单选题 Directions: After reading the following passage, you will find 5 questions or unfinished statements, numbered 36 through 40. For each question or statement there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. You should make the correct choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
The first step in wise car care and service is to buy a car that is in perfect condition. Look the car over carefully to make sure that it doesn't have any built-in flaws (内在的瑕疵) or service headaches. Be sure you know how to operate your car. Sit in the driver's seat and have the salesman explain how to start the car. Make sure you learn the location of all the controls.
Check the outside of the car. Open and close the car doors two or three times. Do the doors fit the frames? Do they close completely? Roll the windows up and down. Do they work smoothly and close all the way? Have the salesman try all the lights and signals while you stand outside the car to make sure they work.
Start the engine and listen for any noise. The car should run smoothly after it has warmed up. All these simple things should be checked before you leave the shop.
Next, road-test the car. It should speed up without jerking (颠簸), and the brake (刹车) should work evenly and quickly.
If the car fails to perform on any of these points, do not take it. Insist that the faults be fixed before you accept it.
单选题 When you want to buy a car, you'd better first ______.
  • A. learn how to operate the car
  • B. check the condition of the car
  • C. try to ask about its service headaches
  • D. tell the salesman to start and stop it
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】
单选题 While the salesman is testing the lights and signals, you should ______.
  • A. sit in the driver's seat
  • B. roll the windows up
  • C. watch from outside
  • D. open the car doors
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】
单选题 The engine of a good car is expected to run ______.
  • A. easily
  • B. quickly
  • C. quietly
  • D. smoothly
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】
单选题 After you have carefully examined the car's performance at the shop, you have to ______.
  • A. buy it immediately
  • B. test it on the road
  • C. check it up again
  • D. fix the faults
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】
单选题 What is this passage talking about?
  • A. Selecting a good car.
  • B. Repairing an old car.
  • C. Operating a new car.
  • D. Learning to drive a car.
【正确答案】 A
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