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根据文章内容，选择最恰当的答案。      Traditionally, the President is the highest-pad public employee. A salary of $ 400,000, along with other benefits, is paid to the President annually. But President Obama's income for 2008 was far more than that, according to the White House.      The White House recently published the tax returns (纳税申报单) of  Obama an  d Vice -president Joe Biden. Tax returns are reports of tax that a person has to pay. They often include income information used to calculate the tax. In the US, people whose incomes are over a certain amount have to file tax returns(纳税申报)every year. The tax returns of government officials are open to the public. This transparency helps to prevent corruption (腐败).      From Obama's tax returns , we can see that the President and first lady President's two books Dreams From My Father and The Audacity of Hope (无畏的梦想). The two books, published in 1995 and 2006,are very popular and have been on the bestseller (畅销书) list for a long time.      The Obama's income is down from 2007,when they made ＄4.2 million. However, that is still far more than former US President George Bush earned, who reported a total of ＄719,274 for his final year. The Obamas' income also greatly exceeded(超出)that of Biden, who reported a family income of ＄2269,256. That's about a tenth of what the Obamas earned. As Vice-president, Biden earns a salary of ＄220,000. US families earn an average income of about ＄50,000.      The Obama's tax returns also show that together, the President and his wife paid about ＄933,000 in taxes. They gave $172,050 -nearly 6.5 percent of their earnings -to different charity groups. In the US, if a person gives his money to churches and non-profit (非盈利) organizations, the law reduces his or her taxes. This is one reason why rich people in the US like to give money to charity.

1. _______had the highest income in 2008. A. Obama           B. Biden           C. Bush         D. George 2. How much did Obama and his wife earn in 2008? A. $400,000         B. $2,660,000       C. $4,200,000     D. $719,274 3. In the US, which people have to file tax returns? A. Everybody                       B. Wealthy people     C. Government officials     D. People whose incomes are over a certain amount. 4. The Obamas have given_______ percent of their earnings to charity. A. 10               B. 6.5               C. 9.7          D. 4.3 5.Why should the tax returns of government officials be open to the public?. A. Because it can help to prevent corruption B. Because it can make government officials well-known to the public. C. Because it can help government officials to get more money. D. Because the government wants them to pay more taxes to the public. 6. According to the law, if a rich man gives his money to charity,_______. A. he will be praised by the people       B. he will pay fewer taxes         C. he will be free of taxes         D. he will get some extra money from the government.

题型：阅读理解  难度：中档

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据专家权威分析，试题“根据文章内容，选择最恰当的答案。 Traditionally, the Presiden..”主要考查你对  政治经济类阅读  等考点的理解。关于这些考点的“档案”如下：

政治经济类阅读

考点名称：政治经济类阅读

• 政治经济类阅读：
  该类文章时代气息浓郁，语言鲜活，但熟字新义词、超纲词及专业词语多，长句、难句多。
  政治类文章大多数是同学们感性趣的内容，读起来倒有似曾相识的感觉，经济类文章读起来就像是雾里看花，文章看完，一头雾水。
  再加之这类文章的命题侧重于词义猜测、推理判断和文章主旨，同学们对这类题材是望而生畏。
  

• 政治经济类阅读注意：
  1、要做好这类阅读，平时就要注意了解国内外发生的政治经济大事，掌握一定背景知识；
  2、对这类文章的叙述特点及内容安排有一定了解，还要扩展这方面的词汇；
  3、阅读这类文章，要抓住文章的核心，即文章整体和各段主要在说什么，也要注意段落之间的逻辑关系。

  政治经济类阅读技巧：
  针对不同体裁的文章，我们要采取相应的阅读方法和技巧。政治类文章多采用记叙文形式，我们可采取“顺读法”，以便抓关键语句，领会文章主旨；而经济类文章则多采用说明文形式，我们则可以采取“逆读法”，先读试题，再从文章中查找有用信息。若遇到的确难读的材料。
  1. 寻找主干：
  根据英语中五种基本句型结构，把句子中的主语、谓语、宾语、表语等主要成分找出来，其他成分如定语、状语、补语等则易于理解。找到了句子主干，句子的意思至少明白了一半。
  2. 剔除从句：
  在一个长句中可能会出现若干个从句，在理解时，如果把各个从句剔除出来单独理解，然后把大意拼凑起来，整个长句的意思就会明白六、七分。
  3. 辨别分句：
  一个长句如果是由几个并列、转折、递进、对比关系的分句组成，句中往往有表示这些分句关系的连接词，只要能弄清楚分句和分句之间的逻辑关系，再把各层分句的意思加以连贯，整个长句的句意基本上能跃然脑中。
  4. 寻找关键词：
  如果一个句子看完，一点句意的感觉也没有，下下策就是抓住句中的关键词，通过关键词大体弄懂这个长句的意思。