英国儿童更喜欢爸爸开车一托福阅读机经背景.docx

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1、智课网TOEFL备考资料英国儿童更喜欢爸爸开车一托福阅读机经背景英国儿童：更喜欢爸爸开车ChildrensaytheypreferdaddytodriveWomendrivershavelongfacedslursfrommenovertheirprowessbehindthewheel.Nowitseemseventheirchildrenarecritics.Researchamongyoungstershasfound47percentfeelunsafebeingdrivenbytheirmother,comparedwith39percentwhofeelunsafewi

2、ththeirfather.Despiteparentsinsistingtheydrivemorecautiouslywhentransportingtheirchildren,thesurveyfoundlargenumbersdonotfeelsecurewitheitherparent.Nearly5percentconfessedtobeingscarediftheyhavetoclimbintoacarwiththeirparents.Thesurveyof500childrenagedtento16acrossBritainfound9percenthadbeenin

3、anaccidentwiththeirmotherdrivingand8percentwiththeirfather.However,theflawsinmothers'drivingspottedbyyoungbackseatdriversweredifferenttothosecommittedbyfathers.Thestudyfoundthemostcommoncomplaintwas24percentsayingtheirmotherwasbadatparking,followedby21percentsayingtheirfatherdrovetoofast.Women

4、betteratfindingthecarkeysthantheirscattyspouses.Fathersaremorelikelytodrinkanddrivethanmothers,with8percentofchildrencommentingontheirfathergettingbehindthewheelafterconsumingalcoholcomparedwith2percentsayingthesameabouttheirmother.Sixpercentcomplainedtheirmothersdrovetoofast.JenniferCulley,fr

5、omPrivilegeInsurance,whichcarriedoutthestudy,said:"Withalmostonein20childrenactuallyscaredbytheirparents'driving,'grown-ups'needtodriveevenmorecarefullyandfollowtherulesoftheroad."Drivingsafelywillhelptoputchildren'smindsatease,aswellasdemonstratehowtheyshoulddriveinthefuture."RobinCummins,roa

6、dsafetyconsultantfortheBritishSchoolofMotoring,saidthatchildrencansubconsciouslycopytheirparents'baddrivinghabitswhentheybecomeadults.女司机们把控方向盘的能力总是受到男同胞们的“鄙视”，而现在看来，就连孩子们也“不放过”她们。一项针对孩子们的调查发现，47%的孩子坐妈妈开的车感到不安全，39%的孩子坐爸爸开的车感到不安全。尽管父母们都坚持认为，开车带着孩子时他们会更加小心谨慎，但调查发现，很多孩子无论坐爸爸开的车还是妈妈开的车都感到不安全。近5%的孩

7、子坦称，如果不得不坐父母开的车，他们会感到害怕。这项对英国500个10岁至16岁的孩子的调查发现，9%的孩子称坐妈妈开的车时发生过事故，而称坐爸爸开的车时发生过事故的比例为8%。然而，孩子们对于父母开车过程中存在的不足却有不同的看法。调查发现，24%的孩子说妈妈不会停车，这种抱怨最为普遍;其次是21%的孩子认为爸爸开得太快。不过，女性在找车钥匙方面要比男性强。爸爸们酒后开车的几率比妈妈大，8%的孩子说他们的爸爸有过酒后开车的先例，2%的孩子反映妈妈有过这种情况。6%的