四级四级强化备考阅读练习1.docx

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四级四级强化备考阅读练习1

[2010四级]12月四级强化备考:

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   Passage1

   ReadingComprehension（SkimmingandScanning）（15minutes）

   Directions:

Inthispassage,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassage

   quicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.

   Forquestions1-7,mark Y（forYES） ifthestatementagreeswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage;N（{forNO）ifthestatementcontradictstheinformationgiveninthepassage;NG（forNOTGIVEN） iftheinformationisnotgiveninthepassage.Forquestions8-10,  completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.

   HowtoBuyaUsedCarNearlyeverybodybuysausedcarsoonerorlater,asaprimaryvehicle（首要的交通工具）orasasecondcar.Indeed（当然）,threeoutoffoursalestodayareusedcars,andthey'renotcheapjunkers（废物）either—theaveragepricenowis$5500,abouthalfwhatanewcarcosts.Makethewrongselectionandamajorinvestment（投资）canbelostthemomentyoudriveoffthelot.

   Thereisfarlesschanceofthishappeningtoyouifyouknow:

whentobuy,wheretobuy,howtoexamine（仔细检查）thecar,howtoconduct（进行）yourownroadtest,andhowtobargainover （讲价）theprice.

   WhentobuyShopduringtheday.Lightingmakescarsgleam（V闪光）likejewels（宝石）atnight.Indaylighttheylookdull（黯淡的）,butrealistic.

   Don'tshopintherain.  Itcanmask（掩盖）liquids（液体）thatmightbeleaking（泄漏）.  Ifpossible,shopinthewinterwhensuppliesarehighanddemand（需求）islow.

   WheretobuyShopthesuburbs.Inmoreaffluent（富有的）neighbourhoodscarsaremorelikelytohavebeenwellcaredfor.

   Aprivateownernormallysellsacarforlessthanadealer（商人）does,butalmostalways"asis,"withnoguarantee（质量保证）.That'sanacceptableriskifwhatyou'relookingforisacheapsecondcarto"drivetothestation."

   Eventhoughaused-cardealergenerallychargesmore,youcanoftengetsometypeoflimitedguarantee.Thisisoftena50-50plan,inwhichyoueachpayhalfonrepairsforaperiod（一段时间）thatmayrangefrom30daystoayear.Askthedealerabouttheavailabilityofanoptional（可选择的）servicepolicy.

   Used-cardealersoftenclaim（声称）tohavegoneover（仔细查看）thecar,andmanyhave.Butrememberthatsmalldealersoftenbuycarsthatareauctioned（拍卖）becausenobodyelsewantsthem.

   Someexpertsfeelthatanew-cardealeristhebestplacetobuyasecondhandcar,especiallyifyou'relayingoutalargesum（一笔金钱）foralatemodel.Someofthesedealersofferextensive（广阔的）guarantees,suchasoneonthe"drivetrain,"whichcoversanyproblemswithengine（发动机）,transmission（变速器），driveshaftanddifferential（差速器）.Expecttopayforthis,aswellasforthemarkup（标高的价格）.Butifyoushopsoonafterthenewmodelshavearrived,whenadealerhasalotoftrade-instyinguphisprofits,hemightdeal.Thevisualexamination（视觉上的检查）

   You'vefoundyourdreamcar,andcanhardlywaittogetinandroaraway.Wait.

   First,lookforanyflaws（瑕疵）orripples（划痕）inthebodythatmightindicate a pastaccident（暗示曾经出过事故）.Toseeifacarhasbeenrepainted（重新漆过）,lookundertherubbersealsaroundthedoororunderthechrometrim. Repaintingmaymaskdeepflaws（重新上漆可能隐藏深层的瑕疵）.

   Checktheodometer（计程器）fortotalmileage（英里数）,andthencomparethatfigure（数字）withanystickersstillattachedtodoorposts.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.  Itshouldturnoverquicklyandthensettledowntoarather fast idle.  Give the engine a moment or two before you press theacceleratorabit.  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.ThetestdriveThesalesmanmaytrytoconvinceyouthatashortdrivearoundtheblockisenough.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______.

   Passage2   ReadingComprehension（ReadinginDepth）（25minutes）

   Directions:

Inthispassagetherearetenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.

   Questions1to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

   Lookingbackonyearsoflivinginaworking-classhomeintheNorthofEngland,Ishouldsaythatagoodlivingroommust11threeprincipalthings:

homeliness,warmthandplentyofgoodfood.Theliving-roomisthewarmheartofthefamilyand12oftenslightlystuffytoamiddle-classvisitor.Itisnotasocialcentrebutafamilycenter;littleentertaininggoesonthereorinthefrontroom,ifthere13tobeone;youdonotentertaininanythingapproachingthemiddle-class14 Thewife'ssociallifeoutsideher15familyisfoundoverthewashing-line,atthelittleshoponthecorner,visitingrelativesatamoderate16occasionally,andperhapsnowandagainavisitwithherhusbandtohispuborclub.Apartfromthesetwoplaces,hehasjusthisworkandhisfootballmatches.Theywillhave,eachoft