​The position of a car's fuel door (if you ca...

​The position of a car's fuel door (if you can actually remember where it is) remains one of the greatest unsolved motoring mysteries.

Do car company engineers draw straws (抽签) to decide what side of the car the fuel door goes on? No. According to Ford spokesman Mark Schirmer, as reported on the Allstate Blog, engineers are free to place fuel doors on the side of the car that offers the easiest packaging. And while one on each side would be rather convenient, we're not likely to see double fuel doors anytime soon—there's neither the room nor the demand for them.

"The placement of the fuel door is mainly a factor of fuel tank design, location, and underbody packaging," Nissan's Steve Yaeger told the Allstate Blog." With all of the structure and components located underneath the vehicle, engineers would quickly encounter restrictions in trying to route the filler tube to the same side on every vehicle."

Schirmer says Americans prefer fuel doors on the left side of their cars, probably because it makes it easier for them to place their car's left fender close to the fuel pump. For this reason, itˈs possible that drivers in the U. K., Australia, New Zealand, India, and other countries who drive on the left side of the road favor a right-hand-side fuel door. But thereˈs nothing to confirm that driver preference is a factor. There are regulations about where the fuel door should be positioned, but these donˈt specify the right or left side of the car.

If you canˈt remember the location of your fuel door, simply look at the little diamond-shaped arrow on the fuel gauge (燃油量表) on your dashboard—it points to the side of the car where the fuel door is. Do it before you pull up to the pump, to avoid the embarrassment of having to get back into your car and drive to another pump.

1.Why don't all cars have gas tanks on the same side?

A.Engineers place fuel doors where they like.

B.Drivers ask for its position due to their driving habits.

C.It troubles engineers if they are on the same side.

D.There are regulations about which side it should be positioned.

2.Why do Americans prefer fuel doors on the left side?

A.They are left-handed.

B.Itˈs convenient for their fuel filling.

C.It is easier to place their carˈs right fender near the fuel pump.

D.There are many cars with a right-hand-side fuel door in America.

3.What does the underlined word "it" in the last paragraph refer to?

A.The fuel door. B.The fuel gauge.

C.The dashboard. D.The diamond-shaped arrow.

4.What is the best title for the text?

A.Tips to Identify the Location of the Fuel Door

B.The Popularity of a Right-hand-side Fuel Door to American Drivers

C.Reasons for Gas Tanks on Different Sides

D.The Motoring Mysteries

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—We can still keep a good record of car sales despite the loss of quality.

—That’s 　　　 I disagree. Actually 　　　 really counts is quality, not quantity.

A. what; that　　 B. why; that

C. where; what　　 D. what; what

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You have no chance of getting the position. I’m afraid you _____ your time if you apply for it.

A．waste            B．have wasted        C．have been wasting   D．will be wasting

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You have no chance of getting the position. I'm afraid you ________ your time if you apply for it.

A．waste　     　　　　　　　 B．have wasted

C．have been wasting　     D．will be wasting

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The media actually can playa positive role in＿＿＿consumer issues in some new areas, such as e-commerce and online finance services, which aren't fully covered by current laws.

A. adjusting 　B. announcing 　

C. addressing 　D. acknowledging

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Anyone who owns a car knows that we should maintain the car and fill it with fuel of good quality. To keep it looking good, we occasionally take it ________1.________ a wash. If we abuse the car, it won’t take us where we want to go. ________2.________ it is with our body and soul. The body is just like a vehicle to do the soul’s building. ________3.________ the body is full of energy, it can help open up the soul. Some deeper life issues will become easy for us. Just ________4.________ we learn to maintain a car, we ought to learn how to maintain the body. There must be ________5.________balance between enjoying ourselves and working. For one thing, we don’t need to be a slave. ________6.________can sometimes refresh the body so that our soul can accomplish more. For ________7.________, we have to be in control. Enjoy the pleasure, ________8.________don’t be addicted to it. Only when our body is at full power can the “will-power” go further.

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— As we know, keeping positive is beneficial to the process of our work and study.

— You can say that again. Struggle not to let negative ideas_______.

A. take over 　　 B. take off

C. take on　　　　 D. take up

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— As we know, keeping positive is beneficial to the process of our work and study.

—You can say that again.Struggle not to let negative ideas____.

A.take over B.come down C.drop out D.give in

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There are plenty of things you can feel positive knowing about Garfield—the cat who loves lasagna, hates Mondays and adores a teddy bear named Pooky. But last week, without warning, there rose a strange and sudden debate around a question about the famous cat that even creator Jim Davis needed to weigh in on: Is Garfield a boy， a girl, or no gender（性别）at all?

The argument appears to have begun when writer Virgil Texas came across a 2014 Mental Floss interview with Davis where he described his tabby creation Garfield as “not really male or female or any particular race or nationality, young or old.”

In response to the quote（引用），Virgil wrote on Twitter: “FACT：Garfield has no gender. This. Is. Definite.” So sure was he of Garfield‘s true gender status that Virgil even took it upon himself to update the Garfield character Wikipedia page with the information。

But it was quickly clear that not everyone agreed with Virgil‘s edits, and thus began a war over the Wikipedia entry edits. Some mentioned that Garfield is male. Others wrote that it shouldn’t matter at all whether Garfield is male or female. Washington Post reported that the battle took place over 60 hours and eventually ended when Wikipedia shut things down by locking the page.

It was a statement that soon appeared to have been made in hurry as Jim Davis indeed soon joined the debate, shutting everything down in one line to Washington Post: “Garfield is male.” The 71-year-old cartoonist also pointed out that Garfield has a girlfriend, Arlene, and claimed that his 2014 quotes had been “taken out of context”. “I’ve always said that I wanted to work with animals because they’re not regarded as being any particular gender, race, age or ethnicity,” he said. “In that sense, the humor could be enjoyed by a broader group.”

1.What does the passage mainly discuss?

A. An argument about the gender of Garfield.

B. The interview between Jim Davis and Virgil Texas.

C. An update of Wikipedia entry edits about Garfield.

D. The popularity of the famous cartoon character Garfield.

2.What does the underlined phrase “weigh in on” probably mean?

A. Agree with.　　 B. Join in.

C. Put forward.　　 D. Care about.

3.The debate online upon the gender of Garfield was ended up by ______.

A. writer Virgil Texas　　 B. Wikipedia

C. Washington Post　　 D. creator Jim Davis

4.What can be inferred from the last paragraph?

A. Jim Davis’ 2014 quotes had been cut out.

B. Garfield becomes more famous than before.

C. Washington Post shut everything down in one line about Garfield.

D. The creation of Garfield is aimed at entertainment rather than anything else.

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Can you tell me if you have found the key ________ your car.

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