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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： The example of Julia Roberts is used to show that（）. - A 、anything can happen on the wedding day
- B 、each engagement gives insurers a chance to profit
- C 、suddenness like that is easy to happen during the wedding
- D 、most wedding insurers will cover things like that
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参考答案【正确答案：A】
根据题干定位到第一段。由原文It is unlikely that…But you never know what might happen．可见举这个例子是为了说明：在婚礼当天什么事情都有可能发生，所以才需要为婚礼买保险。因此A项正确。B项“每一场订婚都会给保险公司获利的机会”，与例子无关。C项“像这样的意外在婚礼上很容易发生”与原文It is unlikely that…不符。D项“大部分婚礼保险公司会涵盖此类业务”与原文most insurers wouldn’t cover that anyway不符。
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