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四级基础阅读题
Passage1
Itisoftendifficultforamantobequitesurewhattaxheoughttopaytothegovernmentbecauseitdependsonsomanydifferentthings:
whetherthemanismarried;howmanychildrenhehas;whetherhesupportsanyrelations;howmuchheearns;howmuchinteresthereceives;howmuchhehasspentonhishouseduringtheyear,andsoonandsoforth.Allthismakesitdifficulttodecideexactlyhowmuchthetaxis.
Therewasacertainartistwhowasalwaysverycarefultopaytheproperamount.
Oneyear,afterpostinghischeckasusual,hebegantowonderifhehadpaidenough,andafteralotofwork,withapencilandpaper,decidedthathehadnot.Hebelievedthatheowedthegovernmentsomething.
Hewasjustwritinganotherchecktosenttothetax-collectorwhenthepostmandroppedaletterintotheboxatthefrontdoor.Openingit,theartistwassurprisedtofindinsideitacheckforfivepoundsfromthetax-collector.Theofficialexplainedthattoomuchhadbeenpaid,andthatthereforethedifferencewasnowreturnedtothetaxpayer.
1.Accordingtothepassage,todecidetheexactamountoftaxtobepaidis__C______.
A.simple
B.easy
C.difficult
D.interesting
2.Itismentionedinthepassagethatonehastopaytaxaccordingto_____B___.
A.howmucheducationonhasreceived
B.whetheroneissingleormarried
C.howoldone’schildrenare
D.whereonelives
3.Theword“proper”inthefirstlineofthesecondparagraphmeans___C_____.
A.small
B.big
C.right
D.wrong
4.Afteralotofwork,theartistthoughtthathehadpaidthegovernment_____A___.
A.lesstaxthanheshouldhave
B.moretaxthanheshouldhave
C.asmuchtaxasusual
D.justenoughtax
5.Whydidthetax-collectorsendalettertotheartist?
B
A.Tosendhimanewtaxform.
B.Toreturnthemoneyover-paid
C.Toremindhimofpayingthetax.
D.Toexplaintherulesoftax-paying.
Passage2
PressureCooker（压力锅）Safety
Whenyouarecookingwithapressurecooker,youshouldlearnafewcommonsense（常识）rules:
1.Neverleavethecookerunwatchedwhenitisinuse.
2.Addsufficientliquidbutneverpasttherecommendedfillpoint.Overfillingthecookermayblocktheventpipe（排气孔）andcausethecookertoexplode.
3.Setthecookingtime.Toomuchtimemayovercookthefoodortoomuchpressuremaybuildupthecooker.Toolittletimewillleadtoundercookedfood.
4.Ifyouarenewtopressurecooking,followthecookinginstructionscarefully.Heatandtimecaneitherresultinagreatmealoraruinedone.
5.Nevertrytoforceapressurecookercoveropen.Allowthecookertocoolorrunitundercoolwaterbeforetryingtoopenthecover.
6.Cleanthecookerthoroughlyaftereachuse.Milddetergent（洗涤剂）andhotwaterworkthebest.Donotusestoveashorsandfortheymaydamagethecooker.Thegasket（密封圈）isbestcleanedinwarmsoapywaterandthendried.Storethegasketinthebottomofthepot.
1.Accordingtothefirstrule,theusershould___A_____.
A.keepthecookerunderclosewatch
B.alwayskeepthecookerhalffull
C.neverleavethecookerempty
D.neverturnoffthestove
2.Accordingtothesecondrule,toomuchliquidinthecookermayresultin____D____.
A.aruinedmeal
B.undercookedfood
C.toolittlepressure
D.ablockedventpipe
3.Accordingtothefifthrule,apressurecookercovershouldbeopened______D___.
A.assoonasthecookingisfinished
B.whileitisstillonthestove
C.withforcewhenitishot
D.afteritiscooleddown
4.Accordingtotheinstructions,whichofthefollowingisTRUE?
B
A.Thegasketshouldbecleanedthoroughlywithcoldwater.
B.Milddetergentandhotwatercanbestcleanthecooker.
C.Soapywaterwilloftendamagethecooker.
D.Sandcanbeusedtocleanthecooker.
5.Whichofthefollowingoperationsmaybedangerous?
A
A.Overfillingthecookerwithfoodandwater.
B.Cleaningthecookerwithdetergent.
C.Coolingthecookerwithcoldwater.
D.Settingtoolittlecookingtime.
Passage3
MountainclimbersaroundtheworlddreamaboutgoingupMountEverest（珠穆朗玛峰）.Itisthehighestmountainintheworld.Butmanypeoplewhohaveclimbedthemountainhaveleftwastematerialthatisharmingtheenvironment.
AteamofAmericansisplanningthelargestclean-upefforteveronMountEverest.Theywillmaketheriskytripupthemountainnextmonth.
TheteamofeightAmericanswillbeguidedbymorethantwentySherpasofNepal（尼泊尔夏尔巴人）.Theirgoalistoremoveallthetrash（废物，垃圾）theysee.Theywillspendtwomonthscleaningupthemountainbygatheringoxygenbottles,fuelcontainers,batteries,drinkcans,humanwasteandotherkindsoftrash.Theyareexpectedtoremoveatleastthreetonsoftrashinlargebags.
