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1. TrueCar.com
Top dealers compete for your business by offering lower prices. TrueCar spends a lot of money and resources on making sure the entire car renting experience is simple and straightforward. If you’re in the market for a new car, give this site a try first.
TrueCar’s network checks many of the prices in your area and gets you the best price for the car you’re looking for.
2. Carvoy.com
It offers more control by allowing you to “build your car” and select your rental plan. The “build your car” option is one of the better options for those looking to add on features to their car. If you’re looking for cars with options like a sunroof or navigation (导航), it’s Carvoy that makes it very easy to get started with the process.
3. CarsDirect.com
They have a large collection of new and used cars, and also provide resources for car comparisons. In the business for many years, they are one of the first online car outlets. They have a staff that can usually help you if you give them a call. Their phone support is very good and they are mostly located in the United States.
4. CarRent.com
It delivers your rental car to the door, which is actually a huge selling point. Many people don’t like to go to a dealership or even drive somewhere to pick up a car. Imagine renting a car and having it delivered right to your doorstep, no driving necessary!
5. CostcoAuto.com
It offers member-only savings, many car selections and an easy sign-up process. The deals through Costco are great and unique. Many times they have deals with General Motors cars like Chevrolet. There are a lot of deals to be done, but the one thing that Costco does not do is negotiate the price.
1.What’s the selling point of TrueCar.com?
A. Its most reasonable prices for cars.
B. The diversity of its used cars.
C. Its delivery service to your door.
D. The special offers to its members.
2.What is the special service that Carvoy.com provides?
A. You can have other functions added to your car.
B. You can rent a car more easily than elsewhere.
C. You can design the whole car by yourself.
D. You can have better operation over your car.
3.If you are a good bargainer, it’s wise to avoid dealing with _______.
A. CarsDirect.com B. Carvoy.com
C. CarRent.com D. CostcoAuto.com
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Shortly after World War Il, a Dutch art dealer was arrested for secretly selling paintings by Vermeer（1632-1675） to the Nazis who invaded Holland during the war. Because Vermeer is considered to be one of Holland’s best painters, the dealer was charged with selling national treasures to the enemy. To avoid the punishment for this serious crime, he admitted that the paintings were forgeries（伪造品）， or fakes he had painted them himself and fooled the art world and the Nazis. Today, experts agree that the forgeries do not look like Vermeer's other works, Why then, did the art world accept the fakes as real？
One reason why they were accepted was that the forgeries actually looked different than Vermeer's other works. The dealer had claimed that the forgeries were from an unknown period early in Vermeer's career. Because painters' styles often change throughout their careers, art historians at the time did not expect "the new discovery" to look exactly like the known works of Vermeer. In fact, because they did not look similar to the known works, experts did not bother to look at them carefully. This is because experts expect a forger to copy famous paintings as closely as possible. Once the art dealer's first forgeries were accepted as real, he was free to make more The others closely matched the first paintings in style, so they were also accepted as real Vermeer tings from the same early period.
Another reason experts were fooled is what some historians call The Emperor’s New Clothes Effects. In Hans Christian Andersen’s story, The Emperor’s New Clothes, two criminals convince an emperor that he is wearing beautiful clothes, when he is actually naked. No one in the empire wants to admit that they can’t see the clothes because they believe the clothes are magic and that only good people can see them. Similarly, the art world was influenced by the famous art historian Wilhelm von Bode, who said the forgeries were some of Vermeer's best works. Because von Bod was highly respected, other experts began praising the "new discoveries.” At the time, this made it difficult to criticize the paintings or suggest that they were fakes
1.Why did the art dealer admit that he had faked paintings？
A.He wanted to anger the Nazis
B.He wanted to prove he was a good painter
C.He felt bad about what he had done
D.He wanted to escape heavy punishment
2.Why didn’t experts expect the forgeries to look like Vermeer's known works？
A.The experts didn't carefully examine the paintings
B.Painters' styles vary during their careers
C.Painters often create forgeries to fool experts.
D.The paintings looked similar to Vermeer s earlier works
3.Why does the author mention the story The Emperor 's New Clothes？
A.To compare the works of Vermeer with those of Andersen
B.To suggest that Vermeer was the emperor of the art world
C.To explain how experts were fooled by the forgeries
D.To give an example of a forgery in the literary world
4.What is the best title for the text？
A.The Nazi invasion of Holland in World War II.
B.How von Bode influenced the art world
C.How some forgeries fooled the art world
D.The paintings of Vermeer's early period
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For years, business people in Western Europe were worried. They knew they could not compete against business from the U.S. The United States is much larger and had many more resources than any Western European countries
Some European people realized that the European nations need to join together to help each other. If they could forget their language differences and the differences in customs, they might become strong competition against other countries.
In 1958, six of the European countries --- Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, France, Germany and Italy got together and decided to cooperate. They called their group the European Economic Community, or the Common Market. These countries agreed to join their resources together.
Within a few years, the European Economic Community had worked so well that its members were more prosperous than many other European nations. Soon, other nations began to realize the advantage of the Common Market. Today the Common Market includes most of the important countries in Western Europe. It is helping Western Europe to again take its place as a leader among the industrial nations of the world.
