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SPARE TIRES CAN FLY!
BY JAMES WEST

Toronto-Omiya Motors announced on March 10 that it will launch a voluntary safety recall involving approximately 500,000 first and second generation Leon 2WD mini-vans sold in Canada to address potential corrosion in the spare tire carrier cable.
Representatives of the company stress that the problem is not dangerous and that no accidents or injuries have been caused by the defects, but they encourage owners to return their vehicles to the closest Omiya dealership. Omiya technicians have been trained to identify and rectify the problem. However, some experts warn that continued prolonged exposure to road salts may cause excessive corrosion of the carrier cable in some of these vehicles. In the worst case, the carrier cable may tail and the spare tire could become separated from the vehicle, and a road hazard for the vehicles could increase the likelihood of a crash.
Omiya Motors has issued an apology to its customers. According to the company spokesperson, Watanabe Shinji, all costs associated with this repair will be paid by the manufacturer. Owners of the affected vehicles will receive a written notification within the next month.
单选题 What are the car owners advised to do?
  • A. Write to Omiya Motors about the details of the problem
  • B. Take their cars to a local dealership
  • C. Request reimbursement for the repair of their cars
  • D. Ask for an apology
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 问通知车主车辆管理的事项，在第二段落里出现了车辆检查，请把车辆开到就近的销售代理店的通知。
单选题 In the article, the word "rectify" in paragraph 2, line 6 is closest in meaning to
  • A. correct
  • B. inspect
  • C. claim
  • D. reimburse
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] rectify有“纠正，改正”的意思，有上述意义的单词是A。
单选题 According to Mr. Sanders, what is true about the spare tire?
  • A. It could become separated from the vehicle due to road salts.
  • B. It comes equipped with a secondary cable.
  • C. It should be checked with every month at nearby repair shops.
  • D. It could cause a serious crash.
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 桑德斯是发送电子信件的人。A的内容是部分专家的意见，C不是本题提到的内容。文中阐明备用轮胎后有备用固定绳索。
单选题 When was the article probably published?
  • A. On March 10
  • B. On March 12
  • C. On March 13
  • D. On March 14
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 在第二篇阅读的第一行阐明了是在昨天的报纸上看到的。电子邮件是在3月14日发送的，所以可以知道是前一天3月13日的新闻。
单选题 According to the article, what will happen next month?
  • A. All vehicles will be recalled to replace spare tires.
  • B. Some of the car owners will be sent a notification.
  • C. Drivers will attend a training safety workshop.
  • D. Some of the readers will receive free subscriptions.
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 在题中应该找到提示下个月事宜的部分。报道的最后部分提到向发现问题的车主发送通知单，所以B是正确的。