Over a holiday weekend, a certain car dealer sold off 4 of the cars on its lot. If the cars sold for an average of $6,000 each, how many cars were on the dealer's lot at the beginning of the weekend?(1) The average value of the remaining cars on the lot i
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Over a holiday weekend, a certain car dealer sold off 4 of the cars on its lot. If the cars sold for an average of $6,000 each, how many cars were on the dealer's lot at the beginning of the weekend?
(1) The average value of the remaining cars on the lot is $5,000.
(2) The car dealer made $48,000 in car sales over the weekend.
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第1题：
Motor vehicles powered by the internal combustion engines are responsible for over 80 percent of the deadly carbon monoxide as well as the cancer-causing substances in the air. Eighty-nine percent of the vehicles on the road in Massachusetts are privately owned and are often operated with only one person in the car. If people would use public transportation instead of their cars, air pollution levels could be significantly lowered. Thirty percent of the land in downtown Boston is devoted to cars. Where there are garages, there could be gardens. Where there are highways, there should be homes and places to work and play. Studies show that people today show a greater hearing loss with age than ever before. Much of this is due to car-horns, loud engines and general traffic noise.
The cost of a personal car is high to the individual. The average person pays about $2,000 per car per year in gasoline, insurance, taxes, and maintenance. But for society as a whole, personal cars are a luxury we cannot afford. We pay in death from auto accidents, in poor health from air pollution, in loss of hearing from noise pollution, and in the destruction of our cities by the ever-increasing number of highways.
1、It is ____ that are the main cause of the air pollution in Boston.
A、vehicles in general
B、the public transportation systems
C、carbon monoxides
D、personal motor vehicles
2、The writer’s purpose in writing this article is to _____.
A、remind people of the danger of air pollution
B、warn people of the danger of accidents
C、urge people to use private cars as less as possible
D、ask the Boston government to build more homes and gardens
3、According to the last paragraph, ______.
A、the cost of personal cars is high to the individuals but not to the society
B、an average car costs about $2,000 inBoston
C、personal cars are so expensive that most people cannot afford
D、society as a whole suffers much from the ever-increasing number of cars
4、It is implied but not stated that ______.
A、garages, highways and parking areas occupy nearly one third of the total Boston downtown area.
B、because of highways, people in Boston have no more homes and places to live, work and play.
C、C garages have replaced most of the gardens in Boston
D、Boston is the most seriously polluted city in the U.S.
5、The best title for this passage is “ ______.”
A、Air Pollution in Boston
B、More Homes, More Plays for People
C、Cars Are Too Expensive
D、Public Transportation, A Solution to Air Pollution
参考答案：DCDCD
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第2题：
During this period American car manufacturers set about improving their products and work efficiency.As a result,the yearly income of the average family increased from 1950 to 1975 faster than the price of cars.For this reason（ ）a new car takes a smaller part of a family s total earmnings today.A.bringing
B.obtain
C.bought
D.purchasing答案：D解析：purchase，买（正式用语）。 -
第3题：
共用题干
A Ride in a Cable-car
A ride in a cable-car is one of the exciting and enjoyable experiences a child can have.In
Switzerland,which is the home of the cable-car,it is used mostly to take tourists up the slope of a mountain,to a restaurant from which one can have a bird-eye view of the surrounding country, or to a top of a ski-run,from which,in winter,skiers glide down the snow covered the slope on skis .In Singapore,however,the cable-car takes one from the summit of a hill on the main island to a low hill on Sentosa,a resort island just off the southern coast.
The cable-car is really a carriage which hangs from a strong steel cable suspended in the air.
It moves along the cable with other cars on pulleys,the wheels of which are turned by electric motors. The cars are painted in eye-catching colours and spaced at regular intervals.Each car can seat up six persons.After the passengers have entered a car,they are locked in from outside by an attendant,they have no control over the movement of the car.
Before long,the passengers get a breath-taking view through the glass windows of the modern city,the bustling harbour,and the several islands off the coast. The car is suspended so high in the air that slips on the sea look like small boats,and boats like toys.On a clear day,both the sky above and the sea below look beautifully blue.
