题目内容
.An u car may break down on the road.?
unreliable
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1～25各题所给的四个选项中，选出一 个最佳答案。
There are many different kinds of taxes 1 in the U.S. The most 2 tax is the sales tax. When someone 3 something, he pays the price of his purchase 4 a small additional percentage. This purchase is the sales tax. The revenue (税收) from the sales goes to the state government to help pay 5 public schools, 6 safety, roads, parks and benefits 7 the poor. Each state sets its own tax percentage. Some states are considerably lower than others. In some states there is no sales tax.
A second type of tax is the 8 tax. This tax is a percentage of all the money 9 by a family each year. Americans pay income taxes to the federal government 10 uses the revenue for national expenses 11 defense, help for the needy and other public services. Some states also have a state income tax. The income tax, 12 other taxes, is usually graduated. This means the tax percentage increases 13 a family's income increases.
A third kind of tax is the 14 tax. This tax is paid by anyone who 15 land or a house. The 16 of the tax is based on the property's 17 . The revenue from this tax goes to 18 governments for school and community services.
In addition people must pay the luxury tax 19 they purchase certain things such as cigarettes and alcoholic beverages (酒饮料).
A fifth kind of tax is the inheritance tax (继承税). When someone 20 usually his family inherits the 21 person's wealth and property. However, those who inherit must pay a percentage of this 22 to the government 23 an inheritance tax.
24 we have heard, there are five kinds of taxes that Americans pay. 25 Americans don't want more taxes.
(1) A. paying B. paid C. to be paid D. having paid ［ ］ (2) A. important B. common C. private D. public ［ ］ (3) A. sells B. steals C. loses D. buys ［ ］ (4) A. plus B. times C. minus D. divided ［ ］ (5) A. for B. to C. off D. out ［ ］ (6) A. private B. public C. official D. bosses ［ ］ (7) A. from B. to C. for D. off ［ ］ (8) A. salaries B. income C. money D. wages ［ ］ (9) A. to be earned B. earning C. earned D. having earned ［ ］ (10) A. what B. all what C. where D. which ［ ］ (11) A. for example B. such as C. for instance D. they are ［ ］ (12) A. like B. as C. except D. except that ［ ］ (13) A. before B. unless C. as D. even ［ ］ (14) A. houses B. land C. furniture D. property ［ ］ (15) A. buys B. owns C. had D. sells ［ ］ (16) A. amount B. position C. quality D. reason ［ ］ (17) A. value B. position C. percentage D. importance ［ ］ (18) A. state B. local C. federal D. same ［ ］ (19) A. when B. unless C. because D. since ［ ］ (20) A. died B. will die C. dies D. dying ［ ］ (21) A. death B. dying C. deadly D. dead ［ ］ (22) A. money B. wealth C. amount D. debt ［ ］ (23) A. like B. as C. for D. from ［ ］ (24) A. As B. What C. Which D. That ［ ］ (25) A. No B. Most C. Few D. Fewer ［ ］
Later, when Walt went back to Chicago, he studied cartoon at the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts. His education was interrupted(中断)when World War Ⅰ 8 in 1914. Though he was not 9 old enough to join the army, he wanted to 10 in some way. He joined the Red Cross and went to France, where he stayed 11 the war was over.
After the war, Disney returned to Kansas City to work for a company that made fairy story cartoons. This was the kind of work he liked best. He made up his mind to 12 better ways of making the cartoons 13 , so that the cartoon characters would seem 14 . He bought an old movie camera and made a few things in his garage. In 1923 he 15 his elder brother, Roy, in Hollywood, California, where they soon 16 their own company. Sound was just starting 17 in movies, and Disney believed it had great possibilities. He quickly 18
sound to his cartoons. When he made Mickey Mouse talk on the movie screen, audience were
19 . Mickey became a great 20 with both young and old.
1. A. broke B. won
C. lost D. struck
2. A. pleased B. known
C. filled D. popular
3. A. almost B. mostly
C. from D. clearly
4. A. he B. before
C. who D. because
5. A. painting B. people
C. character D. photo
6. A. as &n bsp; B. with
C. for D. besides
7. A. that B. what
C. something D. anyhow
8. A. ended B. went on
C. broke out D. had passed
9. A. then B. yet
C. ever D. already
10. A. help B. join
C. work D. enter
11. A. when B. after
C. before D. until
12. A. give B. enjoy
C. find D. search
13. A. lively B. appear
C. well-known D. move
14. A. alive B. beautiful
C. unforgettable D. surprising
15. A. found B. agreed with
C. joined in D. invited
16. A. worked in B. set u p
C. sold D. built
17. A. immediately B. really
C. to be invented D. to be used
18. A. added B. took
C. wanted D. referred
19. A. disappointed B. angry
C. delighted D. surprising
20. A. welcomed B. beauty
C. success D. hero
Some people cannot learn in ordinary schools. Physical or 1 handicap(残疾) prevents a child from learning. Today new 2 are being used in special schools to help the disabled learn
A school is being 3 in New Jersey, U.S.A. It is called Bancroft. Here the disabled will be trained to 4 themselves and to get along in the outside world.
