四级阅读理解练习一.docx
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四级阅读理解练习一
UnitOne
Passage1
ReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(15minutes)
Directions:
Inthispassage,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassage
quicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.
Forquestions1-7,mark
Y(forYES)ifthestatementagreeswiththeinformationgiven
inthepassage;N({forNO)ifthestatementcontradictstheinformationgivenin
thepassage;NG(forNOTGIVEN)iftheinformationisnotgiveninthepassage.Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.
HowtoBuyaUsedCar
Nearlyeverybodybuysausedcarsoonerorlater,asaprimaryvehicleorasasecondcar.Indeed,threeoutoffoursalestodayareusedcars,andthey'renotcheapjunkerseither—theaveragepricenowis$5500,abouthalfwhatanewcarcosts.Makethewrongselectionandamajorinvestmentcanbelostthemomentyoudriveoffthelot.
Thereisfarlesschanceofthishappeningtoyouifyouknow:
whentobuy,wheretobuy,howtoexaminethecar,howtoconductyourownroadtest,andhowtobargainovertheprice.
Whentobuy
Shopduringtheday.Lightingmakescarsgleamlikejewelsatnight.Indaylighttheylookdull,butrealistic.
Don'tshopintherain.Itcanmaskliquidsthatmightbeleaking.Ifpossible,shopinthewinterwhensuppliesarehighanddemandislow.
Wheretobuy
Shopthesuburbs.Inmoreaffluentneighbourhoodscarsaremorelikelytohavebeenwellcaredfor.
Aprivateownernormallysellsacarforlessthanadealerdoes,butalmostalways"asis,"withnoguarantee.That'sanacceptableriskifwhatyou'relookingforisacheapsecondcarto"drivetothestation."
Eventhoughaused-cardealergenerallychargesmore,youcanoftengetsometypeoflimitedguarantee.Thisisoftena50-50plan,inwhichyoueachpayhalfonrepairsforaperiodthatmayrangefrom30daystoayear.Askthedealerabouttheavailabilityofanoptionalservicepolicy.
Used-cardealersoftenclaimtohavegoneoverthecar,andmanyhave.Butrememberthatsmalldealersoftenbuycarsthatareauctioned(拍卖)becausenobodyelsewantsthem.
Someexpertsfeelthatanew-cardealeristhebestplacetobuyasecondhandcar,especiallyifyou'relayingoutalargesumforalatemodel.Someofthesedealersofferextensiveguarantees,suchasoneonthe"drivetrain,"whichcoversanyproblemswithengine,transmission(变速器),driveshaftanddifferential(差速器).Expecttopayforthis,aswellasforthemarkup.Butifyoushopsoonafterthenewmodelshavearrived,whenadealerhasalotoftrade-instyinguphisprofits,hemightdeal.Thevisualexamination
You'vefoundyourdreamcar,andcanhardlywaittogetinandroaraway.Wait.
First,lookforanyflawsorripples(划痕)inthebodythatmightindicateapastaccident.Toseeifacarhasbeenrepainted,lookundertherubbersealsaroundthedoororunderthechrometrim.Repaintingmaymaskdeepflaws.
Checktheodometer(计程器)fortotalmileage,andthencomparethatfigurewithanystickersstillattachedtodoorposts.It'sillegaltochangeodometerreadings,butithappens.Iftherearenostickers,bealittlesuspicious.Checkpedalsandcontrols:
wearonthesepartsshouldagreewiththemileage.Iftheyarebrandnew,besuspicious.Iftheyarewornout,beware.
Checkthatthedoors,hoodandtrunkallopensmoothlyandclosewithsolidsound.Sightalongthesidesofthecarfrom30feetawaytobesurethattherearandfrontwheelslineup.
Lookunderthecarforfluidleaks.Exceptforcondensationfromaworkingairconditioneronahotday,nocarshouldeverdripanything,anytime.
Nowsitinthedriver'sseatandtrythecontrols.Thecarshouldfityou—itshouldbecomfortable.Checkseatadjustment,doorlocks,window-raisingmechanisms,horn,lights,directionalsignals,radio—allaccessories.
Starttheengine.Itshouldturnoverquicklyandthensettledowntoaratherfastidle.Givetheengineamomentortwobeforeyoupresstheacceleratorabit.Watchforsmokefromtherear.Bluesmokemightmeanacompleteengineoverhaul(大修),blackamaladjustedcarburettor(化油器).•2•
Whitesmokecanbe.ignorediftheengineiscold,butonceitiswarmedup,whitesmokecanmeanaleakingheadgasket(垫圈):
expensive.Rejectthiscar.
Aftertheenginehaswarmed,shutitoff,andthengowipeyourfingerinsidethetailpipe(makingsureit'snottoohot).Theresidueshouldbewhitish-gay.Ifyougetablack,oilymark,refusethecar—it'sprobablyanoilburner.
Restarttheengineandchecktheoilinanautomatictransmission.Itshouldbecleanandclear,withnoburnedodor.Thetestdrive
Thesalesmanmaytrytoconvinceyouthatashortdrivearoundtheblockisenough.Wrong.Makeitclearthatyouplantoroadtestthecar,andifheisn'thappywiththislookelsewhere.
Thetestrouteyouhavemappedoutshouldincludedrycitystreets,afreeway,ahill,abumpyroadandanemptyparkinglot.Allgauges(计量器)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.Thefamilyhearthis18forthefamilyitself,andthosewhoare"somethingtous"(anotherfavoriteformula)andwholookinforatalkorjusttosit.Muchofthefreetimeofamanandhiswifewill19bepassedatthathearth.Juststayinginisstilloneofthemostcommonleisure-time20
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Passage3
Directions;Thepassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthe
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