Transport can be a major expense for many companies,especially
& [0 f ^. t! _' `3 ]' D when cars have to be provided for both managerial and sale staff. __1__: p% ^% F& |# Y: K% c
As a result, it's important to keep a close eye at the many costs __2__
+ {9 U7 \% G& {" J4 k, b+ e associated with company cars and how these different costs compare.5 R$ X7 [1 M' @* X
The moment a new car is driven away from the showroom,0 C1 K/ j- d& e3 K% T$ U% K
its value will drop as much as 12 percent. This is what is __3__! @( w# z; w0 _3 g9 G5 P) v& h
known as depreciation and is the largest single cost to the
, k0 n: J2 x- h! N- H( @7 D! v+ i buyer of a new vehicle. Depreciation is the highest in the __4__% n# h7 W: m6 a
first two years of a vehicle's life: at the end of that period
0 [( |3 M/ c+ d3 c1 A a car could be worth just the third of its brand new price. __5__' [' n1 o$ ^0 y/ J
Although the rate of depreciation decreases as time goes/ s/ i1 m* G) i# P
by, it remains a major cost factor, as around 85 percent
4 L+ K) w" X D. u+ J9 ^& D; U of company vehicles are brought brandly new. __6__
$ U& `% d/ h; y% F* F4 Y: u' T However, it is important to know that some cars depreciate
; U- b, x" c- S. {: I# \+ G much more than others——regardless of price. This is often __7__5 k) q0 Q4 `. W" w' T% \
to do with rarity and prestige value. The more common the! P* ?5 G1 R$ d7 T, A
car, the more quickly, in general, it loses vaule. Exported __8__
4 V/ V- O1 o4 M; E3 o models, which are restricted in number, can hold their value Z3 l- w m; J
better than those are produced domestically and widely available. __9__
% K3 a$ N# a8 Y In the same way, depreciation on a new model of a particular4 M3 y! t+ ^3 b. ~$ Q7 z
make may be low for the first few years after their launch. __10__' t: Y$ k3 \) V& A) H
This happened when diesel cars were first introduced. They, }8 d3 b0 n( H# M
depreciated more slowly when they were rarely seen; now! ?( h3 p! C* s
that they are relatively common, this is no longer true.
: P" f- Z: @+ g! }/ [/ x K 答案及解析:3 F# a, ^2 N3 Z/ c V
1. sale—sales
3 P i8 |9 j u1 n4 Y: y 名词做定语时一般用单数形式，但在个别情况下也需要用复数。此处sales便是这种情况。再如 arms race 军备竞赛，savings bank储蓄银行。
0 f% |$ f% W$ M; d+ I* e 2. at—on$ \4 S: H9 [1 e' q: C' F* n% q' w4 w
keep an eye on为固定搭配。4 f I/ M& {8 [; h) d
3.drop后面加by: i5 S2 ~: j+ W$ j. t8 r3 K2 I6 X
by与as much as 12 percent结合，做谓语动词drop的表示程度的状语。% E( V; Q7 `+ i n7 s
4. 删除highest之前的the
) Z; H, R! I9 i$ r9 O" I F 5. the—a
, S! d' g( [- ], \ 序数词表示次序时要用定冠词修饰。4 P% c3 L* L+ Z% W" }- V# l
6. brandly—brand
( E2 n) c- ^5 ]' b/ d “崭新地”习惯用brand new或brand-new，此处修饰brought，做状语，意义相当于“崭新地”。# M, [/ e( `0 a4 E
7. more—less
& }( q) Q" Y8 P less所在的句子是该段落的主题句，据该段落的细节可知应为less。
7 m0 h9 F8 u$ c" } 8. Exported—Imported
3 u# u- {' I* J: l 根据常识，进口车由于其进口的数量受到限制，有可能比国产车贬值得慢一些。
9 K- j/ D3 i9 b& v. l 9. are之前加which/that 或 删除are& [1 f7 y" s) ~: S0 [1 D4 M8 x& |
要么使用定语从句修饰those，妖媚用形容词做those的补足语。
4 ]; w( R$ d" _$ ? 10. their—its/the
1 l4 P# h! _2 p 据上下文，its或the指代或特指a new model of a particular make |
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