In Germany，there is a special museum.It is the only one of this kind in the world and few people know it.Every year，the number of people who come to visit the museum is only one thousand.What kind of museum is it？
   It is a museum about taxes （稅收）.In this museum，you can see the history of taxes and all kinds of taxes in different countries in the world.After visiting the museum，people can draw a conclusion（得出結論）.That is from 3000 B.C.，the kings，dictators（獨裁者）and finance ministers（財政部長）could tax people freely.They taxed people heavily because of such things as wars，weddings or road building.They needed money and they got money by taxing their people．In the early times of Egypt，farmers had to pay heavy taxes if the water level of the River Nile（尼羅河） rose.The king said that if the water level rose，there would be much more earth in farmers' fields.So the farmers could get a good harvest（豐收） and they should
pay more taxes.
   A strange kind of tax—Window Tax appeared in England.It lasted more than one hundred years.How？If there were more windows in the wall，the people must pay more taxes.So in those years，people built as few windows as possible in the wall.
   Russian people once paid a tax for their beards（胡子）.The people who had paid this tax would get a special piece of paper.But what about the people who didn't pay for their beards？Of course，their beards would be cut.But without a beard for a man is a way to scorn（蔑視）God.He would also be punished.

（1）From the first paragraph，what can we know about the museum？

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A．Many people visit it every year.
B．It is a famous museum in England.
C．It is the only museum in the world.
D．It is a special museum in Germany.
（2）People's life is

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in some countries from 3000 B.C.
A．easy
B．relaxing
C．difficult
D．comfortable
（3）Why did farmers have to pay heavy taxes in Egypt according to the passage？

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A．Because farmers could get much more water.
B．Because the farmer had enough money to pay more taxes.
C．Because the king thought farmers' fields could get much more earth.
D．Because the king thought farmers could get a good harvest after paying taxes.
（4）Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？

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A．In Russia，people were afraid to have beards.
B．There were some strange kinds of taxes in different countries.
C．The fewer windows the wall had，the more taxes people paid in England.
D．In tax museum，you can see the history of different countries in the world.
（5）Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage？

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A．Some kinds of taxes in different countries.
B．Why did the kings need a lot of money？
C．How many years did people pay Window Tax in England？
D．The reason for punishing a man without bears in Russia.