In contrast to the fast-moving traffic on the ground,the cars in the air move in a leisurely manner,allowing passengers more than enough time to take in the scenery during the brief trip to the island of Sentosa.After a few hours on Sentosa,it will be time again to take a cable-car back to Mount Faber. The return journey is no less exciting than the outward trip.The short trip does not bother passengers who want a good view because______.
A: the cars move slowly
B: the cars move quickly
C: the cars are suspended very high
D: the cars have glass windows答案：A解析：选项A、B和D所涉及的情况都在瑞士，这在第一段可以看到。唯有C选项谈新加坡的情况，所以选项C是正确答案。
缆车是由马达带动的，没有驾驶员和轮子，也不受乘客控制。根据文中提示“The cable-car is really a carriage which hangs from a strong steel cable suspended in the air.”所以正确答案是A。
从上下来看，乘客所看到的惊险景色是因为“The car is suspended so high in the air that ships on the sea look like small boats , and boats like toys.”所以答案选B。
旅程虽短，但是“The cars in the air move in a leisurely manner, allowing passengers more than enough time to take in the scenery”，所以答案应该选A。
no less than意为“不比……少”,“和……一样”，所以正确答案应该选C。 -
第4题：
资料：“Our cars are for people who want something different.”
This has been the slogan for over 50 years of Suprema Cars, a manufacturer of an English sports car. The car is mostly handmade in the company's factory in northern England. Suprema Car produces approximately 500 cars a year. About 5 years ago, the company began to lose sales and market share, and in the last two years, it has made a loss.
Recently, there have been problems with the labor force. The factory workers have demand higher wages and better working conditions. They are also unhappy because the management is insisting that they increase production, but the workers think this will have a bad effect on the quality of the cars.
The company still has many loyal customers. People buy Suprema sports cars because they are handmade and have an image of quality and craftsmanship.
Which of the following is NOT a problem that Suprema Cars is facing?A.Customers’ distrust of products.
B.A financial loss.
C.Unhappy workers.
D.Loss on sales and market share.答案：A解析：本题的问题是“以下哪一项不是Suprema汽车面临的问题？”。选项A意为“客户对产品的不信任”；选项B意为“经济损失”；选项C意为“不快乐的工人”；选项D意为“失去销售和市场份额”。根据主题句可知，B、C、D选项均有提及，故选A。 -
第5题：
资料：“Our cars are for people who want something different.”
This has been the slogan for over 50 years of Suprema Cars, a manufacturer of an English sports car. The car is mostly handmade in the company's factory in northern England. Suprema Car produces approximately 500 cars a year. About 5 years ago, the company began to lose sales and market share, and in the last two years, it has made a loss.
Recently, there have been problems with the labor force. The factory workers have demand higher wages and better working conditions. They are also unhappy because the management is insisting that they increase production, but the workers think this will have a bad effect on the quality of the cars.
The company still has many loyal customers. People buy Suprema sports cars because they are handmade and have an image of quality and craftsmanship.
Why do some customers still stick to Suprema Cars?A.Because its products are handmade and qualified.
B.Because its name represents luxury.
C.Because the company is famous.
D.Because its products are cheap.答案：A解析：本题的问题是“为什么一些顾客仍然坚持选择Suprema汽车？”。选项A意为“因为它的产品是手工制作、质量过硬”；选项B意为“因为它的名字代表奢华”；选项C意为“因为公司很有名”；选项D意为“因为它的产品很便宜”。根据主题句可知，因为它的产品是手工制造而且质量精良，故选A。 -
第6题：
共用题干
Ford
1 Ford's great strength was the manufacturing process一not invention.Long before he
started a car company,he was a worker,known for picking up pieces of metal and wire
and turning them into machines.He started putting cars together in 1891.Although it was
by no means the first popular automobile,the Model T showed the world just how creative
Ford was at combining technology and market.
