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8 I' e3 v% X$ `5 y- `3 U: ^ 训练要求:下面有1篇短文,后面有5道题,每题后面有4个选项。请仔细阅读短文并根据短文回答其后面的问题,从4个选项中选择1个最佳答案涂在答题卡相应的位置上。 "Lemons" in Used Car Market
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Suppose that you, a college student of somewhat limited means, are in the market for a used pickup truck. The following ad in a local used car publication catches your eyes.
9 f' R+ g$ ]+ S7 m* t' q* W8 H 1993 Ford Ranger, bilk, 4WD, a/cAM/FM/cass., showroom condition.
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Call 555-1234 after 5 p.m.
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This is exactly the kind of vehicle you want, so you call to inquire about the price. The price you are quoted over the phone is $2,000 lower than the price for this model with this equipment listed in a used car guidebook. Instead of being ecstatic, however, you are suspicious.; p7 j: J. P) c* R6 m
$ U M! _2 }' u7 Y4 u6 f For many products, when you must pay less than the going rate, you believe you are getting a great deal. This is not necessarily the case for used cars or other durable goods(washing machines and television sets, for example) because with expensive products-or, what is essentially the same thing, products with high replacement costs-you must be particularly careful about getting a "lemon." Or a product of substandard quality.7 y: Y+ z8 m# Y/ w% R: M; s
0 P8 H h* a) G& s) U8 \ In addition to asking the price, the age of a car-or any other consumer durable-is a factor when you are trying to determine whether a seller is attempting to unload a lemon. While people have all sorts of reasons for wanting to sell their cars-even relatively new cars-most people hold off until they have put many thousands of miles on a car or until the used car is several years old. You would probably be as suspicious of a car that is "too new" as you would a car that is "too good” a deal. In fact, you are probably willing to pay a high price for a high-quality used car. While this price would certainly be acceptable to the seller, the competitive market might not facilitate such trades.) i8 a3 T. Z! @# b
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1. The beginning of this passage assumes that college students8 X, ?: }: V8 x9 P' d
A) Are very clever but not very rich.& V v! q+ b: J8 B2 h
B) Are very capable but not very diligent.4 T n; F4 ^/ P4 K/ ^+ V
C) Have limited material resources
: l' s9 N! t# U# ` D) Are not rich./ u$ W( |% k! S% b% F9 \
- o* J$ }+ l0 q; j8 _. o4 M% o 2. The passage indicated that, sometimes when you find a product of an unexpectedly low price.
6 t" G9 Q/ S7 s" r: S: \ A) You are very happy.
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C) You are filled with happiness as well as surprise.6 a/ z _6 O( u' I
D) You feel uneasy.
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- l9 X3 e" \, z' \) z1 S* P+ ^1 X 3."Lemon" in this passage refers to
2 @' J( b( a+ R8 E+ l) Z& a; d8 i* t A) a kind of fruit.
y. ^' O- C9 Q* } B) A kind of new car.
! o3 h* w, o+ B C) A kind of expensive and high-quality car.
# U B- `4 p+ {) _0 _: k D) A product of inferior quality.1 h1 ?9 ]2 j1 l( {1 b
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4. If you want to know if the seller is trying to unload a lemon, you& C4 d4 t3 M/ A2 w) n: t" t& D
A) Take the age of the car into consideration.9 I: D3 \. o& c
B) Take the price of the lemon into consideration
# I+ b" Q/ s$ I9 ]6 F C) Consider how many miles the car has run.
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$ z f& J9 J$ u) p) E9 c 5. It can be concluded from the passage that in the used car market," o; `+ j0 g* y/ j; t- u
A) Used cars are generally cheap.5 \: z6 D3 D6 d7 N% E0 d; {7 i c$ J1 |
B) Used cars are generally expensive' N$ `+ o% m2 ~9 e; m# c+ L3 {
C) Used cars are actually brand new
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. j N" I/ {" k& u, @' a 参考答案: D B D D A |