Those who fight against alcohol sales say the extra tax comes at a cost
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中Mr.Miller, who does not drink, says he is concerned that if the vote passes, his 12-year-old daughter and 14-year-old son will have easier access to alcohol.
David Hatch, the political strategist of Angelina County Citizens for Responsible Business （ACCRB）, argues that Mr.Miller's cost revenue figures paint an inaccurate picture because they do not consider the additional sales taxes from alcohol purchases, only revenue from alcohol excise taxes, the bulk of which flow to the state.
Oscar Dillahunty,a 69-year-old,one-time beer distributor who hired Mr.Hatch and started ACCRB, has estimated that the county could rack up at least US$15 million in annual beer sales alone, which would translate into US$225,000 in sales tax revenue for Lufkin and US$75,000 for the county.He says his estimate is based on sales in a similar county in Mississippi, where he previously owned a beer distributor.
Many officials in towns and counties that recently went wet say they have not seen an increase in reported crime or drunken driving.Steven Cagle, the city manager in Duncanville, said the town had not devolved into "Drunkenville," as church groups claimed it would.
Three police chiefs David Walker of Fort Payne, Tex., Benny Womack of Albertville, Ala., and Eddie Phillips of East Ridge, Tenn. all say they have not seen any increase in law enforcement problems since alcohol sales began in 2004.
But just as the feared public mayhem wrought by alcohol abuse often fails to materialize, the economic prosperity is often absent, too.In Albertville, Ala., the Rev.Willis Kelly, who preaches at Douglas First Baptist Church, says he is still waiting for the town5s financial boom."The folks that wanted it to go wet campaigned on the idea that it would bring in money to build a new school,"
Mr.Kelly said "Last year, they collected only a little over US$100,000 in extra taxes.That wouldn't even buy toilet paper."
Mr.Kelly says that since the vote in June, no new restaurants have opened in Albertville, a town of 18,000 people 65 miles from Birmingham, and only one of the two grocery stores in town opted to sell beer and wine.
Jon Howard, director of finance for Albertville,would not confirm Mr.Kelly's tax numbers, and Mayor Carl Pruett declined to comment on the town's economy.
In Lufkin, where in recent years the economy has been surging without the help of alcohol sales, some citizens just want their town to be a bit more like the rest of the country and a little less Bible Belt."This is the 21st century," said Ernest Rowe,a 70-year-old retired forest worker.6tI just want to be able to buy my case of Coors Light, come home and pop open a cold one."
单选题第1题According to Lee Miller, alcohol sales fails to increase_______.
A.extra tax revenue
B.motor vehicle accidents
C.law enforcement services
D.behavior problems for kids
参考答案：A
答案解析：逻辑推理。第一段第一行表明给售酒加税会付出代价。本段"for every US$1 in
revenue the state received from alcohol, US$9 is paid out for expenses like...”计算了收支情况,即收支比为1:9,且支付的费用都因售酒而起,得不偿失。
单选题第2题The word "measure" underlined in Paragraph 1 means_______.
A.alcohol sales
B.extra tax
C.treatment for alcohol abuse
D.Angelina Citizens for a Better Community
参考答案：B
答案解析：语篇衔接。第一段出现the measure,用了定冠词,表明该措施是确定的已知信
息,在语境中业己提到的措施是第一行的extra tax,即the measure回指extra tax。
单选题第3题The_______is the collector of alcohol excise taxes.
A.state treasury
B.township council
C.county government
D.federal government
参考答案：A
答案解析：近义表述。本题题干中的collector根据语境判断意为"收税员、税收获得者",
即问题是谁收取了酒类消费税。第三段第四行"...alcohol excise taxes, the bulk of which
flow to the state"中的非限定性定语从句清楚表明酒类消费税中大部分流入了州财政。
单选题第4题Mr.Hatch shares the opinions of_______.
A.Carl Pruett
B.Ernest Rowe
C.Benny Womack
D.Oscar Dillahunty
参考答案：D
答案解析：比较判断。第三段Mr. Hatch的观点是Mr. Miller's cost revenue不准确,只
计算了消费税,没有考虑 the additional sales taxes from alcohol purchases;第四段
Oscar Dillahunty的观点是该县啤酒年销售额至少US$15 million,给Lufkin带来税收
US$225,000,县财政 US$75,000;第六段 Benny Womack 的观点是 they have not seen
any increase in law enforcement problems since alcohol sales began in 2004,驳斥了 Mr.
