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SinceAmericanspaysuchhightaxes,theyoftenfeelthattheyareworkingonedayeachweekjusttopaytheirtaxes.Peoplealwayscomplainabouttaxes.Theyoftensaythatthegovernmentmisusestheirtaxdollars.Theyallbelievethattaxesaretoohighinthiscountry.

1.IntheUnitedStates,taxesarecollectedtoproviderevenuesfor_________.

A.thefederalgovernment

B.thestategovernment

C.thecitygovernment

D.thethreelevelsofgovernment

2.HowmuchmoneydoesanAmericanearning$40,000peryearpaytothefederalgovernmentasincometaxaccordingtothepassage?

A.28%ofthisincome.

B.15%ofthisincome.

C.$17,850.

D.$5,000.

3.Whathappenstobuyerswhenasalestaxiscollected?

A.Theyhavetopaymorethanwhattheitemcosts.

B.Theycanpaylessthanwhattheitemcosts.

C.Theyhavetopayexactlywhattheitemcosts.

D.Theywillallgiveupbuyingtheitem.

4.WhattaxdoesanAmericanhavetopaytothecityifheownsacar?

A.Propertytax.

B.Excisetax.

C.Incometax.

D.Salestax.

5.Afterreadingthepassage,wemightfeelthatAmericansseemtobe_________.

A.satisfiedwiththeirtaxes

B.proudoftheirtaxes

C.unhappyabouttheirtaxes

D.veryangryattheirtaxes

B

Washeveryclayandyou11dieyoung,myson!

Peopleoftensaidthosewords;

longago,ofcourse.Napoleon'

swifehadnewclotheseverymonth,insteadofabath.（"

It'

squicker,"

shealwayssaid.）Richpeopledidnotoftenhaveabath.Theywashedtheirhandsandfaces,butnottheirbodies.Manypoorpeopledidnotwashatall.Ayoungmanoncesaidtoadoctor,"

Soapandwaterhavenevertouchedmybody."

（Andthedoctoranswered,"

That'

strue.Iknow..."

）

Whydidn'

tpeoplewashinthosedayslongago?

Well,theydidnothavewaterintheirhouses.Theycarriedwaterfromriversorfromholesintheground.Townspeopleboughtitfromawater-carrier.Sometimesitwasexpensive;

andsoapwasalwaysexpensive.Theydrankwater,ofcourse;

andsotheywerecleaninside.Theydidnotthinkabouttheoutside!

Andthisistrue;

theyjustdidnotlikeabath.

Modemlifeisdifferent.Weusealotofsoapandwater.Andweareallquiteclean.However,afewpeopleusetoomuchsoap;

andtheyoftengetill.Whoarethesepeople?

Manyyoungwomenworkashairdressers.Theywashandthen"

dress'

otherwomen'

shair.Thatistheirjob,andtheylikeit.Younghairdresserssometimeswashdirtyheadsonabusyday!

Theirhandsaresoapyforsevenoreighthours;

andthatisnotagoodthing.Ayounghairdresser'

shandsareoftenredandugly;

andshemustthengotoadoctor.

6.Longago,people_________.

A.oftendiedyoung

B.didnotoftenhaveabath

C.washedeveryday

D.washedeverydayanddiedyoung

7.Thedoctoransweredthat_________.

A.heknewtheyoungmanwasdirty

B.itwastruethattheyoungmanwasill

C.soapandwaterwerenotgoodforhisillness

D.heknewtheyoungmanneverwashedhisbody

8.Peopledidn'

twashinthosedaysbecause

A.theyhadnowaterintheirhouses

B.theyhadtobuywaterfromawater-carrieranditwasexpensive

C.soapwasexpensive,too

D.alloftheabove

9.Peopleinthosedays_________.

A.didn'

tthinkabouttheoutsideoftheirhouses

B.onlythoughtabouttheinsideoftheirhouses

C.didn'

tliketowashtheirbodiesatall

D.onlylikedtowashtheirhandsandfaces

10.Whoarethepeoplethatusetoomuchsoapinmodernlife?

_________

A.Hairdressers.

B.Manyyoungwomen.

C.Peoplewhosehandsareredandugly.

D.Peoplewhosehandsaresoapy.

C

EARTHWEEK—ADIARYOFTHEPLANET

EnduringStorms

Severalmoreroundsofseverestorms,tornadoesandflashfloodingstruckmanypartsoftheAmericanMidwestandNortheastasbadweathercontinuedacrosstheUSforasecondmonth.

MonsoonStorms

Asouth-westmonsoonhascausedhavocinpartsofSriLanka.GovernmentmeteorologistssaidthatunexpectedmonsoonalwindsblewdirectlyacrossthecountryfromtheSouthernHemisphereatabout100km/h,producingseveralroundsofstormyweather.Nearly250housesinthecapitalColomboweredamaged.

