2012职称英语综合类A级模拟练习26

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"Lemons" in Used Car Market  
- F% y5 n, _5 `1 l: B0 u( L　　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.
0 z3 e- ]& q: y: c　　1993 Ford Ranger, bilk, 4WD, a/cAM/FM/cass., showroom condition.
: j* \/ ^& B; [1 D1 R- G　　Call 555-1234 after 5 p.m.
　　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 $2,000 lower than the price for this model with this equipment listed in a used car guidebook. Instead of being ecstatic, however, you are suspicious.
　　For many products, when you must pay less than the going rate, you believe you are getting a great deal. This is not necessarily the case for used cars or other durable goods(washing machines and television sets, for example) because with expensive products-or, what is essentially the same thing, products with high replacement costs-you must be particularly careful about getting a "lemon." Or a product of substandard quality.
　　In addition to asking the price, the age of a car-or any other consumer durable-is a factor when you are trying to determine whether a seller is attempting to unload a lemon. While people have all sorts of reasons for wanting to sell their cars-even relatively new cars-most people hold off until they have put many thousands of miles on a car or until the used car is several years old. You would probably be as suspicious of a car that is "too new" as you would a car that is "too good” a deal. In fact, you are probably willing to pay a high price for a high-quality used car. While this price would certainly be acceptable to the seller, the competitive market might not facilitate such trades.
. X  c& o) z# o* }  p% F. m　　1. The beginning of this passage assumes that college students
　　A) Are very clever but not very rich.
　　B) Are very capable but not very diligent.
　　C) Have limited material resources
6 e; G* A" w  T　　D) Are not rich.
% F! A1 l  x3 Y/ G) d$ A* H　　2. The passage indicated that, sometimes when you find a product of an unexpectedly low price.
　　A) You are very happy.
5 R: n0 m- ^" z- s6 g8 X" W# Y　　B) You are rather suspicious.
　　C) You are filled with happiness as well as surprise.
　　D) You feel uneasy.
4 Y- C7 c! c# |　　3."Lemon" in this passage refers to
) D9 i- w- T# n6 {1 R　　A) a kind of fruit.
　　B) A kind of new car.
6 [6 _9 z1 ~) \6 y  d! L　　C) A kind of expensive and high-quality car.
　　D) A product of inferior quality.
　　4. If you want to know if the seller is trying to unload a lemon, you
　　A) Take the age of the car into consideration.
　　B) Take the price of the lemon into consideration
& b$ c2 ]0 w/ z& w6 `* i　　C) Consider how many miles the car has run.
　　D) Consider both the price as well as the age of the car.
+ b( |7 V' a& ]3 k7 C: k' d2 r! X5 E　　5. It can be concluded from the passage that in the used car market,
　　A) Used cars are generally cheap.
3 O# {$ v6 [2 c4 V2 i　　B) Used cars are generally expensive
- [$ ^6 m7 r2 S9 ]　　C) Used cars are actually brand new
　　D) Car buyers are willing to pay a high price for a used car.
( j6 `; c5 Z& C2 E9 J% g0 z0 S　　答案: D　B　D　D　A