TeamleaderRobertHoffmanismakinghisfourthtripupthemountain.HesayshehopestobringEveresttotheconditionitwasinbeforethefirstsuccessfulclimbfiftyyearsago.Hesayshehopestheeffortwillinfluenceotherpeopletocleanuptheenvironment.
HumanwasteonEverestisamajorconcern.Sotheclean-upteamwilltakealongnewlydevelopedequipmenttocollectandtreathumanwaste.Overtheyears,thewastearticleshavepollutedthemountain.Inthewarmseasonwhentheicemelts,thepollutedwaterflowstoNepalivillagesbelow.TheproblemhasgottenworseinrecentyearsbecauseclimbingEveresthasbecomemorepopular.
1.WhatarethoseAmericansconcernedaboutwhentheyareplanningthetripupMountEverest?
A
A.Theenvironmentalpollutionofthemountain.
B.Thesuccessinclimbingupthemountain.
C.Theequipmentfortheirtriptothemountain.
D.Therisksfacingtheclimbersofthemountain.
2.Fromthepassagewecanlearnthattheclean-upeffort__D______.
A.isopposedbythelocalpeople
B.isthelargestonesupportedbyNepal
C.isencouragedbytheAmericangovernment
D.isthegreatestoneevermadeonMountEverest
3.WhatdoestheAmericanteamplantodoonthetripupthemountain?
C
A.TomakeEverestevencleanerthanitwas.
B.Totellclimbersnottoleavewastematerials.
C.Totakeawayallthetrashtheycouldfindthere.
D.Tocollectandtreathumanwastebeforetheicemelted.
4.TeamleaderMr.HoffmanhopestoturnMountEverestinto________B_.
A.itsformerstateafewyearsago
B.itsoriginalconditionhalfacenturyago
C.aplacewithnopollutionatall
D.thecleanestmountainintheworld
5.Whatisprobablythebesttitleforthispassage?
C
A.ARiskyTripUpMountEverest.
B.PollutiononMountEverest.
C.MountEverest---Clean-upEffort.
D.RobertHoffmanandHisClean-upTeam.
Passage4
ChainstoreshavebeendevelopingrapidlyinChinaduringthepastfewyearsandtakingholdofever-increasingretail（零售）marketshare,anofficialsurveyindicates.TheStateEconomicandTradeCommission（SETC）surveyshowsthattheannualsalesvolumeofChina’s20biggestchainsleaptlastyearby43percentandthenumberoftheirretailstoresroseby46.7percent,whilesalesforthewholeretailmarketgrewby10.1percent.ShanghaiLianHuaSupermarketCompanyholdsthetoppositionwith14.06billionyuan（US$1.7billion）insalesand1,225retailstores.
Thestatisticsindicatethatthebiggeststoresareswallowingmoremarketshare,leavinglittledevelopmentspaceformediumandsmallstores,saidanalysts（分析家）.AnalystsalsonotethatalmostallthegiantchainshavetheirheadquartersinEastChina,buttheyarelikelytoexplorewesternregionsinthenearfuture.WithChina’sentranceintotheWorldTradeOrganization,itsmarketisattractingoverseasretailerstoo.Thecountryiscommittedtoopeninggraduallyitsretailbusiness,andasaresult,morechainstoresfromoutsideChinawillhaveashareofthepie.Successfuldomesticretailersarepreparingtobattleformarketshare.ShopslikeHuaLianandGuoMei,agianthomeappliancedistributorinBeijing,haveannouncedambitiousplansfordevelopment.
1.Accordingtothepassage,ShanghaiLianHuaSupermarketCompanyis___B_____.
A.abargainshop
B.achainofstores
C.adepartmentstore
D.agoodsdistributor
2.Welearnfromthefirstparagraphthat___C_____.
A.themarketshareofthe20biggestchainsgrewlastyearby10.1%.
B.thenumberofretailstoresinChinaincreasedlastyearby46.7%.
C.salesofChina’s20biggestchainsincreasedlastyearby43%.
D.1,225newretailstoresweresetupinShanghaiinrecentyears.
3.Facingthechallengeofforeignrivals,theChinesechainstoreswill___A____.
A.fightfortheirmarketsharewithconfidence
B.cooperatewithforeignretailchainstores
C.shifttheirfocustowesternareas
D.formevenbiggercompanies
4.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?
D
A.Thebiggeststoresareenjoyingmostofthemarketshare.
B.Anumberofchainstoreshavestartedtoexplorewesternareas.
C.Mediumandsmallstoresdon’thaveanyspacefordevelopment
D.Chinawillallowmoreforeigninvestortoinvestinitsretailbusiness.
5.Thepassageismainlyabout______A__.
A.therapidgrowthofbigchainstores
B.thepresentandfutureretailmarketinChina
C.theleadingroleofLianHuaSupermarketCompany
D.thecompetitionbetweendomesticandforeignchainstores
Passage5
It’s8:
30,timeforJohntostartwork.Soheturnsonhisradio.Thenheeatsbreakfast.Asheeats,hereadshise-mailandreviewshisto-dolist.Thenhesitsonthesofaandthinksaboutanarticleheneedstowrite…Waitaminute!
Radio?
Breakfast?
Sofa?
Whatkindofworkplaceisthis?
Well,actuallyitisJohn’shouse,andheisatelecommuter---heworksathome,communicatingwiththeworkplacethrought
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