Mt.EtnaErupts

Sicily'

sMountEtnavolcanoeruptedshortlyaftermidnightonJuly1,shooting"

bombs"

oflavanearly1.5metresindiameterontheeasternsideofthemountain.The30-minuteeruptioncouldbeseenforseveralmiles,butdidnotthreatenanynearbyvillages.

Hurricane

HurricaneBlasloststrengthasitmovedovercoolerwatersinthePacificOceantothewestofMexico.BlasformedoffsouthwestMexicoduringthepreviousweek,butsquallsontheouterfringesofthestormlashedwesternMichoacanState,killingfourpeoplewhentheirwoodandcardboardhomecollapsed.

MonkeyRepellent

Afteryearsofunsuccessfulattemptstokeepcrop-eatingmonkeysoutofJapanesefields,aTokyoresearchteambelievesthatitmayhavefinallyfoundawaytopreventthedamagecausedbythemonkeys.Animalraidsoncropsweresuccessfullypreventedbyshootingchillipowderintotheair,irritatingtheeyesandnosesofmonkeysthatpassedinfrontofcarefully-placedwarningsensors."

We'

vetried...allkindsofpreventivemeasures,butthemonkeysaresmartenoughtooutwitthetricks,saidToshiakiWada,DirectoroftheTokyoForestryExperimentStationinwesternTokyo.

11.ThemonsooninSriLanka_________.

A.wasofaveragestrength

B.destroyedmorepropertythanpreviousmonsoons

C.wasnottypicalforthattimeoftheyear

D.affectedonlytheouterareasofthenation

12.WhataspectofHurricaneBlasdoesthemapshow?

A.Height.

B.Strength.

C.Speed.

D.Direction.

13.Accordingtotheinformation,whichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?

A.TheeruptionofMt.Etnalastedthirtydays.

B.HurricaneBlaswasformedoffthecoastofItaly.

C.TheAmericanMidwesthadfineweatherthroughoutJuly1998.

D.TheeruptionofMt.Etnadidnotdestroylocalvillages.

14.Accordingtotheinformation,themonkeysintheJapanesefields_________.

A.destroycrops

B.killunsuspectinghumans

C.spreadeyediseasestohumans

D.stopfarmersfromworking

15.ToshiakiWada,DirectoroftheTokyoForestryExperimentStation,woulddescribethemonkeysas

A.clever

B.happy

C.harmless

D.affectionate

D

Australia,thelastcontinent,wasdiscoveredbyshipsbelongingtosomeEuropeannationsintheseventeenthcentury,thesenationswerelessinterestedinchangingitintoacolony（殖民地）thaninexploring（勘探）it.AsintheearlyhistoryoftheUnitedStates,itwastheEnglishwhosetupthesettlements（新拓展地）inAustralia.ThishistoryandthegeographyofthesetwoBritishcolonieshavesomeotherthingsincommonaswell.

AustraliaandtheUnitedStatesareaboutthesameinsize,andtheirwesternlandsarebothnotrichinsoil.ItwastheeasterncoastofAustraliaandAmericathattheEnglishfirstsettled,andbothcoloniessoonbegantodeveloptowardsthewest.However,thiswestwardmovementtookplacemorebecausetheEnglishweresearchingforbetterlandthanbecausethepopulationwasincreasing.SettlementsofthewesternpartofbothcountriesdevelopedquicklyaftergoldwasdiscoveredinAmericain1849andinAustraliatwoyearslater.

Althoughthedevelopmentofthesetwocountrieshasalotincommon,thesearesomestrikingdifferencesaswell.TheUnitedStatesgaineditsindependencefromEnglandbyrevolutionwhileAustraliawonitsindependencewithouthavingtogotowar.Australia,unliketheUnitedStates,wasfirstlyturnedintoacolonybyEnglishprisonersanditseconomicdevelopmentwasinwheatgrowingandsheepraising.By1922,forexample,Australiahadfifteentimesmoresheepthanithadpeople,oralmosthalfasmanysheepasthepeoplethereintheUnitedStates.Yet,inspiteoftheseandothermaindifferences,AustraliaandtheUnitedStateshavemoreincommonwitheachotherthaneitheronehaswithmostoftherestoftheworld.

16.WhoturnedAustraliaintoacolony?

A.Britain.

B.SeveralEuropeancountries.

C.TheUnitedStatesofAmerica.

D.Noneoftheabove.

17.IntheearlyhistoryofAmericaandAustralia,bothcoloniesdevelopedtowardsthewestfirstlyforthereasonthat_________.

A.thepopulationwasincreasingrapidlyintheeast

B.theEnglishthoughttheremightbericherlandthere

C.goldwasdiscoveredthere

D.fewerpeoplelivedthere

18.Intheearly