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 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   ［　　］

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　　Mrs. Jackson is an old woman 　1　has a small room 　2　　 　an old house. She 　3　there 　4　1964. That was the year 　5　her husband　　 　6　. He had been ill 　7　many years. After his 　8　Mrs. Jackson had 　9　money　　 at all. She found work in a factory. Her Job was to clear the offices. She 　10　get　　 up at 5 o’clock 　11　the morning. Last year she was ill and her doctor said, “　　　 12　work so hard.” Now Mrs. Jackson sells newspaper 　13　a big shop in the　　 middle of town. She 　14　doesn't have much money 　15　she is happier now.

　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　

1．
				[　　]
A．whom	B．she	C．who	D．
2．
				[　　]
A．in	B．on	C．from	D．of
3．
				[　　]
A．is living	B．lives	C．lived	D．has lived
4．
				[　　]
A．since	B．for	C．in	D．at
5．
				[　　]
A．that	B．when	C．which	D．
6．
				[　　]
A．died	B．has died	C．dead	D．was dead
7．
				[　　]
A．since	B．for	C．in	D．during
8．
				[　　]
A．die	B．dead	C．death	D．dying
9．
				[　　]
A．none	B．any	C．no	D．not
10．
				[　　]
A．must	B．must to	C．had to	D．has to
11．
				[　　]
A．of	B．at	C．on	D．in
12．
				[　　]
A．You haven’t	B．Not	C．Don’t	D．Better no
13．
				[　　]
A．outside	B．without	C．in front	D．out of
14．
				[　　]
A．always	B．still	C．yet	D．already
15．
				[　　]
A．though	B．but	C．and	D．because

　　 　　

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。

    After his meal Lincoln walked over to the War Department to see 1 any more news had come from Sherman's Army. Then　　 it was time to go to the theatre. In the morning it 2 that　　 the President and Mrs. Lincoln, together 3 a number of guests, would visit Ford's Theatre to see the 4. The President went into the theatre, and took his seat at the back of the box (包厢). While he 5 the play a young man wanted to 6 him.　　 He was twenty-year-old John Wilkes Booth, a 7 of a famous　　 family of actors and a lover of the 8. A few hours 9 the play began he was in the theatre 10 a small hole 11 the door of　　 the presidential box. Now 12 Booth entered the box. In his 13 hand was a small knife, in his right hand a gun. Aiming the gun at the back of the President's head he fired. Lincoln fell 14 in his seat. Rathbone, one of his guests, threw　　 himself at the 15. Booth 16 him with his knife, then jumped 17 the box rail (栏杆) to the stage (舞台), eleven feet below, He fell, but　　 quickly to his feet, shouting, "Sic semper tyrannis." (拉丁语,　　 意思是" 独裁者的下场总是如此".)For a time there was 18　　 confusion (混乱). Then a young army doctor climbed into the Presidential box. Mary 19 his arm. "Oh, doctor! Is he 20 ?"The  doctor looked at Lincoln's wound, and his face darkened, The President had badly wounded 21 . There was no 22 . The wounded President was carried across the street to the nearest house, 23 he was laid on a bed.All through the night Lincoln 24 with death. At 7:22 (April 15, 1865) in the 25 it was all over.　　 The great and good man was at peace (和平) with the world.

　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　

1.	A. where	B. whether	C. when	D. weather	［    ］
2.	A. had planned	B. has been planned	C. has planned	D. had been planned	［    ］
3.	A. with	B. on	C. in	D. by	［    ］
4.	A. film	B. army	C. Sherman	D. play	［    ］
5.	A. saw	B. watched	C. looked at	D. observed	［    ］
6.	A. wound	B. talk to	C. kill	D. hurt	［    ］
7.	A. number	B. member	C. one	D. woman	［    ］
8.	A. South	B. North	C. south	D. north	［    ］
9.	A. after	B. as	C. before	D. soon after	［    ］
10.	A. made	B. making	C. and making	D. or made	［    ］
11.	A. in	B. on	C. by	D. with	［    ］
12.	A. quiet	B. quite	C. quietly	D. quietly	［    ］
13.	A. right	B. upper	C. left	D. other	［    ］
14.	A. quickly	B. happily	C. heavily	D. fast	［    ］
15.	A. murder	B. murdering	C. murderor	D. murderer	［    ］
16.	A. wounded	B. wound	C. wounding	D. hurt	［    ］
17.	A. in	B. over	C. on	D. with	［    ］

　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　

18.	A. but nothing	B. nothing but
	C. nothing besides	D. except nothing　　　　　　　　   　　 ［    ］
19.	A. catches hold of	B. gets hold of
	C. take a firm (强有力的) hold of	D. took hold of　　　　　　　　　　 　　 ［    ］

