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第1题：
Taxes provide most of the government’s _________．
A．revenues
B．expenses
C．profits
D．rewards
第2题：
Accordiiig to the passage, which of the following is NOT true? ( )
A. Some Americans would not accept the value of conservation and environment protection, because this value would probably make them unemployed.
B. Many Americans have been used to wasting, so it will be difficult for them to accept the new value of conservation.
C. Some old values are still having a strong influence on American people, although they are harmful in this new age.
D. Most Americans have fully realized the need to protect the environment, so they have taken measures to recycle junked goods.
第3题：
A. lovely
B. favorite
C. best
D. most like
第4题：
三、阅读下面短文，根据短文提供的信息，完成下列各题。共4题。每题1分，共4分。 根据短文提供的信息，完成 117～120 各题。 Taxes are a big part in the United States．Most Americans pay city taxes，state taxes，social security taxes，sales taxes…，and the list seems endless．
The biggest tax for most Americans in that on the money they earn——the income tax．The personal income tax is called a“progressive tax”because it takes more from those who earn more fl or example，a person who earns about 3，500 dollars a year will pay a tax of only about 3．5％of earning. But of the same person earned 85，000 dollars a year， he would pay an In come tax of 35％．
Over the、ears the income tax has become more and more difficult for people to un Dustan D．M almost only half of all-Americans now have t0 pay experts to prepare their tax fee pores in fact，preparing taxes and giving tax advice have become a big industry in America．
第117题：Most Americans pay（ ）．
A．taxes which are too many to list．
B．taxes either t0 the cities or the states they live in．
C．so many kinds of taxes that they even don't know the names．
D．several kinds 0f taxes．
第5题：
根据短文提供的信息，完成 117～120各题。
Taxes are a big part in the United States．Most Americans pay city taxes，state taxes，social security taxes，sales taxes…，and the list seems endless．
The biggest tax for most Americans in that on the money they earn——the income tax．The personal income tax is called a“progressive tax”because it takes more from those who earn more fl or example，a person who earns about 3，500 dollars a year will pay a tax of only about 3．5％of earning. But of the same person earned 85，000 dollars a year， he would pay an In come tax of 35％．
Over the、ears the income tax has become more and more difficult for people to un Dustan D．M almost only half of all-Americans now have t0 pay experts to prepare their tax fee pores in fact，preparing taxes and giving tax advice have become a big industry in America．
第 117 题 Most Americans pay（ ）．
A．taxes which are too many to list．
B．taxes either t0 the cities or the states they live in．
C．so many kinds of taxes that they even don't know the names．
D．several kinds 0f taxes．
第6题：
Most people tend to agree _________ one thing :taxes are too high
A.to
B.on
C.at
D.with
第7题：
A. File sharing
B. TV tuner
C. Media streaming
D. High-end video card
第8题：
22． Which is similar to the sentence "It's true that most Americans take fast food as their breakfast and lunch"?
A. Most Americans don’t eat fast food for their breakfast or lunch．
B． Most Americans have fast food for their breakfast and lunch．
C． Most Americans like to eat fast food for dinner．
第9题：
Almost one half of all Americans have t0 pay expels，because（ ）．
A．the list of taxes seems endless
B．they would rather spend their time arid energy elsewhere．
C．they find their knowledge about taxes is s（ ）limited that they are unable t（ ）write tax repeals J by 111emselves：
D．paying experts t0 prepare their tax report and asking for tax advice have become very popular．
第10题：