听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18. What’s the highest tax rate in America?

A. 35 percent. B. 37 percent. C. 40 percent.

19. When does the United States government begin to tax working people?

A. In the 1790s. B. In the late 1800s. C. In 2003.

20. What do tax preparers do for people in America?

A. Explain tax laws to them.

B. Pay tax for them.

C. Calculate the tax they should pay.

第二部分 英语知识运用 (共两节，满分45分)

第一节 单项填空 (共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分)

21. — Do you mind if I leave my car here for a minute?

— ________.

A. Great ! I love cars B. Of course not. It’s not allowed here

C. No, you can’t D. I’d rather you didn’t, actually

22.—I have just received another message, telling me I have won a big prize.

—Don't jump on it. You ________.

A.should be cheated B.are being cheated C.are cheating D.must have cheated

23. In the 21st century, all nations must take their ________of responsibility for the global safety.

A. blame B. charge C. share D. notice

24. The engineer has spent one year working in the US and discovered how things ________overseas.

A. manage B. promote C. operate D. allocate

25. This is a very special flower and it can ________a strong sweet perfume at night.

A. give out B. give up C. give in D. give over

26.It was just a ________remark - I wasn’t really serious.

A. usual B. casual C. formal D. normal

27. It took a long time for the connection between body temperature and illness________.?

A. to make B. to be made C. making D. being made

28. The fire caused thousands of pounds' ________of damage.

A. worth B. price C. value D. prize

29. You can not imagine a child ________so cruelly.

A.to treat B.treating C.being treated D.to be treated

30. —Hi, Emily. I enjoyed so much at your party last night.

—________.

A. Oh, that’s kind of you. B. I’m glad to hear that

C. It’s my pleasure D. Oh, you must be kidding

31. Do you dress differently because of what you see in advertisements or buy things you might not ________buy?

A. otherwise B. therefore C. furthermore D. besides

32. — I'm mad at what Jack said yesterday.

—________! He was just making a joke.

A. Take your time B. Lighten up C. Enjoy yourself D. Not at all

33. —What about today's temperature?

—It's the same as, if the weather report is exact as usual, ________of yesterday.

A. one B. that C. ones D. those

34. ---Jason, you need to refresh yourself with a cup of coffee.

--- Yeah, I went to bed very late last night, ________, early this morning.

A, rather than B. what’s more C. or rather D. what’s worse

35. No matter how________, it is not necessarily lifeless.

A. dry a desert may be B. a desert may be dry

C. may a desert be dry D. dry may a desert be

第二节 完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分，满分30分)阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项中选出可以填入空白的最佳选项.

On the Iraq­Syria border，a pack of wild dogs circled American soldiers for food.The leader of the pack was a gray­and­white dog.The soldiers called him Nubs.Nubs was shaking and __36__ able to stand.Marine major Brian Dennis looked closer and saw that there was a knife wound __37__ his chest.

Dennis couldn’t stand seeing the dog __38__.He and his men immediately treated the wound，and gave Nubs medicine.Nubs__39__but was still in pain.The next day，the team had to__40__.Ten days later，Dennis’s unit was back，and so was Nubs.He was still___41__，but the men fed him and played with him.

Before long the unit once again__42__an outpost (前哨) 70 miles away.Nubs，slowly but determinedly，__43__them far into the trackless wasteland until the men lost__44__of him.Two days later，beyond Dennis’s__45__，he saw Nubs just outside the outpost.The dog had tracked him across 70 miles of frozen desert to__46__with the friend who had saved his life.From then on Nubs and the men slept in the same place，and ran around in the same ruins.

Until an order came down from above that they were not__47__to have pets，Dennis__48__to make sure the dog would continue to live the__49__life.So he quickly raised $4,000 from his family and friends to fly Nubs to__50__.

A month later，when Dennis and the dog were__51__in California，at first Nubs didn’t recognize the guy.__52__within minutes，the dog jumped into Dennis’s arms，jumping up again and again to__53__ his friend’s face.

A little__54__and concern in the middle of war will not save a violent world.But small stories，like the story of a soldier and a dog，hold a promise of a(n) __55__world.

36.A.mostly B.certainly C.hardly D.never

37.A.in B.on C.at D.behind

38.A.stand B.starve C.bleed D.suffer

39.A.pulled through B.fell asleep C.woke up D.fell down

40.A.leave B.rest C.pass D.remain

41.A.hungry B.tired C.dirty D.weak

42.A.took up B.took over C.left for D.returned from

43.A.watched B.followed C.accompanied D.barked

44.A.touch B.sight C.footprint D.smell

45.A.ability B.surprise C.imagination D.understanding

46.A.part B.fight C.meet D.break

47.A.asked B.suggested C.required D.allowed

48.A.decided B.agreed C.accepted D.proposed

49.A.moving B.good C.safe D.interesting

50.A.London B.America C.Iraq D.Syria

51.A.found B.interviewed C.linked D.reunited

52.A.So B.And C.But D.Though

53.A.lick B.touch C.bite D.clean

54.A.pity B.mercy C.care D.contribution

55.A.equal B.harmonious C.prosperous D.amazing