Bancroft is not surrounded by 5 of any kind. Its director insists that it be 6 so that students may gradually develop normal relations with the rest of the world. Bancroft students will 7 in apartment, cooking their own meals, and learning to perform other 8 . As they become 9 , they will buy their own furniture, playing for it out of their own earnings. They will pay for their food, too. They will learn to expect 10 bills for the calls they make every month.
As a step toward the goal of becoming 11 , each disabled person will decide what kind of work he wants to be 12 to do. While some of the training will be carried on within Bancroft itself, most of the training will be carried on within Bancroft itself; most of the students will receive 13 training in nearby towns. They will be trained by town people.
After the training has been 14 completed, the student will work as an assistant and will begin to earn money. After that he will leave Bancroft, 15 the school will continue to give him help if he 16 it.
How long will it take a student to 17 his training under this new system? The director says. “For some a year will be 18 For others it might take ten years.” For all, however, this method offers new 19 . Many will learn to be 20 and independent, supporting themselves in the world.
1．A. spirit B. mental
C. thought D. body
2．A. plans B. decisions
C. tools D. methods
3．A. turned up B. set up
C. searched for D. longed for
4．A. enjoy B. teach
C. help D. support
5．A. trainers B. students
C. tress D. walls
6．A. free B. open
C. quiet D. different
7．A. live B. study
C. plays D. acts
8．A. operations B. tasks
9．A. strong B. health
C. able D. happy
10．A. telephone B. education
C. housing D. food
11．A. brave B. clever
C. learned D. independent
12．A. asked B. sent
C. trained D. made
13．A. life B. job
C. body D. mind
14．A. successfully B. gradually
C. quickly D. hardly
15．A. and B. but C. so D. or
16．A. needs B. asks C. gets D. offers
17．A. receive B. get C. complete D. stop
18．A. short B. enough C. good D. long
19．A. ideas B. abilities C. time D. work
20．A. helpful B. careful C. useful D. cheerful
C. quiet & nbsp; D. different
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Some years ago on a hot summer day in south Florida a little boy decided to go for a swim in the lake behind his house.
He flew into the water, not 36 that as he swam toward the middle of the lake, an alligator (短吻鳄) was swimming toward the shore. His mother in the 37 was looking out of the window and saw the two as they got closer and closer together. In great 38 , she ran toward the water, 39 to her son as loudly as she could. 40 her voice, the little boy became
41 and made a U-turn to swim to his mother. It was too 42 . Just as he got to her, the alligator 43 him.
From the dock, the mother caught her little boy by the 44 just as the alligator caught his legs. That began an incredible war between the two. The alligator was much 45 than the mother, but the mother was much too 46 to let go. A farmer happened to 47 by, heard her screams, raced from his truck, took aim and 48 the alligator.
Remarkably, after weeks and weeks in the hospital, the little boy 49 . His legs were terribly scared by the 50 of the animal. And, on his arms, were deep scratches(抓痕) where his mother’s 51 dug into his flesh in her effort to hang on to the son she loved.
The newspaper reporter, who 52 the boy, asked if he would 53 his scars(伤疤) to him. The little boy lifted his pant legs. And then, with obvious 54 , he said to the reporter, “but look at my arms. I have great 55 on my arms, too. I have them because my Mom wouldn’t let go.”
36.A. deciding B. realizing C. believing D. pretending
37.A. car B. boat C. yard D. house
38. A. surprise B. excitement C. fear D. disappointment
39.A. shouting B. whistling C. singing D. talking
40.A. Hearing B. Recognizing C. Ignoring D. Missing
41.A. angry B. hopeless C. alarmed D. interested
42.A. early B. late C. slow D. far
43.A. ate B. saw C. heard D. reached
44.A. head B. hands C. arms D. legs
45.A. faster B. heavier C. weaker D. stronger
46.A. surprised B. determined C. terrified D. satisfied
47.A. drive B. fish C. live D. dive
48.A. cut B. shot C. fed D. caught
49.A. retired B. survived C. died D. escaped
50.A. visit B. kiss C. attack D. protection
51.A. words B. palms C. hands D. fingernails
52.A. saved B. cured C. admired D. interviewed
53.A. leave B. give C. show D. describe
54.A. pride B. pain C. effort D. guilty
55.A. scars B. patterns C. designs D. rings
