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1、TESTFORENGLISHMAJORS(2013)—GRADEFOUR—TIMELIMIT:130MINPART3CLOZE15MINDecidewhichofthechoicesgivenbelowwouldbestcompletethepassageifinsertedinthecorrespondingblanks.MarkthebestchoiceforeachblankonAnswerSheetTwo.Everyoneknowsthattaxationisnecessaryinamoderns
2、tate:withoutit,it(31)would_____notbepossibletopaythesoldiersandpolicemenwhoprotectus;(32)__nor___theworkersingovernmentofficeswho(33)_lookafter____ourhealth,ourfood,ourwater,andalltheotherthingsthatwecannotdoforourselves.(34)Bymeansof_____taxation,wepayfo
3、rthingsthatweneedjust(35)__asmuchas___weneedsomewheretoliveandsomethingtoeat.But(36)__though___everyoneknowsthattaxationisnecessary,differentpeoplehavedifferentideasabout(37)__how__taxationshouldbearranged.Inmostcountries,adirecttaxon(38)_persons____,whic
4、hiscalledincometax,(39)_exists____.Itisarrangedinsuch(40)way______thatthepoorestpeoplepaynothing,andthepercentageoftaxgrows(41)_larger___asthetaxpayer'sincomegrows.Insomecountries,forexample,thetaxontherichestpeople(42)_goesup_____ashighasninety-fiveperce
5、nt!(43)_But____countrieswithdirecttaxationnearly(44)__always___haveindirecttaxationtoo.Manythingsimportedintothecountryhavetopaytaxesor“duties.”Ofcourse,itisthemenandwomenwhobuytheseimportedthingsintheshops(45)_who_____reallyhavetopaytheduties,inthe(46)_f
6、orm_____ofhigherprices.Insomecountries,(47)too_____,thereisataxonthingssoldintheshops.Ifthemostnecessarythingsaretaxed,alotofmoneyis(48)collected____butthepoorpeoplesuffermost.Ifunnecessarythings(49)_like__jewelsandfurcoatsaretaxed,lessmoneyisobtainedbutt
7、hetaxis(50)_fairer_____astherichpayit.Probablythislastkindofindirecttax,togetherwithadirecttaxonincomeswhichislowforthepoorandhighfortherich,isthebestarrangement.31. A. can B. may C. could D. would 32. A. nor B. neither
8、 C. never D. not 33.A. look into B. look over C. look after D. look through 34.A. In accordance with B. By means of C. With reference to D. On account of 35. A. as well as B. as good as