1.From the passage we know the U.S. is much richer than ________ in resources.
A. any other Western European countries B. any other country in Western Europe
C. any country in Western Europe D. every country in Europe
2.The members of the European Economic Community have developed fast because they ___.
A. share their resources and become more prosperous
B. can again take the place as a leader in the world
C. forget the differences in their languages and customs
D. have become strong competition against the U.S.
3.Which statement is true?
A. The Common Market is only a political association.
B. The Common Market is an economic and political association
C. The Common Market is only an economic association
D. The Common Market is neither an economic association nor a political one.
4.In order to ______ the Western European countries decided to cooperate.
A. join together to found a united country
B. help each other to smooth away the differences in customs
C. work and act together for common purpose
D. work together and fight against the U.S.
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For years, business people in Western Europe were worried. They knew they could not compete against business from the U.S. The United States is much larger and had many more resources than any Western European countries
Some European people realized that the European nations need to join together to help each other. If they could forget their language differences and the differences in customs, they might become strong competition against other countries.
In 1958, six of the European countries --- Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, France, Germany and Italy got together and decided to cooperate. They called their group the European Economic Community, or the Common Market. These countries agreed to join their resources together.
Within a few years, the European Economic Community had worked so well that its members were more prosperous than many other European nations. Soon, other nations began to realize the advantage of the Common Market. Today the Common Market includes most of the important countries in Western Europe. It is helping Western Europe to again take its place as a leader among the industrial nations of the world.
1.From the passage we know the U.S. is much richer than ________ in resources.
A. any other Western European countries B. any other country in Western Europe
C. any country in Western Europe D. every country in Europe
2. The members of the European Economic Community have developed fast because they ___.
A. share their resources and become more prosperous
B. can again take the place as a leader in the world
C. forget the differences in their languages and customs
D. have become strong competition against the U.S.
3.Which statement is true?
A. The Common Market is only a political association.
B. The Common Market is an economic and political association
C. The Common Market is only an economic association
D. The Common Market is neither an economic association nor a political one.
4.In order to ______ the Western European countries decided to cooperate.
A. join together to found a united country
B. help each other to smooth away the differences in customs
C. work and act together for common purpose
D. work together and fight against the U.S.
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If you frequently travel for business，Staybridge Suites offer you a range of home comforts．Four recent visitors to Staybridge Suites explain why they booked，what they enjoyed and what made them want to return．
Claire Metcalf
“The concept is great，but the staff are the ones who really make it．”she says．“It takes a lot of discipline to always be friendly，but the staff at Staybridge Suites do that．They genuinely care about you．”
Andrew Roberts
“One of the best things is having my own kitchen．I often end up working late and I don’t fancy(喜欢) eating in a restaurant on my own，so cooking for myself is a big drawcard．”
“The main thing for me is being able to cook and have my own little flat．The staff are amazing．It is great to be recognized by them，”he says．
Pauline Robinson
“What I love about it is the way that you are treated by the staff,”she says．“Some of the staff have been there all that time and they do look after you well．As a woman staying on my own，it is reassuring that they look out for you，and recently when I was poorly depressed they even brought things I needed to my room．”
Ryan Ruckledge
“The fully-equipped kitchen is great．I always have a one-bed apartment so I have a separate kitchen and dining room and I’m able to relax and cook some meals．Eating out can feel a bit much when you do it day in and day out—it makes you hate what you do—and I don’t want that．”
1.What attracts visitors to Staybridge Suites?
A. A separate dining room． B. A one—bed apartment．
C. A home from home． D. A lot of discipline．
2.Who think highly of the kitchen of Staybridge Suites?
A. Pauline Robinson and Ryan Ruckledge．
B. Ryan Ruckledge and Claire Metcalf．
C. Andrew Roberts and Ryan Ruckledge．
D. Pauline Robinson and Claire Metcalf．
3.What does the underlined word“drawcard”in Paragraph 3 probably mean?
A. barrier． B. attraction．
C. honour． D. difficulty．
4.Why does the author write the article?
A. To advertise Staybridge Suites．
B. To introduce four recent visitors．
C. To inform us of a new service．
D. To sing high praise for the staff．
高三英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析
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Off-Peak fares are cheaper tickets for traveling on trains that are less busy, offering good value for money. The tickets may require you to travel at specific times of day, days of the week or on a specific route. Where there is more than one Off-Peak fare for a journey, the cheaper fare is called Super Off-Peak.
You can buy Off-Peak tickets any time before you travel, either online or at a local station. The travel restrictions for your Off-Peak ticket will depend on the journey you are making. The tickets must be used on the date shown on the ticket. For Off-Peak return tickets, related journeys must be made on the date shown on your ticket as well.
Children aged five to fifteen get a 50% discount for all Off-Peak fares. Up to 2 children under 5 years can travel free with each fare paying adult. Railcard holders get l/3 off all Standard Class Off-Peak fares. Senior, and disabled Railcard holders also get l/3 off all First Class Off Peak fares. Please note that minimum fares and time restrictions may apply to tickets bought with a Railcard.
