Question

One day a teacher was giving her young students a lesson on how the government works. She was trying to explain the principle(原理) of income tax（所得税）.“You see,” she began, speaking slowly and carefully, “Each person who works must pay part of his or her salary( 薪水) to the government. If you make a high salary, your taxes are high. If you don’t make much money, your taxes are low.”“Is that clear?” she asked. “Does everyone understand the meaning of income tax?”. All the students nodded.“Are there any questions? ”sheasked. All the students shook their heads.“Very good!”she said. “Now, I would like you to take a piece of paper and write a short composition on the subject of income tax.”

Little Joey was a slow learner. He had lots of problems with spelling and grammar, but this time he at least seemed to understand the task. He took his pen and after a few minutes, he handed the teacher the following composition: Once I had a dog. His name was Tax. I opened the door and in come Tax.

1.One day the teacher was trying to explain_________.

A. that everyone should pay income tax

B. how the government was formed

C. the basic principle of income tax

D. how much tax one should pay for his or her income

2.After the teacher’s explanation,_________.

A. each student seemed to understand the meaning of income tax

B. many of the students were still puzzled

C. all the students understood the meaning of income tax

D. all the students shook their heads

3.The students were asked to ________.

A. say something about income tax

B. answer some questions about income tax

C. write a composition on income tax

D. explain the principle of income tax

4.Little Joey____________.

A. was clear about the subject

B. understood what income tax meant

C. understood the teacher’s meaning

D. wrote a short composition about his dog

5.From the passage we know_______.

A. Joey’s composition was close to the topic

B. “income tax” and “in come Tax” sounds alike

C. little Joey was very clever

D. “income tax” share the same meaning with “in come Tax”

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.C

4.D

5.B

【解析】

试题分析：本文主要介绍了一则风趣的小笑话：一名老师在上一堂有关“政府是怎么在收税“的课，讲完之后确认学生是否听懂，要求同学们写一篇相关的小短文。结果一位Joey的同学写道：我曾有一只名叫Tax的狗。我打开门，然后它就进来了。

1. was trying to explain the principle(原理) of income tax（所得税）.”她正试图在解释个人所得税的原理。故选C。

2. everyone understand the meaning of income tax?”. All the students nodded.“Are there any questions? ”sheasked. All the students shook their heads.”老师问：是每个人都明白了个人所得税的意思了吗？学生们都点头。老师问学生还有问题吗？学生们都摇头。但由后面Joey的小笑话知，实际上是同学似乎是明白了个人所得税的意思。故选A。

3. I would like you to take a piece of paper and write a short composition on the subject of income tax.”现在，我将要你们拿出几张纸，以“个人所得税”为题写下一篇小短文。故选C。

4.

5. tax” and “in come Tax” 是有点相似的。故选B。

考点：考查记叙文阅读。