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【題目】How to Buy Used Electronics

We buy used cars,furniture,and sometimes clothes but buying used electronics may be the riskiest of all.【1】. Still,buying used electronics may save you money and help reduce environmental waste.Fortunately,you can come out on top if you ask the right questions and take the following steps.

●Research the product itself.

【2】.Some do not last as long,for instance they might have an expensive rechargeable battery that cannot easily be replaced if it has worn out.

●Ask about who fixed the product.

If the producer did it,then there is less risk involved than if it was done by a third party.【3】.

●Make sure the product comes with a proper insurance.

If you are buying from a retail chain or other respectable sellers,chances are that some sort of insurance is available.Find out how long this lasts and what it covers.

●【4】.

If you are buying from someone besides a retail chain,this is especially important.While this will not guarantee that it will not break later,it at least makes sure that you have a current working product.

●Hold on to any receipt you received.

This is especially important if you are paying with cash.Receipt can prove that you purchased it and when.【5】. You never know when it can come in handy.

A.Keep it in a safe place.

B.Test the product before buying it.

C.Some products have lots of life left.

D.Ask about return and exchange policy.

E.They do not always have a solid quality.

F.You will be told if there is anything missing.

G.You might also need to find out what was fixed.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】C

【3】G

【4】B

【5】A

【解析】本文主要向我們介紹了如何購買二手電子產品，告訴我們在購買前應該做些什么，如研究產品本身，詢問產品是否修理了，確保產品有一個適當?shù)谋ｋU等等。

【1】根據(jù)上文“We buy used cars,furniture,and sometimes clothes but buying used electronics may be the riskiest of all.”我們買的二手車，家具，有時買衣服但是買二手電子產品可能是危險的。根據(jù)下文“ Still,buying used electronics may save you money and help reduce environmental waste.”盡管如此，購買二手電子產品可以節(jié)省你的錢，并幫助減少環(huán)境浪費。D項Ask about return and exchange policy.詢問退貨和兌換政策。符合上下文，與上下文聯(lián)系緊密，故選D。

【2】根據(jù)后文“Some do not last as long”有些不會持續(xù)那么久，可知前文講的是Some products have lots of life left有些產品有很多剩余的生命。故選C。

【3】根據(jù)標題“Ask about who fixed the product.”詢問誰修理了產品。以及“If the producer did it,then there is less risk involved than if it was done by a third party.”如果生產商這樣做，那么風險就比第三方所承擔的風險要小得多。除此之外你還需要知道哪部分被修理了，故選G。

【4】根據(jù)“While this will not guarantee that it will not break later,it at least makes sure that you have a current working product.”雖然這不能保證以后不會再發(fā)生故障，但至少要確保你現(xiàn)在有工作產品�？芍獞�該測試商品能不能用，以保證你至少現(xiàn)在能使用。所以在購買前應該先進行測試。故選B。

【5】根據(jù)標題“Hold on to any receipt you received.”保留你收到的任何收據(jù)�？芍�此段主要講的是收據(jù)的重要性，所以不管什么時候都應該把它放在安全的地方，A項與標題，上下文聯(lián)系緊密，故選A。