If you plan on a train trip with friends or your family, you may get group travel discounts. Three or four can travel for the price of just two adults-leaving everyone more money to spend on the day out! If you are traveling in a group of ten or more at Off-Peak times, you may be able to obtain a further discount through the train company you are traveling with. Contact the train company directly and be aware that you may need to book tickets in advance.
For more information, please visit www.nationalrail.co.uk.
1.An Off-Peak ticket differs from other tickets in .
A. its good value for money B. its convenience
C. the specific trains D. travel schedules
2.Sarah, a Railcard holder, is traveling with her 12-year-old son and 4-year-old daughter. How much should they pay for the 6-pound Off-Peak fares?
A. ￡6. B. ￡18.
C. ￡7. D. ￡12.
3.Apart from the Off-Peak fairs, you may also save money by .
A. becoming a VIP B. traveling at rush time
C. buying tickets online D. getting group travel discounts
4.What type of writing is this text?
A. An announcement. B. A ticket booking guide.
C. A business report. D. A travel review.
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I’m writing to complain about the service offered by your company.
I told your service department on November 21 that my washing machine needed repairing, Your service engineers have since been here four times—on December 1l, December 19, December 25 and January 5．The problem was found out on the first visit and the wrong parts were brought by different engineers on the two next visits. The correct part was fitted by the first engineer on the fourth visit.
In short, my complaints are:
a．I had to wait three weeks for an engineer to call and nearly two months for the machine to be repaired.
b．The engineers who called on December 19 and December 25 had been given wrong information by the company, which made
me take two half days off unnecessarily.c．The first and fo
urth visits lasted a total of thirty minutes. But in the invoice （发票）, I have to pay for four visits of four hours’ work. I will not be paying the invoice for their mistakes and I do hope to receive your answers to these complaints.Yours,
Robert White
1.Robert’s main purpose in writing to the company is to tell the company ________.
A．how its service department is operating
B．how its different engineers came for the repair
C．that all of the engineers didn’t give him any help
D．that he refuses to pay the company for their mistakes
2.The first of Robert’s complaints is that________.
A．it took him three weeks to have the machine repaired
B．it took him nearly sixty days to get his machine repaired
C．it had been almost two months before the first engineer came
D．it took the engineer 3 weeks to find out something wrong with the machine.
3.The second and third engineers brought the wrong parts because________.
A．the company didn’t tell them exactly what they should do
B．the company didn't tell them where the correct parts were
C．they were not sure about whether the machine worked or not
D．they hadn’t been told where the right
parts should be fitted.4.It can be inferred from the letter that Robert promises to pay for________.
A．three hours’ work B．half an hour’s work
C．an hour’s work D．four hours’ work
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Dear Sir,
I’m writing to complain about the service offered by your company.
I told your service department on November 21 that my washing machine needed repairing, Your service engineers have since been here four times—on December 1l, December 19, December 25 and January 5．The problem was found out on the first visit and the wrong parts were brought by different engineers on the two next visits.The correct part was fitted by the first engineer on the fourth visit.
In short, my complaints are:
a．I had to wait three weeks for an engineer to call and nearly two months for the machine to be repaired.
b．The engineers who called on December 19 and December 25 had been given wrong information by the company, which made me take two half days off unnecessarily.
c．The first and fourth visits lasted a total of thirty minutes.But in the invoice （发票）, I have to pay for four visits of four hours’ work.I will not be paying the invoice for their mistakes and I do hope to receive your answers to these complaints.
Yours,
Robert White
1.Robert’s main purpose in writing to the company is to tell the company ________.
A.how its service department is operating
B.how its different engineers came for the repair
C.that two of the engineers didn’t give him any help
D.that he refuses to pay the company for their mistakes
2.The first of Robert’s complaints is that________.
A.it took him three weeks to have the machine repaired
B.it took him nearly sixty days to get his machine repaired
C.it had been almost two months before the first engineer came
D.it took the engineer 3 weeks to find out something wrong with the machine.
31． A.the company didn’t tell them exactly what they should do
B.the company didn't tell them where the correct parts were
C.they were not sure about whether the machine worked or not
D.they hadn’t been told where the right parts should be fitted.
3.It can be inferred from the letter that Robert promises to pay for________.
A.three hours’ work B.half an hour’s work
C.an hour’s work D.four hours’ work
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—Did your sister get the position offered by the company?
—She failed in the job interview and is now in low spirits.
—I’m sorry for her.
—________.
A．Thank you B．You’re welcome C．I would think so D．Never mind
高三英语单项填空困难题查看答案及解析
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The account offered by the bank will be ____ exactly to your needs.
A.met B.tailored C.satisfied D.taken
高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
me take two half days off unnecessarily.
urth visits lasted a total of thirty minutes. But in the invoice （发票）, I have to pay for four visits of four hours’ work. I will not be paying the invoice for their mistakes and I do hope to receive your answers to these complaints.
parts should be fitted.