You might guess that experienced drivers have fewer accidents, but research from insurer AXA has revealed that they are more law-abiding and honest, too. A poll of 2 000 drivers in the UK found that those who have been behind the wheel for eight years or more had not only caused half as many accidents in the last year as less experienced drivers, but were also less likely to have broken the law or lied to their insurer.
Experienced drivers were half as likely to have been caught using a mobile phone while driving within the last year; and a third as likely to have been caught driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, or to have been convicted of dangerous driving. They were also a fifth as likely to have been convicted of driving without a seatbelt.
Dishonest behavior appears to be much more common among newer drivers. The UK’s experienced drivers have always been an attractive group for insurers, but the much lower risk they present is rarely fully reflected in their premiums. This is why AXA has entered the direct car insurance market with a product that rewards them with a no-claims discount of up to 90 percent--far higher than anything else on the market. Only those drivers who have been claim-free for eight years or more will be eligible, which could offer large savings for around a third of motorists.
AXA’s research has enabled it to tailor not only the pricing to these expert drivers, but the service, too. AXA Car Insurance will offer a courtesy ear whenever yours is out of action due to accident, fire or theft, not just while it’s being repaired. The survey found they wanted higher service levels too, so customers will be able to change their policy details online or track a claim at any hour of the day or night, every day of the year.
Many drivers wrongly assumed they were insured if they were injured in accidents that are their faults. To plug the gap, AXA has introduced Driver Injury Cover,which pays up to £1 million for medical treatment and loss of earnings for an additional annual premium of £34.99--less than £3 a month.
Cocky newer drivers do appear to be somewhat overconfident. A third of those who’d been on the road for between only one and two years claimed they were already experienced drivers, and that rose to a half among those who’d been driving for just one more year. But, as AXA’s survey demonstrates, they have still got a lot to learn., they will need to be driving for at least five more years before they can take advantage of that 90 per cent no-claims discount.
More experienced drivers are likely to ______.
A:abide by law and seldom lie B:be caught by using cellphone while driving C:drive without a seatbelt D:drive after being in liquor
The policemen in a big city were looking for a thief. At last they (41) him. They took (42) of him—from the front, from the left, from the right, with a hat, (43) a hat. Just after they took the last one, the thief attacked the policemen and ran (44) . They tried to catch him, but failed.
A week (45) the telephone rang in the police station, and somebody said, "You are looking for Bill Cross, aren’t you"
"Yes, where is he" "Well, he left here (46) Waterbridge an hour ago."
Waterbridge was a small town about 100 miles from the city. The city police (47) sent four (48) photos of the thief to the police in Waterbridge.
Less than twelve hours later they (49) a telephone call from the police station in Waterbridge. "We have caught three of your men," they said happily, "And we will catch the (50) this evening, we think./
A:caught B:killed C:found
Brighton is a popular seaside town on the south coast of England. Not long ago, some policemen were very (21) . There (22) several serious accidents (23) by motorists driving too fast. The police started to set up a speed trap(速度监视器). They measured (24) of 88 yards on a straight road and watched to see (25) a car took to (26) that far. They knew that if a car took six seconds, it was traveling faster (27) the (28) limit of 30 miles an hour.
When the policemen were ready, they did (29) a hedge(树篱) and started to (30) passing cars. During their first half an hour, they caught five drivers. The policemen wrote down the (31) of each car and the name and address of the (32) . But for the next half an hour the policemen didn’t see anybody (33) too fast. They thought that this was very (34) . One of them drove a quarter of a mile along the road and saw two students (35) on the grass. They were (36) a sheet of cupboard so that motorists could see it. On the notice one of the students (37) : "Danger. Speed trap."
The policemen took the notice away and wrote down the names of the students. Later on they were each fined £5 for (38) to stop the police (39) motorists who were (40) the law.
A:catch B:to catch C:catching D:caught
Brighton is a popular seaside town on the south coast of England. Not long ago, some policemen were very (21) . There (22) several serious accidents (23) by motorists driving too fast. The police started to set up a speed trap(速度监视器). They measured (24) of 88 yards on a straight road and watched to see (25) a car took to (26) that far. They knew that if a car took six seconds, it was traveling faster (27) the (28) limit of 30 miles an hour.
When the policemen were ready, they did (29) a hedge(树篱) and started to (30) passing cars. During their first half an hour, they caught five drivers. The policemen wrote down the (31) of each car and the name and address of the (32) . But for the next half an hour the policemen didn’t see anybody (33) too fast. They thought that this was very (34) . One of them drove a quarter of a mile along the road and saw two students (35) on the grass. They were (36) a sheet of cupboard so that motorists could see it. On the notice one of the students (37) : "Danger. Speed trap."
The policemen took the notice away and wrote down the names of the students. Later on they were each fined £5 for (38) to stop the police (39) motorists who were (40) the law.
A:catch B:to catch C:catching D:caught
Passage Five
More and more, the operations of our
businesses, governments, and financial institutions are controlled by
information that exists only inside computer memories. Anyone clever enough to
modify this information for his own purposes can reap big reward. Even worse, a
number of people who have done this and been caught at it have managed to get
away without punishment. It’s easy for computer crimes to go undetected if no one checks up on what the computer is doing. But even if the crime is detected, the criminal may walk away not only unpunished but with a glowing recommendation from his former employers. Of course, we have no statistics on crimes that go undetected. But it’s disturbing to note how many of the crimes we do know about were detected by accident, not by systematic inspections or other security procedures. The computer criminals who have been caught may have been the victims of uncommonly bad luck. Unlike other lawbreakers, who must leave the country, commit suicide, or go to jail, computer criminals sometimes escape punishment, demanding not only that they not be charged but that they be given good recommendations and perhaps other benefits. All too often, their demands have been met. Why Because company executives are afraid of the bad publicity that would result if the public found out that their computer had been misused. They hesitate at the thought of a criminal boasting in open court of how he juggled (诈骗) the most confidential (保密) records right under the noses of the company’s executives, accountants, and security staff. And so another computer criminal departs with just the recommendations he needs to continue his crimes elsewhere. |
A:most computer criminals who are caught blame their bad luck B:the rapid increase of computer crimes is a troublesome problem C:most computer criminals are smart enough to cover up their crimes D:many more computer crimes go undetected that arc discovered
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public class Quiz2
public static void main(String args[])
try throw new MyException( );
catch(Exception e)
System.out.println("It’s caught!");
finally
System.out.println("It’s finally caught!");
class MyExeeption extends Exception
A:It’s finally caught! B:It’s caught! C:It’s caught!/It’sfinally caught! D:无输出
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public class Quiz2
public static void main(String args[])
try throw new MyException( );
catch(Exception e)
System.out.println("It’s caught!");
finally
System.out.println("It’s finally caught!");
class MyException extends Exception
A:It’s finally caught! B:It’s caught! C:It’s caught!/It’s finally caught! D:无输出
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A:It’s finally caught! B:It’s caught! C:It’s caught!/It’sfinally caught! D:无输出
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A:It’s finally caught! B:It’s caught! C:It’s caught!/It’s finally caught! D:无输出
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