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完形填空閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)(A、B、C和D) 中，選出可以填入空白處的 最佳選項(xiàng)。

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              Some people believe that women are better drivers than men.1 ，others think that women make worse drivers. The idea that women make 2 driyers is a stereotype(刻板印象) . It comes from a time when women drove less than men,and 3 was seen as a man's responsibility,mere are certainly 4 views on this controversial questioji , 5 there a number of reasons why a woman^, s prsonality makes her a more ccwipe紀(jì)咐(能勝任 的) driver.

              Firstly,women are more patient and polite towards other road 6 ,such as pedestrians and cyclists. In stressful situations they are more likely to stay 7 , and less likely to be involved in ^“road rage (憤怒) ” incidents. Secondly,female drivers are more 8 so they take fewer risks,for example when overtaking. Thirdly,they are more responsible and 9  they tend not to drive when tired or after drinking alcohol.

              l0，many people argue that women cause accidents because they may react slowly because they 11  confidence. In addition,they are 12 disturbed,for example,by children in the car. Research also 13 that women find map reading more 14 than men,and can have problems with the difference between left and right. Despite the fact that women have more accidents,15 is often cheaper for them because the accidentslend to be minor. In particular,women have accidents when parking. This is because women often have 16 spatial(空間的；) ayareness. In contrast,men to 17  more serious accidents.

               To sum up,it can be seen that women make 18 drivers than men because of their 19 . This is generally 20 by the fact that women have fewer accidents and pay lower insurance than men. On balance,it is clear that women are less competitive and aggressive than men behind the wheel and therefore better drivers.

1.A. Besides   B. However   C. Otherwise   D. Therefore

2.A. brighter   B. better   C. worse   D. nicer

3.A. driving   B. working   C. teaching   D. inventing

4.A. popular   B. strong   C. positive   D. different

5.A. since   B. unless   C. although   D. when

6.A. users   B. planners   C. engineers. D. cleaners

7.A. quiet   B. silent   C. calm   D. healthy

8.A. cautious   B. honest   C. dangerous   D. nervous

9.A. still   B. yet   C. even   D. thus

10.A. At the same time    B. In fact

   C. On the other hand   D. In general

11.A. have   B. lack   C. share   D. lose

12. A. easily   B. slightly   C. normally   D. unexpectedly

13.A. studies   B. produces   C. explores   D. shows

14.A. interesting   B. important   C. difficult   D. relaxing

15.A. route   B. insurance   C. license   D. equipment

16.A. poor   B. deep   C. direct   D. full

17. A. survive   B. cause   C. prevent   D. record

18.A. cleverer   B. happier   C. greater   D. safer

19.A. confidence   B. habit   C. faith   D. personality

20.A. decided   B. supported   C. affected   D. expressed

Answer 1

1. B 2. C 3. A 4. D 5. C 6. A 7. C 8. A 9. D 10. C 11. B 12. A 13. D 14. C 15. B 16. A 17. B 18. D 19. D 20. B

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話題:社會(huì)本文是議論文。文章通過(guò)對(duì)比說(shuō)明了女性司機(jī)比男性司機(jī)更安全、更謹(jǐn)慎。

1. B. 前后句之間表示轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系，士用“然而(However) ”。

2. C. 由上文中的 others think that women make Worse drivers可知，此處指認(rèn)為女 司機(jī)是“更糟糕的(worse) ”司機(jī)的想法是一種刻板印象。

3. A. 由上文中的woman drove less than men可知，“開(kāi)車(driving) ”被認(rèn)為是男性的職責(zé)。

4. D. 由下文中的 this controversial question可知，人們對(duì)這個(gè)有爭(zhēng)議的問(wèn)題有“不同的(different) ”看法。

5. C. 上下文表示讓歩關(guān)系，故用“盡管 (although) ”。

6. A. 由下文中的 such as pedestrians and cyclists可知，此處指其他的道路“使用者(users) ”。

7. C. 由上文中的stressfulsituations以及下文中的less likely to be involved in“road rage” incidents可知，女司機(jī)在壓力大的情況下更可能保持“冷靜(calm) ”。

8. A. 由下文中的so they take fewer risks可知，女司機(jī)比男司機(jī)更“謹(jǐn)慎(cautious) ”。

9. D. they are more responsible與 they tend not to drive when tired or after drinking alcohol之間表示因果關(guān)系，故用“因此 (thus) ”。

10. C. 上文中講述了女司機(jī)的優(yōu)點(diǎn)，由該空后的 many people argue that women cause accidents可知，本段要講述女司機(jī) 的另一面，故用“另一方面(On the other hand) ”。 

11. B. 由上文中的 they may react slowly可知，女司機(jī)“缺乏(lack)”自信。

12. A. 由下文中的by children in the car可知，女司機(jī)在開(kāi)車時(shí)很“容易(easily)”受到干擾。

13. D. 

14. C.由上文中的Research以及下文中的 have problems with the difference between left and right可知，研究“表明(shows) ”，相比起男性，女性發(fā)現(xiàn)看地圖更“難(difficult) ”。

15. B. 由下文中的 pay lower insurance 可知，盡管女司機(jī)會(huì)有更多的事故，但是這些事故都是小事故，她們交的“保險(xiǎn) (insurance)”也常常便宜。

16. A. 由上文中的 women have accidents when parking以及下文中的spatial awareness可知，女司機(jī)的空間感比較“差(poor) ”。

17. B. 由上文對(duì)女司機(jī)造成事故的介紹以及該空前的In contrast可知，相比之下，男司機(jī)更容易“造成(cause) ”嚴(yán)重的事故。

18. D. 由下文中的 it is clear that…and therefore better drivers可知，女司機(jī)比男司機(jī)“更安全(safer) ”。

19. D. 由上文中的 why a woman's personality makes her a more competent driver以及文中的描述可知，女性的“個(gè)性(personality) ”決定了她們是更安士的駕駛員。

20. B. 由下文中的 by the fact that ... pay lower insurance than men可知，女性總體來(lái)說(shuō)事故少這一事實(shí)“支撐 (supported) ”了上面這一結(jié)論。