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四级强化阅读2篇
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Passage1
ReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(15minutes)
Directions:
Inthispassage,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassage
quicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.
Forquestions1-7,markY£¨forYES)ifthestatementagreeswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage;N£¨{forNO)ifthestatementcontradictstheinformationgiveninthepassage;NG£¨forNOTGIVEN)iftheinformationisnotgiveninthepassage.Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.
HowtoBuyaUsedCarNearlyeverybodybuysausedcarsoonerorlater,asaprimaryvehicle(Ê×ÒªµÄ½»Í¨¹¤¾ß)orasasecondcar.Indeed£¨µ±È»£©,threeoutoffoursalestodayareusedcars,andthey'renotcheapjunkers£¨·ÏÎeither¡ªtheaveragepricenowis$5500,abouthalfwhatanewcarcosts.Makethewrongselectionandamajorinvestment£¨Í¶×Ê£©canbelostthemomentyoudriveoffthelot.
Thereisfarlesschanceofthishappeningtoyouifyouknow:
whentobuy,wheretobuy,howtoexamine£¨×Ðϸ¼ì²é£©thecar,howtoconduct£¨½øÐУ©yourownroadtest,andhowtobargainover£¨½²¼Û£©theprice.
WhentobuyShopduringtheday.Lightingmakescarsgleam£¨VÉÁ¹â£©likejewels£¨±¦Ê¯£©atnight.Indaylighttheylookdull£¨÷öµµÄ£©,butrealistic.
Don'tshopintherain.Itcanmask£¨Ñڸǣ©liquids£¨ÒºÌ壩thatmightbeleaking£¨Ð¹Â©£©.Ifpossible,shopinthewinterwhensuppliesarehighanddemand£¨ÐèÇó£©islow.
WheretobuyShopthesuburbs.Inmoreaffluent£¨¸»Óеģ©neighbourhoodscarsaremorelikelytohavebeenwellcaredfor.
Aprivateownernormallysellsacarforlessthanadealer(ÉÌÈË)does,butalmostalways"asis,"withnoguarantee£¨ÖÊÁ¿±£Ö¤£©.That'sanacceptableriskifwhatyou'relookingforisacheapsecondcarto"drivetothestation."
Eventhoughaused-cardealergenerallychargesmore,youcanoftengetsometypeoflimitedguarantee.Thisisoftena50-50plan,inwhichyoueachpayhalfonrepairsforaperiod£¨Ò»¶Îʱ¼ä£©thatmayrangefrom30daystoayear.Askthedealerabouttheavailabilityofanoptional£¨¿ÉÑ¡ÔñµÄ£©servicepolicy.
Used-cardealersoftenclaim£¨Éù³Æ£©tohavegoneover£¨×Ðϸ²é¿´£©thecar,andmanyhave.Butrememberthatsmalldealersoftenbuycarsthatareauctioned(ÅÄÂô)becausenobodyelsewantsthem.
Someexpertsfeelthatanew-cardealeristhebestplacetobuyasecondhandcar,especiallyifyou'relayingoutalargesum£¨Ò»±Ê½ðÇ®£©foralatemodel.Someofthesedealersofferextensive£¨¹ãÀ«µÄ£©guarantees,suchasoneonthe"drivetrain,"whichcoversanyproblemswithengine£¨·¢¶¯»ú£©,transmission(±äËÙÆ÷)£¬driveshaftanddifferential(²îËÙÆ÷).Expecttopayforthis,aswellasforthemarkup£¨±ê¸ßµÄ¼Û¸ñ£©.Butifyoushopsoonafterthenewmodelshavearrived,whenadealerhasalotoftrade-instyinguphisprofits,hemightdeal.Thevisualexamination£¨ÊÓ¾õÉϵļì²é£©
You'vefoundyourdreamcar,andcanhardlywaittogetinandroaraway.Wait.
First,lookforanyflaws£¨è¦´Ã£©orripples(»®ºÛ)inthebodythatmightindicateapastaccident£¨°µÊ¾Ôø¾³ö¹ýʹʣ©.Toseeifacarhasbeenrepainted£¨ÖØÐÂÆá¹ý£©,lookundertherubbersealsaroundthedoororunderthechrometrim.Repaintingmaymaskdeepflaws£¨ÖØÐÂÉÏÆá¿ÉÄÜÒþ²ØÉî²ãµÄ覴ã©.
Checktheodometer(¼Æ³ÌÆ÷)fortotalmileage£¨Ó¢ÀïÊý£©,andthencomparethatfigure£¨Êý×Ö£©withanystickersstillattachedtodoorposts.It'sillegaltochangeodometerreadings,butithappens.Iftherearenostickers,bealittlesuspicious.Checkpedalsandcontrols:
wearonthesepartsshouldagreewiththemileage.Iftheyarebrandnew,besuspicious.Iftheyarewornout,beware.
Checkthatthedoors,hoodandtrunkallopensmoothlyandclosewithsolidsound.Sightalongthesidesofthecarfrom30feetawaytobesurethattherearandfrontwheelslineup.
Lookunderthecarforfluidleaks.Exceptforcondensationfromaworkingairconditioneronahotday,nocarshouldeverdripanything,anytime.
Nowsitinthedriver'sseatandtrythecontrols.Thecarshouldfityou¡ªitshouldbecomfortable.Checkseatadjustment,doorlocks,window-raisingmechanisms,horn,lights,directionalsignals,radio¡ªallaccessories.
