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【題目】In Germany, there is a special museum. It is the only one of this kind in the world and few people know it.Every year，the number of people who come to visit the museum is only one thousand.What kind of museum is it?

It is a museum about taxes (稅收)．In this museum，you can see the history of taxes and all kinds of taxes in different countries in the world.

After visiting the museum，people can draw a conclusion(得出結(jié)論)．That is from 3000 B．C.(公元前)，the kings，dictators(獨(dú)裁者)and finance ministers(財(cái)政部長(zhǎng))could tax people freely.They taxed people heavily because of such things as wars，weddings(婚禮)or road building.They needed money and they got money by taxing their citizens (公民)．

In the early times of Egypt，farmers had to pay heavy taxes if the water level(水面)of the River Nile rose.The kings said that if the water level rose，there would be much more earth in farmers' fields.So the farmers could get a good harvest and they should pay more taxes.

A strange kind of tax—Window Tax appeared(出現(xiàn))in England.It lasted more than one hundred years.How? If there were more windows in the wall，the people must pay more taxes.So in those years, people built as few windows as possible in the wall.

Russian people once paid a tax for their beards (胡子)．The people who had paid this tax would get a special piece of paper.But what about the people who didn't pay for their beards? Of course，their beards would be cut.But without a beard for a man is a way to scorn(蔑視)God.He would also be punished.

【1】Which is right about the museum?

A. It is in Germany.

B. It is a museum about taxes in German history.

C. It is the only museum in the world.

D. It is very famous in the world.

【2】Which is the best title for this museum?

A. A German museum

B. A tax museum

C. The only museum in the world

D. A very small museum

【3】The history of taxes may have lasted ________ years at least.

A. 3, 000 B. 5, 000

C. 6, 000 D. 2, 000

【4】Which is right?

A. Only Egypt, England and Russia have taxes.

B. The taxes are free now.

C. The taxes were heavy.

D. The taxes were completely used for people.

【5】Which is right?

A. Egypt—Window Tax，England—Water Level Tax，Russia—Beard Tax

B. Egypt—Water Level Tax，Russia—Window Tax，England—Beard Tax

C. Egypt—Water Level Tax，Russia—Beard Tax，England—Window Tax

D. Egypt—Beard Tax，Russia—Water Level Tax，England—Window Tax

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】B

【3】B

【4】C

【5】C

【解析】試題本文介紹了世界上唯一一個(gè)以稅收為主題的德國(guó)稅收博物館，介紹了世界稅收的歷史，并以埃及、英國(guó)和俄羅斯為例，揭示了舊時(shí)代稅收沉重的社會(huì)現(xiàn)實(shí)。

【1】題意：關(guān)于這個(gè)博物館的說(shuō)法哪一個(gè)是正確的？考查細(xì)節(jié)理解題。A. It is in Germany. 它在德國(guó)。B. It is a museum about taxes in German history. 這是德國(guó)歷史上有關(guān)稅收的博物館。C. It is the only museum in the world. 它是世界上唯一的博物館。D. It is very famous in the world. 它在世界上很有名。根據(jù)In Germany, there is a special museum.，結(jié)合前兩段內(nèi)容，可知選A。

【2】題意：這個(gè)博物館最好的名字是什么？考查綜合理解題。根據(jù)It is a museum about taxes.，結(jié)合選項(xiàng)意思，可知ACD三項(xiàng)不合該博物館的主題實(shí)際，故選B。

【3】題意：稅收的歷史至少已經(jīng)持續(xù)了 年�？疾榧�(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)結(jié)論That is from 3000 B．C.，the kings，dictators and finance ministers could tax people freely. 從公元前3000年開(kāi)始自由地征稅，可知至今已經(jīng)持續(xù)了5000多年，故選B。

【4】題意：哪一個(gè)是正確的？考查綜合理解題。A. Only Egypt, England and Russia have taxes. 只有埃及、英國(guó)和俄羅斯有稅。B. The taxes are free now.現(xiàn)在稅收是免費(fèi)的。C. The taxes were heavy. 稅收很重。D. The taxes were completely used for people. 稅收完全用于人民。根據(jù)埃及、英國(guó)和俄羅斯的例子，可知稅收都很重，故選C。

【5】題意：哪一個(gè)是正確的？考查細(xì)節(jié)理解題。A. Egypt—Window Tax，England—Water Level Tax，Russia—Beard Tax埃及窗口稅，英國(guó)稅率稅，俄羅斯胡須稅；B. Egypt—Water Level Tax，Russia—Window Tax，England—Beard Tax埃及水稅，俄羅斯窗口稅，英國(guó)胡須稅；C. Egypt—Water Level Tax，Russia—Beard Tax，England—Window Tax埃及水稅，俄羅斯胡須稅，英格蘭窗口稅；D. Egypt—Beard Tax，Russia—Water Level Tax，England—Window Tax埃及的胡須稅，俄國(guó)的稅率稅，英國(guó)的窗口稅。根據(jù)短文后面三段的內(nèi)容，可知埃及有水稅，俄羅斯有胡須稅，英格蘭有窗口稅；故選C。