高考英语阅读理解·附详解(09)AToyota Motor Corp, Japan’s biggest carmaker, said on Friday it will recall 1,489 Lexus sedans (高级轿车) sold in China. "It will take us some time to ship the fuel tanks and vent pipes to China to change those in these Lexus sedans for customers free of charge, if problems are found," said Yang Hongjian, a spokes- woman of Toyota’s China representative office.The expected recall will affect Lexus LS430 sedans made in Japan from July 29, 2003 to January 14, 2004, the repre­sentative office said in a statement. Toyota has not received complaints from Chinese customers, according to the state­ment. The move will be part of Toyota’s global recall of 18,200 Lexus LS430s. It will be the third car recall in China in two weeks. Although automobile recall is a common prac­tice in developed markets, it remains new to Chinese customers. The Chinese government published long-awaited automo­bile recall rules on March 15, which will be officially carried out at the beginning of October.China’s auto market is forecast to reach 10 million units by 2010. Automakers, especially Chinese producers, will face greater pressure from automobile recalls, which could be very costly sometimes, and should be in full preparations, accord­ing to the expert. The Japanese carmaker sold 1, 549 Lexus vehicles on the Chinese mainland during the first five months of this year, according to Yang. Lexus sales on the mainland reached 4,000 units last year, up from 1,600 units in 2002. (China Daily July 3, 2004)1. What can we learn from the text?A. Chinese customers are not satisfied with Toyota Lexus LS430 sedans.B. Chinese car market has seen car recalls three times so far.C. Toyota will have a worldwide recall of Lexus LS430 sedans.D. Toyota Motor start to recall Lexus Sedans due to the problems with fuel tanks.2. The carmakers were unwilling to recall their cars in the past mainly because ______.A. they were not fully preparedB. they couldn’t afford the cost for their car recallsC. their products could not meet the required standardD. there were no related rules and little pressure3. It is implied in the passage that ______.A. sales of homemade automobiles will grow even fasterB. automobile recalls will take place in China more fre­quentlyC. China’s car market is forecast to be the biggest by 2010 in the worldD. Toyota is likely to sell the most Lexus Sedans in China in the future4. Which of the following is the best tide of this passage?A. Toyota to Recall Its Lexus Sedans Sold in ChinaB. China Prepares to Recall CarsC. The Problems in China’s Car MarketD. Costly Japanese Car RecallsBThe A-level question Have 22 continuous years of rises in A-level pass rate made the exam worthless? David Miliband, the minister for School Standards, insists the answer is a firm " no". And he said it was wrong that " more will mean worse and more educa­tion for more people will mean lower standards". Figures show that — despite the rise in A-grades to 21. 6