【題目】Taxpayers(納稅人) in America pay less in income tax than many Europeans, according to a Pew Research Center report. Belgium has the highest income tax rate, at nearly 56 percent of income, according to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, or OECD. Taxpayers in the U.S. pay less than 36 percent of their incomes into the national treasury. Taxes pay for services provided by the government. The U.S. ranks 25 of the 34 developed countries polled in the report.

An unmarried person with no children was used as an example in the report. In America, an unmarried person, with no children, making the average wage of $50,000 in 2014 paid 24.8 percent of their income in federal (聯(lián)邦的) income tax and payroll taxes (工資稅). A similar person living in Belgium would pay 42.3 percent of their income. The average among the 39 countries in the poll was 27.3 percent income tax.

The deadline to pay taxes in America is usually April 15. This year, the deadline is April 18. American taxpayers complain that wealthy people and large companies pay too little tax, according to a Pew Research Center poll from 2015.

Americans pay tax to fund programs like Social Security and Medicaid, according to the Pew Research Center. Last year, American taxes paid for $888 billion in Social Security benefits. Social Security pays the elderly an income after they stop working. The government also paid more than $546 billion in Medicaid and Medicare benefits. Those programs pay for health and medical care to people who cannot afford it, according to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.

【1】According to the article, which of the following statements is TRUE?

A. The income tax rate of America ranks 25 of the world.

B. No countries in the world have a higher income tax than that in Belgium.

C. Taxpayers in America pay more in income tax than many Europeans.

D. The deadline to pay taxes in America is usually between April 15 and April 18

【2】 The majority of people benefiting from the taxes in America are ________.

A. wealthy people and corporations

B. unmarried people

C. married couples

D. the elderly retirees

【3】How is Passage 2 mainly developed?

A. By showing differences B. By analyzing causes

C. By describing process D. By explanations

【4】The author mainly wants to tell us ________.

A. how Americans use their taxes

B. how much do Americans pay their taxes

C. that Americans pay less income tax than many others

D. that many people are complaining about the taxes

【答案】

【1】B

【2】D

【3】A

【4】C

【解析】

試題分析： 根據(jù)研究發(fā)現(xiàn)，美國納稅人比歐洲其他國家交的稅都少。繳稅最后期限一般在4月15日左右，主要是繳納社會(huì)保險(xiǎn)和醫(yī)療。退休的老年人一般可以領(lǐng)取這方面的補(bǔ)助。

【1】B 推理判斷題。根據(jù)Belgium has the highest income tax rate可知，比利時(shí)人的收入稅最高。故選B。

【2】D 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。 根據(jù)Social Security pays the elderly an income after they stop working.可知，美國的稅收大部分支出是給退休的老年人。故選D。

【3】A 推理判斷題。第二段是通過對比看出，美國人的個(gè)人所得稅和比利時(shí)以及世界39個(gè)國家在個(gè)稅方面的平均數(shù)相比較，美國人納稅最少。故選A。

【4】C 主旨大意題。 本文介紹了美國人所繳納的個(gè)稅和其他國家相比是較少的。故選C。

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