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A ________ in taxes will be necessary if we are to improve our education system．

A.
rise
B.
raise
C.
reduce
D.
increase

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A ________ in taxes will be necessary if we are to improve our education system．

[　　]

A．rise

B．raise

C．reduce

D．increase

Anyone who works in an office knows the power of technology. When it works, life is wonderful. Information files across the world in seconds. It saves time and makes our jobs easier. But when technology goes wrong, everyone hates it.
In March, Peter Golota received a gas bill for $0.00. He threw it away. In April, he received another bill for $0.00. He threw that one way, too. In May, the gas company sent him a letter which said he had to pay his gas bill. If he didn’t pay it, they were going to cut off his gas. He called and told them the bill was for $0.00. They said it was a computer error. But the bills continued. Finally, he sent a check for $0.00. This caused the bank’s computer to crash. After a lot of angry phone calls and the letters between the man, the gas company, and the bank, the case went to court. The gas company lost, and had to pay Peter Golota $8,000. It all happened because of a bill for $0.00.
A man from Colorado appeared on the news when he shot his computer because it crashed all the time. The man, who owned a bar, put the “dead” laptop on the wall for everyone to see. The police said, “It’s the first time someone shot a computer because he was angry with it.” They arrested him.
In December, Margaret Smart, of Energies Solutions, stood up in front of 2,000 people in Taxes. As she began to speak, her microphone stopped working. They found another one. After two minutes, that one also died. When she decided to show her notes on PowerPoint, the computer refused to start up. The title of her presentation was “Technology: The way Forward”.
【小题1】Why did the bank’s computer crash?
A. Because it kept sending gas bills for $0.00.
B. Because Peter Golota sent a check for $0.00.
  Because the gas company sent a letter to the bank.
D. Because the gas bill case went to court.
【小题2】Who got angry with his computer and shot it?
A. A bar owner.                                          B. A policeman.
  Peter Golota.                                        D. A bank manager.
【小题3】Margaret Smart’s computer refuses to start up probably because ________.
A. there was a power failure                  B. it worked too long
  it went wrong                                D. someone shot her computer

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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从第31至第40小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

With the development of industry, factories produce large amounts of 31 chemicals. These chemicals go into the atmosphere and flow into the water, making many plants and animals 32 and large areas of the world damaged. 33 , the world’s population 34 to 6.5 billion.

Some people suggest cutting back on production, thinking more about recycling and teaching people about 35 friendly ways of living.

While some people say that a healthy environment and a stable economy should be possible at the same time. They don’t think the economy development is bad for the environment, saying there are many factories and industries 36 control the amount of pollution they produce and spend money 37 any damage they cause. They are concerned 38 the environment.

The way to 39 the environment may be recycling, and making more effective laws to control the numbers of trees 40 and fishes caught. Factories should have to pay higher taxes. And many people are willing to pay higher prices for environmentally friendly things.

31. A. useless B. good C. poisonous D. harmless

32. A. die B. dies C. dying D. died

33. A. In addition B. In all C. In time D. In the end

34. A. is grown B. is growing C. had grown D. grow

35. A. elementary B. environmental C. environmentalist D. environmentally

36. A. where B. which C. what D. who

37. A. repaire B. repaired C. repairing D. to repaire

38. A. with B. about C. in D. to

39. A. damage B. build C. preserve D. ruin

40. A. cut down B. cut off C. cut up D. cut in

A _____ in taxes is necessary if the government is to improve the public service system.

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A. raise
B. rise
C. fall
D. decrease

A ________ in taxes will be necessary if we are to improve our education system．

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