Starttheengine.Itshouldturnoverquicklyandthensettledowntoaratherfastidle.Givetheengineamomentortwobeforeyoupresstheacceleratorabit.Watchforsmokefromtherear.Bluesmokemightmeanacompleteengineoverhaul(´óÐÞ),blackamaladjustedcarburettor(»¯ÓÍÆ÷).?
2?
Whitesmokecanbe.ignorediftheengineiscold,butonceitiswarmedup,whitesmokecanmeanaleakingheadgasket(µæȦ):
expensive.Rejectthiscar.
Aftertheenginehaswarmed,shutitoff,andthengowipeyourfingerinsidethetailpipe(makingsureit'snottoohot).Theresidueshouldbewhitish-gay.Ifyougetablack,oilymark,refusethecar¡ªit'sprobablyanoilburner.
Restarttheengineandchecktheoilinanautomatictransmission.Itshouldbecleanandclear,withnoburnedodor.ThetestdriveThesalesmanmaytrytoconvinceyouthatashortdrivearoundtheblockisenough.Wrong.Makeitclearthatyouplantoroadtestthecar,andifheisn'thappywiththislookelsewhere.
Thetestrouteyouhavemappedoutshouldincludedrycitystreets,afreeway,ahill,abumpyroadandanemptyparkinglot.Allgauges(¼ÆÁ¿Æ÷)shouldreadsteadyandnormalthroughoutthetest,especiallyoilpressureandengineheat.Ifnot,don'tbuythecar.
Drivetoatraffic-freecitystreetonyourpredeterminedrouteandthenacceleratesmoothlytoabout35milesperhour.Theautomatictransmissionshouldshiftwithoutjerkingandwithnonoise.
Slowtoabout7m.p.h.bygentlyapplyingthebrakes.Thereshouldbenonoise,nosharpsoundorgrinding.Thecarshouldslowinastraightline,withnopullingtotherightorleft.
Pickupspeedtoabout15;thenmakingcertainnobodyisbehindyou,hitthebrakeshard!
Thecarshouldcometoanimmediatestopwithoutmakingnoiseorswerving.
Inanempty,levelparkinglot,braketoacompletestop.Shiftintoreverseandbackupatabout4m.p.h.,braketoahalt,shiftintoforward,etc.Dothisfourorfivetimestotestthetransmission.Allshiftingshouldbesmooth,withnonoiseorhesitation.
Accelerateupahilltoabout40m.p.h.Thecarshouldnotlabour.Ifitdoes,youcouldhavearottentransmission.Gobackdownthehill.Stophalfway,shiftintoneutralandsettheparkingbrake.Thecarshouldremainstationarywhenyoutakeyourfootoffthebrakepedal.
Drivethecaroverthebumpyroad,upahill,andonthehighway.Rarelywillacarbeperfect.Howeverbynowyoushouldhaveaprettygoodideawhatneedstobedone.Howtobargain
Usewhatyou'velearnedfromthevisualexam,testdriveandoutsidemechanictogetthepricedown.Haveamaximumfigureinmind,basedonyourinspectionandoncurrentpricesfromaused-carguide.Startyourbiddinglowerthanthat.Whenyouhavenearlyarrivedataprice,getthesellertothrowincertainrepairs.Itmaybecheaperforhimthanfurtherpricecuts.
1.Followingtheinstructionsherewillhelpyoumakeagoodselectionwhenbuyingausedcar.
2.Winterisagoodtimeforpurchasingacarbecausethereislittleraininwinter.
3.Youaremorelikelytopaylesstoaprivateownerforacarofpoorquality.
4.Refusethecarifyoufindanysignsofapastaccidentinthevisualexamination.
5.Don'tbuythecarifthereiswhitesmokecomingoutoftherearbecauseitisprobablyanoilburner.
6.Atcertainspeedsinthetests,agoodcarshouldnotmakeanynoisewhenthedriverbrakeseitherhardorgently.
7.Ifyouarepatientandcarefulenough,youwillcertainlyfindaperfectusedcar.
8.Thelaststepbeforeyoumakeadecisiontobuyacaris______.
9.Besidesallgauges,thetwoveryimportantsystemsmainlyexaminedinthetestdriveare______.
10.Accordingtosomeexperts,thebestplacetobuyasecond-handcaris______.
Passage2ReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)(25minutes)
Directions:
Inthispassagetherearetenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.
Questions1to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Lookingbackonyearsoflivinginaworking-classhomeintheNorthofEngland,Ishouldsaythatagoodlivingroommust11threeprincipalthings:
homeliness,warmthandplentyofgoodfood.Theliving-roomisthewarmheartofthefamilyand12oftenslightlystuffytoamiddle-classvisitor.Itisnotasocialcentrebutafamilycenter;littleentertaininggoesonthereorinthefrontroom,ifthere13tobeone;youdonotentertaininanythingapproachingthemiddle-class14Thewife'ssociallifeoutsideher15familyisfoundoverthewashing-line,atthelittleshoponthecorner,visitingrelativesatamoderate16occasionally,andperhapsnowandagainavisitwithherhusbandtohispuborclub.Apartfromthesetwoplaces,hehasjusthisworkandhisfootballmatches.Theywillhave,eachofthem,friendsatalltheseplaces,whomaywellnotknowwhattheinsideoftheirhouseislike,havingnever"steppedacrossthethreshold,"astheold17phrasehasit.Thefamilyhearthis18forthefam
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