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.

　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　　　 　　　　 　　　　 　　 　　 　　　　 　　　　 　　　　 　　　　 　　 　　 　　　　 　　　　 　　　　 　　 　　 　　　　 　　　　 　　　　 　　　　 　　 　　 　　　　 　　　　 　　　　 　　 　　 　　　　 　　　　 　　　　 　　　　 　　 　　 　　　　 　　　　 　　　　 　　 　　 　　　　 　　　　 　　　　 　　　　 　　 　　 　　　　 　　　　 　　　　 　　 　　 　　　　 　　　　 　　　　 　　　　 　　 　　 　　　　 　　　　 　　　　 　　 　　 　　　　 　　　　 　　　　 　　　　 　　 　　 　　　　 　　　　 　　 　　 　　　　 　　　　 　　 　　 　　　　 　　　　 　　 　　 　　　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　　　 　　 　　 　　　　 　　　　 　　　　 　　 　　 　　　　 　　　　 　　　　 　　　　 　　 　　 　　　　 　　　　 　　　　 　　 　　 　　　　 　　　　 　　　　 　　　　 　　

1.	A. Because	B. Though
	C. In spite of	D.Because of	[　　]
2.	A. get about very well with	B. get on very well for
	C. get along very well with	D. get away very well to	[　　]
3.	A. As his salary was small	B. Fewer as his salary was
	C. As his salary was fewer	D. Small as his salary was	[　　]
4.	A. fell in love with	B. felt in love for
	C. fall in love to	D. fell in loving by	[　　]
5.	A. so many	B. too many
	C.so much	D. too much	[　　]
6.	A. living abroad	B.lived abroad
	C. living in abroad	D. lived in abroad	[　　]
7.	A. who had been sent to look at 　　 　　 　　 　　 B. who had sent to see 　　 　　 　　 　　 C. who had been sending to observe 　　 D. who had been sent to watch
			[　　]
8.	A. the army officers	B. the police
	C. his uncle	D. his wife	[　　]
9.	A. the first	B. latest
	C. the last	D. the final	[　　]
10.	A. hiding inside	B. hidden outside
	C. hiding outside	D. hidden inside	[　　]

　　 　　 　　

Cloze

　　The government wanted to put __1__ a big office building in the capital and had to choose an engineering company to do __2__ work. Several big companies wanted the job, because it would bring __3__ a lot of money __4__ they could get it, but, of course, they could not all have it, so the government had to decide __5__ of them should be the lucky __6__. So they appointed（任命，委派）, a government official to __7__ the various companies' offers, decide which was the most suitable, and then advise the Minister of Works which of them to choose.

　　

　　After some months, the choice was __8__ and work was about to begin __9__ one of the companies which had not been successful complained（抱怨）to the Minister They said, the official who had been responsible for __10__ him on the choice of a company to do the work had accepted bribes（贿赂）.

　　

　　The Minister at once ordered an inquiry（调查）into the whole matter, and after a month had __11__ that the official had __12__ taken bribes. He therefore sent for him and asked for __13__.

　　

　　The official admitted that he had taken big bribes. “But,” “ he said, I did not just take one from the __14__ to which I recommended that you __15__ the work. I took a bribe from each company and promised to give them the work.”

　　

　　“Well, then,” said the Minister, “ __16__ did you finally make your choice? Did you choose the one .that gave you the biggest bribe.”

　　“Certainly, __17__ , sir.” answered the official, deeply __18__ that the Minister should scold him __19__ such dishonesty. “I was very careful to take __20__ the same bribe,from each of the companies that were trying to get the job, and then choose the one that I thought would do the work best and most cheaply, of course.”

