阅读理解。 Taxes are a big part in the United States. Most Americans pay city tax - 初中英语试题 - 超级试练试题库

阅读理解。     Taxes are a big part in the United States. Most Americans pay city taxes, state taxes, social security (安全)
taxes, sales taxes… and the list seems endless. The biggest tax for most Americans is the incomes tax. The
personal income tax is called a "progressive tax", because it takes more from those who earn (挣钱) most. For
example, a person who earns about ＄3,500 a year, will pay a tax of only about 3.5% of earning, but if the
same person earned ＄85,000 a year, he would pay an income tax of 35%. Over years the incomes tax has
become more and more difficult for people to understand. Almost one half of all Americans now have to pay
experts to prepare their tax reports. In fact, preparing taxes and giving tax have become a big industry (工业)
in America. 1. Most Americans pay ______. [     ]
A. taxes which are too many to list
B. taxes either to the cities or the states they live in
C. several kinds of taxes
D. so many kinds of taxes that they even don"t know the names 2. Which is the biggest tax for most Americans is ______. [     ]
A. the state tax
B. the social security (安全) tax
C. the income tax
D. the city tax 3. Which of the following is NOT true? [     ]
A. Americans have all kinds of taxes.
B. Personal income tax is the biggest tax in American.
C. The more a person earns, the more income tax he should pay.
D. Personal income tax can prevent the rich from getting richer. 4. The so-called "progressive tax" is the tax ______. [     ]
A. collected for social progress
B. that increases with each passing year
C. that is collected from those who earn most
D. that varies (变化) according to how much money a person earns 5. Why have preparing and giving advice become a big industry in America?
    Because            . [     ]
A. the list of taxes seems endless
B. they would rather spend their time and energy elsewhere
C. they find their knowledge about taxes is too limited to write a tax report by themselves
D. paying experts to prepare their tax reports and asking for tax have been very popular

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完形填空。     The United States, Great Britain took the war (战争) on Iraq (伊拉克) in late March, 2003.   1   over
twenty days American soldiers were in Baghdad (巴格达市), the   2   of Iraq. They ended the government
(政府) of Saddam.   3   Iraqis died in the war. Saddam was   4   at first. No one knew   5   he"s dead or
alive.
    In some parts of the city there was no light because of the war. Some oil wells (油井) were set on fire.
Now the Iraqis need food, water and   6  . Many soldiers and people who were hurt in the war need medical
care. People also need   7   to find their family members.
     After the war, some Iraqis broke into Saddam"s palace, government buildings, and stores. They   8   many
things from Iraqi Museums. Other Iraqis are angry that the U.S. soldiers didn"t stop the robbers (抢劫者). So
far there is   9   no government of Iraqis.
     The reason for American soldiers taking the war is that they are  10  weapons of mass destruction (大规
模***伤性武器). But by June 6th, 2003 they hadn"t found any at all.

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(     )1. A. For
(    )2. A. city
(    )3. A. Thousand
(    )4. A. tired
(    )5. A. whether
(   )6. A. spaceships
(   )7. A. an idea
(   )8. A. bought
(   )9. A. still
(   )10. A. looking at

B. About
B. town
B. Thousands
B. run
B. when
B. flowers
B. a way
B. borrowed
B. ever
B. looking for

C. By
C. capital
C. Thousand of
C. gone
C. how
C. people
C. a plane
C. stole
C. yet
C. giving up

D. During
D. village
D. Thousands of
D. forgotten
D. that
D. medicine
D. a bridge
D. brought
D. already
D. putting down

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阅读理解。

     The Chinese mainland (大陆) and Taiwan have become closer now after Taiwanese leaders" visits and talks
across the straits (海峡). On May 3, 2005 Kuomintang Chairman Lian Chan finished his eight-day visit to the
mainland. Only two days later another Taiwanese leader James Soong-Song Chuyu visited again.
     Soong is Chairman of the People First Party (亲民党) in Taiwan. On his nine-day trip from May 5-13, he
visited Xi"an, Nanjing, Shanghai and Changsha as well as Beijing. Soong, 63, was born in Xiangtan, Hunan
Province in 1942. He went to Taiwan with his father at the age of seven.
     On May 9, Soong went back to Xiangtan to sweep his ancestor"s tombs (祖坟). He also met President Hu
Jintao. When he arrived in Beijing on May 11.
     Soong hopes his trip can build a bridge of trust (信任), understanding and cooperation (合作) between
Taiwan and the Mainland.
     The two Parties in Taiwan both agree with the "ONE CHINA" policy and in favor of the final unification
(统一) of China.
     Things continue to get better since their visit. Taiwan can now sell more fruits in the Mainland. The mainland
plans to give a pair of giant pandas to Taiwan.
     More importantly mainland people will soon be able to travel to the beautiful island.

1. Lian Chan spent _______ visiting the mainland.

[ ]

A. seven days
B. eight days
C. eighteen days
D. nine days

2. James Soong went to Taiwan with his father in ________.

[ ]

A. 1947
B. 1948
C. 1949
D. 1950

3. We can tell from the story that ________.

[ ]

A. both James Soong and Lian Chan"s visit will help the mainland and Taiwan know more about each other.
B. Lian Chan wants to live in the mainland
C. James Soong was too busy to go back to his hometown
D. there are two Parties in Taiwan now.

4. What does the underlined phrase "in favor of" mean? ________.

[ ]

A. 支持
B. 反对
C. 喜爱
D. 保护

5. According to the picture. Which sentence is right? ________.

[ ]

A. James Soong was visiting Shanghai and giving a speech.
B. President Hu Jintao was meeting James Soong.
C. James Soong was making a speech in Beijing.
D. James Soong was talking to Changsha"s students.

综合填空。根据短文内容，用所给单词的适当形式填空。

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