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英语模拟试题二
Questions 59 to62 are based on the following passage:
Radial tires are the newest kind available. They were first manufactured and used successfully in other countries before appearing in the U.S., and have been available here for about twenty years.
The radial tire has one, two, or three piles, with the body cords running at the right angles to the center line of the tire tread. All radial tires are belted with up to four plies underneath the tread. Radial body cords offer a choice of materials, polyester（聚酯）, rayon（人造纤维）, and nylon. Belts may be made of steel or fiberglass.
Radial construction creates a flexible sidewall, and the tires appear to be in need of air even when properly inflated. This characteristic makes it even more important to have your own tire gauge（规格）and to check the tire pressure at regular intervals. Ask the tire dealer for the proper inflation pressures.
Radials run cooler, give the longest mileage (some radial tires are guaranteed by the manufacturer for 40,000 miles), are the safest, and cost the most of any tire available. Radial tires squirm（蠕动）less, and keep more tread on the road because of their belts and because they flex without heat build-up. This provides better traction, superior handling and stability in turns. Most reports state that radials also give better gas mileage: about 7 percent better mileage is the national average for cars.
If you prefer radials on a new car that does not have them, consult with the dealer about swapping（交换）the tires before you drive the car. If you are now using bias or belted tires and would like to change to radials as your tires wear out——which I recommend for sustained highway driving and greatest tire dependability——there is one serious problem: you will have to buy five radial tires and have them installed all at once. (Your spare has to be a radial, too). Do not mix radial tires and conventional tires on your car! To do so is courting disaster as the car will sway easily, and steering can be difficult and dangerous. Before installing radials, check with the tire dealer to learn whether a special front-end alignment is required. All newly installed tires must be balanced. A dealer normally charges separately for balancing and does not include this in the price of the tire. Radials usually make a little more noise than conventional tires——another factor to consider before switching to radials.
59. Which of the following statements is not true?
A. Radial tires were manufactured outside of the U.S.
B. Radial tires were first used in the U.S.
C. The belts of radial tires are made of steel or fiberglass.
D. Radial tires are the newest tires available.
60. The reason the writer recommend radial tires is that ______.
A. they were cheaper
B. they are more dependable
C. they were successfully used in other countries
D. they creates a flexible sidewall
61. You should not mix radial tires and conventional tires on your car because ______.
A. your car will be harder to steer
B. radial tires have different belts
C. the inflation pressure is different for radial tires
D. conventional tires sways easily
62. We may infer from the passage that ______.
A. Americans drive faster than Europeans
B. air planes use radial tires
C. the writer is a young man
D. rich people are more likely to buy radial tires than poor people are
参考答案：
59. D 60. B 61. A 62. D
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