题目内容
“Must we do it now?”
“No, you _____.”
A. won’t B. needn’t C. can’t D. don’t
B
解析:
must开头的疑问句,否定答语用needn’t或don’t have to。
Why must we pay taxes? The answer is that the government needs money for many things, for example to pay its soldiers, sailors and airmen, to build roads, bridges, offices, schools, etc and to buy goods from abroad; and only the people of the country can supply the money.One of the most important taxes is income-tax which a person pays according to the amount of his income-tax.Whether he is a businessman, a doctor, a lawyer, a shopkeeper, a miner, or anything else.This is called a “direct” tax, because it is paid in money direct to the government.
Another tax is paid on goods such as watches, jewellery, new clothes, tobacco, wine, etc, when they are brought into a country, such a tax is paid as part of the price of these goods if they are later sold in shops.We call it “indirect” tax, because it is paid indirectly through the shopkeeper.
People usually complain about having to pay taxes, but they forget that the money is spent on the things that they and their families need.We need policemen to catch thieves, to see that men obey the laws, to direct traffic, etc, and they must be paid what they earn; children need education and there must be schools and teachers; we want our streets to be kept clean, and the wages of men who do this kind of work have to be paid.Above all, the country must always be ready to defend itself against attacking enemies, and we cannot have an army without paying for it.
Taxes, therefore, cannot be avoided.We buy our own food and clothes and pay for our own amusements, but there are several things that the State finds the money for, and that are necessary for us if our society is to continue.So we have no real cause to complain when we are asked to supply money to be spent for the good of ourselves and for our fellow-citizens.
【小题1】Indirect tax means _______.
A.tax that one pays direct to the government |
B.tax that is not paid directly to the government |
C.tax that is paid as an extra amount added to the price of certain goods |
D.Both B and C |
A.Taxes are paid to the sellers. |
B.Income-tax is an indirect tax. |
C.The tax on new clothes is paid in money direct to the government. |
D.Tax is amount of money that you have to pay to the government so that it can pay for public services. |
A.some shopkeepers are very rich |
B.they need money to buy goods from abroad |
C.their children need education |
D.the money is spent on the things that they and their families need |
Wearing seat belt is,of course,the first step to safe driving.These additional measures might also save your life.
Count to three.Keeping up enough space between your car and others is extreme1y necessary.Jim Clark,a California driving instructor,suggests a least amount of three seconds’following distance.To figure this,pick an object on the roadside ahead.When the car in front of you passes it,start counting one-thousand-one,one-thousand-two,one-thousand-three.If you get to that object before you reach one-thousand-three,you don’t have three seconds of following time --- time needed to keep away from accidents.
Let followers pass.“If someone’s driving after you,get out of his way,”Clark advises.“You’re better of being safe than right.”
Expect the worst.In a study,the Federal Highway Administration(联邦公路局)found that 68 percent of drivers do not come to a complete stop at stop signs.When you’re driving and see someone come near to a stop sing,assume the person’s not going to stop.
And when you stop at a crossing and another car comes near with its turn signal on,don’t take it true that the driver will turn.Instead,wait until he turns.He may have had the signal on for miles.
Stay outside.In crowd,multilane(多车道) traffic,drive in either the outside--left or outside--right lane.“That allows you somewhere to go if a problem develops,”traffic expert Francis Kenel says.“If you’re in the middle,all you can do is to pause from time to time.”
1.According to the text if you want to drive safely you should .
A.wear seat belt |
B.take some additional measures |
C.at least take 5 steps |
D.count to three |
2.When you finish counting“one-thousand-three",you have .
A.driven one thousand and three metres |
B.kept three seconds’distance from other cars |
C.counted a lot of numbers |
D.kept a long distance from the object |
3.What does the underlined word“assume”in Paragraph 4 probably mean?
A.Maybe. |
B.Guess. |
C.Ask. |
D.Suppose. |
4.Mr.Kenel tells us while driving in multilane traffic_______.
A.we’d better find somewhere to go |
B.it will be better for us to drive in the outside lanes |
C.it is safer to drive in the middle |
D.we must drive on the left |