专业英语四级（阅读）模拟试卷3（共169题）.pdf
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Americansoftensaythatthereareonlytwothingsapersoncanbesureofinlife:death
andtaxes.Americansdonothaveacorneronthedeathmarket,butmanypeopleleel
thattheUnitedStatesleadstheworldwiththemosttaxes.Taxesconsistofthemoney
whichpeoplepaytosupporttheirgovernment.Therearegenerallythreelevelsof
governmentintheUnitedStates:federal,state,andcitytherefore,therearcthreetypes
oftaxes.Salariedpeoplewhoearnmorethanafewthousanddollarsmustpayacertain
percen-tageoftheirsalariestothefederalgovernment.Thepercentagevariesfrom
persontoperson.Itdependsontheirsalaries.Thefederalgovernmenthasagraduated
incometax,thatis,thepercentageofthetax（14to70percent）increasesasapersons
incomeincreases.Withthehighcostoftaxes,peoplearenotveryhappyonApril15,
whenthefederaltaxesaredue.ThesecondtaxisforthestategovernmentNewYork,
California,NorthDakota,oranyoftheotherforty-sevenstates.Somestateshavean
incometaxsimilartothatofthefederalgovernment.Ofcourse,thepercentageforthe
statetaxislower.Otherstateshaveasalestax,whichisapercentagechargedtoanyitem
whichyoubuyinthatstate.Forexample,apersonmightwanttobuyapacketof
cigarettesfortwenty-fivecents.Ifthereisasalestaxofeightpercentinthatstate,then
thecostofthecigarettesistwenty-sevencents.Thisfigureincludesthesalestax.Some
statesuseincometaxinadditiontosalestaxtoraisetheirrevenues.Thestatetaxlawsare
diverseandconfusing.Thethirdtaxisforthecity.This