(2007·浙江金华中考题)

Of course ________ of them don't agree with his opinion.

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(2007·浙江中考题) The sudden need for paper soon ________ the stores.

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　　Mr John Heppell

　　House of Commons

　　London

　　SWIAOAA

　　Monday 12th March 2007-11-12

　　Dear Mr Heppell,

　　I am Sabrina Akhtar studying in a high school and I've noticed that forests are disappearing(消失).

　　You know, forests are disappearing around the world each year. This is because of many different reasons including farming, tourisms pollution(污染), etc. If we stop doing these things, there will be a good future for people of tomorrow.

　　Now I'm writing to ask you to help stop forests from disappearing. You can help by getting shops to stop selling paper made from trees and changing to tree-free paper(paper not made from trees). This will help forests so much. There are many, many things we can do to help forests. If you would like to know more, please visit http://www.Rainforestweb.org/. By changing the little things, we can make a big difference.

　　If you would like to contact me, please see the above address or e-mail me at shazadinol@hotmail.co.uk.  Thank you for taking your time in reading this letter.

　　Yours sincerely,

　　Sabrina Akhtar

　　(56) The writer of this letter is ______________.

　　A. a student        B. a teacher        C. an officer       D. a driver

　　(57) ________ is one of the reasons why the forests are disappearing.

　　A. Rain       B. Tourism        C. Planting       D. Breathing

　　(58) The writer advises Mr Heppell to ___________.

　　A. stop shops from using paper any more

　　B. use paper which is made from trees

　　C. stop shops selling paper made from trees

　　D. plant more and more trees in the future

　　(59) How can Mr Heppell contact the writer?___________.

　　A. By calling her              B. By interviewing her

　　C. By visiting her              D. By e-mailing her

　　(60) What's the purpose of this letter?_____________.

　　A. To know more about Mr Heppell

　　B. To make friends with Mr Heppell

　　C. To ask Mr Heppell to teach in the school

　　D. To ask Mr Heppell to help protect forests

In the world, soccer(or football) is the most popular sport. This is because many countries have wonderful teams for the World Cup. The World Cup is held every four years.

To remember the 2002 FIFA World Cup, children from different countries and more than 60 children from Japanese schools came together and spent three weeks drawing a big picture called“Dream(梦幻)World Cup”in Japan. The children drew animals, flowers and people playing soccer under a bright blue sky. They wished each football team good luck by drawing the flags(旗帜) of all countries that would take part in the World Cup in Japan and South Korea. The picture was put up in a park near a playground in Yokohama.

Are you a football fan? The World Cup makes more and more people interested in football. Teenagers like playing and watching football. Many of them love some football stars so much that they get pictures of their favorite players such as Figo, Oven and Pauleta. And they put the pictures up on the walls of their rooms. That is the way to show their love for the World Cup.

(　 )56.If a country wants to take part in the World Cup, it must have _______.

A.many football fans B.a very good football team

C.many football players D.a big playground

(　 )57.The next World Cup will be held in _______, after 2006.

A.2007　　　　　　 B.2008　　　 C.2009　　　 D.2010

(　 )58.From the passage, in the picture children drew many things except (除了) _______.

A. some football stars　　　 B. people playing football

C.a sunny sky D.flowers

(　 )59.In“Dream World Cup”, the children drew the flags of some countries _______.

A.to show their love for their own countries

B.to tell the people their stories

C.to show their good wishes for the football teams

D.to show their new ideas about football

(　 )60.Many teenagers (青少年) own pictures of some football stars because _______.

A.they are interested in football　　　　　　　　　　　

B.they are football fans

C.they think their favorite players are great　

D.A, B and C

Even leaders pay tax

As the president of the US, Barack Obama earns a salary(薪水) of around $400,000 a year. But his income(收入) for 2008 was far more than that, according to the White House.

The White House recently published the tax returns of Obama and vice-president Joe Biden. Tax returns are reports of tax a person has to pay. They often include income information used to calculate（计算）the tax. In the US, people whose incomes are over a certain amount have to file (申请) tax returns every year. The tax returns of government officials are open to the public. This transparency (透明) helps to prevent corruption (腐败).

From Obama's tax returns, we can see that the president and first lady Michelle made about $2.66 million in 2008.

Most of the money came from the sales of the president's two books Dreams From My Father, and The Audacity of Hope (《无畏的梦想》). The two books, published in 1995 and 2006, are very popular and have been on the bestseller (畅销书) list for a long time.

The Obamas' income is down from 2007, when they made $4.2 million. However, that is still far more than former US president George W. Bush earned, who reported a total of $719,274 for his final year. The Obamas' income also greatly exceeded (超过) that of Biden, who reported a family income of $269,256. That's about a tenth of what the Obamas earned. As vice-president, Biden earns a salary of $220,000. US families earn an average income of about $50,000.

The Obamas' tax returns also show that together, the president and his wife paid about $933,000 in taxes. They gave $172,050 -- nearly 6.5 percent of their earnings – to different charity groups. In the US, if a person gives his money to churches and non-profit (非盈利的) organizations, the law reduces his or her taxes. This is one reason rich people in the US like to give to charity.

44. What are tax returns?

　 A. They are reports published by the White House.

　 B. They are reports made by the president.

　 C. They are reports of tax a person has to pay.

　 D. They are reports of people's incomes.

45. How much did Obama and his wife earn in 2008?

　 A. $400,000 　 　　　 　　　 B. $2,660,000 　　 　　　 C. $4,200,000　　 D. $7,191,274

46. In the US, which people have to file tax returns?

　 A. Everybody.　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Wealthy people. 　　

　 C. Government officials.　　　　　D. People whose incomes are over a certain amount.