标题: 大家一起来做题 12.11 [打印本页] 作者: wanglicherish 时间: 2012-12-11 11:57 标题: 大家一起来做题 12.11 2. Which of the following best completes the passage below? One tax-reform proposal that has gained increasing support in recent years is the flat tax, which would impose a uniform tax rate on incomes at every level. Opponents of the flat tax say that a progressive tax system, which levies a higher rate of taxes on higher-income taxpayers, is fairer, placing the greater burden on those better able to bear it. However, the present crazy quilt of tax deductions, exemptions, credits, and loopholes benefits primarily the high-income taxpayer, who is consequently able to reduce his or her effective tax rate, often to a level below that paid by the lower-income taxpayer. Therefore, ______
(A) higher-income taxpayers are likely to lend their support to the flat-tax proposal now being considered by Congress (B) a flat-tax system that allowed no deductions or exemptions would substantially increase actual government revenues (C) the lower-income taxpayer might well be penalized by the institution of a flat-tax system in this country (D) the progressive nature of our present tax system is more illusory than real (E) the flat tax would actually be fairer to the lower-income taxpayer than any progressive tax system could be作者: wanglicherish 时间: 2012-12-11 12:07
这一题我错选了E 总结性题目 文章总结：最近用的是flat tax, 特点是 every level, 反对者说这个不好，一个叫做progressive tax更加公平，它的特点是高收入的有高税收。重点！转折，目前的flat leve对高收入纳税人有利。因此，反对不成立咯，progressive 不好。
A跟congress 无关 B跟gov无关 Cpenal 刑法，有点夸张，不可能 在E中犯错 只说了对富人有好处，并没有说对穷人好，这里属于无关比较吧。 所以选择D作者: wanglicherish 时间: 2012-12-11 12:08
4. At one time, European and Japanese companies tried to imitate their American rivals. Today, American appliance manufacturers import European scientists to lead their research staffs; American automakers design cars that mimic the styling of German, Italian, and French imports; and American electronics firms boast in their advertising of “Japanese-style” devotion to quality and reliability. In the world of high technology, America has lost the battle for international prestige. Each of the following statements, if true, would help to support the claim above EXCEPT: (A) An American camera company claims in its promotional literature to produce cameras “as fine as the best Swiss imports.” (B) An American maker of stereo components designs its products to resemble those of a popular Japanese firm. (C) An American manufacturer of video games uses a brand name chosen because it sounds like a Japanese word. (D) An American maker of televisions studies German-made televisions in order to adopt German manufacturing techniques. (E) An American maker of frozen foods advertises its dinners as “Real European-style entrees prepared by fine French and Italian chefs.”