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 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   ［　　］

阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意, 然后从1—10各题所给的四个选项中, 选出一个最佳答案。

　　     Mike Wilson worked as a low rank official in the War Office during　　　　 the Second World War.1 he didn't hold an important position, he 2　　　　 almost everybody, and was trusted by most of his leaders.

　　     One day, Wilson arrived at his office in an expensive car.3,he　　　　 appeared to have got a lot of money to spend. He bought an expensive　　　　 house and gave parties one after another. At one of the parties he met　　　　 a beautiful woman and 4 her. When he was asked by his girlfriend one　　　　 evening how he had suddenly got 5 money to spend, Wilson explained　　　　 that he had a very rich uncle who 6 and posted him money nearly every　　　　 month. But his story could nod cheat the policewoman 7 him closely,　　　　 because 8 had noticed that he often stayed behind in the evening and　　　　 usually 9 person to leave the War Office.

　　     His "girlfriend"and three other policemen entered his house when　　　　 he was out and discovered copies of the government secret papers and　　　　 a radio transmitter (发报机) 10 a piano.After Wilson was caught,　　　　 it was learned that his name was Jack Brown, and that he had been　　　　 hired(雇用) as a spy for the Germans.

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项．

Dear Jose,

　　You have asked me for suggestions on how to get along in the United States. It is difficult to give advice, but I have found the following“dos”and“don'ts”helpful.

　　As a __1__, it isn't easy to find anyone to ___2___ in a big city. However, here are some suggestions. First get or borrow ___3___ ！ Walk him several times a day ！Americans love dogs and usually stop ___4____ to anyone with a dog. Then, try to eat in a cafeteria（食堂）. People generally ___5___ the same tables and will sometimes talk to you ___6___ they see that you are a (an)___7____. Next, take your dirty clothes to a laundry（洗衣店）！It takes about an hour to wash and dry, and many people ____8___ there. They often pass the ___9____ talking to the other customers.____10____ ask for information from a woman, if you are a ____11___ ; and from a man, if you are a woman ！It seems to get ___12____ results for a reason I can't understand. Learn the____13____“Please”,“Thank you”, and “You're welcome” before you come and use them all the time! They usually work like magic（魔术）.

　　There are some things you shouldn't. Don't tell the truth when people ___14____“How are you?” They only ____15___ the answer to be “Fine”. Never ask people their ___16_____ -- especially women! Everyone wants to be young. Don't tell heavy people they are ____17___. Tell them they are losing ____18___. Everyone here wants to be ___19____. Don't be late for appointment! When someone says six o'clock, ____20___ be there by six. Americans respect time and expect everyone to be “on time”.

　　Above all, don't worry ! Just follow my advice and bring a 1ot of money and you will get along. I hope I have been of some help to you.

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项．

Dear Jose,

　　You have asked me for suggestions on how to get along in the United States. It is difficult to give advice, but I have found the following“dos”and“don'ts”helpful.

　　As a __1__, it isn't easy to find anyone to ___2___ in a big city. However, here are some suggestions. First get or borrow ___3___ ！ Walk him several times a day ！Americans love dogs and usually stop ___4____ to anyone with a dog. Then, try to eat in a cafeteria（食堂）. People generally ___5___ the same tables and will sometimes talk to you ___6___ they see that you are a (an)___7____. Next, take your dirty clothes to a laundry（洗衣店）！It takes about an hour to wash and dry, and many people ____8___ there. They often pass the ___9____ talking to the other customers.____10____ ask for information from a woman, if you are a ____11___ ; and from a man, if you are a woman ！It seems to get ___12____ results for a reason I can't understand. Learn the____13____“Please”,“Thank you”, and “You're welcome” before you come and use them all the time! They usually work like magic（魔术）.

　　There are some things you shouldn't. Don't tell the truth when people ___14____“How are you?” They only ____15___ the answer to be “Fine”. Never ask people their ___16_____ -- especially women! Everyone wants to be young. Don't tell heavy people they are ____17___. Tell them they are losing ____18___. Everyone here wants to be ___19____. Don't be late for appointment! When someone says six o'clock, ____20___ be there by six. Americans respect time and expect everyone to be “on time”.

　　Above all, don't worry ! Just follow my advice and bring a 1ot of money and you will get along. I hope I have been of some help to you.

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　　Some countries,such as Japan,have a large number of earth quakes.Earthquakes happen very 　1　and violently(强烈地).During an earthquake,there is often a great 　2　first.Then the earth 　3　terribly,many houses 　4　,railway tracks break and trains run 　5 lines,a great many factories are 　6　,thousands of deaths are caused,and many more lose homes… 　7　the great damage and deaths caused by the earthquake 　8　,other disasters such as fires often 　9　,more buildings destroyed and more 　10　caused.

　　It is well known of the 　11　of a possible earthquake,and for centuries man has been making researches(研究) on earthquakes.More than 2000 years ago, 　12　,a Chinese scientist named Zhang Heng 　13 a machine which could detect(发觉) earthquakes,and this machine is still 　14　by scientists today to detect and measure the 　15　of earthquakes.Now we know much more about earthquakes and 　16　they happen,but we still 　17　tell exactly when and where an earthquake will happen, 　18 cannot stop it from happening.So earthquakes are 　19　the worst disasters(灾难)in the world.

　　No one can stop 　20　earthquakes.However,scientists can 　21　stop earthquakes destroying whole cities and causing too many deaths.In those 　22　where earthquakes often happen,they 　23　mountain temperatures and take 　24　from the air and if anything starts to happen ,they warn governments to be prepared for 　25　disasters so that emergency(紧急) plans are put into action to lessen(减少) the disaster,probably saving many lives.