　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　

(1) 　　 A．down	B．put 　　 out	C．up	D．forward
(2) 　　 A．a	B．the	C．any	D．/
(3) 　　 A．that	B．it	C．them	D．what
(4) 　　 A．because	B．if	C．as	D．before
(5) 　　 A．one	B．some	C．any	D．which
(6) 　　 A．job	B．work	C．one	D．companies
(7) 　　 A．see	B．go 　　 over	C．look	D．examine
(8) 　　 A．made	B．done	C．taken	D．chosen
(9) 　　 A．when	B．while	C．as	D．before
(10) 　　 A．asking	B．advising	C．persuading	D．suggesting
(11) 　　 A．proof	B．question	C．result	D．problem
(12) 　　 A．probably	B．indeed	C．in 　　 fact	D．possibly
(13) 　　 A．a 　　 study	B．a 　　 discussion	C．an 　　 explanation	D．an 　　 examination
(14) 　　 A．company	B．office	C．official	D．building
(15) 　　 A．should 　　 give	B．would 　　 give	C．should 　　 have given	D．gave
(16) 　　 A．Why	B．How	C．What	D．When
(17) 　　 A．no	B．so	C．yes	D．not
(18) 　　 A．thought	B．regarded	C．noticed	D．felt
(19) 　　 A．for	B．with	C．at	D．of
(20) 　　 A．greatly	B．exactly	C．nearly	D．not

阅读下列短文，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

　My uncle is fond of sports. He often goes 　1 　during the weekend and 　2 　comes home with a bag full of birds. 　3 　Sunday evening he came home 　4 　than usual. He didn't say 　5 　when he came in . He 　6 　his bag on the table and sat 　7 　the fire. He looked 　8　　 　and cross. “Didn't you have a good 　9 　, dear?” his wife asked. “What do you 　10　　 　,” he answered crossly and 　11　　 　at the bag. “Look at this 　12　　 　! There's only one 　13　　 　in it and it cost me a lot of money!”

　“　14　 there any birds?”my aunt asked 　15　　　. “Hundreds of them!” my 　16　　 　said,“ but I spent the day quarrelling with a 　17 　.”“What happened, dear?”she asked. “I 　18 　my first bird at five o'clock this morning. Soon 　19 　I aimed at another one and 　20　　 　. But I don't know what 　21　　　. I think I slipped because I didn't shoot the 　22　　　. I hit a cow and killed it .The farmer who 　23　　 　it got very angry with me. I 　24　　 　with him for hours and in the end I had to 　25　　 　him ￡50!”

　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　

(1) A．shooting	B．shopping	C．riding	D．boxing	[　　]
(2) A．seldom	B．occasionally	C．usually	D．at times	[　　]
(3) A．The last	B．The	C．Past	D．Last	[　　]
(4) A．later	B．earlier	C．more worried	D．more slowly	[　　]
(5) A．to someone	B．anything	C．something	D．his trouble	[　　]
(6) A．took	B．placed	C．pushed	D．threw	[　　]
(7) A．on	B．over	C．in	D．by	[　　]
(8) A．strangely	B．differently	C．tired	D．astonished	[　　]
(9) A．trip	B．weather	C．mind	D．day	[　　]
(10)A．think	B．believe	C．know	D．imagine	[　　]
(11)A．looked	B．stared	C．tore	D．pointed	[　　]
(12)A．bag	B．bird	C．table	D．gun	[　　]
(13)A．thing	B．animal	C．bird	D．cow	[　　]
(14)A．Is	B．Aren't	C．Weren't	D．Are	[　　]
(15)A．kindly	B．angrily	C．happily	D．loudly	[　　]
(16)A．aunt	B．uncle	C．mother	D．father	[　　]
(17)A．official	B．police	C．farmer	D．guard	[　　]
(18)A．shot at	B．fired at	C．pointed	D．shot	[　　]
(19)A．after	B．before	C．afterwards	D．as	[　　]
(20)A．missed	B．got	C．fired	D．dismissed	[　　]
(21)A．became of	B．happened	C．was taken place	D．broke out	[　　]
(22)A．farmer	B．bird	C．the gun	D．anything	[　　]
(23)A．saw	B．owned	C．found	D．lost	[　　]
(24)A．fought	B．quarrelled	C．stayed	D．discussed	[　　]
(25)A．pay for	B．return	C．leave	D．pay	[　　]

Tears clouded my eyes as I stood in our washing room, holding Brett's jeans and shirt full of burn holes.

