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2．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 of over two hundred million people living in the United States，up to three million are homeless-and the 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 impossbile 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 lager 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 applicaton．

67．The word"address"in the first line probably meansB．
A．talk about         B．deal with          C．fight for            D．write to
68．How many people are homeless in the U．S．a(chǎn)ccording to the Coalition studies？C．
A.39% of the population．
B.200 million people．
C．About 3 million people．
D．About one-fifth of the population．
69．Homeless people often have difficulty finding a job becauseA．
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
70．What is the main cause of the rising number of the homeless in the U．S．？D．
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

分析 本文主要介紹了"無(wú)家可歸者聯(lián)盟"的主要功能及其對(duì)無(wú)家可歸者的調(diào)查研究結(jié)果．對(duì)美國(guó)無(wú)家可歸者的數(shù)量及造成無(wú)家可歸的原因以及無(wú)家可歸對(duì)個(gè)人的影響作了深入分析．"無(wú)家可歸者聯(lián)盟"旨在解決那些在美國(guó)無(wú)家可歸人群的實(shí)際需求．根據(jù)"聯(lián)盟"的研究顯示，美國(guó)有三百萬(wàn)人無(wú)家可歸．從20世紀(jì)70年代末開(kāi)始，房?jī)r(jià)的快速上漲，大量削減政府支持的住房方案以及經(jīng)濟(jì)衰退的因素使得更多的美國(guó)人不能承擔(dān)住房開(kāi)支．導(dǎo)致許多人被迫放棄住房或降低住房檔次．糟糕的是，一旦一個(gè)人變成無(wú)家可歸者，他通常很難找到工作，因?yàn)榇蟛糠止椭鞫家�求�?yīng)聘者在求職書中填寫家庭地址．

解答 67．B 詞義猜測(cè)題．從下文可知，無(wú)家可歸者聯(lián)盟的功能包括為無(wú)家可歸者提供食物和房屋，爭(zhēng)取權(quán)利等內(nèi)容，再根據(jù)address的賓語(yǔ)the needs可以判斷無(wú)家可歸者是一個(gè)幫助無(wú)家可歸的人處理或解決其實(shí)際需要的組織．所以address意為處理或解決，故選B．
68．C 細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)"up to three million are homeless"可知，美國(guó)大約有三百萬(wàn)人無(wú)家可歸，故選C．
69．A 細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)文章最后一句話"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．"無(wú)家可歸者通常很難找到工作，因?yàn)榇蟛糠止椭鞫家�求�?yīng)聘者在求職書中填寫家庭地址．故選A．
70．D 推理判斷題．根據(jù)文中"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．"可知，房?jī)r(jià)的快速上漲是無(wú)家可歸者人數(shù)不斷上升的主要原因，故選D．

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