2 The company's assembly line alone threw America's Industrial Revolution into overdrive
（高速运转）.Instead of having workers put together the entire car, Ford's friends, who
were great toolmakers from Scotland,organized teams that added parts to each Model T as
it moved down a line.By the time Ford's Highland Park plant was humming（嗡嗡作响）
along in 1914,the world's first automatic conveyor belt could turn out a car every 93
minutes.
3 The same year Henry Ford shocked the world with the $ 5-a-day minimum wage
scheme,the greatest contribution he had ever made.The average wage in the auto
industry then was $2.34 for a 9-hour shift.Ford not only doubled that,he also took an
hour off the workday.In those years it was unthinkable that a man could be paid that much
for doing something that didn't involve an awful lot of training or education.The Wall Street
Journal called the plan"an economic crime",and critics everywhere laughed at Ford.
4 But as the wage increased later to daily $10,it proved a critical component of Ford's
dream to make the automobile accessible（可及的）to all.The critics were too stupid to
understand that because Ford had lowered his costs per car,the higher wages didn't
matter一except for making it possible for more people to buy cars.Ford was the first to adopt________.
A:criticized by the media
B:the low wage in the auto industry
C:their lower prices
D:produce cars in large numbers
E:the 8-hour shift
F:combined technology and market答案：E解析： -
第7题：
共用题干
Ford
1 Ford's great strength was the manufacturing process一not invention.Long before he
started a car company,he was a worker,known for picking up pieces of metal and wire
and turning them into machines.He started putting cars together in 1891.Although it was
by no means the first popular automobile,the Model T showed the world just how creative
Ford was at combining technology and market.
2 The company's assembly line alone threw America's Industrial Revolution into overdrive
（高速运转）.Instead of having workers put together the entire car,Ford's friends,who were
great toolmakers from Scotland,organized teams that added parts to each Model T as it
moved down a line. By the time Ford's Highland Park plant was humming（嗡嗡作响）along
in 1914,the world's first automatic conveyor belt could turn out a car every 93 minutes.
3 The same year Henry Ford shocked the world with the $5-a-day minimum wage
scheme,the greatest contribution he had ever made.The average wage in the auto
industry then was$2.34 for a 9-hour shift:Ford not only doubled that,he also took an
hour off the workday.In those years it was unthinkable that a man could be paid that much
for doing something that didn't involve an awful lot of training or education.The Wall Street
Journal called the plan"an economic crime",and critics everywhere laughed at Ford.
4 But as the wage increased later to daily$10,it proved a critical component of Ford's
dream to make the automobile accessible（可及的）to all. The critics were too stupid to
understand that because Ford had lowered his costs per car,the higher wages didn't
matter一except for making it possible for more people to buy cars.Higher wages enabled many people to_________.
A:criticized by the media
B:the low wage in the auto industry
C:own a car
D:produce cars in large numbers
E:the 8-hour-shift practice
F:combined technology and market答案：C解析： -
第8题：
共用题干
Car Crime
1. A million motorists leave their cars filled up with petrol and with the keys in the ignition every day.The cars are sitting in petrol stations while drivers pay for their fuel.The Automobile Associ-ation(AA)has discovered that cars are left unattended for an average three minutes and some-times longer as drivers buy drinks,sweets,cigarettes and other consumer items.With payment of credit cards becoming more and more common,it is not unusual for a driver to be out of his car for as long as six minutes,providing the car theft with a golden opportunity.
2. For more than ten years there has been a big rise in car crime than in most other types of crimes .An average of more than two cars a minute are broken into or stolen in the UK.Car crime accounts for almost a third of all reported offenses with no signs that the trend is slowing down.
3. Although there are highly professional criminals involved in car theft,almost 90 percent of car theft is committed by the opportunists.Amateur thieves are aided by our own carelessness.The AA recommends locking up whenever you leave the car and for however short a period.A partially open sunroof or window is a further come-on to thieves.
4. There are many other traps to avoid.The AA has found little awareness among drivers about safe parking. Most motorists questioned made no efforts to avoid parking in quiet spots-ust the places thieves' love.The AA advises drives to park in places with people around-thieves don't like audiences.Car drivers are found to be careless in choosing______.
