Question

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和 D) 中，选出最佳选项。

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           Brandon Paulin is the top official in the town of Indian Head even though he is only 19 years old. Mr. Paulin started the job in May,and his first goal is to recover the business in the town. The area includes small businesses,old homes on tree-lined streets,and new townhouses along the highway. It is about an hour’ s drive to Washington. About'4,000 people live there. But on the way to the capital,the highway passes the remains of closed businesses. The shops failed largely because of competition from shopping centers in larger cities.

           Mr. Paulin says when some people drive into Indian Head and see the empty buildings,they just turn around and leave. He hopes to return the town to a friendly, successful place where people want to live and visit. “Many years ago,Indian Head was a booming town,and that's  what I want to get back,“he said.

           Right now,people who own the old empty buildings are permitted to use their p’rapeW/es (财产) to reduce their taxes. Mr. Paulin wants to change the situation. He plans to charge owners a fee for their empty buildings,and to increase the cost every year. Only in that way will owners hurry to establish a new business. The owner of a local food store,Kelly Murphy, says, “Mr. Paulin's age doesn’t  bother me. I know he's excited,and when we get around,him,we feel excited,too. We haven’t felt like that for many years in this town."

            Mr. Paulin began participating in city politics when he was ten years old. At that time,he urged town officials to put on signs urging drivers to be aware of pedestrians. Mr. Paulin succeeded. Since then,he has been involved in the town government.

            As a mayor,Mr. Paulin earns $6,000 a year. In comparison ,most U.S. legislators (立法委员) earn an average salary of about $40,000 a year. Mr. Paulin lives at home and takes college classes online. His mother,Wendy Paulin,says her soil accepts challenges and works on problems until he has a solution.

1. According to the text,Brandon Paulin's ambition is to.

   A. start a business in Indian Head

   B. reduce the taxes of Indian Head

   C. make Indian Head a booming town again

   D. build a lot of townhouses along the highway

2. Why does Brandon Paulin plan to charge for empty buildings?

   A. To introduce a new property tax.

   B. To help the owners repair the buildings.

   C. To follow the examples set by large cities.

   D. To encourage the owners to start their business.

3. What's Kelly Murphy's attitude towards Brandon Paulin? 

   A. Positive. B. Critical.

   C. Worried. D. Sympathetic.

4. We can learn from the last two paragraphs that Brandon Paulin .

   A. became active in politics as a boy

   B. takes his income seriously as a mayor

   C. earns more than most U.S. legislators a year

   D. thinks it is a challenge to take college classes

Answer 1

1. C 2. D 3. A 4. A

A篇

本文讲述了马里兰州史上最年轻的市长一Brandon Paulin 的故事。

1. C.细节理解题。根据第一段中的his first goal is to recover the business in the town 和第二段中的Many years ago,Indian Head was a booming town,and that's what I want to get back 可知，Brandon Paulin的理想是恢复Indian Head昔日的繁荣。

2. D.细节理解题。根据第三段中的Heplansto charge owners a fee for their empty buildings,and to mcrease the cost every year. Only in that way will owners hurry to establish a new business 可知，Brandon Paulin要求那些让房子空着的人上缴税收是为了刺激空房子的主人重新营业。

3. A.推理判断题。根据第四段Kelly Murphy所说的话可知，他对Brandon Paulin的执政还是非常支持的，态度是积极的。

4. A.细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中的Mr. Paulin began participating in city politics when he was ten years old可知，Brandon Paulin从十岁起就开始向市政府出谋献策，积极参加市政活动。