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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）
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.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,D.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
Themedicalworldisgraduallyrealizingthatthequalityoftheenvironmentinhospitalsmayplayasignificantroleintheprocessofrecoveryfromillness.
As
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