于男性开车更安全”。
【小题4】B考查文章的行文方式。通过我们对文章的解读可以发现，每一段都在进行男性女性之间的对比，特别是大量的数据对比，所以B项正确。
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