- 阅读理解A
题干：Nobodylikestaxes.Nowthat’safairlysafestatementtomake.IknowIdon’t.OneofthereasonsImovedbacktotheUSfromCanada,isthatAmericanspayfar,farfewertaxesthanCanadiansdo.Infact,itseemstobepartoftheAmericandreamtoavoidpayinganytaxes.Wedon’twanttopaythemontheInternet.Manystatesdon’twanttheircitizenstopaystatetaxes.AndPresidentGeorgeW.Bushjustpushedthroughahugefederalincometaxcut.Andnodoubttherearestillpeoplewhothinkwepaytoomanytaxes.ButthepeopleofBraintree,Massachusetts,mightbethinkingdifferently.Braintreehasaproblem.NotonceinthepasttwodecadesdidthetownpassresolutionsthatoverrodeProposition21/2—thelawthatsaysthetowngovernmentcannotraiseeachyear’staxlevymorethan21/2percentabovethepreviousyear’scharges.Nordidtheyfloatanybondsfordebt.Braintreeisalsoafairlybustlingcommercialtown,whichmeansthatresidenttaxrateswereamongthelowestintheBostonarea.Butthere’soneproblem.Braintreeis,well,fallingpart,especiallyitsschools.Whileeverybodywaspattinghimselforherselfonthebackforkeepingtaxesdown,school,roads,bridgesandthelikeweregrowingolderandweren’treceivingtheattentiontheyneeded.Buteveniftheydidgettheattention,notmuchcouldbedonebecausetherewasn’tenoughmoneyinthetown’skittytopayforneededrepairs.But,asmymotherwouldsay,onecanonlyignoretheelephantinthelivingroomforsolong.Andnowit’stimetopayup.Theschooldepartmentwants$100milliontofixtheschools.Millionsmorewillbeneededforroadrepairsandfixingthetown’sdeterioratingwaterandsewerlines.Boy,ohboy,peoplearegoingtohaveSOMEkindoftaxbillinBraintreethisyear.Andprobablyforthenextfewyearsaswell.Anddon’tforget,thissituationaffectsmorethanjustthetown’sinfrastructure.Realestatepriceswillsufferaswell.Whowantstomovetoatownwithcrumblingschools,badroads,andquestionablewater?Thereisalessoninallthis—notpayingenoughtaxisjustasbadaspayingtoomuchtax.TherearesomepeopleintheUSwhopointoutthatalltaxmoneyshouldbegivenbacktoindividuals,notthevariousbranchesofgovernment.It’sourmoney,theycry.Inoneway,Iagreewiththem.Itisourmoney.Butthefacttheyconvenientlyforget—orignore—isthatthemoneythegovernmentkeepsis“our”moneyaswell.That’sbecauseitpaysforOURschools,OURroads,OURmilitary,OURcommunitiesinneedofhelpaftereventslikefloodsorotherdisasters.
题目： In what way might people to Braintree think differently about paying taxes?（） - A 、They think Bush’s tax cut plan is impracticable
- B 、They think they have been paying too many taxes
- C 、They think the town government misuses the taxes they have paid
- D 、They think paying enough taxes is necessary to keeping things going
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参考答案【正确答案：D】
第三段提到，虽然还有人认为他们付的税太多，但是马萨诸塞州布伦特里镇的人可能不再这样想了。本段提到了该市的税少而低，但第四段提到目前该镇正面临着许多问题——特别是学校。一方面，人们在赞誉税低，而另一方面，学校、道路、桥梁等在变得破旧，没有受到应有的关注。而且，即使有人想管也无能为力，因为市政没有足够的钱来整修这些东西。根据上文，缺钱当然是因为收税太少造成的。可见，这里所谓“不再这样想了”实际上指在现实面前布伦特里的人改变了自己对纳税的看法。
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