　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　

20.	A. death	B. died	C. dead	D. dies　　　　    　　 ［    ］
21.	A. in the head	B. on the head	C. in the back	D. on the back　　 ［    　　 ］
22.	A. wish	B. hope	C. chances	D. possibilities   ［    ］
23.	A. when	B. which	C. where	D. on which　　    ［    　　 ］
24.	A. thought	B. brought	C. fight	D. fought　　　　  　　 ［    ］
25.	A. morning	B. afternoon	C. noon	D. night　　　　   　　 ［    ］

完形填空：

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．

(A)

　A class of small boys in a German school had been making a lot of noise, so their teacher decided 　1　． He kept them in the classroom after the other boys 　2　and told them to add all the numbers from 1 to 100 together．

　The boys sadly 　3　their exercise books and began to write the numbers down—all of them 　4　one boy, who had been in that school only for a few days． This boy looked out of the window for a few moments, wrote a number in his exercise book and 　5　his hand．

　“May I go home when I've found the answer, sir? ” he asked．

　“Yes, you may, ” answered the teacher．

　“Well, I've found it, sir” said the boy．

　The teacher and the other boys were all very surprised．

　“　 6　,” said the teacher．

　The boy brought it． It was quite correct, so the teacher had to let the boy go home． The next morning, the 　7　teacher asked the new boy how he had found the answer so quickly．

　　　“Well, sir, ” he said, “I thought that there 　8　the answer, and I found one, you see, If you add 100 to 1, you get 101, and if you add 99 to 2, you also get 101, 98 to 3 is 101 too, and if you go on until you reach 51 and 50, you have 101 fifty times, which is 5050． ”

　After this, the teacher gave the boy 　9　the other boys in the class． His name was Karl Friedrich Gauss, and when he 　10　, he became a famous professor of mathematics．

　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　

1． A． to frighten all of them	B． to beat them one by 　　 one．
C． to punish them	D． to praise all of them	[　　]
2． A． had gone	B． had been
C． went	D． had been away	[　　]
3． A． took down	B． took off
C． took away	D． took out	[　　]
4． A． except for	B． except
C． except that	D． besides	[　　]
5． A． put out	B． put down
C． put up	D． put aside	[　　]
6． A． Carry directly it to me	B． Bring it here
C． Take it back to me	D． Fetch it for me	[　　]
7． A． surprised	B． surprising
C． satisfying	D． pleased	[　　]
8． A． should be a rapid method of finding
B． might be a quick way of finding
C． couldn't be a fast way to find
D． must be a quickly method to find		[　　]
9． A． the same work as	B． as different a work as
C． different work from	D． no difference work from	[　　]
10．A． grew bigger	B． grown up
C． grew taller	D． grew up	[　　]

(B)

　　 　On October 21st of 1833, Alfred Nobel was born in Sweden． His father was an engineer, and at that time he was 　11　explosives (炸药)． When Alfred was 　12　to go to university, his father sent him to the United States to study mechanical engineering (机械工程学)．

　　　When he left university, he started a factory with his brother to make a new and very powerful explosive． At first the factory 　13　, but one day there was a terrible explosion (爆炸) in the factory． It killed several workmen and Alfred's brother． Alfred himself was not there that day．

　　　Alfred 　14　after his brother's death, but he did not stop working; he moved his factory onto a boat, and took it a few miles out to sea． “If 　15　,” he said to himself, “I will be killed, but 　16　will be hurt． ” He was not killed 　17　, but made a new and much safer explosive． He called it dynamite (甘油炸药)．

　This was the time, in 　18　of the nineteenth century, when many modern roads and the first railways and tunnels 　19　in Europe． Everybody wanted to use Nobel's new dynamite． He soon became very rich．

　　　But Nobel's dynamite was not always used for making roads; it was also 　20　making war． “It's Nobel's fault (错误), ” many people said, “It's his dynamite they're using to make war． ” It was true; it was his dynamite; but was it his fault?

　One day, in 1891, Nobel opened a newspaper and read the story of his own death! It was 　21　, of course, and at first he laughed; but he did not laugh then he saw the things the newspaper 　22　him, “A very bad man, ” they said, “…terrible…wanted to destroy the world with his dynamite…”

　Poor Alfred Nobel! He decided to leave Paris, and went to live in Italy． There he 　23　in a big house, working and studying every hour of the day．

　　　In 1896, Alfred Nobel died． But that was 　24　his name． When he died, he left a lot of 　25　five Nobel Prizes． These are given every year for important work in five different fields, One prize is for chemistry, another for physics and another for medicine; there is also one for literature (文学); and the fifth one, the most important one for Alfred Nobel, is the Nobel Peace Prize．

