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1、姓名：_ 班级：_ 学号：_-密-封 -线- 英语单_选题考试卷模拟考试题考试时间：120分钟 考试总分：100分题号一二三四五总分分数遵守考场纪律，维护知识尊严，杜绝违纪行为，确保考试结果公正。1、passage four most cities and/or states in the u. s. collect a sales tax on almost everything you buy. you must ask when you move into a new community how much the local sales tax is, and what items ar

2、e and are not taxable. both taxable items and the amount of tax vary considerably from place, from one of two percent in some places up to eight or ten in others. the new york city sales tax, for examples, is currently 8% , so if you buy a pair of $40 shoes you will actually have to pay $43.20. this

3、 makes paying and getting correct change much more difficult ( not to mention making .everything more expensive). we say in america that only two things in life are unavoidable: one is death and the other taxes.another thing that makes money exchanges more complicated is tipping.the chinese people h

4、ave happily put an end to tipping, but westerners are still plagued with this indignity. waiters and waitresses, cab drivers, hotel bellboys, barbers and hairdressers and all sorts of other people must be tipped. their employers give them low wages because it is expected that you, the customer, will

5、 make up the difference. if you don t, the service person can t earn a living. tipping also varies from place to place, generally in the area of 15% of your bill (before taxes), but again you should ask local residents whom to tip and how much. there is another kind of tipping as well. you are gener

6、ally expected to give something ( either cash or a bottle of whisky) to the mailman and to your building “super” at christmas time. you should discuss this also with neighbors and colleagues.according to the passage, which of the following statements is true（ ）a.the chinese people have to pay tips i

7、n western countries.b.the westerners don t have to pay high tips in their own country.c.barbers, hotel bellboys and all sorts of other people can earn a living if they are not tipped.d.tipping varies from place to place, generally in the area of 20% of your bill.2、passage four most cities and/or sta

8、tes in the u. s. collect a sales tax on almost everything you buy. you must ask when you move into a new community how much the local sales tax is, and what items are and are not taxable. both taxable items and the amount of tax vary considerably from place, from one of two percent in some places up

9、 to eight or ten in others. the new york city sales tax, for examples, is currently 8% , so if you buy a pair of $40 shoes you will actually have to pay $43.20. this makes paying and getting correct change much more difficult ( not to mention making .everything more expensive). we say in america tha

10、t only two things in life are unavoidable: one is death and the other taxes.another thing that makes money exchanges more complicated is tipping.the chinese people have happily put an end to tipping, but westerners are still plagued with this indignity. waiters and waitresses, cab drivers, hotel bel

11、lboys, barbers and hairdressers and all sorts of other people must be tipped. their employers give them low wages because it is expected that you, the customer, will make up the difference. if you don t, the service person can t earn a living. tipping also varies from place to place, generally in th

12、e area of 15% of your bill (before taxes), but again you should ask local residents whom to tip and how much. there is another kind of tipping as well. you are generally expected to give something ( either cash or a bottle of whisky) to the mailman and to your building “super” at christmas time. you

13、 should discuss this also with neighbors and colleagues.according to the passage, if you buy a pair of $50 shoes in the new york city, you pay extra （ ） as sales tax. （ ）a.$4.5b.$4c.$5d.$5.53、passage four most cities and/or states in the u. s. collect a sales tax on almost everything you buy. you mu

14、st ask when you move into a new community how much the local sales tax is, and what items are and are not taxable. both taxable items and the amount of tax vary considerably from place, from one of two percent in some places up to eight or ten in others. the new york city sales tax, for examples, is

15、 currently 8% , so if you buy a pair of $40 shoes you will actually have to pay $43.20. this makes paying and getting correct change much more difficult ( not to mention making .everything more expensive). we say in america that only two things in life are unavoidable: one is death and the other tax

16、es.another thing that makes money exchanges more complicated is tipping.the chinese people have happily put an end to tipping, but westerners are still plagued with this indignity. waiters and waitresses, cab drivers, hotel bellboys, barbers and hairdressers and all sorts of other people must be tip

17、ped. their employers give them low wages because it is expected that you, the customer, will make up the difference. if you don t, the service person can t earn a living. tipping also varies from place to place, generally in the area of 15% of your bill (before taxes), but again you should ask local

18、 residents whom to tip and how much. there is another kind of tipping as well. you are generally expected to give something ( either cash or a bottle of whisky) to the mailman and to your building “super” at christmas time. you should discuss this also with neighbors and colleagues.the main idea of

19、this passage is （ ）a.shopping and tippingb.sales and shoppingc.sales taxes and tippingd.sales taxes and people4、passage four most cities and/or states in the u. s. collect a sales tax on almost everything you buy. you must ask when you move into a new community how much the local sales tax is, and w

20、hat items are and are not taxable. both taxable items and the amount of tax vary considerably from place, from one of two percent in some places up to eight or ten in others. the new york city sales tax, for examples, is currently 8% , so if you buy a pair of $40 shoes you will actually have to pay

21、$43.20. this makes paying and getting correct change much more difficult ( not to mention making .everything more expensive). we say in america that only two things in life are unavoidable: one is death and the other taxes.another thing that makes money exchanges more complicated is tipping.the chin

22、ese people have happily put an end to tipping, but westerners are still plagued with this indignity. waiters and waitresses, cab drivers, hotel bellboys, barbers and hairdressers and all sorts of other people must be tipped. their employers give them low wages because it is expected that you, the cu

23、stomer, will make up the difference. if you don t, the service person can t earn a living. tipping also varies from place to place, generally in the area of 15% of your bill (before taxes), but again you should ask local residents whom to tip and how much. there is another kind of tipping as well. y

24、ou are generally expected to give something ( either cash or a bottle of whisky) to the mailman and to your building “super” at christmas time. you should discuss this also with neighbors and colleagues.usually, cab drivers （ ）a.get high wages from the employerb.get great benefits from the employerc

25、.get low wages from the employerd.get high bonus from the employer5、passage four most cities and/or states in the u. s. collect a sales tax on almost everything you buy. you must ask when you move into a new community how much the local sales tax is, and what items are and are not taxable. both taxa

26、ble items and the amount of tax vary considerably from place, from one of two percent in some places up to eight or ten in others. the new york city sales tax, for examples, is currently 8% , so if you buy a pair of $40 shoes you will actually have to pay $43.20. this makes paying and getting correc

27、t change much more difficult ( not to mention making .everything more expensive). we say in america that only two things in life are unavoidable: one is death and the other taxes.another thing that makes money exchanges more complicated is tipping.the chinese people have happily put an end to tipping, but westerners are still plagued with this indignity. waiters an