Taxes are a big part in the United States．Most Americans pay city taxes，state taxes，social security（安全）taxes，sales taxes…and the list seems endless．The biggest tax for most Americans is the incomes tax．The personal income tax is called a“progressive tax”．Because it takes more from those who earn（掙錢）most．For example，a person who earns about$3，500 a year，will pay a tax of only about 3．5％of earning，but if the same person earned$85，000 a year，he would pay an income tax of 35％．Over years the incomes tax has become more and more difficult for people to understand．Almost one half of all Americans now have to pay experts to prepare their tax reports．In fact，preparing taxes and giving tax have become a big industry（工業）in America．
（ ）1．Most Americans pay ________．
A．taxes which are too many to list
B．taxes either to the cities or the states they live in
C．several kinds of taxes
D．so many kinds of taxes that they even don’t know the names
（ ）2．Social security tax is collected from _______．
A．those who have broken the law
B．those who often make trouble
C．every people living in the area in question
D．every person in America
（ ）3．Which of the following is NOT true?
A．Americans have all kinds of taxes．
B．Personal income tax is the biggest tax in American．
C．The more a person earns，the more income tax he should pay．
D．Personal income tax can prevent the rich from getting richer．
（ ）4．The so-called“progressive tax”is the tax _________．
A．collected for social progress
B．that increases with each passing year
C．that is collected from those who earn most
D．that varies（變化）according to how much money a person earns
（ ）5．Why have preparing and giving tax become a big industry in America? Because______
A．the list of taxes seems endless
B．they would rather spend their time and energy elsewhere
C．they find their knowledge about taxes is too limited to write a tax report by themselves
D．paying experts to prepare their tax reports and asking for tax have been very popular
科目：初中英語 來源：2013屆江蘇省南京市建鄴區中考一模英語試卷（帶解析） 題型：閱讀理解
The label（標簽）, Made in China, is one that is becoming increasing common in shopping centers all over the world.
In the United States, shoppers at Wal-Mart, the nation’s largest retailer（零售商）, have a wide selection of products mostly produced in China. The large amount of Chinese imports have created a large selection of goods in other countries as people begin to buy more and more products made in China. These goods are even widely available in other Asian nations, where Chinese-made goods are quite popular. Chinese brand names are also becoming more well-known outside China.
When Chinese Americans visit family and friends in their homeland, gifts from the U.S. are a must. But TVs and fashionable clothes aren't rare any more, and anything 'Made in China' shouldn’t be considered in any case.
"When I decide to visit my family members in China, I will have a big headache. What should I buy for them? They may not all speak English, but everyone in China knows those three words," a Chinese American said. "When they see the label 'Made in China,' they will think, 'Why do you send me this?' "
The development of China has surprised the world with its growth. As a result, the other countries are beginning to try to reduce Chinese goods with the use of taxes（稅）and import restrictions. However, the development on the Chinese economy still affects the world in many ways.
【小題1】Around the world, the products made in China are ________ in the shopping malls.
| A．unwelcome | B．expensive | C．popular | D．rare |
| A．品牌 | B．明星 | C．生產地 | D．樹枝 |
| A．Because their Chinese friends can not speak English. |
| B．Because their friends will be unhappy if the gifts are made in China. |
| C．Because they should give their friends rare gifts. |
| D．Because they should give their friends fashionable gifts. |
| A．By developing the qualities of their own products. |
| B．By telling their shoppers not to buy Chinese goods. |
| C．By importing more Chinese goods. |
| D．By using taxes and import restrictions. |
| A．products made in China are more and more popular all over the world |
| B．TVs and fashionable clothes are ideal gifts for Chinese people |
| C．everyone in China can speak English |
| D．the other governments don’t welcome any Chinese goods |
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科目：初中英語 來源：2012-2013學年江蘇省南京市建鄴區中考一模英語試卷（解析版） 題型：閱讀理解
The label（標簽）, Made in China, is one that is becoming increasing common in shopping centers all over the world.
