根据文章内容，选择最恰当的答案。
Traditionally, the President is the highest-pad public employee. A salary of $ 400,000, along with other
benefits, is paid to the President annually. But President Obama"s income for 2008 was far more than that,
according to the White House.
The White House recently published the tax returns (纳税申报单) of Obama an d Vice -president
Joe Biden. Tax returns are reports of tax that a person has to pay. They often include income information
used to calculate the tax. In the US, people whose incomes are over a certain amount have to file tax
returns(纳税申报)every year. The tax returns of government officials are open to the public. This
transparency helps to prevent corruption (腐败).
From Obama"s tax returns , we can see that the President and first lady 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 Obama"s income is down from 2007,when they made ＄4.2 million. However, that is still far more
than former US President George Bush earned, who reported a total of ＄719,274 for his final year. The
Obamas" income also greatly exceeded(超出)that of Biden, who reported a family income of ＄2269,256.
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 Obama"s 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) organizations, the law reduces his or her
taxes. This is one reason why rich people in the US like to give money to charity. |
1. _______had the highest income in 2008.
A. Obama
B. Biden
C. Bush
D. George
2. How much did Obama and his wife earn in 2008?
A. $400,000
B. $2,660,000
C. $4,200,000
D. $719,274
3. 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.
4. The Obamas have given_______ percent of their earnings to charity.
A. 10
B. 6.5
C. 9.7
D. 4.3
5.Why should the tax returns of government officials be open to the public?.
A. Because it can help to prevent corruption
B. Because it can make government officials well-known to the public.
C. Because it can help government officials to get more money.
D. Because the government wants them to pay more taxes to the public.
6. According to the law, if a rich man gives his money to charity,_______.
A. he will be praised by the people
B. he will pay fewer taxes
C. he will be free of taxes
D. he will get some extra money from the government. |  |
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选择最恰当的单词或词语，完成短文。
For many years the United States and the other countries used gold and silver as money. Paper money
was used to stand for the holdings (储备) of both gold and silver. The value of silver was limited to that
of gold. Fifteen ounces (盎司) of silver had the same value of one ounce of gold. These values did not
change until after 1860 when mines (银矿) in the west of the United States began to 1 large amounts
of silver. This extra amount of silver caused the price of silver to 2 . Then fifteen ounces of silver
would no longer buy one ounce of gold. In 1871 Germany declared (宣布) that it would not support its
paper money with silver any more. Instead, it would use only gold. Other countries of Europe quickly
3 the same. The United States passed a law in 1973 that prevented the government from using silver
as money. Western silver producers protested (抗议) loudly and put much pressure on the 4 makers. Five years later a new law was 5 . It said that the government must buy four and half million ounces
of silver each month. The new law increased the amount of silver money. The country had two kinds of
quite different views on the issue (发行) silver money. Businessmen, bankers and other rich men wanted
to 6 the use of silver money because it made the dollar less valuable. But farmers, labourers and the
others who owned the money not only wanted silver money but also wanted an unlimited supply of it. | 
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The Empire State Building (帝国大厦) has held a special place in the hearts of Americans since it
was completed in 1931.It r__1__ more than 443 metres into the sky. For more than forty years , it was
the tallest building in the world.
It has one hundred and three levels and six thousand five hundred windows. Visitors can ride in one
of seventy-three elevators that take them from the b__2__ to very near the top of the building. Some of
these elevators are very fast, reaching the eightieth floor in only forty-five seconds.
The heads of government of almost every n__3__ in the world have visited the Empire State Building.
These important people are just a few of million who have ridden to the observation area near the top of
the building each year. From there, visitors can see almost all of New York City. They can see the view
a __4 the Hudson River into the state of New Jersey. They can see ships in the East River.
Even if you have never visited New York, there is a good chance for you to see the Empire State
Building. It has been photographed c __5__ times. It has even played parts in movies. One is about a
huge ape (猿) that escapes and climbs to the top of the building. The movie is "King Kong" (金刚). It
was made in 1933. The Empire State Building also appeared in the love story "An Affair to Remember"
(金玉盟). Cary Grant and Deborah Kerr play a man and a woman who meet and fall in love on a ship.
They are looking at the New York City skyline from the ship when they plan a future meeting.
More recently, in "Sleepless in Seattle (西雅图未眠夜)", two people in love agree to meet at the
Observation Deck on Valentine"s Day (情人节). B__6__ do arrive, but one is a little later. They almost m 7__each other.