A: the carelessness of the drivers
B: increase in the number of cars stolen
C: non-professional thieves
D: lack of parking space
E: safe parking spots
F: professional thieves答案：E解析：该段最后一句（总结句）提到司机的离车不锁车门给盔车造成很好的机会。
第二段段首句的含义为“近十多年来，汽车犯罪比其他犯罪有一个大的增长。”而B句的含义为“汽车盗窃的上升”，此句义与该段段首句的含义吻合。因此，B是合适的选择。
第三段段首句的含义为“尽管参与汽车犯罪中有职业的罪犯，但90％的汽车盗窃是由抓住机会盗窃的人干的。”而选项C中就包含了opportunity这一线索词，因此C是合适的选择。
第四段段首句的含义为“有许多其他的陷阱需要避免。”选项A说“安全停放车辆”，选项D说“反盗窃的组织”，而很容易就能在第四段中发现多处parking这样的词，依据此判断A是合适的选择。
to blame… on…含义为“把……归罪于……”，此问题句的语义为“大多数的汽车犯罪应归罪于什么”，根据做前面的题所了解的信息可知司机的不小心是诱因，所以答案是A。
在选项B、C、D、E和F这些备选答案中，big只能与选项B中increase连用，所以答案肯定是B。
此问题句的语义为“大多数的汽车犯罪是由……造成的。”，根据做前面的题所了解的信息可知应该是非职业的罪犯干的，所以答案是C。
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第9题：
填空题How popular are Japanese and German cars in the U.S. ?They sell ____.正确答案： well解析：
细节题。从听力原文中最后一句话“That’s why Japanese and German cars sell well in the US”可知，此处应该填well一词。 -
第10题：
单选题Which of the following is true according to the fourth paragraph?AMore and more Japanese cars are sold in Detroit recently.
BDomestic cars still hold the bigger market share in America.
CChrysler’s market share has never been surpassed by Toyota.
DKorean cars are less popular than Japanese cars in America.
正确答案： B解析：
事实细节题。由题干定位至第四段。本段首句讲到，消费者品味的改变使得日本汽车制造商获益；尽管美国本土汽车制造商市场份额受到冲击，但其占有量仍超过了50％，知A错，B正确；由段中Toyota’s market share hit 15.2 percent — eclipsing that of Chrysler for the first time ever.的eclipsing“使黯然失色，超过”可知C错；文中只讲到两国汽车的销量，并未提及汽车的质量，排除D。 -
第11题：
问答题Read the passage carefully to find the answers for Questions 1 to 5. Answer each question in a maximum of 10 words. Remember to write the answers on the Answer Sheet. In the United States also there were great changes, though the causes here were due only in part to the war; they sprang mainly from technical progress, and the development of mass-production, in which the United States henceforth was to lead the world. The cheap automobile, pioneered by Henry Ford, is a good example. In 1915 the United States contained 2.5 million cars; in 1920, 9 million. Only the new mass-production techniques made it possible to build all these cars and only the growing practice of “easy-payments” made it possible to sell them. By 1925 three out of four cars, new and old, were sold in this way. About the same proportion was covered against the weather; ten years earlier, forty-nine cars out of fifty were open ones. The last fact is important. The car had not only become cheap; it had become a comfortable room on wheels not just a means of transport. First in the United States, then in Britain and other countries, the car began to revolutionize everyday life. People no longer had to live near their work or close to a railway station. So began, in earnest, the problem which is still with us. The town centers, once full of life and sociability, began to wither; evening found them dead and deserted, nothing but bright shop windows and locked doors. The car brought many far-reaching consequences and it was blamed, rightly or wrongly, for the decline in churchgoing and the increase in immorality. More recently, it meant the virtual end of horse drawn transport and a growing threat to the supremacy of the railroad. Questions: 1．What is the main cause for the great changes in the U.S.? 2．the United States, 20 million cars could be sold in 1925 because of ______? 3．What does “the last fact” refer to in the second paragraph? 4．What is the main idea of this passage? 5．According to the writer, it is doubtful whether the car should be responsible for ______?正确答案：
1.echnical progress and mass-production development. 首段指出美国发生的巨大变化是技术的进步和大规模生产的发展造成的。
2.growing practice of easy payments 首段倒数第二句提到是便捷的付款方法使得汽车可以在1925年销售量达到两千万。
3.It refers to the fact that cars in 1925 had weather protection. the last fact指上文中提到汽车销量高的最后一个因素,即汽车的上面开始安装weather protection。
4.Great changes brought about by the car in the U.S. 此题是对文章主旨的考查,文章第一段首先描述了汽车销量的变化及原因,接着主要阐述了汽车为美国带来的影响和变化。
5.正确he decline in churchgoing and the increase in immorality 第二段段尾作者提出了有人认为汽车的增加造成decline in churchgoing和the increase in immorality,但从rightly or wrongly可以看出作者对此并不肯定。解析： 暂无解析 -
第12题：
单选题A car manufacturer periodically discounts certain car models to its dealers to coincide with intensive advertising campaigns focused on those cars. After analyzing the results of this program, the manufacturer found that sales of the discounted cars was strong, but it also concluded that it could reap greater profits if it did not hold promotions in this way. Which of the following statements, if true, best accounts for the manufacturer’s conclusion about profitability?ASome consumers worry that discounted cars are more likely to be defective.
BThe car manufacturer had not been effective in controlling the production costs of the cars, and these rising costs ate into the manufacturer’s profits.
CAlthough dealers requested large numbers of the cars at discounted prices, they generally sold the cars at the normal retail price, thereby keeping more of the profit for themselves.
DMany consumers buy large-ticket items, such as cars, only when they are on sale.
EThe manufacturer’s intensive advertising campaign did not sufficiently emphasize the cars’ high levels of performance on road tests.
正确答案： C解析：
C项表明，如果经销商可以按照原价销售汽车，那么生产商应该可以按照原价讲汽车卖给经销商，这样生产商可以获得更多利润，故本题应选C项。 -
第13题：
III阅读理解（20分）
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There are many different kinds of cars in the world． My uncle thinks this is because cars are like their drivers． He says: "Rich people have expensive cars，big people have large cars，and old people drive old cars． "But I don-t agree with him．
My neighbor，Mrs Hill，is 82 years old． She drives only to the bank on Tuesdays． She never drives more than 30 kilometers an hour． Do you think Mrs Hill has a very old and small car? No! Her car is new．lt-s very large，and it can g0 200 kilometers an hour!
My friend Mike is an artist． He draws beautiful pictures with lots of colors． But his car is black! Mrs Bates has a very，very old car．lt often has engine trouble． Does she drive that kind of car because she is poor? No，she has four factories and two million dollars in the bank． My aunt Mary has a very small car． Every Sunday，she．drives to the country with her husband，her three children，her mother and their dog．
Now，you have read about some people and their cars． Do you agree with my uncle? Maybe your family have cars． Do you want to say something about them?'
( )21． What does the writer-s uncle think of cars and their drivers?
A． Big people drive small cars．
B． Old people drive new cars．
C． Poor people have expensive cars．
D． Rich people have dear cars．
正确答案：D
Ⅲ．21.D【解析】从文中第一段第三句作者叔叔说的话中“...Rich people have expensive cars”可知答案． -
第14题：
共用题干
A Ride in a Cable-car
A ride in a cable-car is one of the exciting and enjoyable experiences a child can have.In
Switzerland,which is the home of the cable-car,it is used mostly to take tourists up the slope of a mountain,to a restaurant from which one can have a bird-eye view of the surrounding country, or to a top of a ski-run,from which,in winter,skiers glide down the snow covered the slope on skis .In Singapore,however,the cable-car takes one from the summit of a hill on the main island to a low hill on Sentosa,a resort island just off the southern coast.
The cable-car is really a carriage which hangs from a strong steel cable suspended in the air.
It moves along the cable with other cars on pulleys,the wheels of which are turned by electric motors. The cars are painted in eye-catching colours and spaced at regular intervals.Each car can seat up six persons.After the passengers have entered a car,they are locked in from outside by an attendant,they have no control over the movement of the car.
Before long,the passengers get a breath-taking view through the glass windows of the modern city,the bustling harbour,and the several islands off the coast. The car is suspended so high in the air that slips on the sea look like small boats,and boats like toys.On a clear day,both the sky above and the sea below look beautifully blue.
In contrast to the fast-moving traffic on the ground,the cars in the air move in a leisurely manner,allowing passengers more than enough time to take in the scenery during the brief trip to the island of Sentosa.After a few hours on Sentosa,it will be time again to take a cable-car back to Mount Faber. The return journey is no less exciting than the outward trip.Which of the following about the cable-cars is true?
A: The cars move along the steel cable.
B: The cars are operated by a driver.
C: The cars are controlled by the passengers.
D: The cars move on wheels.答案：A解析：选项A、B和D所涉及的情况都在瑞士，这在第一段可以看到。唯有C选项谈新加坡的情况，所以选项C是正确答案。
缆车是由马达带动的，没有驾驶员和轮子，也不受乘客控制。根据文中提示“The cable-car is really a carriage which hangs from a strong steel cable suspended in the air.”所以正确答案是A。
从上下来看，乘客所看到的惊险景色是因为“The car is suspended so high in the air that ships on the sea look like small boats , and boats like toys.”所以答案选B。
旅程虽短，但是“The cars in the air move in a leisurely manner, allowing passengers more than enough time to take in the scenery”，所以答案应该选A。
no less than意为“不比……少”,“和……一样”，所以正确答案应该选C。 -
第15题：
Californian Michael Schwabe said goodbye to the gas pump two years ago．He leased an electric car．Schwabe says he gets more out of driving an electric car than just a charge.
"With the price of gasoline and with the problems with clean air,it's important we get electric vehicles out on the road."
On California roads there are about two thousand electric cars．By 2003,ten percent of all new cars may be required to have zero emissions．This is a mandate automakers say it is way ahead of its time.
Gloria Bergquist of the Alliance of Auto Manufacturers says,"The technology(for zero emissions)isn't here yet;it still needs advancement in driving range to make it more appealing to a wider consumer audience."
Auto makers blame it on the batteries．Power runs out on most cars after about 70 miles．However,some cars can now go more than 100 miles on a charge．Batteries are expensive．Carmakers say there is nothing they can do about it.
Tim Carmichael of the Clean Air Coalition says,"The automakers have not built a vehicle unless required to do so,so it's very important for the state to stay committed to this program requiting automakers to build small amounts in beginning years and then the market will take off."
Right now the California Air Resources Board requires that a percentage of new cars sold should be free of emissions．What is that percentage?A.1%．
B.5%．
C.10%．
D.100%.答案：C解析：参见第三段：加利福尼亚州要求到2003年，加州的道路上应有l0%的新车是不排放污染气体的。 -
第16题：
资料：“Our cars are for people who want something different.”
This has been the slogan for over 50 years of Suprema Cars, a manufacturer of an English sports car. The car is mostly handmade in the company's factory in northern England. Suprema Car produces approximately 500 cars a year. About 5 years ago, the company began to lose sales and market share, and in the last two years, it has made a loss.
Recently, there have been problems with the labor force. The factory workers have demand higher wages and better working conditions. They are also unhappy because the management is insisting that they increase production, but the workers think this will have a bad effect on the quality of the cars.
The company still has many loyal customers. People buy Suprema sports cars because they are handmade and have an image of quality and craftsmanship.
What kind services does Suprema Cars provide?A.It designs classic car models.
B.It produces hand-made cars.
C.It research and develop car-related technologies.
D.It creates advertisements for the cars.答案：B解析：本题的问题是“Suprema汽车提供什么样的服务？”。选项A意为“它设计经典的汽车模型”；选项B意为“它生产手工制造的汽车”；选项C意为“它研究和开发汽车相关技术”；选项D意为“它为汽车制作广告”。根据主题句可知，Suprema汽车生产手工制造的车，故选B。 -
第17题：
共用题干
Ford
1 Ford's great strength was the manufacturing process一not invention.Long before he
started a car company,he was a worker,known for picking up pieces of metal and wire
and turning them into machines.He started putting cars together in 1891.Although it was
by no means the first popular automobile,the Model T showed the world just how creative
Ford was at combining technology and market.
2 The company's assembly line alone threw America's Industrial Revolution into overdrive
（高速运转）.Instead of having workers put together the entire car, Ford's friends, who
were great toolmakers from Scotland,organized teams that added parts to each Model T as
it moved down a line.By the time Ford's Highland Park plant was humming（嗡嗡作响）
along in 1914,the world's first automatic conveyor belt could turn out a car every 93
minutes.
3 The same year Henry Ford shocked the world with the $ 5-a-day minimum wage
scheme,the greatest contribution he had ever made.The average wage in the auto
industry then was $2.34 for a 9-hour shift.Ford not only doubled that,he also took an
hour off the workday.In those years it was unthinkable that a man could be paid that much
for doing something that didn't involve an awful lot of training or education.The Wall Street
Journal called the plan"an economic crime",and critics everywhere laughed at Ford.
4 But as the wage increased later to daily $10,it proved a critical component of Ford's
dream to make the automobile accessible（可及的）to all.The critics were too stupid to
understand that because Ford had lowered his costs per car,the higher wages didn't
matter一except for making it possible for more people to buy cars.Ford's cars became available to ordinary people thanks to_________.
A:criticized by the media
B:the low wage in the auto industry
C:their lower prices
D:produce cars in large numbers
E:the 8-hour shift
F:combined technology and market答案：C解析： -
第18题：
A round trip flight from Britain to Australia produces the same amount of carbon dioxide as three average cars do in a year.A.Right
B.Wrong
C.Not mentioned答案：B解析： -
第19题：
共用题干
Car Crime
1. A million motorists leave their cars filled up with petrol and with the keys in the ignition every day.The cars are sitting in petrol stations while drivers pay for their fuel.The Automobile Associ-ation(AA)has discovered that cars are left unattended for an average three minutes and some-times longer as drivers buy drinks,sweets,cigarettes and other consumer items.With payment of credit cards becoming more and more common,it is not unusual for a driver to be out of his car for as long as six minutes,providing the car theft with a golden opportunity.
2. For more than ten years there has been a big rise in car crime than in most other types of crimes .An average of more than two cars a minute are broken into or stolen in the UK.Car crime accounts for almost a third of all reported offenses with no signs that the trend is slowing down.
3. Although there are highly professional criminals involved in car theft,almost 90 percent of car theft is committed by the opportunists.Amateur thieves are aided by our own carelessness.The AA recommends locking up whenever you leave the car and for however short a period.A partially open sunroof or window is a further come-on to thieves.
4. There are many other traps to avoid.The AA has found little awareness among drivers about safe parking. Most motorists questioned made no efforts to avoid parking in quiet spots-ust the places thieves' love.The AA advises drives to park in places with people around-thieves don't like audiences.In the past decade there has been a big______.
A: the carelessness of the drivers
B: increase in the number of cars stolen
C: non-professional thieves
D: lack of parking space
E: safe parking spots
F: professional thieves答案：B解析：该段最后一句（总结句）提到司机的离车不锁车门给盔车造成很好的机会。
第二段段首句的含义为“近十多年来，汽车犯罪比其他犯罪有一个大的增长。”而B句的含义为“汽车盗窃的上升”，此句义与该段段首句的含义吻合。因此，B是合适的选择。
第三段段首句的含义为“尽管参与汽车犯罪中有职业的罪犯，但90％的汽车盗窃是由抓住机会盗窃的人干的。”而选项C中就包含了opportunity这一线索词，因此C是合适的选择。
第四段段首句的含义为“有许多其他的陷阱需要避免。”选项A说“安全停放车辆”，选项D说“反盗窃的组织”，而很容易就能在第四段中发现多处parking这样的词，依据此判断A是合适的选择。
to blame… on…含义为“把……归罪于……”，此问题句的语义为“大多数的汽车犯罪应归罪于什么”，根据做前面的题所了解的信息可知司机的不小心是诱因，所以答案是A。
在选项B、C、D、E和F这些备选答案中，big只能与选项B中increase连用，所以答案肯定是B。
此问题句的语义为“大多数的汽车犯罪是由……造成的。”，根据做前面的题所了解的信息可知应该是非职业的罪犯干的，所以答案是C。
答案相关句在第四段的第二句和第三句。 -
第20题：
单选题Professional car thieves are interested in dust-free American cars because ______.Athey have enough time to dispose of the stolen cars
Bthey have a special interest in American cars
CAmerican cars are popular among the dealers
DAmerican cars are usually new and expensive
正确答案： A解析：
细节题。关键句：文章的第三段“a lack of dust means that a car was parked recently…”“That gives the bad guys a lot of time to do whatever they want with the car．”可知，车上没有尘土说明车主人刚刚离开机场不久，这样就给盗车者足够的时间处理这辆汽车。故正确的答案为A。 -
第21题：
单选题If remote-controlled cars are more expensive than mechanical cars, and radio-controlled cars are more expensive than remote-controlled cars, which of the following statements must be true?AMechanical cars are the most expensive.
BRadio-controlled cars are the most expensive.
CRadio-controlled cars are cheaper than remote-controlled cars.
DMechanical cars are more expensive than remote-controlled cars.
正确答案： D解析：
遥控车比机械车贵，无线电遥控车又比遥控车贵，因此可推知无线电遥控车是最贵的。 -
第22题：
问答题A CEO is building an extra-wide garage in which to park his limousines. The garage is x feet wide, and at least two feet of space is required between each two cars and between the cars and the walls. Will all nine limousines fit in the garage? (1) The average width of the limousines is the square root of x. (2) x=100.正确答案： C解析：
条件1中没有提到x的值；条件2中没有涉及车的宽度，故将两个条件综合可以计算出答案，故本题选C项。 -
第23题：
问答题The London to Brighton Car Run The first London to Brighton run took place on November 14th, 1896. It was (1) org____ to celebrate the passing of a law which made it easier for cars in Britain to be driven on the roads. Before then, the law (2) req____ a driver and an engineer in the car and a man walking in front of the (3) veh____ with a red flag warning of its approach. Since then, this annual run has become one of the most popular events on the British motoring calendar, (4)____ crowds of over one million lining the route. Only the (5) v____ oldest cars, constructed during the ten years between 1895 and 1905, are allowed to take part in it. Lovingly polished by their drivers, who are dressed in the clothing of the period, the cars leave Hyde Park in London at 7:30 am and (6) ar____ , hopefully, in Brighton some three hours later. The 60-mile run is not a race—there’s an official coffee stop on the way and the cars are restricted to an average speed of only 30kph. The only (7) rew____ for finishing is a medal, which is awarded to everyone who (8)____ (reach) Brighton before 4:00 pm. The run traditionally (9)____ (attract) participants from all four corners of the world, including Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia. Since the youngest car is nearly a hundred years old, some of them (10)____down of course. But for the owners of the 400-plus vehicles, it’s simply being there that brings the greatest pleasure.正确答案： 1.organized it was organized to组织这项活动的用意是…。
2.required require要求,命令。
3.vehicle vehicle是“车辆,交通工具”的意思,指代“the car”。
4.with with伴随着,描述事物的状态和特点。
5.very very真正地,最大程度地,充分,用于形容词最高级前,以加强语气。
6.arrive arrive in到达,意思与leave相对应。
7.reward a medal“纪念章”是完成这项活动的惟一奖赏。
8.reaches reach到达,意思相当于上文提到的arrive in。
9.attracts attract participants吸引参加者。因主语是the run,所以谓语动词要用单数形式。
10.break break down出故障。解析： 暂无解析