In the United States, shoppers at Wal-Mart, the nation’s largest retailer（零售商）, have a wide selection of products mostly produced in China. The large amount of Chinese imports have created a large selection of goods in other countries as people begin to buy more and more products made in China. These goods are even widely available in other Asian nations, where Chinese-made goods are quite popular. Chinese brand names are also becoming more well-known outside China.
When Chinese Americans visit family and friends in their homeland, gifts from the U.S. are a must. But TVs and fashionable clothes aren't rare any more, and anything 'Made in China' shouldn’t be considered in any case.
"When I decide to visit my family members in China, I will have a big headache. What should I buy for them? They may not all speak English, but everyone in China knows those three words," a Chinese American said. "When they see the label 'Made in China,' they will think, 'Why do you send me this?' "
The development of China has surprised the world with its growth. As a result, the other countries are beginning to try to reduce Chinese goods with the use of taxes（稅）and import restrictions. However, the development on the Chinese economy still affects the world in many ways.
1.Around the world, the products made in China are ________ in the shopping malls.
A．unwelcome B．expensive C．popular D．rare
2.What is the Chinese meaning of the underlined word “brand” in the second paragraph?
A．品牌 B．明星 C．生產地 D．樹枝
3.Why do Chinese Americans usually have a headache if they come back to China?
A．Because their Chinese friends can not speak English.
B．Because their friends will be unhappy if the gifts are made in China.
C．Because they should give their friends rare gifts.
D．Because they should give their friends fashionable gifts.
4.How do other countries try to reduce the Chinese goods in their own countries?
A．By developing the qualities of their own products.
B．By telling their shoppers not to buy Chinese goods.
C．By importing more Chinese goods.
D．By using taxes and import restrictions.
5.From the passage, we can know that________.
A．products made in China are more and more popular all over the world
B．TVs and fashionable clothes are ideal gifts for Chinese people
C．everyone in China can speak English
D．the other governments don’t welcome any Chinese goods
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In the United States, there are three kinds of taxes(稅).
The first tax is for the federal(聯邦的)government. American people who have a salary(薪水) of more than four to five thousand dollars a year must pay a certain rate(比率)of their salary to the federal government. The rate is different from person to person. If depends on his or her salary. If a person has a salary of less than $17,850 a year, he or she should pay 15% of his or her salary to the federal government. If a person has a salary of more than $17,850 a year, he or she should pay 28% of his or her salary to the federal government.
The second tax is for the state government: New York, California, North Dakota, or any of the other forty-seven states. Some states have the same tax as that of the federal government. Of course, the rate for the state tax is lower. Other states have a sales tax, for example, a person might want to buy a radio for twenty-five dollars. If there is a sales tax of 8% in that state, then the cost of the radio is twenty-seven dollars.
The third tax is for the city. This tax comes in two forms: property(財產)tax(people who own a house have to pay taxes on it)and excise tax(消費稅). The cities use the tax money for education, police and some other public matters.
Since Americans pay such high taxes, they feel that the United States has the worst taxes in the world, because they have to work one day each week just to pay their taxes.
1.People in the United States should pay taxes to .
A.the federal government B.the city
C.the state government D.all of the above
2.If an American's salary is $20,000 year, how much should he pay to the federal government?
A.$3,000. B.$5,600. C.$1,600. D.$1,000.
3.If there is a sales tax of 8% in the state and an American wants to buy a car for $12,000, how much sales tax should he pay to the state government?
A.$1,200. B.$1,800. C.$960. D.$3,400.
4.What taxes are paid to the city?
A.Property tax and sales tax. B.Excise tax and sales tax.
C.Sales tax and salary tax. D.Property tax and excise tax.
5.What do Americans think of their taxes?
A.If is too much. B.It is acceptable. C.It is just so-so. D.It is too little.
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