阅读理解InGermany,thereisaspecialmuseum.Itistheonlyoneofthi...

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In Germany, there is a special museum. It is the only one of this kind in the world and only very few people know it. Every year， the number of people who come to visit the museum is only one thousand. What kind of museum is it?

It is a museum about taxes （税收）. In this museum， you can see the history of taxes and all kinds of taxes in different countries in the world.

After visiting the museum，people can draw a conclusion（得出结论）. That is from 3000 B.C.（公元前），the kings，dictators（*者）and finance ministers（财政部长）could tax people freely. They taxed people heavily because of such things as wars，weddings（婚礼）or road building. They needed money and they got money by taxing from their citizens (公民).

In the early times of Egypt，farmers had to pay heavy taxes if the water level（水面）of Nile River rose. The kings said that if the water level rose，there would be much more earth in farmers’ fields. So the farmers could get a good harvest and they should pay more taxes.

A strange kind of tax—Window Tax appeared（出现）in England. It lasted more than one hundred years. How? If there were more windows in the wall，the people must pay more taxes. So in those years,people built windows in the wall as few as possible.

Russian people once paid a tax for their beards (胡子). The people who had paid this tax would get a special piece of paper. But what about the people who didn’t pay for their beards? Of course，their beards would be cut. But without a beard for a man is a way to scorn（蔑视）God. He would also be punished.

1. Which is right about the museum?

A. It is in Germany.

B. It is a museum about taxes in German history.

C. It is the only museum in the world.

D. It is very famous in the world.

2. Which is the best title for this museum?

A. German museum.                                          B. A tax museum.

C. The only museum.                                        D. A very small museum.

3. The history of taxes may have lasted       years at least.

A. 3, 000                                                           B. 5, 000

C. 6, 000                                                           D. 2, 000

4. Which is right?

A. Only Egypt, England, and Russia have taxes.

B. The taxes are free now.

C. The taxes were heavy.

D. The taxes were completely used for people.

5. Which is right?

A. Egypt—Window Tax，England—Water Level Tax，Russia—Beard Tax

B. Egypt—Water Level Tax，Russia—Window Tax，England—Beard Tax

C. Egypt—Water Level Tax，Russia—Beard Tax，England—Window Tax

D. Egypt—Beard Tax，Russia—Water Level Tax，England—Window Tax

【回答】

1.A   由文章第一句可知A项正确。B、C、D三项内容与文章内容不符。

2.B      通读全文尤其是读第二段内容可知选B。

3.B   由第三段中的That is from 3000 B.C….可知“至少有5 000年的税收史”。

4.C   根据对文章的整体理解和第三段中的描述可知选C项,（过去）税收是沉重的。

5.C   由文章的第四、五、六段内容可知选C。

知识点：日常生活类

题型：阅读理解