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 (無(wú)意義的)? 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（證據(jù)） more than proves (證明) my points that women are queens of the road. Oh ，men, if you want to continue criticizing (批評(píng)) 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)

_________________________________________________________________________

2.When will women drivers stop to ask for help? (no more than 9 words)

_________________________________________________________________________

3.Why do men get more speeding tickets (no more than 3 words)

_________________________________________________________________________

4.What quality（品質(zhì)） do women drivers have when it comes to safety? (no more than 3 words)

_________________________________________________________________________

5.How is the seat backed by most male drivers? (用完整的句子回答）

________________________________________________________________________

 

【答案】

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】

試題分析：本文講述的是女司機(jī)比男司機(jī)更細(xì)致，導(dǎo)致事故更少的原因。

1.Women. / Females.

細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)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.說(shuō)明本文講述的是女性是更好的司機(jī)。

2.When they have no idea where they are going. / When they don’t know where they are going. / When they feel lost.

細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)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

細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)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.說(shuō)明收到罰單是因?yàn)槌倭恕?/p>

4.Responsibility for life. / They have responsibility/ More responsibility

細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)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.

說(shuō)明女性最大的特點(diǎn)是對(duì)生命負(fù)責(zé)。

5.They back the seat as far as possible.\ The seat is backed as far as possible.

細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段第2句The seat is backed as far as possible.

考點(diǎn)：考查社會(huì)現(xiàn)象類(lèi)短文閱讀

點(diǎn)評(píng)：本文講述的是女司機(jī)比男司機(jī)更細(xì)致，導(dǎo)致事故更少的原因。本文主要考查推理題。在解題時(shí)要立足已知，推斷未知。立足現(xiàn)在，猜測(cè)未來(lái)。不能主觀臆想，憑空想象，隨意揣測(cè)，更不能以自己的觀點(diǎn)代替作者的觀點(diǎn);要把握句、段之間的邏輯關(guān)系，了解語(yǔ)篇的結(jié)構(gòu)。要體會(huì)文章的基調(diào)，揣摸作者的態(tài)度，摸準(zhǔn)邏輯發(fā)展的方向，悟出作者的弦外之音。

 

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