1、【2015高考复习】阅读理解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
2、 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 di
3、d 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 t
4、he 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
5、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 dea
6、ths per 100 million miles traveled，vs.1.7 deaths for women.”【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。文章通过列举一些数据说明现在女性司机似乎比男性司机开车更加安全。1According to the study，female drivers_.Aare more aggressive while drivingBare more interested in auto knowledgeCare more likely to stick driving lawsDare more familiar with safety equipment解析细
7、节理解题。根据第二段中的“Women are on average less aggressive and more law abiding (守法的) drivers.”可知，C项正确。答案C2Insurance companies focus on female driver clients probably because they_.Acause more accidents on the roadBpay more money to the insurance companiesCtake the most part of the insurance clientsDhave the
8、 lowest amount of money on insurance claims解析推理判断题。根据第三段第一、二句话可知，对保险公司而言，机动车安全与钱息息相关的，越是安全的驾驶人员索赔就相应的越少，而与男性相比女性司机驾驶更为安全，所以深受保险公司的青睐。答案D3We can infer from the passage that_.Amen are 3.1 times more likely to get tickets than womenBall women in the USA pay the same for their auto insuranceCmore female
9、 drivers die every year than male driversDwomen are generally safer drivers than the opposite gender解析细节理解题。根据第一段可知，女性司机相比男性司机而言驾驶更加安全，故选D。根据第二段中的“Men are 3.4 times more likely.to get a ticket.”可知，A项错误；根据第三段最后一句可知，B项错误；根据最后一段第一句可知，C项错误。答案D4The writer mainly develops paragraphs by_.Agiving examples B
10、making comparisonsCdrawing a conclusion Dpresenting an argument解析推理判断题。根据文中第二至四段中的数据对比可知，作者将女性司机与男性司机进行比较，从而得出女性司机比男性司机更安全的结论，故选B。答案B阅读理解。 Primary Source Holiday Shopping Night at Ten Thousand Villages Brookline Shop for your holiday gifts and give back to Primary Source at Ten Thousand Villages on
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17、t day in Hangzhou, the Chinese city famous for its natural beauty and history and I didnt have much time to spare. I wanted to see_1_much of the city as possible in the two days_2_I was to return to Guangzhou. My first task was to decide where to go and how to get there. I took out my guidebook_3_wh
18、ich there was a lot of information about the citys wellknown tourist_4_(attract) and started to read. At that moment an attractive young lady _5_noticed my book came up_6_me and introduced herself. She said her name was Miss Bai, and she kindly offered to show me_7_the city. I was delighted and was
19、about to accept her proposal when she suggested we first_8_(go) to the West Lake and walk along the Broken Bridge. I quite liked the idea of visiting the West Lake but wasnt so sure about crossing the Broken Bridge. As it was_9_(break), did she expect me to jump across? And I couldnt swim, so if I f
20、ell in then I would be drowned. That was definitely not an attractive idea so I politely declined her invitation，_10_(close) my book and walked away.1_ 2._ 3._ 4._ 5._6_ 7._ 8._ 9._ 10._答案：1asas much as possible为常用搭配，这里指作者想尽可能多看看这城市。2before从文意推测作者想在返回广州之前的两天尽可能多看看这座城市。3inwhich是关系代词，指代guidebook，其前用in
21、，表在手册“里面”。4attractionsattraction为名词，“旅游景点”。5who/that关系代词，指代那位女士。6tocome up to sb“向某人走来”。7aroundshow sb around“领某人参观”。8gosuggest后接宾语从句时，从句的谓语动词应用should do, should可以省略。9broken西湖的断桥是断了的。10closed故事发生在过去，用一般过去时；和declined，walked是并列谓语。语法填空。阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当内容(不多于3个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。【辽宁卷题型】Kelly：Hi, Mr.Adams? Mr
22、.Adams：Ah, yes. You must be Kelly. Thanks for coming. Kelly：Here is my card. Mr.Adams：Oh，it is hard_1_(find) a good babysitter on a Friday night. Kelly：Well, I like_2_(watch)kids, and I need the extra money. Mr.Adams：Well, I_3_(hear)you were one of the best_4_ in the area, and. Kelly：Uh, well, Id li
23、ke to talk to you about my new rate increases. Mr.Adams：Rate increases? Kelly：You see, Mr.Adams. Ive consulted with my_5_(finance) advisor. Mr.Adams：What? Kelly：Uh, my mother, and she says I_6_charge more per child since I do cook and clean your house while youre_7_. Mr.Adams：Oh, I see. So, what do
24、you have in mind? Kelly：Well, as I see it，Id like to ask a dollar more per child per hour, and overtime after midnight. _8_(base) on my calculations, thats only 10.23% above the going market, and Im now a certified babysitter_9_training. Mr.Adams：Oh, I never knew there were courses and certification
25、s in babysitting. Kelly：Times are changing, Mr.Adams.I have to figure in expenses for a benefit package to cover college tuition, retirement, and so on. Well, I will tell my mother_10_to do. 1_ 2._ 3._ 4._ 5._6_ 7._ 8._ 9._ 10._答案：1to findit is hard to do sth.做某事很困难。2watchinglike doing喜欢做某事，用ving形式表示抽象的概念。3heard考查时态，此处用一般过去时。4babysitters由下文中可知，此处是指babysitter，又由前面的one of可知，此处应用复数形式。 5financial此处用形容词形式作定语，修饰advisor。6shouldshould应当，应该(表一种责任或义务)。7away此处指不在家。8Based此处用过去分词作定语。be based on以为基础。9with考查介词。with用，随着。10what此处用what作tell的宾语，同时又作do的宾语，具有双重作用。