　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　

11．A． working for	B． working on
C． working as	D． working in	[　　]
12．A． old enough	B． enough old
C． big enough	D． enough big	[　　]
13．A． went from bad to worse	B． went from good to better
C． went very well	D． went nothing to him	[　　]
14．A． felt very afraid of it	B． felt sorry for it
C． was quite happy	D． was terribly unhappy	[　　]
15．A． anything goes right there
B． nothing seems to happen there
C． something goes wrong here
D． everything comes badly here		[　　]
16．A． other people	B． everybody
C． somebody else	D． nobody else	[　　]
17．A． after all	B． on the end
C． at most	D． at least	[　　]
18．A． a second half	B． the second half
C． a half second	D． the half second	[　　]
19．A． were building	B． had been built
C． were being built	D． had built	[　　]
20．A． prepared for	B． willing to
C． using as	D． used for	[　　]
21．A． complete wrong	B． completely wrong
C． complete wrongly	D． completely wrongly	[　　]
22．A． saying about	B． said to
C． said about	D． saying to	[　　]
23．A． lived alone	B． lived lonely
C． lived sad	D． lived happy	[　　]
24．A． just the beginning to	B． not the end of
C． meaning nothing for	D． really the end of	[　　]
25．A． troubles to	B． debts to
C． money for	D． sorry for	[　　]

There was once a great war between two countries. The war had been going on for some time and the soldiers were starting to feel 　21 the long battle.

　　　 On a hot afternoon, a man was 　22 past a small group of soldiers digging a huge pit(坑). The group leader was shouting orders and threatening 23 if the work was not completed within the hour. The man riding the horse 　24 and asked，“Sir, why are you only shouting orders? Why cannot you help them yourself?”

　　　 The group leader looked at him and replied, “What do you 25 ? I’m the leader. The men do as I 26 them to.” He then added,“If you feel so strongly about helping them, you are 　27　 to do so yourself!”

　　　 The man got down from the　 28 and started walking up to the soldiers at work. The group leader was simply 　29 !The man took up the 　30 and started helping the soldiers and worked with them till the job was 　31 !

　　　 Before leaving, the man 32 the soldiers on their work, and 　33 the group leader. He said, “Next time your　 34　 prevents you from supporting your people, you should inform your 　35 authorities, and I will provide a more permanent 36 .”

　　　 The group leader was now completely surprised. Only now he looked 　37 at the man and realized the man was the army general!

　　　 The army general exhibited some of the key 　38 that are important for a true leader. There are 　39 people who are ready to really help get the work done. They　 　　40 the status of the leader but not the state of the leader.

21. A. astonished at　　　　　　 B. tired of　　　　　　 　 C. frightened of　　 　 D. embarrassed at

22. A. walking　　　　　　　 B. riding　　　　 　 C. driving 　　　　　　　　　 D. running

23. A. illness　　　　　　　　　　　 B. battle　　　　　　　　 　 C. punishment　　　 D. death

24. A. stopped　　　　　　　 B. waited　　　 　 C. stayed　　　　　　　 D. doubted

25. A. remember　　　　 B. mean　　　　　　　　　　　 C. express　　　　　　　　　 D. imagine

26. A. remind　　　　　　　 B. tell　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. beg　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. invite

27. A. sure　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. lucky　 　　　　 C. ready　　　　　　　　　　　 D. welcome

28. A. horse　　　　　　　　　　　 B. plane　　　　　　　　　　　 C. car　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. bike

29. A. shocked　　　　　　　　　 B. moved　　　　　　　 C. encouraged　　　 D. worried

30. A. tools　　　　　　　　　　　 B. guns　　　　　　　　　　　 C. clothes　　　　　　　　　　 D. bricks

31. A. improved　　　　　　　　 B. lost　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. finished　　　　　　　　　 D. allowed

32. A. thanked B. rewarded　　　　　　　　 C. instructed D. congratulated

33. A. interviewed　　　 B. answered　　　　　　　　 C. tested　　　　　　　　　　　 D. approached

34. A. people　　　　　　　 B. order　　　　　　　　　　　 C. leader　　　　　　　 D. status

35. A. richer　　　　　　　 B. higher　　　　　　　 C. cleverer　　　　　　　　　 D. smaller

36. A. prize　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. solution　　　　　　　　　 C. salary　　　　　　　 D. experiment

37. A. frequently　　　　　 　 B. closely　　　　　　　 C. seriously　　　　　　　　 D. firmly

38. A. problems　　　　　　　　　 B. courses　　　　　　　　　 C. qualities　　　　　　　　　 D. speeds

39. A. few　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. some　　　　　　　　　　　 C. most　　　　　　　　　　　 D. many

40. A. achieve　　　　　　　　　 B. call　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. prepare　　　　　　　　　 D. collect