Tired and defeated, I 21 to the floor. The clothes were just one more thing Brett had 22 . He often got almost everything in the house out of 23 . Many windows in our house needed repair due to his breaking 24 to steal money when he chose to live on the street. Yet none of this could compare to the emotional 25 Brett had done to our once quiet home.

Brett came to live with us when he was 12 years old. During the next few years I had dealt with Brett as 26 as possible, but inside I was shouting,"I don't want him in my house another day, Lord! I just can't 27 him!" Having wiped my tears, I continued 28 him as before.

When Brett was nearly 18, he landed again in Juvenile Hall(少管所). After that, my husband and I had to send Brett to a boarding school for helping 29 teens.

At the 30 ceremony, each graduate held a white rose to give to the person who had 31 the most to him or her.

Brett spoke 32 to his parents and then spoke to me, "You did so much. You were always there, no matter 33 happened. My mom and dad, I was their kid. But you, 34 troubled enough by me, always 35 me such love. And I want you to know I love you for it."

36 , I stood as Brett placed the white rose in my hand and hugged me 37 .

At that moment, tears 38 in my eyes again, this time not for disappointment but for 39 . Although I had struggled with silent 40 toward my stepson, Brett had seen only my actions. Love is action. We may not always have positive feelings about certain people in our lives, but we can love them.

21. A. sat 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. sank 　　　　　　　　　　　 C. bent 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. dropped
22. A. ruined 　　　　　　　　　　 B. lost 　　　　　　　　　　　 C. torn 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. broken
23. A. danger 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. place 　　　　　　　　　　 C. trouble 　　　　　　　　　 D. order
24. A. off 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. in 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. up 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. away
25. A. pain 　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. injury 　　　　　　　　　　 C. damage 　　　　　　　　 D. suffering
26. A. patiently B. willingly 　　　　　　　　 C. strictly D. rudely
27. A. forgive 　　　　　　　　　　 B. educate 　　　　　　　　　 C. stand 　　　　　　　　　　 D. control
28. A. parenting 　　　　　 　　　 B. pardoning 　　　　　　　 C. comforting 　　　　　　 D. feeding
29. A. lazy 　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. troublesome 　　　　　 C. disappointing 　　　　　 D. careless
30. A. opening 　　　　　　　　　 B. official 　　　　　　　　　 C. victory 　　　　　　　　　 D. graduation
31. A. afforded 　　　　　　　　　 B. meant 　　　　　　　　　　 C. supplied 　　　　　　　　 D. owed
32. A. lovingly 　　　　　　　　　 B. sadly 　　　　　　　　　　 C. proudly 　　　　　　　　 D. nervously
33. A. where　　　　 　　　　　 B. how 　　　　　　　　　　　 C. what 　　　　　　　　　　 D. who
34. A. unless 　　　　　　　　　　 B. although 　　　　　　　　 C. because 　　　　　　　　 D. when
35. A. cost 　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. lent 　　　　　　　　　　　 C. taught 　　　　　　　　　 D. showed
36. A. Astonished B. Puzzled C. Encouraged 　　　　　 D. Interested
37. A. surely 　　　　　　　　　　 B. roughly 　　　　　　　　　 C. tightly 　　　　　　　　　 D. fiercely
38. A. fell 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. flowed 　　　　　　　　　 C. moved 　　　　　　　　　 D. gathered
39. A. pity 　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. happiness 　　　　　　　 C. luck 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. success
40. A. love 　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. anxiety 　　　　　　　　　 C. anger 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. care