In the early nineteen seventies, the Empire State Building lost its place as the tallest building in New
York. People in the city then had the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center to look up to. Tragically
that all changed on the morning of September 11,2001. Terrorists hijacked (劫持) passenger airplanes
into the Twin Towers and destroyed them. The Empire State Building again has become the city"s tallest
building. |  | | 任务型阅读。阅读下列短文，根据短文内容完成下列句子。 | In different countries around the world, people become grownups at different ages. Being grown-ups
means to have the right to do certain things. ,Young men and women at this age can get a part-time job
and begin to receive ari income of their own. They no longer have to depend on their parents for money
all the time. In many parts of North America, sixteen is the age when one can get a driver"s license; in
England, it is seventeen.
There are responsibilities (责任) that go along with both of these rights. Getting a part-time job means
you have to pay income tax (税). Driving a car means that you have to follow certain rules.
Voting is another right that marks you have grown up. In the United States, Canada and the U.K.,
young people have the right to vote at the age of eighteen. This right also comes with responsibility. They
must have an understanding of the needs of society, and they must also learn how politics works. | 1. When you grow up, it means you ____________________.
2. If you receive an income, you can"t have to ____________________ your parents any longer for
money again and again.
3. When a grown-up person can get a driver"s license, the age is ____________________ in England.
4. According to the passage,a grown-up has ____________________ right.
5. If you have the right to vote, you have to know ____________________. | 阅读理解。
Shenzhen is a city in South China. It is not very big, but it has attracted people of the whole country and
the whole world as well.
Just about twenty years ago, it was only a small fishing village. There were not many people there. Most
of them lived on fishing. Things have greatly changed since the 1980"s. It became the first special
economic zone (经济特区) in China.
Because of the opening policy (政策), economic changes between China and the outside world have
increased greatly. People can come and go easily between Shenzhen and Hong Kong. Both foreigners
and Chinese have built a lot of factories, companies and tourists" attractions there. People all over the
country have come to find jobs. Many of them have settled down in this new booming (兴起的) city.
Shenzhen is developing so fast that it has become a well－known metropolis (大都市) in China.
1. Shenzhen lies _____ China.
A. in south of
B. to south of
C. in north of
D. on south of
2. About twenty years ago most of the people in Shenzhen _____.
A. worked in the factories
B. did housework
C. caught fish for a living
D. lived a happy life
3. When did Shenzhen become a special economic zone?
A. 十九世纪八十年代.
B. 二十世纪八十年代.
C. 十九世纪八十年代初.
D. 十八世纪九十年代.
4. What have foreigners done in Shenzhen?
A. They have come to visit their friends.
B. They have built a lot of factories and companies.
C. They have got plenty of money from China.
D. They have come to buy things.
5. Many of them have settled down in this new booming city. "settled down" means _____.
A. made down
B. sat down
C. began to work
D. stayed there | | 阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出一个最佳答案. | “I’m really thankful to our government, for it provides us with such a good training program. The training greatly helps us live well. I will certainly study hard and learn the skills. Then I can (41) my family difficulties and do good to other people.” a learner on the job training program said, feeling (42).
The learner’s grandfather is nearly 80 years old, and has mother is (43) in bed. So his father, who is a farmer, is the main (44) of the family. The family is poor. The learner graduated from high school and did not (45) the college entrance exam. The job training program helps him learn the skills that he’ll (46) in the work place.
The story reminds me of another (47). It goes like this: Once upon a time, there was a man who liked fishing very much, and was (48) to catch lots of fish every day. The man was a kind-hearted person, so he always (49) his fish with his neighbors who did not know how to fish. One day, he thought that it would be (50) if he taught them how to fish. So he (51) his neighbors together and showed them how to fish. Everybody was very happy that they could (52) the fish they themselves caught.
At present, there are still a lot of poor people throughout the world. But it’s not good if we give only (53) to them. (54), we should give them a chance to learn new skills. Therefore, a technical training is very important to people in need, and the will learn the ability to (55) money. People can learn a lot of useful things in the training program and what they learn can help them on the way to find jobs.
41. A. solve B. change C. study D. find
42. A. surprised B. excited C. relaxed D. interested
43. A. ill B. alone C. silent D. dangerous
44. A. problem B. example C. relative D. support
45. A. pass B. copy C. know D. mind
46. A. repeat B. forget C. need D. test
47. A. story B. learner C. family D. program
48. A. afraid B. lucky C. sorry D. able
49. A. shared B. cooked C. exchanged D. weighed
50. A. easy B. great C. useless D. crazy
51. A. drove B. stopped C. called D. searched
52. A. feed B. save C. touch D. eat
53. A. time B. fish C. food D. clothing
54. A. Next B. Instead C. Luckily D. Especially
55. A. pay B. give C. use D. make |
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