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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professions

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sense

D.

nevertheless

E.fashioned

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distance

G.

immediate

H.

usually

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preserved

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imitate

L.

provide

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Passage3

Directions;Thepassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthe