（浙江选考）2019版高考英语大二轮复习 专题一 阅读理解提升练5

阅读理解提升练(五)A(2018·浙江余姚中学高三押题卷一)Suppose that you,a college student of somewhat limited means,are in th

阅读理解提升练(五) A (2018·浙江余姚中学高三押题卷一) Supposethatyou,acollegestudentofsomewhatlimitedmeans,areinthemarket forausedpickuptruck.Thefollowingadinalocalusedcarpublicationcatchesyour eyes. 2013FordRanger,bilk,4WD,a/c, AM/FM/cass.,showroomcondition. Call205-1234after5p.m. Thisisexactlythekindofvehicleyouwant,soyoucalltoinquireaboutthe price.Thepriceyouarequotedoverthephoneis$2,000lowerthanthepriceforthis modelwiththisequipmentlistedinausedcarguidebook.Insteadofbeing overjoyed,however,youaresuspicious. Formanyproducts,whenyoumustpaylessthanthegoingrate,youbelieveyouare gettingagreatdeal.Thisisnotnecessarilythecaseforusedcarsorotherdurable goods(washingmachinesandtelevisionsets,forexample)becausewithexpensive products—or,whatisessentiallythesamething,productswithhighreplacement costs—youmustbeparticularlycarefulaboutgettinga“lemon”,oraproductof substandardquality. Inadditiontoaskingtheprice,theageofacar—oranyotherconsumer durable—isafactorwhenyouaretryingtodeterminewhetherasellerisattempting tounloadalemon.Whilepeoplehaveallsortsofreasonsforwantingtoselltheir cars—evenrelativelynewcars—mostpeopleholdoffuntiltheyhaveputmany thousandsofmilesonacaroruntiltheusedcarisseveralyearsold.Youwould probablybeassuspiciousofacarthatis“toonew”asyouwouldacarthatis “toogood”adeal.Infact,youareprobablywillingtopayahighpricefora high-qualityusedcar.Whilethispricewouldcertainlybeacceptabletothe seller,thepetitivemarketmightnotfacilitatesuchtrades. 1 .Accordingtothepassage,whywillyoufeelsuspiciousratherthanoverjoyedwhen youfindaproductofanunexpectedlylowprice? A.Becausetheproductisprobablynottheexactkindyouwant. B.Becauseyoudon’tbelieveyoucanreallygetagooddealinthesecond-hand market. C.Becauseyouareafraidthatyoumightgetalemonunloadedbytheseller. D.Becauseyouareactuallywillingtopayahigherpricefortheproduct. 2 .Whichofthefollowingitemsmightbea“lemon”referredtointhepassage? A.Somerottingfruit. B.Abrandnewwashingmachine. C.Asecond-handTVsetofhighquality. D.Alight-vanoflowquality. 3 .Whenyouarelookingforaproperusedcarinthemarket,youshould. A.taketheageofthecarintoconsideration B.alwaysputthequalityofthecaratpriority C.considertheageaswellasthepriceofthecar D.considerhowmanymilesthecarhasrun B (2018·浙江学军中学高考冲刺) Lackofelectricityandresourcesindisadvantagedregionsaroundtheworldmeans nocentrifuge(离心机)inmedicallabs.Now,asimplenew20-centinventioncould