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题干：Justaseachweddingcreatespotentialbusinessfordivorcelawyers,soeachengagementgivesinsurersachancetodrumupbusiness.Futurespouses,saysAlanTuvinofTravelers,aninsurer,maywishtoprotectthemselvesagainstsomethinggoingwrongontheweddingday.Itisunlikelythatyourintendedwifewillleaveonhorseback,asJuliaRobertsdidin"RunawayBride",andmostinsurerswouldn'tcoverthatanyway.Butyouneverknowwhatmighthappen.Mr.Tuvinlaunchedthefirm'swedding-insurancebusiness;heandhiswifewereitsfirstclients.AtypicalAmericanweddingcosts25,000orso.Thishasfallenabitoverthepastquarter-centurybutstillseemslavishgivenhowtightAmericanbeltsarethesedays.Weddingsarepriceybecausethericharemorelikelytomarrythanthepoor,andtheaverageageofnewlywedshasgoneup,socouplesaremoreprosperouswhentheyeventuallytietheknot.Highprices,andthefactthatmanyvenuesrequirecouplestotakeoutliabilityinsurance,feeddemandforweddinginsurance.Afifthofcouplesbuyit,saystheWeddingReport,atradepublication.WeddinginsurancebeganinBritain:Cornhill,aninsurer,wroteitsfirstpolicyin1988.Buttherewerefewtakers.TheideaonlytookoffoncetransplantedtoAmerica.Intheearlydays,saysMr.NuccioofRobertNuccioofWedsure,ansurer,therewereincidentsofcouplesfakingengagementstocollectapayout.Sincethen,mostpolicieshaveaclausethatexcludes"changeofheart".Wedsuredoesinsureagainstcoldfeet,butitspolicywillpayoutonlyiftheweddingiscancelledmorethan12monthsbeforeitisduetotakeplace,therebyguardingagainstfiancésphoningthebrokeroncetherelationshipisalreadyontherocks.Thisdoesnotmeanpoliciesareuseless.Commoncausesofpayoutsincludethevenueorcaterersgoingbustafterhavingtakenabigdeposit.Extremeweather,aspousebeingdeployedbyarmedforcesandanabsentpriestcanalltriggerpayouts.Mostpolicieswillpaytore-stagethephotosifthephotographerfailstoturnupordisappearswiththepicture.Forsome,evenasmallriskofsomethinggoingwrongonadaythathasbeenplannedformonthsisworthpayingtoavoid.Whosaysromanceisdead?
题目： Which of the following cannot explain the development of wedding insurance?（） - A 、Higher prices of weddings
- B 、More liability insurance required
- C 、The newlyweds' getting older
- D 、More demand for wedding insurance
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参考答案【正确答案：C】
根据题干及出题顺序定位到第二段。本段讲婚礼保险业务发展的原因。由原文High prices，and the fact that many venues require couples to take out liability insurance, feed demand for wedding insurance．可知A、B、D项都是原因。C项“新婚夫妇的年龄越来越大”，原文and the average age of newly weds has gone up, so couples are more prosperous when they eventually tie the knot是说年龄大了，所以最终结婚的时候，经济相对比较宽裕，但这并不是婚礼保险发展的原因，故为本题正确答案。
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