Question

【題目】The Coalition for the Homeless is an organization that seeks to address the needs of the homeless population in the United States. It is a network of offices, some of which provide food and houses for the homeless population, and some of which fight for the passing of laws that would give every American the right to a place to call home. According to the Coalition’s studies, of over two hundred million people living in the United States, up to three million are homeless---and number is still growing. Since the late 1970s, fast rising house prices, large cuts in government supported housing programs, and economic recession（經(jīng)濟(jì)衰退）have made it impossible for many Americans to meet housing costs. Sadly, this has resulted in a number of persons being forced to leave their homes and /or unable to find new affordable homes. According to another research, families with children appear to be the fastest –growing part of the homeless population, making up 39% of it. The old idea of a homeless person, that of the single man who gets drunk all the time, is no longer true. A much larger part of the population now finds itself homeless. Even worse, once a person becomes homeless, he often finds it impossible to find a job, since most employers require anyone who wants a job from them to provide a home address on a job application.

【1】The word “address” in the first line probably means“ ”.

A. talk about B. deal with

C. fight for D. write to【2】How many people are homeless in the U.S. according to the Coalition studies?

A.39% of the population.

B. 200 million people.

C. About 3 million people.

D. About one-fifth of the population.

【3】Homeless people often have difficulty finding a job because .

A. they have no home addresses

B. they mostly have a drinking problem

C. they aren’t supported by government programs

D. they often don’t have enough work experience

【4】What is the main cause of the rising number of the homeless in the U.. S.?

A. The passing of new housing laws.

B. The fast growth of family size.

C. the slow construction of houses.

D. the ever-rising price of housing.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】A

【4】D

【解析】

試題分析: 文章主要講述了一個(gè)為無家可歸者提供幫助的公益組織，及美國(guó)人無家可歸人數(shù)增加的原因。

【1】B詞義猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)第一段The Coalition for the Homeless is an organization that seeks to address the needs of the homeless population in the United States大意：是滿足和解決美國(guó)無家可歸者的很多方面需求的問題，根據(jù)動(dòng)賓搭配和具體語境可知選C。

【2】C 推理判斷題。根據(jù)第四行和第五行According to the Coalition’s studies, of over two hundred million people living in the United States, up to three million are homeless—and the number is still growing可知在美國(guó)超過三百萬人無家可歸， 故C正確。

【3】 A 推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一句“since most employers require anyone who wants a job from them to provide a home address on a job application.”因?yàn)橐恍┕椭餍枰�申�?qǐng)工作的人在申請(qǐng)書上寫家庭住址，可看出無家可歸的人難找到工作是因?yàn)樗麄儧]有家庭住址，故選A。

【4】D 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。文章此句“fast rising house prices, large cuts in government supported housing programs, and economic recession（經(jīng)濟(jì)衰退）have made it impossible for many Americans to meet housing costs.”描述美國(guó)人買房困難或者說無家可歸人數(shù)的增加的原因，答案表述只有D（持續(xù)上漲的房?jī)r(jià)）正確。故選D。