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1、博士研究生入学英语考试试卷(2006.5)PartI.ReadingComprehension(40%)Directions:Readthefollowingfourpassages.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachpassagebychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouransweronANSWERSHEET.PassageOneNobodylikestaxes.Nowthat’safairlysafestatementtomake.IknowIdon’t.Oneof
2、thereasonsImovedbacktotheUSfromCanada,isthatAmericanspayfar,farfewertaxesthanCanadiansdo.Infact,itseemstobepartoftheAmericandreamtoavoidpayinganytaxes.Wedon’twanttopaythemontheInternet.Manystatesdon’twanttheircitizenstopaystatetaxes.AndPresidentGeorgeW.
3、Bushjustpushedthroughahugefederalincometaxcut.Andnodoubttherearestillpeoplewhothinkwepaytoomanytaxes.ButthepeopleofBraintree,Massachusetts,mightbethinkingdifferently.Braintreehasaproblem.NotonceinthepasttwodecadesdidthetownpassresolutionsthatoverrodePro
4、position21/2—thelawthatsaysthetowngovernmentcannotraiseeachyear’staxlevymorethan21/2percentabovethepreviousyear’scharges.Nordidtheyfloatanybondsfordebt.Braintreeisalsoafairlybustlingcommercialtown.WhichmeanthatresidenttaxrateswereamongthelowestintheBost
5、onarea.Butthere’soneproblem.Braintreeis,well,fallingpart.Especiallyitsschools.Whileeverybodywaspattinghimselforherselfonthebackforkeepingtaxesdown,school,roads,bridgesandthelikeweregrowingolderandweren’treceivingtheattentiontheyneeded.Buteveniftheydidge
6、ttheattention,notmuchcouldbedonebecausetherewasn’tenoughmoneyinthetown’skittytopayforneededrepairs.But,asmymotherwouldsay,onecanonlyignoretheelephantinthelivingroomforsolong.Andnowit’stimetopayup.Theschooldepartmentwants$100milliontofixtheschools.Millio
7、nsmorewillbeneededforroadrepairsandfixingthetown’sdeterioratingwaterandsewerlines.Boy,ohboy,peoplearegoingtohaveSOMEkindoftaxbillinBraintreethisyear.Andprobablyforthenextfewyearsaswell.Anddon’tforget,thissituationaffectsmorethanjustthetown’sinfrastructu
8、re.Realestatepriceswillsufferaswell.Whowantstomovetoatownwithcrumblingschools,badroads,andquestionablewater?Thereisalessoninallthis—notpayingenoughtaxisjustasbadaspayingtoomuchtax.TherearesomepeopleintheUSwhopointoutthatalltaxmon