Miller的观点；Carl Pruett出现在第九段,作为镇长,他拒绝评论该镇的经济；Ernest
Rowe在最后一段,他只想回家喝一杯冰镇啤酒。把Mr. Hatch的观点与四个选项提到
的人两相比较,只有Oscar Dillahunty与之接近,二者都认为酒类销售可以增加财政
收入。
单选题第5题The phrase "public mayhem" underlined in Paragraph 7 refers to _______
A.alcohol abuse
B.drunken driving
C.public disorder
D.economic prosperity
参考答案：C
答案解析：词义界定。不同于第2题依赖语篇衔接手段即可确定词义,本题需要语境。假设
mayhem是生词,要确定词义,只能依靠上下文,即语境。首先,从局部语境"...just
as the feared public mayhem wrought by alcohol abuse, the economic prosperity ..."
mayhem是alcohol abuse的结果,是公众担心的（feared）不好的结果。其次,扩大语境
来看,第一段第五行提到三点：alcohol abuse,law enforcement services 和 motor vehicle
crashes。第五段第二行驳斥了 vehicle crashes,第三行驳斥了 alcohol abuse,第六段
最后一行驳斥了 law enforcement problems。紧接着第七段开头出现了本题的设问,因
此,综合起来,选项C概括了上述问题。
单选题第6题The last sentence of Paragraph 7 uses a metaphorical device termed_______
A.allusion
B.metaphor
C.simile
D.hyperbole
参考答案：D
答案解析：修辞手段。筹到的款项尚不足购买厕纸,用这样的修辞手段表明筹到的金额之
低,远不及预期目标,属于夸张。
[知识拓展]常用修辞手段包括simile （明喻）,metaphor （隐喻）,synecdoche （提喻）,
metonymy （借代）,personification （拟人）,hyperbole （夸张）,pun （双关）,analogy （类比）,
irony （反语）,allegory （讽喻）,onomatopoeia （拟声）,parallelism （排比）,synesthesia （通
感）,rhetorical repetition （叠言）,alliteration （头韵）,euphemism （委婉）等。
单选题第7题Mr.Carl Pruett appears in the same stand as_______.
A.Jon Howard
B.Willis Kelly
C.Ernest Rowe
D.Lee Miller
参考答案：A
答案解析：比较判断。第九段对比了两人的态度,首先Jon Howard不予证实Mr. Kelly的税收
数据,其次Carl Pruett作为镇长拒绝评论该镇的经济,二人对于争议问题都不明确表
态,因而立场相同,故选A。
[知识拓展]比较判断时需抓住核 心词,表明Mr. Carl Pruett立场的核 心词为would not
confirm,而Carl Pruett则是declined to comment,故抓住这两处有利于判断立场和态度。
单选题第8题The "Bible Belt" underlined in the last paragraph refers to an area where_______.
A.no alcohol sales are allowed
B.locals seldom discuss tax revenue
C.townships look like the rest of the US
D.people spend their leisure time reading the Bible
参考答案：A
答案解析：词义界定。第十段大意为"一些居民想本镇与大部分地区一样有酒出售,这样人
们回家可以惬意地来一瓶",由语境确立了词义,故选A。
单选题第9题The Rev.Willis Kelly_______.
A.expects a financial boom in the town
B.advocates that a new school be set up
C.doesn't see much growth in Albertville
D.hopes that townsfolk can buy their drinks
参考答案：C
答案解析：语义推理。第七段第一句为本段主题句,即人们担心酗酒会带来社会混乱,但实
际上这一点并未变成现实,且经济繁荣也未实现。余文对此予以例证,比如提到的经
济没有起色,增税不足以提振经济。因此,C选项符合原意。
[知识拓展]英语许多段落都有主题句,多数在段首,也有在段中和段末的。段首主题
句经常由段落其余部分予以论证支撑,思路清晰,逻辑严密。本文第七段即如此。就
本题而言,命题者成功设置了一个强有力的干扰项A,其语义与牧师Kelly的原话非常
近似,但is still waiting这样的表达属委婉表述,字面意思似乎是"他还在等待经济繁
荣",其实深层意思为经济并没有起色。
单选题第10题The passage is a/an_______.
A.news report
B.literary narrative
C.opinion exposition
D.essay argumentation
参考答案：A
答案解析：题材分类。由于本文有许多意见表达,且不同人士意见相左,故读者容易选择C
或D。实际上,本篇材料就售酒加税一事,征求了不同地方、不同行业人士的看法,
属于客观报道,因此选A。
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